Chicago Regional Printing Procurement Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, 200 N. Lasalle St., Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601-1055

T -- PRINTING SOL Program 1530-S DUE 062298 POC Patti Plunkett (312) 353-3918 for technical questions only. Contract for a one year term for printing and distribution of various Army equipment manuals, with the possibility of extensions fhrough June 30, 2003. All books are looseleaf, stitched, and drilled. Approx. 10% of orders require foldins, up to 45 x 20". Printing of the foldins may be subcontracted. All other printing must be done by the primary contractor. Up to 15,000,000 impressions on any one print order, average pages from 2 to 1,600; copies from 500 to 70,000. Normal schedule 10 workdays for 2 million impressions, one additional workday for each additional 2 million impressions. Accelerated schedule 4 workdays for 2 million, 1 additional workday each additional 2 million impressions. Black ink on 50 lb. white offset book, with 65% of orders requiring separate buff 110 lb. index covers. Agency will furnish either camera copy or Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Some orders will require contractor to make films, some will require direct to plate technology. Do not bid without requesting and examining complete specifications. To request a copy of the specifications and/or an abstract of the previous similar contracts (known as Program 1513-S and Program 1545-S), you must fax request to: 312-886-3163, providing your fax number. (0162)

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