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This document contains the Government Paper Specification Standards, which provide detailed requirements for various types of plain copier, xerographic, and laser printer papers. The standards cover specifications for basis weight, moisture content, stiffness, tearing strength, opacity, smoothness, color, and performance on high-speed equipment.
The related federal contract opportunity is a pre-solicitation for Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers, issued by the Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is seeking market industry solutions for delivering these products in large volumes. The solicitation number is 040ADV24R0063.
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86 Government Paper Specification Standards | September 2019 | No.13
JCP O-60 — PLAIN COPIER, XEROGRAPHIC; WHITE AND COLORS (Archival Quality)
Miscellaneous Paper — FSC 7530
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For use in specified laser printers, high speed copiers, plain paper copiers, xerographic equipment and products requiring archival quality.
Stock: 100% bleached chemical pulp.
Note: Not less than 30% post-consumer fiber. Any percent over 30 percentage points is encouraged provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 20
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Acidity: pH value by cold extraction shall be not less than 7.5. The paper shall contain not less than 2% calcium carbonate.
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Moisture content: Average (percent) 4.5
A tolerance of ±0.5 percentage point shall be allowed.
Stiffness: Average each direction not less than (Machine direction, Gurley milligrams) 135 (Cross direction, Gurley milligrams) 60
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of paper.
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 40
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 86
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 84
Smoothness: Average each side not to exceed (Sheffield units) 120 to 200
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through high speed copiers or laser printers with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply except as noted above.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds, holes, tears and other detrimental defects.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth edges, and evenly jogged.
A tolerance of ±1/16 inch shall be allowed except for sheets 8½ by 14 inches or less, then a tolerance of ±1/32 shall apply. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. Paper shall be considered square if the variation does not exceed 1/32 inch.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Brightness: The white paper shall target not less than 88% or as specified.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed DE
(CIELAB) = 1.0.
For colored stock, the commercial color for the specified shade shall apply except when an exact match to one of the established color standards in Part 3 is required or to match a color sample supplied by the ordering agency. Colors shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear even and uniform on the surface of the sheet. The sheet shall not be 2-sided.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25mm² or greater.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one paper-caused jam or one document with unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000 continuous-copy run at atmospheric conditions of 21°C ±5.5°C and 50% ±20% relative humidity.
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JCP O-61 — HIGH QUALITY XEROGRAPHIC COPIER, LASER PRINTER
Miscellaneous — FSC 7530
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For use in producing camera-ready copies, specified laser printers, high speed copiers, plain paper copiers and xerographic equipment.
Stock: 100% bleached chemical pulp.
Note: Post-consumer fiber in any percentage is encouraged provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 24 28
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Moisture content: Average (percent) 4.5
A tolerance of ±0.3 percentage point shall be allowed.
Stiffness: Average each direction not less than (Machine direction, Gurley milligrams) 150 200 (Cross direction, Gurley milligrams) 75 100
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of paper.
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 36 40
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 88 90
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 86 88
Smoothness: Average each side (Sheffield units) 110 110
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply except as noted above.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds, holes, tears and other detrimental defects.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth edges, and evenly jogged.
A tolerance of ±1/16 inch shall be allowed except for sheets 8½ by 14 inches or less, then a tolerance of ±1/32 shall apply. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. Paper shall be considered square if the variation does not exceed 1/32 inch.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Brightness: Shall target 90% or as specified.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed DE
(CIELAB) = 1.0.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25mm² or greater.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one paper caused jam or one document with unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000
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JCP O-63 — PLAIN COPIER, XEROGRAPHIC COPIER, LASER PRINTER; COLORS
Miscellaneous Paper — FSC 7530
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For use in specified laser printers, high speed copiers, plain paper copiers and xerographic equipment.
Stock: Groundwood pulp not to exceed 1%.
Note: Not less than 30% post-consumer fiber. Any percent over 30 percentage points is encouraged provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 20 24 28
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Moisture content: Average (percent) 4.5
A tolerance of ±0.5 percent shall be allowed.
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 36 38 42
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 90 91 93
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 88 89 91
Thickness: Average (mils) 4.0 4.5 5.0
A tolerance of ±0.0005 inch shall be allowed. Paper shall be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.0004 inch from edge to edge.
Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds, holes, tears and other detrimental defects.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth edges, and evenly jogged.
A tolerance of ±1/16 inch shall be allowed except for sheets 8½ by 14 inches or less, then a tolerance of ±1/32 shall apply. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. Paper shall be considered square if the variation does not exceed 1/32 inch.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed DE (CIELAB) = 1.0. The commercial color for the specified shade shall apply except when an exact match to one of the established color standards in Part 3 is required or to match a color sample supplied by the ordering agency. Colors shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear even and uniform on the surface of the sheet. The sheet shall not be 2-sided.
Finish and Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25mm² or greater.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one paper caused jam or one document with unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000 continuous-copy run at atmospheric conditions of 21°C ±5.5°C and 50% ±20% relative humidity.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply except as noted above.
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JCP O-65 — PLAIN COPIER, XEROGRAPHIC; WHITE AND COLORS
Miscellaneous Paper — FSC 7530
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For use in specified laser printers, high speed copiers, plain paper copiers and xerographic equipment.
Stock: Groundwood pulp not to exceed 1%.
Note: Not less than 30% post-consumer fiber. Any percent over 30 percentage points is encouraged, provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 20
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Moisture content: Average (percent) 4.5
A tolerance of ±0.5 percentage point shall be allowed.
Stiffness: Average each direction not less than (Machine direction, Gurley milligrams) 130 (Cross direction, Gurley milligrams) 60
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of paper.
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 30
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 86
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 84
Smoothness: Average each side (Sheffield units) 130 to 200
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds, holes, tears and other detrimental defects.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth edges, and evenly jogged.
A tolerance of ±1/16 inch shall be allowed except for sheets 8½ by 14 inches or less, then a tolerance of ±1/32 shall apply. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. Paper shall be considered square if the variation does not exceed 1/32 inch.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Brightness: The white paper shall target not less than 88% or as specified.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed DE (CIELAB) = 1.0. For the colored stock, the commercial color for the shade shall apply except when an exact match to one of the established color standards in Part 3 is required or to match a color sample supplied by the ordering agency. Colors shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear even and uniform on the surface of the sheet. The sheet shall not be 2-sided.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25mm² or greater.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one paper caused jam or one document with unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000 continuous-copy run at atmospheric conditions of 21°C ±5.5°C and 50% ±20% relative humidity.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply except as noted above.
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JCP O-70 — 100% RECYCLED PLAIN COPIER, XEROGRAPHIC
Miscellaneous — FSC 7530
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For use in specified laser printers, high speed copiers, plain paper copiers and xerographic equipment; for products of a non-permanent nature.
Stock: Not less than 100% total recovered fiber of which at least 50% shall be post-consumer fiber. Post-consumer fiber in any percent over 50 percentage is encouraged provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 20 24
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Moisture content: Average (percent) 4.5
A tolerance of ±0.5 percentage point shall be allowed.
Stiffness: Average each direction not less than (Machine direction, Gurley milligrams) 130 150 (Cross direction, Gurley milligrams) 60 75
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of paper.
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 30 50
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 86 90
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 84 88
Smoothness: Average each side (Sheffield units) (applies to all weights) 130 to 200
Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear and free from excessive feathering.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply except as noted above.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds, holes, tears and other detrimental defects.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth edges, and evenly jogged.
A tolerance of ±1/16 inch shall be allowed except for sheets 8½ by 14 inches or less, then a tolerance of ±1/32 shall apply. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. Paper shall be considered square if the variation does not exceed 1/32 inch.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Brightness: The white paper shall target not less than 88% or as specified.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed DE
(CIELAB) = 1.0.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25mm² or greater.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one paper caused jam or one document with unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000
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