Bidders must submit email bids to ***@***. *. * by 11:00 AM EST on Friday, July 25, 2025, with the jacket number and bid opening date specified in the subject line. Bids received after the deadline will not be considered. The government reserves the right to conduct an on-site pre-award survey. Bidders may be required to provide financial documents, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows. The predominant production function is printing, which may not be subcontracted. The government reserves the right to inspect any operation under this contract at the start of its production and at any time during production. The contractor must provide a postage estimate as soon as possible. The contractor must submit one press quality PDF soft proof for content only for each jacket. The contractor must provide proofs for caregiver letter, veteran letter, envelope, and 30 imaged formatted addresses. The contractor must not print prior to receipt of an OK to print. Delivery of all inserted and addressed letters to the U. S. Post Office for distribution no later than September 30, 2025. Immediately after the order has shipped, the contractor must email tracking numbers to ***@***. *. *, ***@***. *. *, ***@***. *. * on the same day the product delivers to the U. S. Post Office. The subject line of this message shall be distribution notice for jacket ****, req ****, notice of privacy practices, IB 10163. The contractor must be able to provide copies of all delivery, mailing, and shipping receipts upon agency request. Additional documents required: media (3 PDF files) will be emailed upon award; mailing list (Excel format) from VA to be provided on or around July 30, 2025; variable data mailing list from customer to be provided on or around July 30, 2025. The contractor must provide presorted mailing list, change of addresses, and list of undeliverable addresses in Excel format as soon as processing is complete. Reports may be provided in sections. Deliver to ***@***. *. *. The specifications of all paper furnished must be in accordance with those listed in the government paper specification standards no. 13 dated September 2019. The contractor must provide zip code sorting and CASS certified software for matching zip 4, barcoding, and presorting for maximum postal automation discounts as applicable. In cases of a particular address that cannot be CASS certified, but otherwise be considered minimally acceptable for processing through the postal service, the vendor must ensure all such pieces are mailed at the appropriate postal rate. The contractor is responsible for passing the address file through CASS certification and through the National Change of Address (NCOA) service
database to verify addresses are NCOA certified, as required using a licensed USPS full service provider. All related costs to perform this operation must be included in the bid. All mail must meet current USPS DMM requirements. The contractor must enter GPO jacket number and the VA control number in the customer ID reference field when completing the necessary paperwork for the post office. Adherence to the schedule must be maintained. Purchase order and furnished material print files will be emailed no later than July 30, 2025. Unscheduled material such as shipping documents, receipts or instructions, delivery lists, labels, etc. , will be furnished with the order or shortly thereafter. In the event such information is not received in due time, the contractor will not be relieved of any responsibility in meeting the shipping schedule because of failure to request such information. Submit proofs by August 7, 2025, to comply with the shipping schedule. Email PDF proofs. The date of receipt is not considered the first workday. The contractor must not print prior to receipt of an OK to print.