Transamerica Insurance Corporation, 1150 South Olive, Purchasing Department Mail Stop T1103, Los Angeles, CA 90015-2279

T -- PRINTING OF MEDICARE PART B, CHECK STOCK POC Cota Ibarra, Purchasing Agent (213) 742-2717. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (TOLIC), which currently is under contract with HCFA for Medicare Part B claims processing, is seeking sources for the printing of Medicare Checks. Estimated volume for 12 months supply is 2,100,000. (I) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS -- Check stock must have the following safety features: (1a) Basic Cascade Check protect -- Toner Grip 25#, (b) brown stain, (c) void under coating, (d) tone grip coating. (2a) Overall size 8-1/2" x 11", (b) size of check 8-1/2" x 3", (c) size of Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB) 8-1/3" x 8". (3) Ink must be laser ink except for MICR encoding (black MICR ink). (4) There will be three separate stocks on three different colors, screened 20% for custom Pyramid on upper portion. Colors -- black with warm red background, Blue, and Green. (5) All pantographs must include the void feature to protect against photocopy duplication. (6) Transamerica does not use the standard ink colors for the void pantograph, vendor must assumethe responsibility to print checks to ensure that the void pantograph works correctly. (7) Disclaimer banner to be located on top of check portion in Black. (8) Reverse side of check to show custom step and repeat artificial water work Pyramids in fluorescent ink. (9) Numbering must be printed in red ink in two locations -- numbering must be continuous, without any breaks in event check number is missing -- vendor must supply a list of checks and indicate missing numbers on ream & box. (II) OTHER REQUIREMENTS: (1) Bank sheet to be provided for MICR layout. (2) Monthly delivery of 350,000 checks to be shipped to Los Angeles, CA 90054. (3) Cut sheet should be shrink wrapped in 500's with clip board at top and bottom and packed 2,000 per carton in a manner which will protect them from humidity and maintain their good physical condition so they will feed and stack properly on Xerox 4135. (4) Checks must be packed in reams with lowest #'s at the bottom and the highest #'s at the top. (5) vendor must stock enough paper to produce 500,000 checks for rush and/or disaster production. (6) vendor must indicate other locations outside California capable of producing check stock in the event of a disaster in California. All interested vendors must submit their responses to include the following: (1a) unit price, (1b) transportation & packing charge per carton, (1c) unit charge for each safety feature, (2) 5 (five) client references, (3) statement of previous experience, (4) SADBUS/MBE qualification statement, (5) TOLIC onsite testing ability stmt. (6) qualification statements stating the vendor's ability to meet the technical specifications above (I- 1a-9), (7) responsiveness statement for meeting the Other Requirements above (II 1-6) Vendors quotations will be evaluated 70% on cost and 30% on providing and meeting the requested information in technical and other requirements specified I & II above. Interested parties should submit their quotations in writing to the Purchasing agent at the address specifiedabove, by February 28, 1997. This does not constitute a commitment by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company or Transamerica Insurance Corporation to acquire the products and/or related services. There will be formal replies to the responsive parties. (0013)

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