T -- T -- T-PHOTOGRAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES

Notice Date

July 11, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Room 608G, Rockville, MD, 20852

ZIP Code

20852

Solicitation Number

RFQ-NCI-10036-NQ

Response Due

July 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8608, Fax (301) 402-4513, Email cb106x@nih.gov

Description

The National Cancer Institute requires the following printing services and deliverables. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with 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-10036-NQ, includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 97-27. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial item. This requirement is set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification Code is 323110, and the business size standard is 500 employees. All prospected offerors should have a copy to the booklet ?Standard Technical Specifications for NCI Priting Requirement? (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: Select Men -- in two versions, 800 thousand copies in English and 400 thousand copies in Spanish. PRODUCT: Face and back printed form in two PMS colors. 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: 1,200,000 copies and the films as required in the production of printing. TRIM SIZE: 17-7/8" x 9", folding as two parallel roll folds to a final size of 6" x 9". FURNISHED MATERIALS: 1 Mac Zipdisk consisting of Adobe art & Quark page layouts from desktop created files together with laser color proofs. The contractor shall RIP films from a Hi-Res drum device only, Capstan output is not acceptable. PROOFS: Provide laminated halftone dot proofs, from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, showing guide, gripper and ruled-up for all bindery marks of each form, plus 2 dylux proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to final size. NCI shall retain one complete set. Laminated proofs shall match the required PMS colors exactly or the contractor can, at their option, provide press proofs for evaluation. No ?process build? or stochastic styled proofs are acceptable. PAPER: Cover-65 lb. White #1 Patina matte finish cover, target brightness of 87. (Frostbrite, Mountie, Moistrite or an approved equal). Only those papers listed above as approved #1 sheet equals will be considered. See the 34th edition (?00-01" 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 654 and PMS 1945. 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: Bleed trim all sides to a flat size of 17-7/8" x 9". No other alternate trim sizes shall be acceptable. Diecut channel score all the folds to prevent cracking, (litho press score and/or a rotary score on the folder) is not acceptable. Run all the cover paper grain parallel to the spine. Fold as two parallel roll folds to a final size of 6" x 9". SEPARATIONS: None required. FORMAT: Face and back printed form. PRINTING: Print both sides in screens and solids using both PMS colors. Extensive traps, knock-outs and other ODPS elements are used throughout. 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? will not be acceptable. This item shall be printed on a lithographic printing press capable of printing all the ink colors with one pass through the press. Web-fed lithographic production equipment if used, shall be heat-set only. COATING: Overall aqueous coat, satin finish, both sides. A ?dry-trapped? overall dull varnish may be substituted at the contractor?s option. MARGINS: Bleeds, follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. DISPLAY EXAMINATION: Examination of the camera copy is an integral part of these specifications. No additional payment will 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 build 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 shall 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. PACKING: Shrink wrap all copies in units of 100, lots separate. Turn the items as required to make a neat stack. Pack in new 275 pound test corrugated containers filled to the top, 400 copies per carton. The cartons shall be specifically manufactured to fit this product. The maximum weight shall not exceed 19 pounds 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. RETURN MATERIALS: Return all camera copy or furnished materials as received plus two file copy printed samples. Inventory the NCI final film negatives, create a digital deliverable (Macintosh compatible CD-Rom disk of the high res files) and furnish 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, Maryland 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. Label: 01-NCI-PC-098, Select Men (composed negatives & oks for storage). SHIPPING: 10 advanced sample copies to: National Cancer Institute, Attn: Printing Officer Building #1, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; ship 15 file copies to: Library of Congress, Madison Building, Exchange & Gift Division, Federal Documents Section, C Street, North East, (between 1st & N Streets) Washington, DC 20540; ship 736 depository copies to: US Government Printing Office, Depository Receiving Section, Jackson Alley, Room A-150, Washington, DC 20401, Stop: SSLA, Attn: William Teele, Label cartons item #507-G-02; ship the balance of bulk copies to: Aspen Systems, Inc. Attn: Ms. Lou Young, 1000 Haverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21229, (410) 644-7742. 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 Printing Section (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 07/26/2001. Assuming an award date of 08/02/2001. Material shall be picked up on 08/03/2001, 100,000 copies of each version shall be delivered on 08/24//2001. Balance of copies due on 08/31/2001. All furnished materials, sample copies and receipts shall be returned on 09/07/2001. NOTE: Please be aware that without the return of all the furnished items, complete as specified within these printing specifications, payment will be withheld until all these materials are received. Be prepared to furnish a signed receipt should your billing be delayed. The package shall include copies of all the shipment documents with signatures by the receiver and two sample file copies. The contractor shall initiate contact with our warehouse, if the inventory control number is not furnished, prior to labeling any cartons. Typically, this number is also listed on the back cover of all publications, in the lower right hand position by the spine. If the number is provided, use it on the cartons. Receiving hours are 6:30 AM- 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday(except Federal Holidays). Call for delivery appointment prior to any bulk shipments. Ship the samples to National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Communications, Building 31, Room 10-A-28, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attn: Printing Officer, (301) 402-2624. Label each carton on one end with the NCI PC No., Title, Inventory Number and the Quantity per carton & per package. 01-NCI-PC-098 (qty per package 100/400 per carton) Select Men/English or Spanish, Inventory No. P-113. Plastic strap band every skid twice in both direction over corrugated edge protectors using GPO styled pallets only, 40" x 48". Cover the palled-skids with plastic stretch wrapping after plastic strap banding. Affix a packing list for deliveries to the last pallets loaded on the truck, facing the dock area. 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 GPO styled pallet size dimensions are Side Dimensions: 40" and Front Dimensions: 48". All cartons shall be new, 275 pound test corrugated and specifically made to contain the products as specified under, ?PACKING?. Basis for award: Award will be made to the responsible offeror with the responsive, lowest priced quote that fully meets the requirements of this solicitation. PROVISIONS 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 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 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 must be submitted on an SF-18 or SF-1449 with a completed ?Schedule of Supplies/Services?. Quotation/Offers must be accompanied with 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 July 31, 2001. Please refer to the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-10036-NQ. See numbered note #1.

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