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T -- DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY DIRECTORY SOL RFQ-80113-NE DUE 042398 POC Diane Stalder, Procurement Technician, 301/435-3803 E-MAIL: Diane Stalder, ds88b@nih.gov. Title: "Division of Cancer Epidemiology Directory". 196 page book with separate 4 page wrap-around cover. Single award for a fixed- price contract. Level 1 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO Publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Quantity, 4,500 copies and final films used in the production of printing. Trim size 8-3/8" x 10- 7/8", lay-flat binding on the 10-7/8" dimension. 2 sets of proofs. Provide laminated halftone dot structure color proofs, digital-4000 dpi or made only from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, indicating guide, gripper and ruled-up for all the bindery trim-outs of each form, plus dylux proofs, with all elements in the proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI Printing shall retain one complete proof set. Paper, Covers- 100 lb. white #1 dull finish cover, target brightness of 87. Text- 80 lb. white #1 dull finish text, target brightness of 87. Inks, 4 color process, PMS 179 (Red) PMS 475 (Beige)and dense Black ink. Solid inks required, no builds allowed. Inks shall contain minimum percentages of vegetable oil in compliance with federal procurement mandates as follows: Heat-set litho/10%, sheet-fed litho/20%, forms/20%. Coating, Spot UV coat areas of the outside cover including the illustration and title. Margins, Bleeds follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note 1. No collect calls will be accepted. (0086)

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