Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, via the Government Publishing Office, is seeking a contractor to collect, digitize, and return 135 recreation‑residence files (approximately 10,000 pages) located at three California ranger‑district sites. The contractor must use on‑site vehicles, scan at 300 ppi CMYK, produce OCR‑enabled multi‑page PDFs (3‑Star quality), and deliver the digital media by early November, while complying with strict security and PII protection requirements.
• 135 physical files (≈ 10 000 pages) to be picked up, scanned, and returned in‑house.
• Scanning specs: 300 ppi, 16‑bit, CMYK, OCR‑enabled PDFs, no compression, 3‑Star quality per FADGI.
• Deliverables: Digital PDFs on thumb‑drive or hard‑drive; final delivery by 02 Nov 2026.
• Mandatory on‑site handling using contractor’s own vehicles; no third‑party couriers.
• Security Control Plan required within one business day of award; extended 1‑year warranty.