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75 -- BLANK CUSTOMIZED BARCODE LABELS/RIBBONS SOL DADA16-96-R-0009 DUE 080896 POC Jack Fontanilla, Contract Specialist, at (808) 433-5227 Ext. 225, FAX (808) 433-2990 (Site Code DADA16) The Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Lab, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, has a requirement for a quantity of 250 rolls containing 1,000 custom design blank bardcode labels, and 126 ea high speed black thermal transfer resin ribbons for use on govt-owned Datamax DMX 430 thermal transfer barcode printer with 300dpi print resolution. Code 39, code 39 mod 43, code 128 and Interleaved 2 of 5 symbologies will be used to produce barcodes. The label material shall be evenly matched with the proposed ribbon material required to generate up to a 13 character barcode with human readable print in all symbologies and be scanned with 100% accuracy using govt-owned Symbol Technologies LS2000 VHD scanners, HP 18587A barcode reader and Olympus AU800 specimen analyzer. Delivery shall be FOB destination in (2) equal shipments per year. The customized label shall consist of a white polypropylene or other suitable synthetic film backed by a release liner (piggyback label). Overall label dimension are 3.375 inches wide by 1.8125 inches high and precut with 3 vertical and 4 horizontal slits. The ribbon shall produce a stable, dense, abrasion resistant, and erasure resistant barcode with excellent edge definition with a print contrast and light area reflectance of 98% or better and 0% reflectance of dark areas. The ribbons shall have a anti-static and anti-stick backcoating to prevent electrical charges from being transferred to electro-mechanical components of the printer. Offerors shall be required to submit bid samples of labels and ribbon for evaluation and testing on govt- owned equipment. The Government anticipates to award a firm fixed-price contract for the base year 1 Oct 96 - 30 Sep 97 with (4) year options. The proposed solicitation contained herein is unrestricted and will be issued o/a 8 Jul 96 and close 8 Aug 96. All interested concerns that can meet the solicitation requirements are encourage to submit an offer which will be considered. Interested concerns may request a copy of the solicitation by mail or fax. (0172)

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