Federal Government Provides Forms and Cut Sheet Market for Printers
(ContentDesk) March 13, 2006 -- The Government Printing Office (GPO) outsources printing work to the private sector on behalf of federal agencies.
Under its regulations, GPO does not allow brokers to bid on its printed work.
Therefore, manufacturers of forms in need of diversifying their accounts and gaining more volume should consider this market. In 2005, printers competing for work that included specialty business forms, snap sets, continuous forms, or cut sheets picked up awards totaling more than $40 million, according to Deborah A. Snider, Division President of Government Printing Sales, a 30 year old company that specializes in assisting printers gain volume from the Federal and State markets.
These orders varied in size, so any forms manufacturer should be able to find a niche in this market, maximize equipment capacity and increase profitability. (see attached chart)Snider says that forms jobs from the GPO should be looked at by a manufacturer as a supplement to its commercial volume and obtained at a price that provides needed contribution dollars to its bottom line.
Pricing is competitive due to the open bidding system used by GPO, but Government Printing Sales will assist in making decisions on pricing that will yield maximum contribution dollars Government Printing Sales has records of all past purchases by GPO, so we can swiftly produce results by targeting the price that will be competitive, Snider says.
In fact, we will take the burden from the printers staff through an outsourcing service that pretty much handles everything but actually printing the job and delivering it on time. Government Printing Sales complete outsourcing package can:"automatically target opportunities to capabilities and production needs"provide recommended competitive pricing and continued analysis of pricing"training regarding rules, regulations, best practices"hands-on assistance to handle proof approvals and press checks"paperwork preparation"bid submission"assistance with collections"negotiation and legal consultation, and"any additional representational services.????Firms that are interested in finding out more about GPO, other government markets, and the services of Government Printing Sales, can call toll-free 888-876-5432 or visit www.GovernmentPrintingSales.comGovernment Printing Sales(www.GovernmentPrintingSales.com) is a firm designed to assist printers maximize equipment capacity and profits by obtaining work from government markets.
It is one of the three divisions of e-LYNXX Corporation (www.e-LYNXX.com) which also operates Patented Financial Controls (www.PatentedFinancialControls) offering an exclusive patented procurement process and management tool to significantly cut hard-dollar costs spent on printing, Printing Industries Consulting (www.PrintingIndustriesConsulting.com) resolving operational issues, provides outsourced managed services to buy print, and assist in adding new-found profitability to the bottom line..
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