National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management,Building 38A, Room B1N17, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894

T -- PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS DESIGN AND LAYOUT SOL NLM RFQ 97-014 POC Valerie M. Syed, Contract Specialist (301) 496-6546 Description of Acquisition or Award: This procurement is set aside 100% for small businesses. It is the intent of Public Health Reports to procure design and layout services for the bimonthly publication, Public Health Reports, for issues initiated during the period of January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. Due to the national implications of the periodical, Public Health Reports, these services must be provided by a firm with previous design experience of scientific periodicals or other comparable publications. The design template used will be that which has been used since the September/October issue of 1995. The contractor will perform the following services and deliver the following products or deliverables for each bimonthly issue. o Prepare Design Schedule to accommodate all the steps enumerated below. o Receive copy on disks with accompanying hard copy. o Format tables into PHR style, data provided on disk in WP. o Create charts and graphs in accordance to style, data points provided on hard copy. o Import into Quark Express page grids and run out laser galley proofs for review by authors. o Proofread all galley proofs and then make all edits and changes as marked on galley proofs. o Provide photographic research as required, to procure subject-related stock photography. Faxed photographs for approval of PHR editorial staff. Follow through with all related payments as necessary. o Crop, size, and scan in all photographs and illustrations for high resolution placement in electronic files. o Working with editorial staff of PHR, develop concepts for and hire illustrators to rend art work for feature articles as needed. Provide early sketches for approval. o Prepare imposition according to pre-set editorial flow rules and guidelines. Send to client for approval. o Choose cover photograph. Design and layout entire journal, incorporating procured photographs and illustrations, tables, boxes, sidebars, pull-quotes, as necessary. Maintain current design style and tone. o Provide complete, paginated set of laser proofs in page spreads. Send to the editor for review. Make edits and/or layout changes and send affected pages to the Editor for approval. o Following a final sign-off from the editor, prepare the entire issue on a Syquest disk, or other medium appropriate for the printer, ship to the printer, along with a complete set of laser pages and required paperwork. o Make changes to the blueline as required. o Make minor improvements to design template and style on a very occasional basis. The firm must be able to perform all of the above listed items and meet all requirements in order to be considered. Request for Quotations (RFQ) No. NLM 97-014/VMS will be available approximately fifteen calendar days from publication of this announcement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by Public Health Services. This acquisition is being managed for Public Health Services by the Office of Acquisitions Management at the National Library of Medicine. Copies of the RFQ may be obtained by writing to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N17, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Valerie M. Syed, Contract Specialist. Telephone and fax request will not be accepted. See Number Note 1.(0327)

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