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 Steve Kettle, Purchasing Manager, (213) 742-4537. 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: Basic Cascade Check protects -- Toner Grip 25#, brown stain, void under coating, tone grip coating. Overall size 8-1/2" x 11", size of check 8-1/2" x 3", size of EOMB 8-1/3" X 8". Ink must be laser ink except for MICR encoding (black MICR ink). 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. All pantographs must include the void feature to protect against photocopy duplication. Disclaimer banner to be located on top of check portion in Black. Reverse side of check to show custom step and repeat artificial water work Pyramids in fluorescent ink. Numbering print 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: Bank sheet to be provided for MICR layout. Bi-monthly deliveries of 35O,000 checks to be shipped to Los Angeles, CA 90054. 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. Checks must be packed in reams with lowest #'s at the bottom and the highest #'s at the top. Responses should 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) previous experience, (4) SADBUS/MBE qualification stmt, (5) TOLIC onsite testing ability stmt. Vendor's bids will be evaluated 70% on cost and 30% on providing and meeting the requested information in technical and other requirements specified in I & II above. Interested parties should submit in writing to the Purchasing manager at the address specified above, their desire and capabilities for consideration in future acquisitions and planning purposes by February 20, 1998. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, it also 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 no formal reply to the interested parties. (0028)

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