Amendment 0002_Attachment 1_Pressure Seal V Fold Paper_Product Description.pdf

National Processing Center (NPC)

Document Services Branch (DSB)

Pressure Seal V-Fold Paper

Product Description

Amendment 1 – October 29, 2026

SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND

The U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC), National Processing Center (NPC) is the nation’s leading federal agency for data collection and processing. This facility produces demographic statistics and economic indicators used for federal funding appropriations and private industry forecasting. NPC also provides logistics and administrative support services for the Regional Offices, all temporary offices, the Tucson Contact Center (TCC), Census Headquarters (HQ), and the NPC facility.

SECTION 2 – PURPOSE

The pressure seal paper is a specially designed paper used for secure, envelope-free mailing. It works by using cohesive patterns – a special adhesive applied to the edges of the paper during manufacturing. This method is commonly used for mailing PII information, Log-in password notifications, or PIN’s offering a cost-effective and tamper-evident solution.

The Pressure Seal paper is needed for multiple mailings including, but not limited to, the following projects: American Community Survey Mailings (ACS) Initial mailing Reminder mailings Additional

Reminder mailings (English) Additional Reminder mailings (Spanish) HU CAPI mailings QTT (Questioner Timing Test) mailings Annual Building Permits Survey (ABS) Annual Integrated

Economic Survey (AIES) National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) Construction Progress

Report Survey (CPRS) Monthly Building Permits Survey (MBPS) Annual Survey of Public

Employment and Payroll (ASPEP) Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) Births (BRTH)

SECTION 3 – PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The contractor shall furnish:

• 8.5" × 11" white V-fold pressure-seal paper;

• 28 lb. laser paper

• Pressure-seal cohesive adhesive pattern compatible with Seal-MOCR processing;

• Duplex configuration;

• One-color, 1/1 printing;

• Blank Face/Blank Back (no preprinted text, artwork, numbering, logos, or images);

• No block-out pattern;

• 2,000 sheets per carton;

• Maximum allowable overrun: 10%;

• Approximately 108,000 sheets per pallet.

The Government's previously used product was PSEMPV-BLANK. Offerors may use this information as a reference when preparing quotations.