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T -- ADVANCED CANCER: LIVING EACH DAY SOL RFQ-90023-NE DUE 010499 POC Diane Stalder, Procurement Technician, 301/435-3803 E-MAIL: Diane Stalder, ds88b@nih.gov. Title: "Advanced Cancer: Living Each Day". 48 page text plus a separate 4 page cover. Single award for a fixed-price contract. Level 2 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO Publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Quantity, 190,000 copies and the final films as required in the production of printing. Trim size 5-7/8" x 9- 1/8", saddle wire stitch binding along the 9-1/8" dimension. Proofs, 2 sets of proofs. Provide laminated halftone dot color proofs, digital color-4000 dpi or made from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, show guide, gripper and ruled-up for all the bindery marks of each form, plus book dylux proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI Office of Cancer Communications shall retain one complete proof set. Paper, Text- 80 lb. White #1 matte finish text, target brightness of 87. Cover- 65 lb. White #1 matte finish cover, target brightness of 87. Inks, 4 color process, Aqua PMS 325, Aqua PMS 327 and 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, Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, cover pages 1 through 4 only. Dull varnish is NOT acceptable as an option to aqueous coating. 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. Posted 12/01/98 (W-SN275799). (0335)

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