Chicago Regional Printing Procurement Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, 200 N. Lasalle St., Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601-1055

T -- DIRECT MAIL PRINTING SOL Jacket 547-620 DUE 050800 POC Mrs. Marlene Nagle, fax 312.886.3163 Jacket 547-620, RA Grad DM (APA 00-714). Qty: 1,974,053 sets +/- none. Outer sleeve (7-1/2 x 11-1/2") printing in 4-color process plus gloss varnish on the outside and one Pantone color plus gloss varnish on the inside. Inner brochure (7-3/8 x 17-3/8") printing in 4-color process plus gloss varnish on both sides. Both items print on No. 1 80 lb. white dull coated cover equal to JCP L61. Separations and films from transparencies and digital files required. Contractor must score and accordion fold -- with the grain -- the inner brochure to 7-3/8 x 4-3/8". Horizonal and vertical perforations also required. Contractor must score and fold -- with the grain -- the outer brochre to 7-1/2 x 4-1/2". Die-cut a square cornered address window on the middle panel of the outer sleeve. Each inner brochure must individually addressed using labels, ink jet, or laser printing. Insert one brochure into each outer sleeve with the address showing through the window. Fold the outer sleeve over the brochure as required in the specifications. The sleeve is sealed with two clear wafer seals. One seal is applied to each side of the mailer so that each seal will extend both over the top and bottom panels and wrap around to the front, sealing both the top and bottom panels and the sides so that the inserted brochure will not fall out. THE INSERTION OF THE BROCHURE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE, THE FINAL FOLDING OF THE SLEEVE, AND THE WAFER SEALING ARE BELIEVED TO BE HAND OPERATIONS. Mailing to 1,974,053 locations required by June 5, 2000. Quality Level I printing and finishing is required. Bid opening is 2 p.m., prevailing Chicago, IL time, May 8, 2000. Bid specifications are required to bid. IMMEDIATELY FAX BID REQUEST ON FIRM'S LETTER TO 312.886.3163. Cite Jacket 547-620 and include your firm's name, address, phone and fax numbers and GPO contractor's code. No contractor's code does not preclude bidding. Only one bid request per letter -- separate letters required for each different jacket / program. Bid plus GPO form 910 can also be downloaded from www.gpo.gov/procurement. Bid is under the Chicago office. GPO Form 910 must be downloaded separately under the Applications and Forms section. Posted 05/02/00 (W-SN450420). (0123)

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