National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, PSAS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS/Room 638, Bethesda, MD 20892-7227

T -- PHOTOGRAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES SOL RFQ-NCI-90136 DUE 072799 POC Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Todd Cole, Contracting Officer  This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Items, prepared in accordance wit the format in the FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, RFQ-NCI-90136, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 97-11. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial acquisitions. This requirement is set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2732 and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospective offerors should have a copy of the booklet "Standard Technical Specifications for NCI Printing Requirements" (hereafter referred to as NCI Standard Specifications) issued by DHHS/NIH/NCI. The information in this booklet provides supplemental information necessary for potential offerors to have a complete understanding of the specifications set forth below. Copies of the booklet may be requested from Cynthia Brown at (301) 402-4509. REQUIREMENTS: Title: "Monograph 10: The Report of the California EPA". PRODUCT: 452 page book with separate 4 page wrap-around cover. QUALITY: Level 2 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Printing is the predominate production function and none shall be subcontracted. QUANTITY: 12,000 copies and the final films used in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 7" X 10", binding along the 10" dimension. FURNISHED MATERIALS: 2 Zipdisks from Powermacs using Quark page files and Adobe illustrations. PROOFS: Provide laminated halftone dot color proofs, digital color-4000 dpi or made 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 proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI Office of Cancer shall retain one dylux proof. PAPER: Cover -- 100 lb. White #1 dull finish cover stock. (Vintage Velvet, Lustro or Centura, or an approved equal) . Text -70 lb. White #1 recycled smooth finish opaque offset. (Hammermill Accent Opaque Recycled, or an approved equal). Case -- James River's Kivar #6 Graphic white, chrome Finish (no substitutions shall be allowed). Only those papers listed above as approved #1 sheet equals will be considered. See the 32nd edition (1998- 99 issue) of the Competitive Grade Finder. Both the text stock and cover stocks must be the same brand name items, and all the leaves within each book must be matching. American mill brand manufactured papers only, private label papers and or foreign manufactured papers not subject to NAFTA shall not be acceptable. (Refer to NCI Standard Specifications). INKS: Dense Black, PMS 348 and PMS 2745. 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/105, sheet-fed litho/20%, forms/20%. Also refer to NCI Standard Specifications. BINDING: No additional blank pages shall be allowed. Perfect bind 11,800 copies along the 10" dimension. Trim three sides after perfect binding to a final size of 7" x 10". Hinge score the covers to prevent cracking and run the cover paper grain parallel to the spine dimension. Spine type must remain centered. The balance of 120 copes are to be cased-in with suitable squares, using crash and paper, over 88 pt. binder's board, round back, end-sheets to match predominate cover solid PMS color, foot,,and headbands in appropriate colors to match covers. SEPARATIONS: None. FORMAT: Covers 1-4, text pages 1-452. PRINTING: Print overs 1 and 4 in PMS 2745 line art knocked out from the solid 348 background from a separate film positive overlay. A PMS 348 ink solid bleeding all sides background butts the front and back covers as the spine. Type matter on spine and covers reverses to white. Covers 2 and 3 are blank. The text page 2 prints with type matter and a halftone in Black ink. The balance of text pages print Black line art and text only. NOTE: Heavy ink coverage is required and the contractor must take all necessary precautions to prevent ghosting and lay a smooth, uniform ink film. Ghosting & "in-line problems" shall not be acceptable. Both cover and text signatures must be printed on a lithographic printing press capable of printing all the ink colors with one pass through the press. Web run production equipment if used, shall be lithographic heat-set only. COATING: Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, outside cover pages & spine only. Dull varnish is NOT an acceptable option to aqueous coating. Laminate the case bound copies using suitable film. MARGINS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Refer to NCI Standard Specifications. PRESS INSPECTION: Refer to NCI Standard Specifications. PREAWARD SURVEY: In order to determine the responsibility of the prime contractor, the government reserves the right to conduct a preaward survey, or to require samples to QATAP evaluate, or other evidence of technical, managerial, financial and similar abilities to perform, prior to the award of a contract. Refer to NCI Standard Specifications. PACKING: Shrink wrap individual case bound copies. Bulk pack the perfect bound copies. Pack each lot separately in new 275 pound test corrugated containers filled to the top. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit this product. Maximum weight shall not exceed 42 lbs. per carton. Products must lay flat, do not stand upright in cartons. No packaging deviations shall be allowed. Label or stencil on one of the carton ends. RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copy of furnished materials as received and two file copy printed samples. Inventory the final film negatives in printer spreads and furnish copies of the all the signed receipts in one package to Paul LaMasters, Printing Officer at the business office address listed herein. NEGATIVES: Compose negatives as RRED final films in two page printer's spreads only, allowing a minimum of " working margins on all sides, using .007 film, (.004 film is allowed if computer electronic files were provided by the NCI). Pin hole registration punching of the final films is required and composed, not stripped, registration marks on all sides. The contractor shall inventory all the final negatives within their facilities until called for return by the government. Ownership of these furnished films shall remain the government's property. Industry trade customs shall not apply to film, flats, proofs or color oks. Pack films to protect emulsion layers and furnish each film set with the associated top sheet containing wet ink density readings, or your press oks for future color match. Films shall be ready for subsequent reprints without additional effort beyond exposures. If digital direct-to-plate technologies were used, the contractor shall also be required to furnish films as a deliverable item upon request. Label: 9-NCI-PC-098 (negatives for storage),Monograph 10. SHIPPING SCHEDULE: Display of materials at NCI, OCC, Building 31, Room #10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892- on 7/22/99. Assuming an award date of 7/29/99, materials shall be picked up on 7/30/99, all copies shall be delivered to the destination identified in this solicitation 9/15/99 by 12:00 PM EST (noon). On 9/22/99 the return of furnished materials, FINAL FILM STORAGE,and receipts shall occur. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished items, completed as specified within these printing specifications, payment will be withheld until all these materials are received. The package shall include copies of bulk all shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. Packaging requirements for bulk shipments delivered to the National Cancer Institute Shipments not conforming to these requirements can be refused. The contractor shall initiate contact with our warehouse, if the inventory control number is not furnished, prior to labeling any cartons. Receiving hours are 9:00am-12(noon) & 1-4:00pm, Mon-Fri. Call for delivery appointment prior to any bulk shipments. Ship the balance of bulk copies to Aspen Systems, Inc., 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21229, Attn: Greg Pedersen (410)644-7853. Ship 5 advanced samples copies to: National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Communications, Building #31, Room #10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, ATTN: Paul LaMasters, Printing Officer, 301-402-2624. Label each carton on one end with the 9-NCI PC-098, Title:"Monograph 10: The Report of the California EPA" Inventory No.M-307, quantity per carton & per package. Also refer to NCI Standard Specifications. After approval of the advanced samples, ship all the case bound copies to: National Cancer Institute, Attn: Donald Shopland, (301) 496-8679, 6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN-#241, Rockville, MD 20852. Ship 15 "file copes" to:Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., Exchange & Gift Division, Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st & N Streets) Washington, D.C. 20540, Ship 728 "depository copes" to: US Government Printing Office, Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, Room#A-150, Washington, D.C. 20401 Stop: SSLA, attn: Mr. Wm.Teele, Label cartons ...#507-G-40. Proofs will be withheld 3 working days from the time they are received until they are returned back to the contractor's facilities. PRESS SHEET INSPECTION requires 5 working days notice. Notify the Printing Officer (Paul LaMasters). SHIPPING: 5 advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, Building #31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. 20892, Ship the balance bulk copies to: Aspen Systems,Inc., 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21229 (410) 644-7853. Ship 2,500 copies to: CA Env. Prot. Agency, ATTN: Amy Dunn, 16th floor (Rm. 16-33) 1515 Clay St., Oakland, CA. 94612. Ship 1,500 copies to Tobacco Ed. Clearinghouse 4 Carbonera Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be made to the responsible offeror with the lowest priced offer that fully meets the requirements of this solicitation. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS; FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM; FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS; AND FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES, OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS. The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; FAR 52.222-35, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA; FAR 52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; FAR 52.222-37, EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF VIETNAM ERA; FAR 52.225-3, BUY AMERICAN ACT-SUPPLIES; and 52.232-34 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. Full text copies of the representations and certifications or other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://amb.nci.nih.gov or from Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, on 301-402-4509. OFFERS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-18 or SF-1449 with a completed "Schedule of Offered Supplies/Services". Quotations/Offers must be accompanied by a completed "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items- with DUNS Number Addendum," signed by an authorized representative of the offeror. Quotations must be received in this office by 1:30 pm EST on 7/27/99. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-90136 in your quotation. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351762). (0189)

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