FY’26 SY27 2HSJ – BRING YOUR FIGHT Test Self-Mailer

The Government Publishing Office, on behalf of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, is soliciting sealed bids for the production of 560,000 self-mailers for the "BRING YOUR FIGHT" test recruitment campaign. The self-mailers must be produced to Quality Level 1 specifications and include 4-color process printing plus Pantone 187C and 296C colors with gloss aqueous coating, printed on 80 lbs. white matte-coated cover stock at a trim size of 23-5/8" x 8" (barrel-folded to 6" x 8"). Key requirements include electronic prepress, proofing, printing, and delivery operations, with digital printing explicitly prohibited, and bidders must submit pricing for the total quantity plus a rate per 1,000 self-mailers for continuation runs. Sealed bids must be submitted via email to bids@gpo.gov by 11:00 AM Eastern Time on March 18, 2026, with virtual bid opening via Microsoft Teams, and hard proofs are due by March 25, 2026. Evaluation will be based on quality assurance standards including Level 1 attributes for printing and finishing, with General Inspection Level I for non-destructive tests and Special Inspection Level S-2 for destructive tests under ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 standards.

This solicitation has no set-aside designation and does not identify any incumbent contractors or specific award value ranges. The contract requires delivery of 560,000 self-mailers to Data Mail in Connecticut by April 27, 2026, with all freight costs borne by the contractor under F.O.B. Destination terms requiring inside delivery by 2:00 PM local time. Prior to full production shipment, sample quantities must be delivered to three separate addresses: 25 sealed and 25 unsealed samples each to designated recipients in New York and Georgia, and 5 sealed and 5 unsealed samples to Captain Larry Boyd at Marine Corps Recruiting Command in Virginia. The bid acceptance period defaults to 60 calendar days, and the mailer itself is designed for Marine Corps recruitment purposes, offering promotional items such as dog tags, drawstring bags, or T-shirts to respondents, with the campaign offer expiring July 31, 2026.