Vellum Regulation.pdf
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The provided document is the Government Paper Specification Standards for vellum-finish cover and text papers. It outlines the required specifications for basis weight, bursting strength, tearing strength, opacity, brightness, color, finish, formation, and cleanliness for these paper grades. The standards apply to papers used for high-quality offset printing of covers, books, pamphlets, and other printed materials. The document also references the related federal contract opportunity for Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers, which is a pre-solicitation from the Government Publishing Office seeking market solutions for delivering these products in large volumes.
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Government Paper Specification Standards | September 2019 | No.13 69
JCP L20 — VELLUM-FINISH COVER; WHITE AND COLORS
Cover Paper — FSC 9310
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For high quality multicolor face and back offset printing of covers for book, periodicals, etc. Printed matter may include text, line illustrations, halftones up to 150-line screen and solid reverses.
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: 20 by 26 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 50¹ 65 80 100
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Acidity: pH value by cold extraction shall average not less than 6.5
Bursting strength: Average not less than (lb/in²) 30 40 50 60
Tearing strength: Average each direction not less than (grams) 100 130 160 180
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 94 95 96 97
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 92 93 94 95
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) established by the Government.
Brightness: The white paper shall average not less than 88% or as specified.
Color²: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform and the color variation shall not exceed
DE (CIELAB) = 1.0.
For colored stock, paper shall match one of the established color standards in Part 3 or 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 650 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.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply.
¹ This weight is available in limited quantities.
² Contact the GPO for availability of these colors: vermillion red, canary yellow, sun orange, Killarney green, Victoria green, Dutch blue, Venice blue, peach tan, pecan brown, saddle tan, brown, light gray and sand gray. Exact matches to these color standards are available in mill run quantities.
16 Government Paper Specification Standards | September 2019 | No.13
JCP A90 — VELLUM-FINISH TEXT; WHITE AND COLORS
Text Paper — FSC 9310
Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For high quality face and back and offset printing of books, pamphlets, folders, etc. Printed matter may include text, line illustrations, halftones up to 150-line screen, and solid reverses.
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: 25 by 38 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) 50 60 70 80 100
A tolerance of ±5% shall be allowed.
Acidity: pH value by cold extraction shall be not less than 7.0. The paper shall contain not less than 2% calcium carbonate.
Bursting strength: Average not less than (lb/in²) 19 24 27 28 32
Opacity: Average not less than (percent) 92 93 94 95 96
No individual specimen shall average less than (percent) 90 91 92 93 94
Thickness: Average (mils) 4.3 5.1 5.9 6.7 8.2
A tolerance of ±0.0005 inch shall be allowed. Paper shall be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.0004 inch from one edge to edge.
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, paper shall match one of the established color standards in Part 3 or 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: Paper shall have a vellum-finish.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 650 specks per square meter.
No sample sheet (8½ x 11” in size) shall contain more than one defect with equivalent area of 0.25 mm² or greater.
Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in Government Paper Specification Standards Part 2.
The acceptance criteria in Part 4 shall apply except as noted in the specification.
Color: For a tight color match, designate a “precision” match in the solicitation. If no designation is specified, the “regular” acceptance criteria will be applied in judging the acceptability of the color match between the standard and the supplied paper stock for hue, chroma, and saturation.
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