T -- PHOTOGRAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES.(NAICS #323110)

Notice Date

November 13, 2000

Contracting 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-10009

Response Due

December 6, 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 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, No. RFQ-NCI-10009, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 97-20. 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 North American Industry Classification System code is 323110, and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospected offerors should have a copy of the booklet "Standard Technical Specification 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: Monograph 12, Population Based Smoking Cessation". PRODUCT: 250 page book with separate 4 page 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: 6,500 total copies and the final films used in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 7" x 10", binding along the 10" dimension. FURNISHED MATERIALS: One Macintosh Zipdisk created from using Quark page files and Adobe illustrations, together with a dummy book of laser color proofs as a reference only. 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. NOTE: One set of dylux proofs shall be retained by NCI. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. 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 33rd edition, (1999-2000 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. INKS: Dense Black, PMS 131 gold and PMS 221 Red. Solid inks required, no builds allowed for the covers or the spine. 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: No additional blank pages shall be allowed. Perfect bind 5,900 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 100 copies are to be cased-in with suitable squares, using crash and paper, over 88 point, 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 required. FORMAT: Covers 1-4, text pages 1-250. PRINTING: Print covers 1 and 4 in PMS 131 Gold line art knocked out from the solid PMS 221 Red background. A PMS 221 ink solid bleeding all sides background butts the front and back covers as the spine. Type matter on spine and covers reverses to white. Cover 2 prints in black ink only on the perfect bound copies. The case-bound copies have printed endleaves front and back ( pages 2 and 3) in one PMS color, 221. Additionally, page 2 has reversed to white text copy. The balance of text pages print Black ink 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. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. 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: Examination of the camera copy is an integral part of the work to be preformed. 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 9such as, BRUNNER, GATF or GRETAG) must contain star targets, trapping, tint and dot gain patches, process built gays, 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 the award of a contract. Also refer to NCI Standard Technical Specifications. PACKING: Shrink warp individual case bound copies. Build pack the perfect bound copies with a divider between the columns. Pack each lot separately in new 275 pound test corrugated containers filled to the top. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit these products. Maximum weight shall not exceed 45 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 or furnished materials as received and two file copy printed samples. Inventory the final film negatives in printer spreads and furnish copies of all the singed receipts in one package to Paul LaMasters, NCI Printing Office,r Office of Cancer Communications, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. 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: 01-NCI-PC-011 (negatives for storage) Monograph 12. SHIPPING: After OK of the advanced samples, ship all the case bound copies to: National Cancer Institute, attn: Mr. "Czar" D. Shopland, (301) 496-8679, 6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN-#4036, Rockville, MD 20852-7337. 5 "advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, attn: Paul LaMasters, Building #31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892; ship 800 (total) copies to the following destinations, (with the complete street addresses furnished at the time of award). 300 to Georgia-30093, 100 copies to California-95814, 400 copies to California-95066; 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 696 "depository copies" to: US Government Printing office, Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, room #A-150, Washington, DC 20401, Stop: SSLA, Attn: Mr. William Teele, label cartons item #507-G-40; ship the "balance bulk" copies to: Aspen Systems, Inc., 1000 Haverhill road, Baltimore, Maryland 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 the materials in the proper order as originally provided by the government. PRESS SHEET INSPECTION: 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 12/05/2000. Assuming an award date of 12/08/2000, material shall be picked up on 12/12/2000, 1,000 copies shall be delivered on 1/19/2001, balance of copies shall be delivered to the destination identified in this solicitation on 02/04/2001 by 12:00 PM Local time (noon). On 02/11/2001 the return of furnished materials and receipts shall occur. NOTE: please be aware that without the return of the furnished materials complete as specified within these specifications, payment may be withheld until these materials are received. This package shall include copies of all bulk shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. 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 9:00 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 Institute Office of Cancer Communications, Building 331, Room 10-a-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, attn: Printing Officer, (391) 402-2624. Label each carton on one end with the NCI PC No., title, Inventory No. and the Quantity per carton & per package. [(01-NCI-PC-011)], (individual copies/ per carton) "Monograph 12", Inventory No. M-335. Plastic strap band every skid twice in both directions over corrugated edge protectors & wooden skid tops, 48" x 40". Cover skids with plastic stretch wrapping after banding, tops and edge protectors. Affix a packing list for all delivered to the last pallets loaded on the truck. 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 size dimensions are: Side Dimension: 48" and Front Dimensions: 40". The cartons shall only be new 275 lb test corrugated and specifically made to contain the products as specified, "PACKING". BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be 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 52.212-4, 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.nci.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 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 12/04/2000. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-10009 in your quotation.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001115/TSOL002.HTM (W-318 SN506562)