U. S. Government Paper Specifications
SORTED BY PAPER CODE NUMBER

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Paper Name of paper Weight of paper          Recycled fiber content
Code
A10 Newsprint 25, 28, 30, 32 40 PC
A25 Heat-Set Web Offset Machine-Finish Book 35 30 PC
A50 (A) Machine-Finish Book End 80 30 PC (1)
A55 Heat-Set Web Offset Book 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 30 PC 
A60 (A) Offset Book 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 30 PC 
A61 (A) No. 1 Offset Book, Smooth Finish 50, 60, 70 30 PC (1)
A63. Offset Book, Colored 50, 60, 70 30 PC 
A65 Light-Weight Uncoated Groundwood Paper 35 (2)
A70 100 pct Recycled Offset Book 40, 45, 50, 60                                100 R/50 PC
A72 Flexural Offset Book 27, 35 30 PC 
A75 (A) Light-Weight Offset Book (Bible Paper) 30 (20) 
A80 (A) Opacified Offset Book 40, 50, 60 30 PC (1) 
A90 (A) Vellum-Finish Book, White and Colored 50, 60, 70 30 PC (1) 
A91 (A) Smooth and Fancy-Finish Text, White and Colored 70, 80, 100 30 PC (1)
A95 Hi-Bulk Offset (Return Mailer) 70                                                 30 PC (1)
A100 Antique Book 45, 60, 70 30 PC (1) 
A110 50 pct Antique Book 40 (2) 
A120 50 pct Laid-Antique Book 70 (2)
A150 Uncoated Vegetable-Fiber Book 50, 60, 70 (2) 
A170 Litho (Gloss) Coated Book 50, 60                                            10PC 
A175 (Publication Grade) Gloss Coated Book 38 10 PC
A180 (A) Litho (Gloss) Coated Book 70 10 PC 
A181 No. 1 Coated Text, Gloss Finish 70, 80, 100 (3) 
A182 No. 2 Coated Text, Gloss Finish 70, 80, 100 (3) 
A205 Litho Coated Book 70 (2)
A220 Water-Resistant (Text) Book 60 30 PC (1)
A235 (Publication Grade) Matte Coated Book 50, 60, 70 10 PC
A240 (A) Matte Coated Offset Book 60, 70, 80 10 PC
A250 Laid-Finish Book, White and Colored 70, 80 30 PC (1)
A260 (A) Dull Coated Offset Book 60, 70, 80 10 PC 
A261 No. 1 Coated Text, Dull-Finish 70, 80, 100 (3)
A262 No. 2 Coated Text, Dull-Finish 70, 80, 100 (3) 
A270 (P) Uncoated Permanent Book, White & Cream (Archival) 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 (2)
B10 Mimeograph, White and Colored                                       20 30 PC
B20 25 pct Mimeograph 20 30 PC (1) 
D10 Writing, White and Colored (Tablet Option) 12, 16, 18, 20 30 PC 
D11 Smooth and Fancy-Finish Writing Bond, White & Colored 24, 28 30 PC (1)
D50 100 pct Fine Writing 28 (2) 
E10 50 pct Map, Lithographic-Finish                                          16, 20, 28 (2)
E20 High Wet Strength Map, Lithographic-Finish 20, 24 10 PC or 20 PC
E30 Offset Map, Lithographic-Finish                                          40, 50, 60, 70 30 PC (1)
E40 Chemical Wood Map, Lithographic-Finish 20, 22 20 PC
E50 50 pct Chart, Lithographic-Finish 36 (2)
F10 (A) Manifold, White and Colored 9 (2)
F20 25 pct Manifold 9 (2)
F30 25 pct Glazed Manifold 9 (2)
G05 Chemical Wood Forms Bond, White and Colored 9/10, 11/12/13, 15/16, 18, 20 30 PC
G10 Bond 20 30 PC
G15 Recycled Forms Bond, White and Colored 10, 12, 15, 18, 20 50 R/30 PC (4)
G16 Recycled Forms Bond, Natural Shade 10, 12, 15, 18, 20 50 R/30 PC (4)
G30 Mimeograph Bond 20 30 PC
G40 (P) 25 pct Bond, White and Colored (Archival Quality) 12, 16, 20 30 PC (1)
G45 (A) Recycled 25 pct Bond, White and Colored 16, 20, 24 50 R/30
G50 25 pct Translucent Bond 16 (2)
G60 (P) 25 pct Opacified Bond, White and Buff (Archival Quality) 16 30 PC (1)
G65 (A) Recycled 25 pct  Opacified Bond, White and Colored 24 50 R/20 PC  
G70 50 pct Bond 16, 20 (2)
G80 100 pct Bond 16, 20 (2) 
H10 100 pct Parchment Deed 32 (2)
H20 100 pct Cream White Artificial Parchment 47 (2) 
H30 (P) Imitation Parchment, Laser Finish, White, Nat., & Color 24, 47 (2) 
H40 Cream White 100 pct Diploma Parchment, Smooth-Finish 47 (2) 
J10 (A) Ledger, White and Colored 24, 28, 32, 44 30 PC
J20 25 pct Ledger 24, 32, 44 30 PC (1) 
J30 100 pct Ledger 24, 32, 44 (2)
K10 (A) Index, White and Colored 90, 110, 140, 170 20 PC 
K20 25 pct Index, White and Colored 90, 110, 140, 170 (2)
K30 Cream White 100 pct Index 125 (2)
L10 (A) Litho (Gloss) Coated Cover 60, 80 10 PC
L11 No. 1 Coated Cover, Gloss-Finish 60, 80, 100 (3)  
L12 No. 2 Coated Cover, Gloss-Finish 60, 80, 100 (3) 
L20 (A) Vellum-Finish Cover, White and Colored 50, 65, 80 30 PC 
L21 (A) Smooth and Fancy-Finish Cover, White and Colored 65, 80, 100 30 PC (1)
L23 (A Offset Cover 50, 65 30 PC 
L24 (A) Vellum-Bristol Cover 57, 67 30 PC (1)
L30 Cloth-Lined Cover, White and Colored 36 (2) 
L40 Laid-Finish Cover, White and Colored 65, 80 30 PC (1)
L50 (A) Matte Coated Cover 65, 80 10 PC 
L60 (A) Dull Coated Cover 60, 80 10 PC
L61 No. 1 Coated Cover, Dull-Finish 60, 80, 100 (3) 
L62 No. 2 Coated Cover, Dull-Finish 60, 80, 100 (3)
L70 Coated One Side (C1S) Cover 8, 10, 12, 15, 24-pt 10 PC
L80 Cast Coated Cover 10-pt. 10 PC
N10 No. 2 Kraft 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 5 PC 
O-10 Gummed, Conventional Adhesive 16, 18, 20 (2)
O-25 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Bond 16, 18, 20, 24, 32 (5)
O-26 Optical Mark Read  (OMR) Bond, White Violet or Gray 21 (5)
O-27 Optical Mark Sense Scanner (OMSS) Bond 24 (5)  
O-40 Latex Saturated Surface Coated 80, 115, 140 (2)
O-50 Masking, Photolithographic (Coated) 80 (2) 
O-60 (P) Plain Copier, Xerographic, White & Color (Archival Quality) 20 (2)
O-61 High Quality Xerographic Copier, Laser Printer 24, 28 (2) 
O-63 Plain Copier, Xerographic, Laser Printer, White & Colored 20, 24, 28 30 PC (1)
O-65 (A) Plain Copier, Xerographic, White and Colored 20 30 PC (1) 
O-70 100 pct Recycled Plain Copier, Xerographic 20 100 R/50 PC
O-71 100 pct Postconsumer Plain Copier, Xerographic 21                                                       100 PC
O-80 Carbonless Bond 55/54/55 30 PC
O-90 Printable Plastic Film (Synthetic Paper) 60, 75 (5)
O-91 Uncoated (Tear Resistant) Synthetic Paper not specified
P10 High-Finish Manila Tag 150 20 PC
P20 High-Finish Folder Stock, Natural and Colored 105, 150, 165, 250 30 PC  
Q20 Railroad Board, White and Colored 18, 30, 48-pt. 80 R/15 PC
Q50 Chemical Wood Board, Colored                                        100 50 R
Q60 United States Postal Card, White and Colored 89 20 R (1)  
Q80 High-Finish Red Wallet Board 160 20 PC
R10 Pressboard, Colored (Type III) 15, 20, 25-pt. 50 R/20 PC 
R11 Pressboard, Colored (Type I) 15, 20, 25-pt. 50 R/20 PC
R20 Newboard 100 80 PC 
R30 Book Cover Board 9, 12, 17, 19, 21, 25, 31, 41 Bd# 80 PC
V10 Light-Colored Brown (Kraft, Shade) Envelopes 24, 28, 32, 40 20 PC 
V20 Writing Envelopes, White and Colored 20, 24 30 PC
V25 Hi-Bulk Writing Envelopes, Natural Shade 17.5, 21 30 PC  
V40 25 pct Bond Envelopes 20, 24 25 R
V90 Tyvek Envelopes, 2-Flap Adhesive Styles, Flat and Gusseted 18 25 PC 
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A = alkaline option included 
P = permanent paper standard/option 
PC = postconsumer fiber content 
R = recovered material 

(1) This requirement may be waived by the ordering agency when purchasing less than a mill run quantity and so stated in the procurement document. 
(2) This grade is typically a low Government usage paper and currently not readily and/or economically available with postconsumer recovered fiber content. 
(3) This grade is typically a low Government usage paper and currently not readily and/or economically available with postconsumer fiber content. If a 10% postconsumer recovered fiber content is desired in the paper, that number will be stated in the procurement document. 
(4) Exceeds EO 13101 minimum content requirement. 
(5) For technological reasons, this grade is currently not readily or economically available with postconsumer fiber content.