U.S. Government Printing Office, Columbus Regional Printing Procurement, 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 112-B, Columbus, OH 43215

T -- THE MEDICARE HANDBOOK SOL Program 5579-S DUE 081596. Contact Dotti Griffith or Steven A. Boortz (Contracting Officer) on 614/488-4616 for information of a technical nature and contact Joni Dial, 614-488-4497 for any other assistance required. Single award term contract for the period beginning Date of Award and ending December 31, 1996 for Health & Human Services, Baltimore, MD. This program is for a period of approximately 4-1/2 months. These specifications cover the production of saddle-stitched handbooks requiring such operations as copy pick-up, film-making, proofs, 2-color printing, 4-color process, binding, jet spray addressing or labeling, packing, mailing and distribution. Trim Size: 8-1/2 x 11''. Approximately 10 orders. Approximately 2,500 to 200,000 copies per order. Approximately 32 to 40 pages plus covers per order.Government to furnish: Camera copy. Color photoprints. Films. Distribution list for bulk shipments (contractor to create labels). Magnetic tapes containing name and address files for addressing self-mailers. IBM Cartridges 3480 bytes per inch may be furnished in lieu of tapes. Material to be picked up from Baltimore, MD. Ship/mail f.o.b. contractor's city. Approximately 99% each order are self-mailers and mail by permit imprint. Production time of: 17 and 23 workdays. Bid request on firm's letterhead while supplies last. Telephone/Telegraph requests are not acceptable. (218)

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