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T -- EATING HINTS SOL RFQ-80188-NE DUE 082798 POC Diane Stalder, Procurement Technician, 301/435-3803 E-MAIL: Diane Stalder, ds88b@nih.gov. Title: "Eating Hints". 64 page book with separate 4 page wrap around cover. Single award for a fixed-price contract. Level 2 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO Publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Quantity, 175,000 copies and final films used in the production of printing. Trim size 5-7/8" x 9-1/8", saddle wire stitching binding on the 9-1/8" dimension. 2 sets of proofs. Provide laminated halftone dot structure color proofs, digital- 4000 dpi or made only from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, indicating guide, gripper and ruled-up for all the bindery trim-outs of each form, plus dylux proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI Office of Cancer Communications shall retain a complete proof set. Paper, Text- 80 lb. white #1 Patina Matte finish text, target brightness of 87. Cover- 65 lb. white #1 Patina Matte finish cover, target brightness of 87. Inks, 4 color process, PMS325 (Aqua), PMS 466 (Tan) and Black Ink. Solid inks required, no builds allowed. Inks shall contain minimum percentages of vegetable oil in compliance with federal procurement mandates as follows: Heat-set litho/10%, sheet-fed litho/20%, forms/20%. Coating, Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, the outside covers 1 and 4 only. A "dry-trapped" overall dull varnish may be substituted at the contractor's option. Margins, Bleeds follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note 1. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 07/31/98 (W-SN231226). (0212)

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