THE GPO








Who is the GPO
The US Government Printing Office was established over 130 years ago, by a legislative mandate requiring that all federal government agencies procuring printing and related services must go through the GPO. The GPO basically serves as a print broker between the government agencies and private sector contractors.

The GPO, with 21 offices nationwide, issues an average of 175 bid solicitations on a daily basis. As a matter of fact, last fiscal year the GPO awarded in excess of $470,000,000.00 to private sector contractors.

Whether your business is small or large, the GPO is a great source to help you compensate for your equipment's idle time. The GPO solicits from the private sector a variety of jobs, ranging from small photocopy jobs to large quantity multi-color work and everything in between. But the GPO is not just limited to print work alone, it also purchases other related services including Advertising Specialties, Mailing and Fulfillment Services, CD-ROM and Video Duplication Services and much more.

Helping you gain access to the business opportunities that meet your company's unique and individual requirements, is our business. ABSBIDS™ offers clear solutions in a cost-effective manner to meet your GPO business opportunity requirements.

Products & Services Purchased By The GPO
Specifically related to the printing and related services industries, the US Government Printing Office (GPO) purchases a wide variety of products and services from private sector firms like yours, including:

  • Addressing & Mailing
  • Bags
  • Loose-leaf Binders
  • Binding
  • Blueprint
  • Books
  • Boxes
  • Calculators
  • Color Separations
  • Comic Books
  • Copying
  • Coupon Books
  • Decals
  • Die Cutting
  • Duplicating
  • Duplicating Masters
  • Embossing
  • Engraving
  • Envelopes
  • File dividers/Index Tabs
  • File Folders & Jackets
  • Flight Strips
  • Business forms
  • Kit Folders
  • Labels/Stickers
  • Laminated Products
  • Ledger Books
  • Maps
  • Matchbooks
  • Microfilm/Microfiche
  • Pamphlets
  • Plastics
  • Posters
  • Sales Books
  • Signs
  • Stationery
  • Tabulating Cards
  • Tags
  • Thermography
  • Newspapers
  • and much more...