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T -- PRINTING OF DIGITIZED TECHNICAL ORDERS (TOS) POC Tom Robertson, 912-926-6726 This is NOT a presolicitation notice pursuant to FAR Part 5, but is a MARKET SURVEY to identify sources with the capability to print WR-ALC managed digitized technical orders. Air Force Technical Orders print guidance is MIL-HDBK-38790. The digitized technical orders are in CCITT Group IV Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), Adobe Portable Document (PDF) Format, and Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG) Format. A single PDF file represents a complete up-to-date technical order. In contrast, each TIFF or JPEG file represents a page of the technical order, and the entire technical order is made up of multiple TIFF files that are sequentially numbered. Pages with color graphics are in JPEG format because of smaller file size. JPEG files are numbered in accordance with their position within the technical order. Technical orders are available in different types and page sizes. Technical order standard sizes are 4 x 7 inches, 5 x 8 inches, and 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Foldouts are 11 x 17 inches or longer and have an8-3/4 inch blank apron. Printed paper documents from digitized data shall have a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi). Folding and hole drilling guidance are specified in MIL-HDBK-38790. Currently, WR-ALC has over 3 million pages of digitized technical orders available, and printing estimates are 28M pages per year or 2M pages per month. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any cost incurred for their participation in this survey. A Draft Printing Requirements Document and a Contractor Capability Survey are available on the web via the WR-ALC Small Business Office Homepage http://www.robins.af.mil/orgs/alc/smallbusiness/techord.htm. The extent of foreign participation or level of security clearance required to receive a solicitation has not yet been determined. Therefore, participation in this survey may not necessarily result in your company being able to participate in the solicitation. Large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this survey. Responses to this survey are due prior to close of business Friday, 10 Jul 98. If additional information is needed, contact Tom Robertson at 912-926-6726. (0160)

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