US Gov Top 50 GPO Toner Suppliers for third quarter 2011
Federal government printing work awarded to private sector printers has shown no signs of increasing based on third quarter data released by the United States Government Printing Office (GPO), the federal agency through which federal government agencies are to submit their printing needs.
Third quarter 2011 (3Q11) volume was $78 million for July through September compared to $79 million for 2Q11, $61 million for 1Q11, $66 million for 4Q10 and $82 million for 3Q10. Total work awarded by the GPO to private sector printers in FY2010 was $358 million, and total work awarded for FY2009 was $425 million.
“Disturbingly, it appears we are on a course to end the year with less than $300 million awarded by the GPO to thousands of private sector printers who depend on federal print jobs for their livelihoods,” said Deborah Snider, senior vice president of e-LYNXX Corporation and head of its Government Print Management division. “The GPO was awarding half a billion dollars a year to the private sector in the 1990s. Some decline can be attributed to less demand because of e-communications, but the main reason for the decline is federal agencies have been allowed to setup their own print shops in defiance of Title 44 of the United States Code.”
Title 44 of the U. S. Code states that all federal printing, with a few exceptions, is to be channeled through the GPO. If, in practice, this were happening Snider said GPO work awarded to private sector printers would be a boon to an industry that very much needs a shot in the arm. Public Printer William Boarman has said that if the estimated $800 million in print work now being done by agencies were awarded to the private sector the federal government and taxpayers could save about $400 million and the jobs created would help with the economic recovery.
For 3Q11, the top 50 print suppliers produced for the GPO work valued at $49 million compared to $57 million for 2Q11, $39 million awarded during 1Q11 and $45 million awarded during 4Q10. Work done by the top 50 suppliers during 3Q10 was valued at $48 million.
Of the more than 1,423 print suppliers that obtained GPO work during 3Q11, NPC, Inc., of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, won the most work with $5,748,230 awarded to the firm. Rounding out the top five GPO job winners for 3Q11 were Gateway Press of Louisville, Kentucky, with $3,606,682, Monarch Litho, Inc. of Montebello, California, with $3,329,197 and Pearson Custom Publishing of Boston, Massachusetts, with $2,524,410.
With declining GPO work, Snider said it is more important than ever for a printer to fully understand the GPO marketplace. “A printer can expect to increase its profitability from an industry average of 2%, before GPO work, to 14% or more afterwards,” she added. “Those percentages are based on a printer working with an experienced GPO bid service firm, identifying open production capacity and offering margin pricing to fill otherwise non-productive, non-revenue generating schedule openings.”
Top 50 Contractors for the Government Printing Office – 3rd Quarter Calendar Year 2011
Rank Company Location Winnings
1 NPC, Inc. Claysburg, PA $5,748,230
2 Gateway Press Louisville, KY $3,606,682
3 Monarch Litho, Inc. Montebello, CA $3,329,197
4 Pearson Custom Publishing Boston, MA $2,524,410
5 Signature Graphics Portland, OR $2,331,420
6 Cenveo Stamford, CT $2,267,354
7 Sourcelink LLC Miamisburg, OH $2,015,542
8 Gray Graphics Capitol Heights, MD $1,909,862
9 McDonald & Eudy, Inc. Temple Hills, MD $1,651,015
10 National Envelope Nashville, TN $1,267,113
11 P.A. Hutchison Mayfield, PA $1,041,669
12 Compton & Sons St. Louis, MO $1,007,893
13 Coastal Mailing Salinas, CA $921,104
14 District Creative Printing Upper Marlboro, MD $910,449
15 RR Donnelley Chicago, IL $884,603
16 United Book Press Baltimore, MD $852,805
17 Colonial Press Int’l. Miami, FL $811,965
18 Envision Wichita, KS $795,301
19 Darby Printing Company Atlanta, GA $762,502
20 Fry Communications Mechanicsburg, PA $743,964
21 KD8 Enterprises Centerville, UT $732,324
22 Balmar Printing & Graphics Gaithersburg, MD $639,541
23 Litho Press San Antonio, TX $638,359
24 CRT Color Printing Santa Fe Springs, CA $632,752
25 BKR Printing Salt Lake City, UT $571,766
26 Precision Printing Moberly, MO $549,167
27 Premium & Specialty, Inc. Medford, NJ $517,147
28 Universal Printing Company St Louis, MO $505,738
29 Art Litho Company Baltimore, MD $491,816
30 Production Press Jacksonville, IL $490,983
31 ICM Conversions Phoenix, AZ $487,942
32 Intelligencer Printing Lancaster, PA $482,109
33 Alphagraphics Boston, MA $466,555
34 Banknote Corporation of America Browns Summit, NC $454,432
35 Bosworth Printing Stoughton, MA $451,201
36 Learfield Communications Jefferson City, MO $450,000
37 Printing Resources Cleveland, OH $414,690
38 West Shore Printing & Distribution Mechanicsburg, PA $385,160
39 Corporate Media Solutions, LLC Falls Church, VA $377,964
40 Printwell Acquisitions Taylor, MI $375,343
41 Data Integrators Woodbridge, VA $365,146
42 Sekan Printing Ft. Scott, KS $358,756
43 Todd Allan Printing Beltsville, MD $354,984
44 Goodway Graphics of VA Springfield, VA $346,163
45 Graphic Visions & Associates Gaithersburg, MD $346,072
46 Nocona Envelope & Tag Nocona, TX $342,144
47 The Standard Register Company Dayton, OH $337,475
48 Pinnacle Data Systems Hoover, AL $322,134
49 Consolidated Graphics Houston, TX $320,559
50 Las Vegas Color Graphics Las Vegas, NV $311,894
This list was compiled exclusively by Government Print Management®, a division of e-LYNXX Corporation.