SOLICITATION NOTICE
T -- T-Photographic, mapping, printing, & publication services
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-30113-NQ
- Response Due
- 9/16/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2003
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8608, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Caren Rasmussen, Lead Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 402-4509, Fax (301) 402-4513,
- E-Mail Address
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cb106x@nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute requires the following printing services and deliverables. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in 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 issued. This solicitation, RFQ-NCI-30113-NQ, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 01-15. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial items. The requirement is set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classifications Code is 323110, 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. REQUIREMENT: Title: ?Diet & Health Study News?, PRODUCT: 4 page newsletter, a number 10 envelope and mailing. 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: 570,000 sets and the final films as required in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 16-3/4" x 10-7/8", folding in half and then thirds to 8-3/8" x 3-3/4". FURNISHED MATERIAL: A Zipdrive disk consisting of Adobe Illustrator art & Quark page layouts from desktop created files together with color proofs in ?reader? page styles. Files contain high resolution doutones as well as all other design elements. PROOFS: Provide 2 sets of halftone dot proofs, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, showing guide, gripper and ruled-up for all bindery marks of each form, plus a dylux proof, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to final size. All the laminated proofs shall match the required PMS colors exactly (only DuPont Color Versatility proofs) or the contractor can, at their option, provide press proofs for evaluation. Process built digital or stochastic styled proofs are not. PAPER: Text -80 lb. white #1 Patina Matte finish text, target brightness of 87. (No substitutions shall be allowed) Envelop-Made-up number ten, with adhesive flap, 24 lb white wove. Only those papers listed above as approved #1 sheet equals will be considered. See the 35th edition (2001-?02 issue) of the Competitive Grade Finder. Private label papers and or foreign manufactured papers shall not be acceptable. INKS: PMS 4625 Brown, PMS 315 Blue and dense Black Ink. Solid inks required, no builds allowed. Inks shall contain minimum percentages of vegetable oil in compliance with federal procurement mandates. BINDING: Bleed trim all sides to a flat size of 16-3/4" x 10-7/8". Fold in half to 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" and then re-folding as two right angle roll folds to fit a number ten envelope (approximately 8-3/8" x 3-3/4" as a final size after binding). Run all the paper grain parallel to the spine. Insert the folded newsletter into a No. 10 envelope, seal flap, affix address information by labeling or jet imprinting from the government?s furnished (ASCII Delimited electronic) file. Prepare and mail using the G-806 permit number for fees and postage. SEPARATIONS: None required. FORMAT: Text pages circle folio numbered as 1-4. Envelope prints on 1 side only.. PRINTING: Newsletter pages 1 through 4 print in a solid and screened areas using PMS 4625 Brown, PMS 315 Blue and dense Black Ink. A 150 line screened doutone illustration is also printing on page one. Envelope print in both PMS colors only, on one side. Moderately heavy ink coverage is required but the contractor must still take any and all necessary precautions to prevent ghosting and lay a smooth, uniform ink film. Ghosting & ?in-line problems? shall not be acceptable. Newsletter signature must be printed on a lithographic printing press capable of printing the complete color bar as specified together with all the ink colors with one press pass. Do not assume perfecting is acceptable to the government. The inspector shall use the following criteria to determine acceptability. If the inspector is unable to determine by examination, which side is first down, then press perfecting is acceptable. Web run production equipment if used, shall be lithographic heat-set only. COATING: Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, both sides of the newsletter only. Dull varnish is not acceptable as an option to aqueous coating. 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 SHEET 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 dull width of the press sheet. Ink densities shall be constant across the full width of the sheet with no deviations 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 light 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. PACKING: Pack the assembled products as required, to comply with all US Postal Service requirements for first class mail. Three sets of identical Postal Forms must be presented to the USPS and after approval of mailing one set of these forms shall be forwarded to the NCI Printing Section, the next business day, as proof of schedule compliance. 10 samples shall be provided prior to any mailing efforts. RETURNED MATERIALS: Return all camera copy or furnished materials as received plus two file copy printed samples. Inventory the NCI final film negatives, create a digital deliverable (Macintosh compatible CD-Rom disk of the high-res files) and furnish copies of all the signed receipts in one package to Paul LaMasters, NCI Printing Officer, Office of Communications, Building 31, Room 10A28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 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: 03-NCI-PC-142, composed negatives & oks for storage, Diet & Health Study News. SHIPPING: 10 advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, Attn: Printing (301) 402-2624), Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (NOTE) These samples must be received before other locations; Ship 15 ?file copies? to: Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., (Exchange & Gift Division) Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st & N Streets), Washington, DC 20540); Ship 2 ?depository copies? to: the U.S. GPO, Stop: SSLA Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, Room #A-150, Washington, DC 20401, Label cartons item #507-G-02; Ship 2 ?NCI file copies? to: National Tech. Info. Service, Office of Business Developm?t, Attn: Sue Feindt, 703-605-6244, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151; Ship 2 NCI file copies? to: Attn: Mr. Jan Ehrman @ NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room 2-B-03, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, 391-496-4143; Ship 5 (NCI) C & I Copies to: NIH , 301 N. Stonestreet Avenue, Room 113, Attn: Lisa Harper, Rockville, Maryland 20892; Ship ten sample copies to: NCI, Attn: Rhonda DeJoice, 6116 Executive Blvd.,( #202), Rockville, Maryland 20852, PROOFS: Proofs will be withheld 3 working days from the time they are received until they are returned. 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 days notice. Notify the NCI Office of Communications (301) 402-2624 of the day and time press sheets will be available for inspection. SCHEDULE: display of materials at NCI, OC, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 on 09/09/2003. Request for quotations are due 09/16/2003 at 1:30 P.M. EDT. Assuming an award date of 09/18?/2003, material shall be picked up on 09/22/2003, all copies are due on 10/27/2003. Advanced sample copies must be received at the NCI Office of Cancer Communications prior to any bulk distributions. Return of furnished materials and receipts shall be on 11/03/2003. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished items, complete as specified within these printing specifications, payment will/can be withheld. The package shall include copies of all shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. PROVISION AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-4, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION; FAR 52.213-3, 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 ACQUISITION. The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clauses 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 CONTRACTING REGISTRATION. Full text copies of the representations and certifications of other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://amb.nci.nih.gov or from Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, (301) 402-4509. OFFERS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-18 or SF-1449 with a completed ?Offeror Representations and Certifications-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 P.M. (Washington, D.C. local time on 09/16/2003. Please refer to solicitation number RFQ-NCI-30113-NQ.
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