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T -- PHOTOGRAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES SOL RFQ-NCI-00140 DUE 070500 POC Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Gail Zois, Contracting Officer The NCI requires the following printing services and deliverables. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, No. RFQ-NCI-00140, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 97-17. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial. This requirement is set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2732, and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospected offerors should have a copy of the booklet "Standard Technical Specifications for NCI Printing Requirements" (hereafter referred to as NCI Standard Specifications) issued by DHHS/NIH/NCI. The information in this booklet provides supplemental information necessary for potential offerors to have a complete understanding of the specifications set forth below. Copies of the booklet may be requested from Cynthia Brown, at (301) 402-4509. REQUIREMENTS; Title: "Pain Control". PRODUCT: 64 page text plus a separate 4 page cover. QUALITY: Level 2 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO Publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Printing is the predominate production function and none shall be subcontracted. QUANTITY: 200,000 copies and the final films as required in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 5-7/8" x 9-1/8", saddle wire stitch binding along the 9-1/8" dimension. FURNISHED MATERIALS: 1 Zipdisk consisting of Adobe art & Quark page layouts from desktop created files together with laminated color proofs. The contractor shall RIP films from a Hi-Res drum device only, Capstan output is not acceptable. Files contain Hi-Res process images as well as all other design elements. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. PROOFS: Provide laminated halftone dot color proofs, digital color-4000 dpi or made from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, show guide, gripper and ruled-up for all bindery marks of each form, plus book dylux proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI shall retain one complete proof set. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. PAPER: Cover-80 lb. white #1 Patina matte finish cover, target brightness of 87. (Frostbrite, Mountie, Moistrite or an approved equal). Text -80 lb white #1 Patina matte finish text, target brightness of 87. (Frostbrite, Marcy, Mountie, Moistrite or an approved equal). Only those papers listed above as approved #1 sheet equals will be considered. See the 33rd edition ( 99- 00 issue) of the Competitive Grade Finder. Both the text stock an cover stocks, when required, must be the same brand name items, and all the leaves within each book must be matching. All offset text stock, when required, must be smooth finish only. Rolland Opaque is not an approved alternative sheet. American mill brand manufactured papers only, private label and or foreign manufactured papers shall not be acceptable. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. INKS: 4 color process, PMS 325, PMS 327 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%. BINDING: Saddle stitch twice through the spine along the 9-1/8" dimension. Bleed trim all sides to a final size after binding of 5-7/8" x 9-1/8". No other alternate trim sizes shall be acceptable. Each signature must be a complete 4 page component, short trimmed or binding lip attachment methods shall not be acceptable. Diecut channel score all the folds to prevent cracking, (litho press score and/or a rotary score on the stitcher) is not acceptable. Run all the cover paper grain parallel to the spine. SEPARATIONS: None required, (seventeen are contained in the electronic files provided). FORMAT: Text pages 1-64, cover pages 1-4. PRINTING: Print covers 1 and 4 in a solid bleeding all sides background of PMS 325. Black overprint text and rules prints on both pages with 1 reversed to white box on cover 1 and another on cover 4. One full color illustration drops into each box with approximately 1/8" white on four sides. Covers 2 and 3 print a solid bleeding all sides background of PMS 325 plus dense black ink. All text pages print at least a page number in Black ink with a screened background area appearing as a 20% of Process Yellow, dense Black type and headline and design elements in PMS 327 Green inks. Printing in solid PMS 327, 4/C process inks and dense black text copy. Text pages 1, 5, 10, 18, 22, 27, 33, 35, 37 and 49-52 print a solid bleeding all sides background in solid PMS 327 with a full process color art illustrations trapping background and appearing in black ink. Text page 64 is blank. NOTE: Heavy ink coverage is required and the contractor must take all necessary precautions to prevent ghosting and lay a smooth, uniform ink film. "Ghosting & "in-line problems" shall not be acceptable. Both cover and text signatures must be printed on a lithographic printing press capable of printing all the ink colors with one pass through the press. Web-fed lithographic production equipment if used, shall be heat-set only. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. COATING: Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, the outside covers 1 and 4 only. A "dry-trapped" overall dull varnish may substituted at the contractor's option. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. MARGINS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Examination of the camera copy is an integral part of these specifications. No additional payment will be allowed due the contractor's failure to examine the copy and thoroughly understand the nature and extent of the work to be performed. PRESS INSPECTION: Press sheets shall be inspected at the contractor's printing facility for quality conformance. Each press sheet form must contain one color bar, at least 3/16" in width, for each ink color placed parallel to the ink rollers. Color control bars (such as, BRUNNER, GATF or GRETAG) must contain star targets, trapping, tint and dot gain patches. Process built grays, if applicable, and extend the full width of the press sheet. Ink densities shall be constant across the full width of the sheet with no eviations to exceed plus or minus of one percent. Light and heavy inking is not allowed. The contractor shall provide the correct viewing conditions for all press sheet inspections including 5000 degree kelvin sources housed in a completely enclosed neutral gray booth and functional densitometers. PREAWARD SURVEY: In order to determine the responsibility of the prime contractor, the government reserves the right to conduct a preaward survey, or to require samples to QATAP evaluate, or other evidence of technical, managerial, financial and similar abilities to perform, prior to the award of a contract. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. PACKING: Plastic strap band in units of twenty copies. Turn the items as required to make a neat stack. Pack in new 275 pound test corrugated containers filled to the top, 120 copies per carton. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit this product. The maximum weight shall not exceed 43 lbs. per carton. Products must lay flat, do not stand upright in cartons. No packaging deviations shall be allowed. Label or stencil on one of the carton ends. RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copy or furnished materials as received and two file copy printed samples. Inventory the NCI final film negatives in printer spreads (only 2 page films for book-work) and furnish copies of all the signed receipts in one package to Paul LaMasters, NCI Printing Officer, Office of Cancer Communications, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. NEGATIVES: Compose negatives as RRED final films in two page printer's spreads only, allowing a minimum of " working margins on all sides, using .007 film, (.004 film is allowed if computer electronic files were provided by the NCI). Pin hole registration punching of the final films is required and composed, not stripped, registration marks on all sides. The contractor shall inventory all the final negatives within their facilities until called for return by the government. Ownership of these furnished films shall remain the government's property. Industry trade customs shall not apply to film, flats, proofs or color oks. Pack films to protect emulsion layers and furnish each film set with the associated top sheet containing wet ink density readings, or your press oks for future color match. Films shall be ready for subsequent reprints without additional effort beyond exposures. If digital direct-to-plate technologies were used, the contractor shall also be required to furnish films as a deliverable item upon request. Label: 00-NCI-PC-107, "Pain Control" (composed negatives & oks for storage). SHIPPING: Ship 10 "advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892; Ship 15 "file copies" to Library of Congress, Madison Building, Exchange & Gift Division, Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st & N Streets) Washington, DC 20540; Ship 736 "depository copies" to: US Government Printing Office, Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, Room #A-150, Washington, DC 20401, Stop: SSLA, Attn: Mr. William Teele, Label cartons item #507-G-02; Ship the balance of "bulk copies" to: Aspen Systems, Inc., Attn: Mr. Andy McMahon, 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, Phone: (410) 644-7853. Proofs will be withheld 3 working days from the time they are received until they are returned back to the contractor's facilities. Label the proof package with the NCI PC number and product title. Return the materials in the proper order as originally provided by the government. PRESS SHEET INSPECTION: Requires 5 working days notice. Notify the NCI Printing Section at (301) 402-2624 of the day and time press sheets will be available for inspection. SCHEDULE: Display of materials at NCI, OCC, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 on 06/29/2000. Assuming an award date of 07/07/2000, material shall be picked up on 07/11//2000, and 10,000 copies shall be delivered to the destination identified in this solicitation by noon on 08/15/2000. Advanced sample copies must be received at the NCI Office of Cancer Communications prior to any bulk distributions, remaining of copies shall be delivered on 08/29/2000 by 12:00 PM local Washington, DC time. On 09/05/2000 the return of furnished materials and receipts shall occur. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished items, complete as specified within these specifications, payment may be withheld until these materials are received. Be prepared to furnish a signed receipt should billing be delayed. The package shall include copies of all the shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. Shipments not conforming to these requirements will be refused. The contractor shall initiate contact with our warehouse, if the inventory control number is not furnished, prior to labeling any cartons. Typically, this number is also listed on the back over of all the publications, in the lower right hand position by the spine. If the number is provided use it on the cartons. Receiving hours are 9:00 am -- 12:00 (noon) and 1:00pm -- 4:00 pm Mon-Fri. Call for delivery appointment prior to attempting any bulk shipments. Ship the samples to National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Communications, Building #31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Attn: Printing Officer, (301) 402-2624. Label each carton on one end with the NCI PC No., Title, Inventory Number and the Quantity per carton & perpackage [(00-NCI-PC-107)], (quantity per package/quantity per carton), "Pain Control", Inventory No. P-258. Plastic strap band every skid twice in both directions over corrugated edge protectors & wooden skid tops, 40" x 48". Cover skids with plastic stretch wrapping after banding, tops and edge protectors. Affix a packing list for all deliveries to the last pallets loaded on the truck. All skids shall be four-sided entry and the weight must not exceed 2,000 pounds, do not side load or double stack on the truck trailers. Stack skids not to exceed 50" from the floor to top. The required pallet size dimensions are: Side dimension: 40", Front dimensions: 48". The cartons shall only be new 275 lb. test corrugated and specifically made to contain the products as specified, "PACKING". BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be made to the responsible offeror with the responsive, lowest priced quote that fully meets the requirements of the solicitation. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses applyto this acquisition; FAR 52.212-4, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS; FAR 52.213-4, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM, FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES, OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS. The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) for the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition; FAR 52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; FAR 52.222-35, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA; FAR 52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; FAR 52.222-37, EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF VIETNAM ERA; FAR 52.225-3, BUY AMERICAN ACT SUPPLIES; AND 52.232-34 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://amb.nci.nih.gov/SAP/sap.html or from Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 391-402-4509. OFFERS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-18 or SF-1449 with a completed "Schedule of Offered Supplies/Services". Quotations/Offers must be accompanied by a compete "Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items-with DUNS Number Addendum", signed by an authorized representative of the offeror. Offers/Quotations must be received in this office by 1:30 PM (Washington, DC local time) on 07/05/2000. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-00140 in your quotation. Posted 06/16/00 (W-SN465687). (0168)

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