Peace Corps, Office of Contracts, Room 6368, 1990 K. St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20526

T -- PRINTING 100,000 COPIES OF A PAPERBACK BOOK SOL 96-16 DUE 091696 POC Sunil S. Xavier, (202) 606-9510 The contractor shall provide printing services for such operations as disk output, color separation, film making, proofs, printing, binding, packing and distribution to produce 100,000 copies of a paperback book (to be titled at a later date.) The specifications are as follows: Quantity: 100,000 books, plus or minus 5% overrun/underrun; Trim Size: 4-3/16 x 6-3/4''. The size can vary slightly depending on contractor's equipment, but the size must be indicated on bid and must be approved by Peace Corps; Number of Pages: 192 text pages, or 224 text pages, or 256 pages, plus cover plus 8 or 16 pages of black & white photographs, 2 photographs per page; Composition: Output for both film or paper must be from a high-resolution PostScript compatible printer. No alternate typefaces will be allowed; Films: Contractor must make all required films. All halftones are to be 133-line screen or finer; Proofs: Three sets of composite Dylux (blueline) proofs of the entire publication, two sets of Cromalin or Matchprint proofs of covers 1 and 4, and two sets of Velox proofs or contact prints of halftones. Cromalin or Matchprint proofs must show color, as close as possible, to how it will look when printed. Blueline proofs must be submitted in some easy to read fashion, either as assembled press sheets or in paperback book format; Paper: 33 lb. groundwood (better or equal to Boise Mando Book) for text only printing. 50 lb. white opaque offset for pages printing with photographs. 10 pt. Coated 1 Side for the cover stock. All paper must be uniform in shade and texture/composition; Printing: Prints head to head. Text prints black ink, no bleeds. Cover prints 4-color process on covers 1 and 4 with bleeds on all sides. No printing on covers 2 and 3. Covers 1 and 4 also have overall UV coating. The cover must be printed on a press capable of printing four colors in a single pass through the press (minimum four printing units). Facing text pages must align across the bind; and Binding: Perfect bind on the 6-3/4'' side. The Peace Corps shall furnish the text on disk, prepared on a Macintosh in QuarkXPress. A laser printed dummy will be furnished for reference. Photographs and slides will be furnished for the contractor to scan into proper position for the pages in the text that contain halftones. The cover shall also be furnished with artwork on disk (Macintosh) and 35mm slides for covers 1 and 4. The contractor is required to do the color separations on the 4-color photos for the cover. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. SOLICITATION IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The small business size standard is a concern with no more than 500 employees. See numbered Note 1. The RFQ will be available on or about Sept. 6, 1996 and written quotations, along with descriptive material will be due on or about Sept. 16, 1996. (0235)

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