NIGP 96675: Printing on Recycled Stock

NIGP 96675 Printing On Recycled Stock, an Item code, encompasses production and delivery of government communications—tax bills, transit schedules, hunting handbooks, alumni magazines, and departmental materials—printed on recycled or certified sustainable paper stock. State and local buyers under this code demand compliance with mandatory recycled-content standards (typically 30–50% post-consumer fiber), green certification (Green Seal, EcoLogo, EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines), and marked sustainability statements on finished products. Issuing bodies include county assessor and treasurer offices, city transit authorities, school districts, state wildlife and higher-education agencies, and county purchasing departments. Work typically spans design, prepress, printing (multi-color process, saddle-stitched or perfect-bound), bindery, proof cycles, mailing and fulfillment, and delivery to multiple locations across a jurisdiction, with strict turnaround requirements (14 business days common for proof-to-delivery) and sample-verification provisions standard in bid terms.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, South Dakota, and Georgia. Santa Clara County (ITB ITBPRCFY270071, due Oct 2, 2026) is bidding Notification of Assessed Value mailers; San Mateo County (RFP 1511025001) seeks tax bill printing and mailing services across 220,000 annual documents through April 2029, with local-business preference and SB 1383 mandatory 30–45% post-consumer recycled-fiber requirements; Atlanta Department of Transportation and Department of Watershed Management (IFB PE66062NONST2027000000457, due Aug 5, 2026) are procuring specialized printing for water-quality reports and bill inserts; the City of Santa Monica (ITB 12602063, due May 18, 2026) is seeking Big Blue Bus schedule-book production with 30% post-consumer recycled content minimum for a five-year firm-fixed contract; South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks (ITB 26IFB19838, due Jun 24, 2026) bid 115,000 hunting handbooks on certified sustainable stock; and Denton County, Texas (ITB ITB262914, due Jun 4, 2026) is procuring on-demand business cards and forms with 50% recycled content preference. Contracts commonly span 1–5 years with renewal options and are evaluated on price, past performance, quality, delivery compliance, and sustainability certifications.