SF1C

Printing and Binding Requisition for Specialty Items

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GSA
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Rev. January 1960
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1
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Standard Form 1-C (SF 1-C): Printing and Binding Requisition for Speciality Items

Standard Form 1-C (SF 1-C), Printing and Binding Requisition for Speciality Items, is a one-page requisition addressed To the PUBLIC PRINTER, asking that the described work be furnished. Its footer reads Standard Form No. 1-C, January 1960, and cites Bureau of the Budget Circular No. A-6 Rev. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library and lists it as Printing and Binding Requisition for Specialty Items.

The requesting department or government establishment fills in the bureau or office, the appropriation chargeable, the title and form number of the item, and the quantity as sets, pads or books. The rest of the form specifies the item: unit sets (snapouts), stubs, fanfold or strip styles, paper and ink for each part, covers, margins, serial numbers, carbons, perforation, punching, fasteners, proofs, packaging and delivery. A Jacket No. is assigned at GPO.

The form ends with a signed certification that the work is authorized by law. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

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What's on SF 1-C

Requisition header

Jacket No. (assigned at GPO), requisition number, FROM department and bureau or office, authorized by initials and date, appropriation chargeable, and the requisition and jacket numbers of the last printing and base form.

Title, quantity and description

Title, form number and quantity in sets, pads or books, then check boxes for unit sets (snapouts), single or double stub, fanfold, strip, marginally punched, direct image master, hectograph, azograph and foldover style.

Parts table

For each part: size (detached), paper color, kind and substance (basis 1,000 sheets), ink color for face, back and overprint, and the head and stub position, using T, B, R and L for the top, bottom, right and left edges.

Cover, margins, stubs and serial numbers

Cover style and stock, face and back margins, stub binding such as glue, forced gum, pad, wire stitch or sew, and serial numbering ranges for sets, parts or covers.

Carbons, perforation, punching and fasteners

Interleaved carbon color, kind and intended usage, coverage and protective coating, horizontal or vertical perforation, file holes or marginal punching, fasteners and register.

Proofs, packaging, delivery and certification

Proofs requested, packaging by wrap, tie or band, delivery date and destination, bills of lading furnished by the department, and the signed certification.

How to complete SF 1-C

  1. 1

    Identify the requesting office

    Fill in the department or government establishment, the bureau or office, the appropriation chargeable and the requisition number. Leave the Jacket No. for GPO.

  2. 2

    Reference earlier printings

    Enter the requisition and jacket numbers of the last printing and of the base form, where they apply.

  3. 3

    Describe the item

    Give the title, form number and quantity, and check the boxes that describe its construction, such as unit sets (snapouts) or fanfold.

  4. 4

    Specify each part

    Complete one row of the parts table for each part, with paper, ink and the head and stub position.

  5. 5

    Set the finishing details

    Fill in carbons, perforation, punching, fasteners, proofs, packaging and delivery. The form says all carbon paper must be of sufficient density and graded sensitivity to insure clean, legible copies on all parts.

  6. 6

    Sign the certification

    Sign with your title under the statement that the work is authorized by law and that any illustrations ordered are necessary and related entirely to the public business.

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Where it goes and what the form says

Where it goes

The form is addressed To the PUBLIC PRINTER and asks that the described work be furnished. The PDF prints no mailing address.

Jacket number

The Jacket No. box at the top is marked Assigned at GPO.

Stub perforations

The form says stub perforations must be such as to guarantee easy separation of all parts individually or in one operation, with sufficient strength retained to prevent disengagement of any part under normal handling and shipping conditions.

Edition and authority

Standard Form No. 1-C, January 1960, Bureau of the Budget Circular No. A-6 Rev. The PDF prints no separate instructions, privacy statement or burden statement.

Who uses SF 1-C?

  • The requesting department or establishment

    The FROM block names the department or government establishment and the bureau or office, with the appropriation chargeable for the work.

  • The authorizing official

    A box in the FROM row takes the initials of the person who authorized the requisition and the date.

  • The certifying signer

    The bottom line is signed with a title, certifying that the work is authorized by law and necessary to the conduct of the business of the government establishment named.

  • The Public Printer and GPO

    The form is addressed To the PUBLIC PRINTER. The Jacket No. at the top is assigned at GPO.

SF 1-C is a one-page requisition. These are the parties its blocks name.

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Questions about Form SF1C

Who issues SF 1-C?

The footer reads Standard Form No. 1-C, January 1960, and cites Bureau of the Budget Circular No. A-6 Rev. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

Who receives SF 1-C?

The form is addressed To the PUBLIC PRINTER, and its Jacket No. is assigned at GPO.

What does the certification on SF 1-C say?

It says the work is authorized by law and necessary to the conduct of the business of the government establishment named, and that the illustrations ordered are necessary and related entirely to the public business.

What do T, B, R and L mean on SF 1-C?

The form says T is the top edge (head of form), B the bottom edge (foot of form), R the right edge and L the left edge.

Is it Speciality or Specialty Items?

The PDF prints PRINTING AND BINDING REQUISITION FOR SPECIALITY ITEMS. GSA's forms library lists it as Printing and Binding Requisition for Specialty Items.