Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 323120

Support Activities for Printing

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 323120.

NAICS 323120 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$57.6M
Total awards
718 awards
Active obligations
$15M
Size standard
550 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 323120 covers prepress, plate making, typesetting, bindery, finishing, and other support services for printing establishments that prepare materials for final printing but do not perform the primary commercial printing press runs.

Federal opportunities under 323120 typically involve contracted prepress layout and digital file preparation, plate production, die cutting, bindery and finishing services, short-run digital print preps, and delivery of press-ready materials with proofing and color-matching documentation.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$620.4K
Awards
23
Average award
$27K
Change from FY2024
-69.3%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$9,039

JTF BUSINESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Federal Acquisition Service

PIID
47QACA26P0002
PSC
J074 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- OFFICE MACHINES/TEXT PROCESSING SYS/VISIBLE RECORD EQUIPMENT

$78,860

HF GROUP LLC

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N97025F00002
PSC
T011 - PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- PRINT/BINDING

$20,603

FINEBINDING, LLC

Department of the Army

PIID
W911SD25PA087
PSC
T011 - PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- PRINT/BINDING

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 323120?
  • Prepare and validate press-ready PDF/X files and provide color-managed proofs and ICC profiles for government print releases.
  • Produce printing plates, perform imposition and press-ready layout services, and supply plate-making deliverables indexed to run schedules.
  • Provide bindery and finishing operations such as saddle stitching, perfect binding, trimming, laminating, die cutting, embossing, and foil stamping to specified finish standards.
  • Perform file conversion and variable data prepress services for short-run, personalized print jobs and deliver press-ready files with proof approval records.
When is NAICS 323120 a weak fit?
  • Commercial printing press runs: when the solicitation requires the contractor to operate large offset or digital presses for final production because that is commercial printing, not support activities.
  • Graphic design and branding services only: when the task is concept-level design, logo creation, or branding without producing press-ready files because those are creative services separate from prepress production.
  • Fulfillment, inventory storage, and distribution of printed materials: when the work includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipment of finished printed products because logistics and distribution fall outside prepress and finishing support.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 323120?
  • Requirements call for delivery of press-ready PDF/X files, native layout files, and approved color proofs or swatches with specified ICC profiles.
  • Line items request plate types, imposition diagrams, plate counts, and timelines for plate production tied to printer run dates.
  • Scope lists bindery operations by name (saddle stitch, perfect bind, trim, laminate, die cut) and requests sample finish standards and proof signoffs.

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