SOLICITATION NOTICE
T -- Parent Influencer "Scrapbook" Direct Mail
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 323110
— Commercial Lithographic Printing
- Contracting Office
- Government Printing Office, Customer Services Department, Chicago Regional Printing Procurement Office, 200 North La Salle Street, Suite 810, Chicago, Illinois, 60601-1055
- ZIP Code
- 60601-1055
- Solicitation Number
- 535-201
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey T. Horbinski,, Phone: 3123533916 x16, Mike T. Szopo, Phone: 312-353-2916
- E-Mail Address
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jhorbinski@gpo.gov, mszopo@gpo.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DOING BUSINESS WITH THE GPO: Contractors wishing to do business with the GPO are referred to the GPO web site http://www.gpo.gov/business/index.html, where one can register as a GPO contractor using the ‘GPO Contractor Connection' link in accordance with the furnished instructions on this page. This solicitation requires a vendor to have a GPO Quality Level rating of 2 or higher. NOTE: Prospective as well as existing GPO contractors are to note that, as of 1/1/08, all contractors seeking to do business with the GPO must first complete and thereafter maintain the accuracy of its GPO Contractor Connection registration with the following mandatory taxpayer information boxes: "EIN/TIN #" Employer Identification Number of Taxpayer Identification Number): "Subject to Backup Withholding" (See Form W-9). The GPO will withhold payment of any invoices for work completed by any contractor who fails to provide this tax data in GPO Contractor Connection. Such invoices will be declared ineligible for payment until all requirements for payment, including providing this tax data in GPO Contractor Connection, have been satisfied. GPO CONTRACT TERMS: Any contract which results from this Invitation for Bid will be subject to the applicable provisions, clauses, and supplemental specifications of GPO Contract Terms (GPO Pub. 310.2, effective 12/1/87, revised 06-01 available at www.gpo.gov/bidopps/regions/chicago/index.shtml ) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance Through Attributes (GPO Pub. 310.1, effective 5/79, revised 8/02). Find the full solicitation on-line at: http://www.gpo.gov/bidopps/regions/chicago/onetime/535201.pdf PRODUCT: Saddle Stitched Books plus Mailing Envelopes. SUBCONTRACTING: The predominant production function is printing. Any bidder who must subcontract this function will be declared not responsible for award. TITLE: Parent Influencer "Scrapbook" Direct Mail QUANTITY: 101,062 total of Item (1) books & 103,062 total of Item (2) envelopes. NUMBER OF PAGES: Item (1): 20 plus separate cover; Item (2) Face only (prior to conversion). TRIM SIZE: Item (1) Books: 10 x 12" & Item (2) Envelopes: 11 x 13" (converted). STOCK: The specifications of all stock furnished must be in accordance with those listed herein or listed for the corresponding JCP Code numbers in the "Government Paper Specification Standards No. 12" dated February 2008. Item (1) Book: Cover - Similar or equal to White Utopia One X "U1X" - Xtra Bright - Silk Cover, 100lb. Text - Similar or equal to White Utopia One X "U1X" - Xtra Bright - Silk Text, 100lb. Stocks used must be from same paper manufacturer and family, with equal brightness ratings. Item (2) Envelope: JCP Code* V20, Writing Envelopes, White, Basis Size 17 X 22", 28lb. PRINTING: Item (1) Book: Covers print full bleed 4-color process illustrations, tints/solids with reversing, and type & line matter; plus a 5th spot color Pantone 662 Blue on Cover 4. After printing, spot coat covers 1 and 3 as indicated in lasers with a clear, nonyellowing gloss varnish. Text pages print full bleed 4-color process illustrations, tints/solids with reversing, and type & line matter. After printing, spot coat three text pages as indicated in lasers with a clear, nonyellowing gloss varnish. Item (2) Envelopes: Face prints a 4-color process illustration and type matter. After printing, spot coat the process color illustration as indicated in lasers with a clear, nonyellowing gloss varnish. MARGINS: Item (1) Book: Follow disk, bleeds uncommon; and Item (2): Follow disk, no bleed, adequate gripper. INK: Item (1) Book: 4-color process, PMS 662 Blue, & Gloss Varnish; and Item (2): 4-color process & Gloss Varnish. CONSTRUCTION: Item (1) Book: Saddle stitch in two places along the left, 12" dimension, and trim 3 sides. Wraparound cover, trim flush. Score covers to avoid cracking which may be grounds for order rejection. Item (2) Envelopes: Open side, diagonal seams, fully gummed flap.
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