Pub. 10126 & 10126-S R-4-26 Getting help with your Medicare costs: Getting Star

This solicitation calls for a commercial printer to produce 42,504 folded informational forms (both English and Spanish) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The work requires a five‑color offset press, specific paper stock, shrink‑film packaging, and traceable shipment to Maryland and Arkansas locations, with strict proof‑approval and delivery timelines. • Print 38,002 English and 4,502 Spanish copies using four‑color process plus Pantone 288 Blue on a single‑pass 5‑color press. • Use JCP Code A180 matte‑coated paper (100 lb, 25 × 38 in) and produce finished 8½ × 11 in folded forms. • Deliver proof PDF by June 3 2026, receive “OK to Print”, then ship finished goods by June 17 2026 to three sites (Baltimore, MD and North Little Rock, AR). • Follow GPO quality‑level 3 standards, provide soft‑proofs, maintain detailed shipping notifications, and invoice via GPO’s barcode fax system.