U.S. Government Printing Office, North Capitol & H Street, NW., Attn: Larry P. Vines, Room B104, Stop: PPSB, Washington, DC 20401

T -- PRINTING SOL Program C568-S DUE 031797 POC Richard Weiss, Contracting Officer, Jack Scott, (202) 512-0310. Single award term contract for period 050197 to 043098 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Production area, Nationwide. Copy pickup in Silver Spring, MD. Approx. 14 orders placed per year for side stitched, saddle-stitched, perfect bound books printing in a single ink color. Approx. 10 to 300 copies per order. Trim size 10 x 10". Contractor's collating or inserting equipment must be equipped with an optical scanning signature detecting system. The signature detecting system must scan every signature to verify that it is correct and in the proper orientation (e.g., not inverted). Contractor's not having a signature detection system, must propose a manual inspection system that will provide for 100 percent inspection of the books produced. Operation include printing, binding, trimming 3 or 4 sides, packing, metered mailing, and distribution. Quality attributes level III. Bid request on firm's letterhead. (0366)

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