SOLICITATION NOTICE
T -- Printing: Smoking Monograph 16
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 323110
— Commercial Lithographic Printing
- 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-50030-NG
- Response Due
- 4/7/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/22/2005
- 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 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 be issued. This solicitation, No. RFQ-NCI-50030-NG, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2001-26 and 27 (1/05). The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial items. This requirement is set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification Code is 323110 and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospective 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 Malinda Holdcraft, at (301) 402-4509. REQUIREMENT: Title: Smoking Monograph 16: PRODUCT: 576 page text with a separate 4 page wrap-around 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. BASIS FOR AWARD: Award shall be made to the contractor offering the highest possible quantity for a set amount of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00). The added rate per thousand overs will be used to either increase or decrease your offer to reach this dollar amount. The failure to provide an added rate will render your firm?s offer non-responsive. All contractors offering a bid shall have successfully completed the NCI Requirements for New Bidders prior to consideration of their proposal for award. A minimum sixty calendar days are necessary for the evaluation processing to be completed. Award shall not be delayed pending the evaluation process. QUANTITY: 4,500 total copies and the final film/files used in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 7 inch x 10inch, binding along the 10" dimension. FURNISHED MATERIALS: A Mac OS-X compatible CD-Rom disk, together with a set of color proofs, (laser printed dummy) as a guide to production. Quarkxpress 6.1, Illustrator 11.0 and Photoshop 7.0 applications are used for desktop publishing. 50 scans required, from a variety of previously printed items, photos and actual 3 dimensional products, (which must be photographed prior to scanning). PROOFS: Provide a dylux proof, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to final size. Plus laminated halftone dot color proofs of the color signatures, perfect bound covers, end sheets, and case bound covers. Laminated proofs shall match the required Panotone Matching System, (PMS) colors exactly or the contractor can, at their option and expense, provide press proofs for evaluation. No ?process build? or stochastic styled proofs are acceptable. PAPER: Cover: 100lb. white number 1 dull finish cover stock, (Vintage Velvet, Lustro or Centura, or an approved equal): Text: 70lb white #1 recycled smooth finish opaque offset. (Hamermill Accent Opaque Recycled, or an approved equal). Case: James River?s Kivar #6 Graphic White, Chrome Finish (no substitutions shall be allowed. Only those papers listed above as approved equals will be considered. See the 38th edition (2004-05 issue) of the Competitive Grade Finder. All the leaves within each book must be matching. American mill brand manufactured papers only, private label and or foreign manufactured papers shall not be acceptable. INKS: PMS 512, PMS 520, four color process and dense Black inks. 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 percent, sheet-fed litho/20 percent. BINDING: No additional blank pages shall be allowed. Perfect bind 4,400 (or the balance to equal your bid document?s ?offering?) copies along the 10" dimension. Trim three sides after perfect binding to a final size of 7" x 10". Hinge score covers to prevent cracking and run the cover grain parallel to the spine dimension. Spine type must remain centered. 100 copies are to be cased-in with suitable squares, using crash and paper, over 88 point binder?s board, round back, foot and headbands in appropriate colors to match covers. SEPARATIONS: 50 required, (from a variety of previously printed items, photos and actual 3 dimensional products, which must be photographed prior to scanning) FORMAT: 576 text pages (circle foiled) plus wraparound cover pages 1-4. PRINTING: Print covers 1 and 4 in PMS 512 ink as line art knocked out and trapping from the solid PMS 520 background bleeding all sides. A PMS 512 solid bleeding all sides background butts the front and back cover?s design motif as the spine. Type matter on spine and covers reverses to white. Endleaves and covers 2 and 3 print in PMS 520 Purple with reversed to white type matter. Text: based upon an 18 page folding signature, (see the sketch attached at the back of these specifications) 19 are two color signatures and 13 are five color signatures. All text pages are PMS 520 Purple and Black ink at a minimum. NOTE: Traps and varnish or coating masks are entirely the contractor?s responsibility. Heavy ink coverage is required and the contractor must take any and all necessary precautions to prevent ghosting and lay a smooth, uniform ink film. Text and covers must be manufactured on a lithographic printing press capable of printing all the required colors with one pass through the press and the complete color bar as detailed on page 4 of these specifications. 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 fed printing techniques shall be on heat-set equipment only. Ghosting and in-line problems shall not be acceptable. COATING: Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, on covers pages 1, spine and 4 only. Laminate the case bound copies using suitable film. MARGINS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Examination of the furnished material is an integral part of 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 inch 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 deviations to exceed plus or minus one half 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 degrees 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: Shrink wrap individual case bound copies. Bulk pack the perfect bound copies with a divider between the book columns. Pack in new 44 pound edge crush test corrugated boxes filled to the top. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit this product. The maximum weight shall not exceed 42 lbs. per carton. Products must lay flat, do not stand upright in cartons. No packaging deviations shall be allowed. Label or stencil on the carton ends. RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copies 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 NCI at the office address listed above. NCI Printing Officer, Office of Communications, Communication Services Branch (CSB), Printing Section, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 3064, Rockville, Maryland 20852. NEGATIVES: If digital direct-to-plate technologies were used, the contractor shall also be required to furnish films as a deliverable item upon request. Compose negatives as RRED final films in two page printer?s spreads only, allowing a minimum of one half inch 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 governments 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 pressroom OKs for future color match. Films shall be ready for subsequent reprints without additional effort beyond exposures. Label: 05-NCI-PC-053,composed negatives and color Oks for storage, Monograph number 16. SHIPPING: The advanced samples copies: must be received before any other location deliveries! 3 perfect bound advanced samples and all the cased copies to: NCI Printing, (301-402-2624), 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3064, Rockville, MD 20852, Attn: Printing Officer. The advanced samples copies must be received before any other location deliveries. Ship 3,500 PERFECT BOUND to arrive on or before April 27, 2005: Trade Associates, Inc. Attn: Cecilia Cummings, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. Number 275, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 983-0500 ext 1#. 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 NCI file copies to: National Tech. Info Service, Office of Business Development, Attn: Sue Feindt, (703-605-6244) 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151. Ship 5 (NCI) C & I copies to: NIH Printing, Building 31 Room B-4B-N-08, 9000 Rockville Pike, Attn: Lisa Harper, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 496-6781. Ship 2 ?Depository copies? to: the U.S. GPO, Stop: SSLA, Depository Receiving Section, 44 ?H? Street NW, loading dock, Washington, DC 20401. Label cartons item #507-G-02. Ship 2 ?NCI file copies? to Attn: Mr. Jan Ehrman (301-496-4143), NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room 5-B-52, Bethesda, MD 20892. Ship balance of copies to: Aspen Systems, Attn: Lou Young, 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, (410) 644-7742. PROOFS: 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 (301) 402-2624 of the day and time press sheets will be available for inspection. SCHEDULE: Request for Quotations are due on April 7, 2005 EST. Display of materials at NCI, OC, CSB 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3064, Rockville, MD 20852 on March 9, 2005. Assuming an award date of April 11, 2005, material shall be picked up on April 12, 2005, 3,500 copies due at NCI exhibitor contractor?s facilities Advanced sample copies must be received at the NCI Office of Communication prior to any bulk distributions due April 27, 2005. Balance of copies due on May 11, 2005. All furnished materials and receipts shall be returned on May 18, 2005. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished materials, complete as specified within these printing specifications, payment will/can be withheld until all these materials are received. The package shall include copies of all shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. The contractor shall initiate contact with our warehouse, if the inventory control number is not furnished, prior to labeling any cartons. Typically, this number and barcode are also listed on the lower right hand position of the laser proofs. If the number is provided use it on the cartons. Receiving hours are 6:30 A.M. - 12:00 (noon) and 1:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M., Monday - Friday, except federal holidays. Call for delivery appointment prior to any bulk shipments. Ship the bulk quantity to: Aspen Systems, Inc., 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, Attn: Ms. Lou Young, (410) 644-7742. Ship the ten samples to: National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Communications, 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3064, Rockville, MD 20852, Attn: Printing Officer, (301) 402-2624. Stencil each carton on one end with the NCI PC no., Title, Inventory Number and the Quantity per carton & per package, 05-NCI-PC-053, (quantity per carton), Monograph 16, Inventory No.___. Cover the pallet -skids with plastic stretch wrapping after plastic strap banding. Band each pallet twice, in both directions, using plastic strapping over corrugated edge protectors only. Affix a packing list for deliveries to the last pallets loaded on the truck, facing the dock. 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 inches from the floor to top of the assembly. All cartons shall be new 275 lb. test corrugated and specifically made to contain the products as specified, ?PACKING?. Use GPO pallets only, 48 inches x 40 inches (four way.) Basis for award: Award will be made to the contractor providing the highest possible quantity for a specified dollar amount that fully meets the requirements of this solicitation. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION; FAR 52.212-3, 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-FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION. Far Clause 52.219-6, NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of 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 CONTRACTING REGISTRATIONS. 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 or from Malinda Holdcraft, Purchasing Agent, (301) 402-4509. OFFERS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-1449 with a completed 52.212-3 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 1:00 PM (Washington, DC Local Time) on April 7, 2005. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-50030-NG. PLEASE NOTE: Interested Contractors who have successfully completed the NCI Requirements for Printing must contact Malinda Holdcraft via telephone (301) 402-4509 or via electronic mail at holdcram@exchange.nih.gov for a copy of the proof/art in order to submit a quotation.
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