U.S. Government Printing Office, Attn: Bid Section, Room B104, Stop: PPSB, North Capitol & H Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20401

T -- PRINTING POC Mr. Jon Carr, 202-512-0307 E-MAIL: jcarr@gpo.gov, jcarr@gpo.gov. One time bid for HHS/HCFA Medicare Publications. Approximately 37,600,000 total self-mailers (contractor to address the outside cover of each publication for mailing). Quantity is broken down into approximately 230 different versions. Various number of pages per version. Size is approximately 8-3/8 x 10-7/8". Primarily saddle-wire stitched. Text and cover required 2-color printing. Cover stock is a 50# white vellum-finish cover and the text is 50# white opacified offset. Electronic media furnished for the publications and electronic media furnished for an address list. Deliver to the U.S. Postal Service BMC/SCF's between October 1 and 15, 1998. Quality Level III. For bidding purposes, quantity will be broken down into approximately five lots. Approximate bid opening date mid-June. Approximate award date early-July. Request IFB on your firm's letter head. (0135)

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