SOLICITATION NOTICE
T -- Printing: “What You Need To Know about Cancer of the Breast” 76 page text with a 4 page wrap-around cover
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 323110
— Commercial Lithographic Printing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-110043-TG
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2011
- Point of Contact
- Terry Galloway, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6074, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. 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 written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation/request for quote: No. RFQ-NCI-110043-TG includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-49 (January 2011) 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 Terry Galloway at gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov. REQUIREMENT: What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Breast PRODUCT: 76 text pages plus a 4 page wrap-around cover BASIS FOR AWARD: The actual award amount will be $42,000 for this contract. NCI's objective is to obtain the highest possible quantity for this dollar amount. Your added rate per thousand "overs" may be used to either increase or decrease your firm's bid price to reach this dollar amount. The failure to provide an added rate will render your firm's proposal non-responsive. 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. All con¬tractors offering a bid shall have passed the NCI Requirements for New Bidders prior to consideration of their proposal for award. A minimum sixty cal¬endar days are necessary for the evaluation processing to be completed. QUANTITY: 1,000 copies and the final films as required in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 5-3/8" x 8-3/8", saddle wire stitch binding on the 8-3/8" 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. InDesign CS-3, Illustrator CS-3, Photoshop CS-3 applications are used for desktop publishing PROOFS: Provide a laminated, digital, halftone-dot proofs, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, showing guide, gripper and ruled-up for all bindery marks on each form. Proofs shall have a PIA/GATF Proof Comparator (or similar process control) affixed to the back or face of the proof. Spot col¬ors shall be a match of the Pantone reference books on the laminated proofs (with ink draw downs provided for approval, on the proposed substrates). Additionally, provide two inkjet "dylux-styled reader" proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to final size. NCI shall keep 1 digital dylux. PAPER: Cover - 80 lb. white premium coated offset recycled cover, minimum brightness of 94+. (Centura Dull, McCoy Silk or SignatureTrue dull are acceptable) Text - 70 lb. white premium offset opaque text, target brightness of 94. (Hammermill, Simpson, Springhill, or an approved equal) Only those papers listed above as approved equals will be considered. See the See 46th. edition (Spring 2010~2011 issue)of the Competitive Grade Finder. Both the text and cover stocks, when required, must be the same brand name items, and all the leaves within each book must be matching. American mill brand manufactured papers only, private label papers and or foreign manufactured papers shall not be acceptable. INKS: Four color process, PMS 232 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%, sheet-fed litho/20%. BINDING: Saddle wire stitch twice through the spine along the 8-3/8" dimension. 3 sides bleed trim to a final size after binding of 5-3/8" x 8-3/8". No other alternate trim sizes shall be acceptable. Each signature must be a complete page component, short trimmed or binding lip attachment methods shall not be acceptable. Steel rule die-strike the cover fold to prevent cracking, litho score or a rotary stitcher score is not acceptable. Run the cover paper grain parallel to the spine. SEPARATIONS: None Required FORMAT: Covers 1-4, text pages 1-76. PRINTING: Print outside covers 1 and 4 in a solid and two flat tint areas bleeding all sides of PMS 232. Black overprint text and rules prints on both pages with a reversed to white headline on cover 1. Covers 2 and 3 print with a 20% screen of PMS 232 butting a solid bleeding all sides background of PMS 232 with black text and key- lines only. Text pages 5, 19-20, 27-28 and 30-31 each contain at least one process ink colored art illustration. Black ink with text and rules plus a 20% screened PMS 232 background prints on pages 1, 17, 25, 30, 33, 39 and 46. Print the balance in Black ink only from all line art. 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. All signatures must be printed on a lithographic printing press capable of printing the complete color bar as specified. Do not assume perfecting is acceptable to the government. The inspector shall use the following critieria 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 (satin finish) aqueous coat the outside covers only. BLEEDS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Examination of the furnished materials is an integral part of specifications. No additional payment will be allowed due to 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 deviations to exceed plus or minus 1/2 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° 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: Plastic strap or shrink wrap in units of 10 copies only, paper banding shall not be allowed. Turn the items if necessary, to form a "neat" stack. Pack in new 44 pound edge crush test corrugated boxes filled to the top with 80 copies each. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit this product. The maximum weight shall not exceed 47lbs. 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. What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Breast 11-NCI-PC-054 RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copy or furnished materials as received, plus two "file copy" printed samples. Create a digital deliverable (Macintosh compatible CD-Rom disk of the high-res. files, plus a web-posting version as an Acrobat PDF format) and furnish copies of the all the signed receipts in one package to NCI at the office address listed above, see page 1 of these specifications. 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 1/2" working margins on all sides, using.007 film, (.004 film is allowed if computer electronic files were provided by the NCI). Ownership of these films shall remain the government's property. Industry trade customs shall not apply to film, flats, proofs or color Okays. Pack films to protect emulsion layers and furnish each film set with the associated top sheet containing wet ink density readings, or your pressroom Okays for future color match. Films shall be ready for subsequent reprints without additional effort beyond exposures. Label: 11-NCI-PC-054, composed negatives & color Okays for storage WYNTK Breast (spn) SHIPPING: 3 advanced samples copies to: NCI Printing, (301-402-2624) 6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 3049, Rockville, MD 20852. ATTN: Printing Officer "Advanced sample copies" shall be received before any other location deliveries are completed. Ship 15 file copies to: Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., (Exchange and Gift Division), Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st and N Streets), Washington, DC 20540. Ship 2 Clearance copies to: NCI Clearance, Attn: Marianne Kost, 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3017, Rockville, MD 20852 301-594-9053 Ship 2 NCI file copies to: National Tech. Info Service, Office of Business Development, Attn: Sue Feindt, (703-605-6244) 5301 Shawnee Road, Room 327, Alexandria, VA 22312. Ship 1 (NCI) Cataloging and Indexing copies to: NIH Printing, ATTN: Lisa Harper Building 31, Room B-4B-N-08, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 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 with item number 507-G-02. Ship 2 NCI file copies to: ATTN: Mr. Jan Ehrman at NIH 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room 5-B-52 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 301-496-4143. Ship 5 Client Samples to: National Cancer Institute ATTN: Lou Cunningham 6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852 301-594-9163 Ship balance of Bulk copies to: NCI Distribution Center schedule delivery appointment anna.l.young@lmco.com 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 at 301-402-2624 for inspection. SCHEDULE: Display of materials at NCI, OC, (Printing Section), 6116 Executive Blvd, Room 3049; Rockville, MD 20852 4/11/2011. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE: 4/20/2011 at 11:00 am. Award shall be made on or about 4/27/2011. Material pickup on or about: 5/4/2011. 5,000 partial copies due at the NCI destinations, as listed above, 5/18/2011. Advanced sample copies must be received at the NCI Office of Cancer Communications prior to any bulk distributions. Balance of copies due at destinations: 5/25/2011. Return of furnished materials and receipts: 6/1/2011. NOTE: Please be aware that w/o the return of all 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. GENERAL PACKAGING: General packaging information for bulk shipments delivered to the National Cancer Institute Shipments not conforming to these requirements SHALL be refused. The exact packaging for each order will be detailed within the printing contract from the Federal Government. If the inventory control number and barcode artwork are not furnished, please contact the NCI Printing Office prior to the press run or before labeling cartons for shipment. Typically the number and barcode are also visual on the lower right hand position of the back panel or back cover on laser proofs provided. Ship bulk copies using directions below to: NCI Distribution Center, 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, Attention: Ms. Lou Young, (410) 644-7742 Contractor's shipping company is to notify Ms. Lou Young by email (anna.l.young@lmco.com) prior to any bulk shipments to this facility. Receiving hours: 6:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Provide the following information when scheduling appointments: NCI PC #(if applicable), inventory#, publication title, total quantity of the order, if this is a partial shipment, the number of pallets on this shipment, carton count & quantity per pallet, estimated delivery date. Do not layer multiple titles on the same pallet. Label each carton on one (1) end, with the NCI PC Number, Title, Inventory Number and the Quantity per carton and per package; 11-NCI-PC-054 20 per package/160 per carton) WYNTK about Breast Cancer Inventory No. P-017. Band each pallet twice, in both directions, using plastic strapping over corrugated edge protectors only. Cover the pallets with plastic stretch wrap after strap banding and corrugated edges. The cartons shall only be new 44 pounds; Edge-crush test or 275 pounds bursting strength and specifically made to contain this product. Affix packing delivery list to the last pallet 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 double stack on the truck trailers. Stack skids, not to exceed 50 inches total, (from the floor to the top of the assembly). Use 48 x 40, four way "GPO Pallets" only. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (June 2008); FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS- (Jan 2011) FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (June 2010); FAR Clause 52.212-5: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2011). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition; Far Clause 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) Far Clause 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (April 2009) Far Clause 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) Far Clause 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (August 2009) Far Clause 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (February 1999) Far Clause 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (March 2007) Far Clause 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) Far Clause 52.225-3 Buy-American Act - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act (June 2009) Alternate II (January 2004) Far Clause 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) ar Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central Contractor Registration (October 2003) Provisions and clauses that apply to this Request for Quote may be downloaded from http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html OFFERORS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-1449 with a completed 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror OR provide a copy of the valid certification registrations of the offeror's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered in and have valid certifications in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (http://www.ccr.gov) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) (http://orca.bpn.gov). Quotations must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions contracting office by 11:00 a.m. on 4/20/2011. Please refer to solicitation number RFQ-NCI-110043-TG on all correspondence. No collect calls will be accepted. Faxed or electronic mail quotations will NOT be accepted.
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