JPL Duplicating Services Request for Information (RFI)
NASA · NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
AT-2641-110226
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
323120
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 26, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Pasadena, CA
Contracting contact
alexa.b.taylor@jpl.nasa.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 323120 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Addendum 2 - 10/15/2026 This Addendum is provided to all Prospective Respondents for clarification of the subject RFI. The set of Questions and Answers (Q&A) for Addendum 2 is in the “Attachments” section of the SAM.Gov RFI posting. Should you have any questions, please address them to the undersigned by e-mail. Addendum 1 - 10/1/2026 This Addendum 1 is provided to all Prospective Respondents for clarification of the subject RFI. Please note the following changes for the critical dates, under “JPL Duplicating Services RFI FINAL,” Cover Page 1: The due date for written RFI questions has been revised to 10/12/2026 JPL response date to written questions has been revised to 10/15/2026 Should you have any questions, please address them to the undersigned by e-mail. - The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is seeking information from qualified vendors regarding their capability to provide comprehensive duplicating/reproduction services, bindery services, wide format printing and scanning, document distribution, and document scanning services. Comprehensive printing services are clarified in detail in the SoW (Attachment A). This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment to procure any services. Neither JPL nor the U.S. Government will be responsible for any costs incurred by you in furnishing any information. Responses received will be carefully reviewed by JPL and may be considered as part of a future solicitation. Prospective subcontractors are advised that any information provided shall be deemed to be furnished with unlimited rights to JPL, with JPL assuming no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data. Please note that responses to the RFI will not be returned. This RFI is to also gather information of potential qualified sources and to obtain your business size relative to the following NAICS code: 323120 - Support Activities for Printing with a size standard of 550 Employees. Responses to this RFI may be used by JPL to make appropriate decisions regarding a Small Business Set-Aside procurement. All responses shall be submitted by 3:00 PM Pacific Time on October 26, 2026 electronically to the undersigned. Below are some critical dates as it pertains to this Request for Information (RFI): Written RFI Questions are due by September 30, 2026 via submission to the undersigned by email. No written questions will be accepted after September 30, 2026. JPL will make its best efforts to respond to written questions by October 9, 2026. Submit your response to this RFI by October 26, 2026. Information about JPL can be found at: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/. Thank you, Alexa Taylor JPL Subcontracts Manager 818.354.0485 alexa.b.taylor@jpl.nasa.gov
Contact
Point of contact
Alexa Taylor
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
alexa.b.taylor@jpl.nasa.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
