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T -- DBS ANNUAL RESEARCH DIRECTORY 1998 SOL RFQ-90027-NE DUE 010699 POC Diane Stalder, Procurement Technician, 301/435-3803 E-MAIL: Diane Stalder, ds88b@nih.gov. Title: "DBS Annual Research Directory 1998". 520 page text plus a separate 8 page cover, perfect bound. Single award for a fixed- price contract. Level 1 printing and finishing attributes are required for this specification. Reference GPO Publication 310.1 for attribute requirements. Quantity, 3,000 copies and the final films as required in the production of printing. Trim size:8-3/8" x 10-7/8" lay-flat binding along the 10-7/8" dimension. Cover flat size is 32-3/4" x 10-7/8" folding as two rollout panels, short of face trim in the back. Proofs, 2 sets of proofs. Provide laminated halftone dot color proofs, digital color-4000 dpi or made from final films, stripped to show the full press sheet imposition, including colorbar, show guide, gripper and ruled-up for all bindery marks of each form, plus book dylux proofs, with all elements in proper position, folded and trimmed to the final size. NCI Office of Cancer Communications shall retain one complete proof set. Paper, Text- 80 lb. White #1 dull finishtext, target brightness of 87. Covers- 80 lb. White #1 dull finish cover, target brightness of 87. Inks, 4 color process, PMS 364, PMS 580 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%. Coating, Spot UV coat all the illustrations on both sides of the covers. Margins, Bleeds follow trim marks on furnished camera copy. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note 1. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 12/07/98 (W-SN277775). (0341)

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