2025 Guidelines Manual
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 432-991
- Agency
-
Government Publishing Office
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20401, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Government Publishing Office is soliciting bids for printing 22,995 sets of the United States Sentencing Commission 2025 Guidelines Manual, with each set containing four items: a cover letter, a 552-page Guidelines Manual, a 218-page Appendix B, and a 426-page Supplement to Appendix C. The procurement requires offset printing with specific color requirements including Pantone colors for covers, perfect binding on the 11-inch dimension, and shrink-wrapping of complete sets for distribution to multiple federal agencies including the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and Department of Justice. Contractors must provide detailed proofs including digital and inkjet color proofs and are subject to press sheet and bindery inspections throughout the production process. The solicitation requires electronic bid submission to bids@gpo.gov with bid opening scheduled for September 12, 2025, just three days after the posting date. Evaluation will be based on the itemized pricing submitted for each of the four components, and contractors may be subject to pre-award financial document reviews.
This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designation, making it open to all qualified contractors capable of meeting the technical printing requirements. The contract includes 32 additional QARC (Quality Assurance and Review Copy) sets plus one complete set of digital deliverables beyond the standard 22,995 sets. Performance requires delivery of the first 350 sets by October 28, 2025, with the remaining balance to be shipped within 48 hours of government release authorization. The place of performance is Washington, DC, with specific distribution requirements directing sets to various government offices via FedEx or UPS ground shipping. The solicitation specifies Quality Level 2 standards with an 8.5 x 11-inch trim size for all publications, indicating high-quality commercial printing standards for this official government publication.
Notice text
Quality Level 2
TRIM SIZE: 8-1/2 x 11". Items 2, 3 and 4 perfect bound on the 11" dimension.
Each set consists of one each of the following four Items:
Item 1 – Cover Letter. Face and Back form.
Item 2 – 552 - page publication with separate wraparound cover, perfect-bound. Cover prints Pantone 1795 C Red and black, text black only.
Item 3 – 218 - page publication with separate wraparound cover, perfect bound. Cover prints Pantone 6C 2X, Pantone 877C and black, text prints black only.
Item 4 – 426 - page publication with separate wraparound cover, perfect-bound. Cover prints Pantone 6C 2X, Pantone 877C and black, text prints black only.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 432991.pdf |
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