Douglass Screen Printers receives recognition from the US Government Printing Office
Published: February 28, 2006
By Larry Villa
Douglass Screen Printers, Inc.

Douglass Screen Printers, Inc. has been named in the Top 50 Small Purchase Contractors for the U.S. Government Printing Office. This listing is compiled exclusively by the staff of American Bid Services (ABS). ABS is a firm that works with many companies in the printing and related service industries pertaining to the dissemination of both government and private sector business opportunities.

ABS was established in 2002 in an effort to meet the unique requirement of both government agencies seeking greater competition on their business opportunities and the private sector printing and related service industries looking for access to these business opportunities in a cost-effective manner. ABS was established as an on-line distributor of government issued business opportunities, and has quickly become an intricate component in the procurement process of companies wishing to do business with the US Government Printing Office (GPO). Some of the services ABS provides are email distribution, package pick-up services, fax services, bid delivery services, advice regarding GPO, and much more.

GPO currently has in excess of 10,000 registered contractors which are authorized and able to bid on GPO work. GPO carries out the inherent function of the government for Federal agencies on behalf of the public. They are the government’s primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms. Each year the Federal Government spends more than one billion dollars on printing and publishing services. The GPO alone procures a variety of products and services to many businesses and contractors from the private sector.

If you would like to know, “How do I do business with the US Government Printing Office”, please visit www.gpo.gov

DSP has been awarded over $590,000 in awards from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. DSP is honored to be named in the Top 50 Small Purchase Contractors.

ABOUT DOUGLASS: Douglass Screen Printers is located in Lakeland, Florida. Founded in 1964 as a commercial screen printer, the company’s team of dedicated and diverse artisans produce screen and digitally printed decals, posters, banners, signs, tags, vehicle wraps, and nameplates. Corporate products are sold domestically and internationally to companies interested in maintaining a premier position in their markets. Douglass is certified by NWBOC, WBENC, 3M, the State of Florida, and the U.S. Government Printing Office in a variety of areas. The company is a generous patron of the arts and the Lakeland business community.