Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 323117

Books Printing

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 323117.

NAICS 323117 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$439.6M
Total awards
34,335 awards
Active obligations
$12.8M
Size standard
1,250 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 323117 covers commercial printing of books and booklets including binding, typesetting, plate making, and finishing services for paperback, hardcover, and spiral-bound formats produced from provided manuscripts or electronic files.

Federal opportunities under 323117 typically involve print-on-demand or short-run book orders, full production runs with specified paper stock and bindings, color separations and proofs, and delivery of finished copies with packing lists.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$6.1M
Awards
780
Average award
$7.8K
Change from FY2024
-45.5%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$74,970

RELX INC.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

PIID
70LGLY26PGLB00146
PSC
7690 - MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATTER

$25,000

VITALSMARTS, LC

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C24626P0571
PSC
7610 - BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

$21,345

NCS PEARSON INC

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C26326P0299
PSC
7610 - BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

$11,209

NCS PEARSON, INC.

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C24E26N0041
PSC
6515 - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES

$74,490

RELX INC.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

PIID
70LGLY26PGLB00120
PSC
7690 - MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATTER

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 323117?
  • Producing bound manuals and training guides to specified page counts, paper weight, and hardcover or paperback binding for distribution to program participants.
  • Short-run printing of technical reports and handbooks with color covers, interior black-and-white pages, and sequentially numbered copies.
  • Print-on-demand fulfillment with digital prepress, proof approval cycles, and drop-shipping finished books to multiple delivery addresses.
  • Supplying ISBN-labeled books with barcodes, permanent binding, and packaged pallets with manifest for inventory receipt.
When is NAICS 323117 a weak fit?
  • Commercial printing of brochures or flyers: single-sheet or folded marketing collateral lacks the binding and book-format production central to this code.
  • Publishing services including editorial, typesetting, or rights management: content acquisition and editorial development are publishing activities separate from physical book printing.
  • Postal mail fulfillment and distribution only: mailing and distribution without book production, binding, or finishing falls under fulfillment and mailing services instead of book printing.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 323117?
  • Specification calls for book production with required trim size, page count, paper stock and binding type and requests proofs prior to production.
  • Deliverables include color proofs, press sheets for approval, final count of shrink-wrapped cartons, and bill of lading.
  • Evaluation criteria request sample runs, production lead times, and documented quality-control procedures for print production.

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