Double sided pdf printing

Is there a way to set up a pdf for double sided printing? I know how to do double sided printing directly out of InDesign, but I want to save my document in such a way so that I can have the printing done at an outside printing company. Is there a way to do this? Or must I save each page as a PDF and then try to align it? (Print one side, turn it over and then print the other PDF on the other side.)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

No. But you are asking the wrong question.
The decision to print duplex or simplex is a decision made at the time of printing the PDF, by the program and printer driver printing the PDF (and limited by the capabilities of the output device). Instruct your outside printing company to print double-sided, and they will do so, just as they will use the paper size and weight you request.
I do not believe there is a way to embed within a PDF a directive indicating that it ought to be printed double-sided, no. Certainly InDesign has no such way. Not do you need it. Communicate the information out-of-band.

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Could you please try using printing both sides option for a different PDF and check what happens.
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How you enable double-sided printing can depend on the applications from whick you wish to print. Example: if I print to my HP PhotoSmart from Safari, I get this print dialog box:
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Please use the following document for helpful instructions to clean the rollers; A 'Paper Jam' Error Displays on the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One Printer Series. I know the issue is not a 'paper jam', but the steps in Solution 4 are cleaning the rollers
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You should post here for Apple to get your feedback:
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