Government Publishing Office (GPO) Fiscal Year 2021 Agency Report

1. Please provide a summary of your agency’s activities undertaken to carry out the provisions of 

OMB Circular A-119, “Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus 

Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities” and the National Technology Transfer and 

Advance Act (NTTAA). The summary should contain a link to the agency’s standards-specific 

website(s) where information about your agency’s standards and conformity assessment related 

activities are available.

The use of standards at GPO has ensured consistency in our manufacturing process and the ability to 

maintain the highest quality in the production of our documents. The use of standards is very important 

in our procurement / acquisition process and defining our needs. When dealing with vendors, standards 

provide a level playing field for them when bidding on our Agency requirements. We use VCSs by 

reference to inform potential bidders and offerors of our minimum requirements.

We also use standards to ensure consistency, and accuracy in the services that we provide to our 

customers.

To formulate compliance policies and procedures that govern air quality, waste management, 

wastewater discharge, pollution prevention, health and safety, GPO relies on VCSs and applicable 

Federal and District regulations.

Standards-based cataloging rules and procedures ensure consistent record creation, search, retrieval, 

and transfer of records in catalogs across libraries internationally (e.g., NISO Z39.50).

Below, please find the GPO reported links:

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-for-vendors/ppr.pdf?sfvrsn=2 

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-for-vendors/qatap-rev-09-

19.pdf

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-forvendors/contractterms2018.pdf 

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-for-vendors/310-3-contractterms-microforms262f0930b44a64308413ff00001d133d.pdf

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-standards-pdf-files/jcpregs.pdf

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-for-vendors/jcp-code-o-90-

paper.pdf

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-standards-pdf-files/o-91_update.pdf 

CS http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/customers/sfas/vol12/vol_12.pdf

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-standards-pdffiles/guidelines_attending_presssheetinspections.pdf?sfvrsn=2

CS https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-standards-files-forvendors/contractors_holding_psi.pdf?sfvrsn=2

CS http://www.gpo.gov/gporestarget.pdf

LSCM/PST https://www.fdlp.gov/cataloging-and-classification/cataloging-guidelines

PST http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/
PST http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets

PST https://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/

2. Please list the government-unique standards (GUS) your agency began using in lieu of voluntary 

consensus standards during FY 2021. Please note that GUS which are still in effect from previous years 

should continue to be listed, thus the total number in your agency's report will include all GUS 

currently in use (previous years and new as of this FY): 0