T -- PHOTORAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES.(00-NCI-PC-129)

Notice Date

August 29, 2000

Adminstrative Office

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

ZIP Code

20892-7227

Solicitation Number

RFQ-NCI-00210

Response Due

September 14, 2000

Point of Contact

Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Gail Zois, Contracting Officer

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR12.6 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, No. RFQ-NCI-00210, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 97-19. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial. This requirement is set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 2732, and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospected 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 specification set forth below. Copies of the booklet may be requested from Cynthia Brown, at (301) 402-4509. REQUIREMENT: Title: What You Need To Know about Prostate Cancer". PRODUCT: 40 page text 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 QATAP attribute requirements. Printing is the predominate production function. The intent to subcontract shall be discussed with the Contacting Officer prior to bid submission. QUANTITY: 450,000 copies and final films used in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 5-3/8" x 8-3/8", saddle wire stitch binding on the 8-3/8" dimension. FURNISHED MATERIALS: 44 single page electronic mechanicals from Quark/powermac, 3 reflective illustrations and a previously printed similar sample as a guide for binding. PROOFS: One set of press signature imposed, film generated, laminated color proofs (ruled to indicate the guide & gripper edges, with complete color bar and all bindery trim-outs) or similar color proofs, for the entire publication and two sets of dylux proofs. Must be composite proofs with all elements in the proper position. NOTE: One set of dylux proofs shall be retained by NCI. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical specifications. PAPERS: covers -80 lb. white #1 matte finish cover, minimum brightness of 86. (Patina, Frostbrite, Moistrite, Mountie, or an approved equal). Text -70 lb. white #1 offset opaque text, target brightness of 90. (Hammermill, Simpson, Springhill, or an approved equal). Only those papers listed above as approved #1 sheet equals will be considered. See the 33rd edition ( 99- 00 issue) of the Competitive Grade Finder. Both the text stock and cover stocks, when required, must be the same brand name items, and all the leaves within each book must be matching. All offset text stock, when required, must be smooth finish only. Rolland Opaque is not an approved alternative sheet. American mill brand manufactured papers only, private label and or foreign manufactured papers shall not be acceptable. INKS: PMS 194 (Red) 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%. BINDING: Saddle stitch twice through the spine along the 8-3/8" dimension. Bleed trim three sides to a final size after binding of 5-3/8" x 8-3/8". No other alternate trim sizes shall be acceptable. Each signature must be a complete four page component, short trimmed and/or binding lip attachment methods shall not be acceptable. Steel rule die-strike the cover fold to prevent cracking, (a litho press score and/or a rotary stitcher score is not acceptable). Run the cover paper grain parallel to the spine. SEPARATIONS: None required. FORMAT: Covers 1-4, text pages 1-40. PRINTING: Print outside covers 1 and 4 in a solid and two flat tint areas bleeding all sides of PMS 194. Black overprint text and rules prints on both pages with a reversed to white headline on cover 1. Covers 2 prints with a 20% screen of PMS 194 with black text, keylines and a rule and cover 3 prints as black type matter only. Text pages 4, 7, 12, and 22 each contain a line art illustration reproducing in solid black ink with text and rules plus a 20% screened PMS 194 background form a furnished amberlith overlay. Furnished overlays are as displayed and shall be corrected by the contractor to accurate registration. Text pages 4, 5, 9, 13 and 15-16 prints with a 20% screen of PMS 194 with black text, keylines and a rule. The contractor must crate the masks and lay the tints following the tissue overlay guides for placement. Text pages 3-6, 8, 10, 17, 19, 21-25 and 33 print a solid PMS 194 first character reversed box plus black ink type matter and rules. Text pages 2 and 40 are blank. Print the balance of the text in black ink from all line artwork. NOTE: Heavy ink coverage is required and the contractor must take any and all necessary precautions to prevent ghosting & lay a smooth uniform ink film. Text and covers must be manufactured on a lithographic printing press capable of printing all the required colors with one pass through the press and the complete color bar as specified. Web fed printing techniques shall be on heat-set equipment only. Ghosting & "in-line problems" shall not be acceptable. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. COATING: Overall (satin finish) aqueous coat or dull varnish the outside covers only. MARGINS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Examination of the furnished materials/camera copy is an integral part of these specifications. No additional payment shall be allowed due the contractor's failure to examine the copy and thoroughly understand the nature and extent of the work to be performed. PRESS INSPECTION: Press sheets shall be inspected at the contractor's printing facility for quality conformance. Each press sheet form must contain one color bar, at least 3/16" in width, for each ink color placed parallel to the ink rollers. Color control bars (such as, BRUNNER, GATF OR GRETAG) must contain star targets, trapping, tint and dot gain patches, process built grays, if applicable, and extend the full width of the press sheet. Ink densities shall be constant across the full width of the sheet with no deviations to exceed plus or minus of one percent. Light and heavy inking is not allowed. The contractor must provide the correct viewing conditions for all press sheet inspections including 5000 degree kelvin light sources housed in a completely enclosed neutral gray booth and functional densitometers. 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 award of a contract. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. PACKING: Plastic strap in packs of 20 with the booklets turned as required to make a neat stack. Pack in new 275 lb. test corrugated containers filled to the top, 240 copies per carton. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit these products. Maximum weight shall not exceed 44 lbs. per carton. Products must lay flat, do not stand upright in cartons. No packaging deviations shall be allowed. Label on one of the carton ends with: 00-NCI-PC-129, "What You Need To Know about Prostate Cancer", total quantity per container. RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copy (or furnished materials) as received, 2 file copy samples, inventory final films in 2 page printer spreads only and provide copies of all the signed receipts in one package to Paul LaMasters, NCI Printing Officer, Office of Cancer Communications, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. NEGATIVES: Compose the negatives as right reading emulsion down final films in two page printer's spreads only, allowing a minimum of " working margins on all sides, using .007 film. Pin hole registration punching of the final films is required and composed, not stripped, registration mars on all 4 sides. The contractor shall inventory all these final negatives within their facilities until called for return by the government. Ownership of the films shall remain the government's property. Industry trade customs shall not apply to film, flats, proofs or color oks. Pack to protect emulsion layers and furnish each film set with the associated top sheet containing wet ink density readings, or your pressroom color oks for future color match. These films shall be ready for subsequent reprints without additional effort beyond exposures. 00-NCI-PC-129 (negatives for storage), "What You Need To Know abut Prostate Cancer". SHIPPING: 10 advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, Attn: Printing Officer, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892; Ship 15 "file copies" to: Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., Exchange & Gift Division, Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st & N Streets), Washington, DC 20540; Ship 724 "depository copies" to: US Government Printing Officer, Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, Room #A-150, Washington, DC 20401; Stop: SSLA, Attn: William Teele, Label cartons item #507-G-22. Ship the balance of bulk copies to: Aspen Systems, Inc., Attn: Mr. Andy McMahon, 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, (410) 644-7853. Proofs will be withheld 3 working days from the time they are received until they are returned back to the contractor's facilities. Label the proof package with the NCI PC number and product title. Return all the art/materials in the proper order as originally provided by the government. PRESS SHEET INSPECTIONS: Requires 5 working days notice. Notify the NCI Communications Office at (301) 402-2624 of the day and time press sheets will be available for inspection. SCHEDULE: Display of materials at NCI, OCC, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 on 09/08/2000. Assuming an award date of 09/18/2000, material shall be picked up on 09/20/2000, 100,000 copies shall be delivered on 10/25/2000, all copies shall be delivered to the destination identified in this solicitation on 11/8/00/2000 by 12:00 PM Local time (noon). On 11/15/2000 the return of furnished materials and receipts shall occur. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished items, complete as specified within these printing specifications, payment will and can be withheld until all these materials are received. The package shall include copies of all shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. Shipments not conforming to these requirements can be refused. Products must be shrink wrapped in units of twenty(20). Insert to lay flat, in new 275# test corrugated containers weighting less than 48 pounds, containing 240 pieces each. The exact packing for each order ill be detailed within the printing contract form the government. The contractor shall initiate contact with our warehouse, if the inventory control number is not furnished, prior to labeling any cartons. Receiving hours are 9:00 am -- 12:00 (noon) and 1:00 -- 4:00 pm, Mon. -- Fri. Call for delivery appointment prior to any bulk shipments. Ship the samples to: National Cancer Institutes Office Of Cancer Communications, Building #31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Attn; Printing Officer, (301) 402-2624. Label each carton on one end with the NCI PC No., Title, Inventory No. and the Quantity per carton & per package. [(00-NCI-PC-129)], (20's/240 per carton) "What You Need To Know.. Prostate", Inventory No. P-035. Plastic strap band every skid in both directions (twice) over corrugated edge protectors & wooden skid tops, 40" x 48". Cover skids with plastic stretch wrapping after banding, tops and edge protectors. Affix a packing list for all deliveries. All skids shall be four-sided entry and the weight must not exceed 2,000 pounds, do not side load or double stack on the truck trailers. Stack skids not to exceed 50" from the floor to top . The required pallet dimensions are Side Dimension: 40" and Front Dimensions: 48". The cartons shall only be new 275 lb. test corrugated and specifically made to contain 240 bound books as 12 packs of twenty copies each. BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will e made to the responsible offeror with the responsive, lowest priced quote that fully meets the requirements of the solicitation. PROVISION AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS: FAR 52.213-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM, FAR 5.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS-DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION. 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 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 certification for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://amb.nic.nih.gov or from Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent , 301-402-4509. OFFERS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-18 or SF-1449 with a completed "Schedule of Offered Supplies/Services". Quotation/Offers must be accompanied by a completed "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items-with DUNS Number Number Addendum," signed by an authorized representative of the offeror. Offers/Quotations must be received in this office by 1:30 PM (Washington, DC Local Time) on 09/14/2000. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-00210 in your quotation.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000831/TSOL006.HTM (W-242 SN491092)