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T -- DUPLICATING SERVICES POC Penny Koontz, 301-402-2852 E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, koontzp@od.nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health has a requirement for Duplicating Services. The contractor must have space/equipment available to produce the following: 1) High speed duplicating of grant applications from camera copy of electronically transmitted PDF files with a 5-day turnaround. Yearly volume of 115 million impressions. This requirement is cyclical with monthly volumes ranging from 5 to 15 million impressions; 2) Ability to print from preprogrammed 9-track magnetic tapes. Three day turnaround. Volume as high as 500,000 copies per month; 3) Pick up original camera copy applications from NIH facilities and deliver the completed work back to any NIH building within the required turnaround time. Pick up from the Rockledge2 facility twice a day is required; 4) Scan, print, and electronically store grant applications as text-searchable PDF files. The PDF format selected will be compatible with other COTS software which would allow for the extraction of specific text and numeric fields; 5) Store PDF files labeled with grant number of the respective application. Have the capability to store up to 1 million pages of information. Files must be stored on the contractor's secure server with transmission on demand to NIH; and 6) Provide high-speed duplication for the balance of NIH's routine in-house production volume. Jobs will vary in both page lengths and required sets. Most will allow a 4 day turnaround. Some jobs will require 24-hour turnaround. Estimated volume: 10 million impressions per year. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The purpose of this synopsis is to ascertain small business sources for this type of service. It must be understood that all sources must have the financial capacity to handle this volume of business and that reimbursement may not be made by the Government for 60-90 days after the contractor has incurred the costs. Responses will not be considered as either bids or proposals and cost and pricing data must not be submitted. Concise responses directed specifically to the requirements mentioned above are requested and will be considered. Only interested small business sources possessing experience shall demonstrate their capabilities and financial capacity to handle the specified services. NOTE: Standard Industrial Code is 7334. The Size Standard is the average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three (3) fiscal years are not in excess of $5M. Send original and two copies of responses to Penny Koontz. Closing date for receipt of responses is fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this notice. Posted 08/24/00 (W-SN489594). (0237)

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