BLG Nondirect Payment Files - Scan Project 50 boxes

The Government Publishing Office (GPO) seeks a vendor to digitize approximately 125,000 pages of nondirect payment files stored in about 50 boxes for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The contractor must scan the documents to grayscale 300 ppi, 16‑bit PDFs, apply OCR, embed basic metadata, and deliver the files via a secure hard‑drive and GPO file‑sharing portal, with strict pick‑up and delivery deadlines. The scope includes providing sample scans for VA review, destroying originals only after VA approval, and offering a one‑year warranty on the work. • Scan ~125 k pages (≈50 boxes) to searchable grayscale PDFs (300 ppi, 16‑bit). • Perform digital clean‑up (deskew, despacle, cropping) and embed OCR text and basic metadata. • Deliver files via secure hard‑drive (AEGIS FORTRESS L3) and GPO’s online sharing site; return hard‑drive to VA. • Meet tight schedule: material pick‑up by 7 Oct 2026, final delivery by 1 Dec 2026, with a per‑page pricing model for any volume beyond the estimated pages.