Program: 455-S

Title: Typesetting and Desktop Publishing ServicesAgency: Library of CongressTerm: February 08, 2013 through December 31, 2013

BASIS OF

ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION AWARD UNIT RATE COST UNIT RATE COST  I. TYPESETTING AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING

OPERATIONS:Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for the complete production and distribution of theproduct listed in accordance with thesespecifications.Per hour..................................................... 100 55.00 $5,500.00 25.00 $2,500.0

 II. ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS:

(a) Initial/Revised Proof...................................... 1300 0.50 $650.00 5.00 $6,500.0(b) Digital Deliverables and Final Copy 5 165.00 $825.00 40.00 $200.0

( c ) XHTML Coding with 508 Compliance................ 5 150.00 $750.00 75.00 $375.0

CONTRACTOR TOTALS $7,725.00 $9,575.0

DISCOUNT 0.00% $0.00 5.00% $478.7

DISCOUNTED TOTALS $7,725.00 $9,096.2

AWARDED

Daleville, AL Havre de Grace, MD 

SAFETY RESEARCH 

DM COMPOSITION, LLC

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Program: 455-S

Title: Typesetting and Desktop Publishing ServicesAgency: Library of CongressTerm: February 08, 2013 through December 31, 2013

BASIS OF

ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION AWARD I. TYPESETTING AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING

OPERATIONS:Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for the complete production and distribution of theproduct listed in accordance with thesespecifications.Per hour..................................................... 100

 II. ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS:

(a) Initial/Revised Proof...................................... 1300(b) Digital Deliverables and Final Copy 5

( c ) XHTML Coding with 508 Compliance................ 5

CONTRACTOR TOTALS

DISCOUNT

DISCOUNTED TOTALS

UNIT RATE COST UNIT RATE COST 

47.50 $4,750.00 40.00 $4,000.0

0.95 $1,235.00 6.00 $7,800.0

225.00 $1,125.00 25.00 $125.0850.00 $4,250.00 100.00 $500.0

$11,360.00 $12,425.0

0.00% $0.00 0.00% $0.00 

$11,360.00 $12,425.0

Chantilly,VA Cincinnati, OH 

ALLEN WAYNE LTD GROUP,LLC 

LOGAS DESIGNS 

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Program: 455-S

Title: Typesetting and Desktop Publishing ServicesAgency: Library of CongressTerm: February 08, 2013 through December 31, 2013

BASIS OF

ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION AWARD I. TYPESETTING AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING

OPERATIONS:Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for the complete production and distribution of theproduct listed in accordance with thesespecifications.Per hour..................................................... 100

 II. ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS:

(a) Initial/Revised Proof...................................... 1300(b) Digital Deliverables and Final Copy 5

( c ) XHTML Coding with 508 Compliance................ 5

CONTRACTOR TOTALS

DISCOUNT

DISCOUNTED TOTALS

UNIT RATE COST UNIT RATE COST 

0

75.00 $7,500.00 80.00 $8,000.0

4.00 $5,200.00 5.00 $6,500.03.75 $18.75 500.00 $2,500.0

850.00 $4,250.00 200.00 $1,000.0

$16,968.75 $18,000.0

0.25% $42.42 1.00% $180.0

$16,926.33 $17,820.0

Claysburg, PA Albuquerque, NM 

NPC, INC. WBC INC, d/b/a LITHEXCE

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Specifications by MRN 

 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

Washington, DC 

GENERAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS 

For the Procurement of 

Typesetting and Desktop Publishing Services 

as requisitioned from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) by the 

Library of Congress 

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 

Single Award 

TERM OF CONTRACT: The term of this contract is for the period beginning Date of Award and ending December 

31, 2013, plus up to four (4) optional 12-month extension periods that may be added in accordance with the “OPTION 

TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT” clause in SECTION 1 of this contract. 

BID OPENING: Bids shall be publicly opened at 11:00 a.m., prevailing Washington, DC time, on January 8, 2013. 

BID SUBMISSION: Submit bid in pre-addressed envelope furnished with solicitation or send to: U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Bid Section, Room C-161, STOP: PPSB, 36 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401. Facsimile bids 

in response to this solicitation are permitted. Facsimile bids may be submitted directly to the GPO Bid Section, Fax 

No. (202) 512-1782. The program number and bid opening date must be specified with the bid. Refer to Facsimile 

Bids in Solicitation Provisions of GPO Contract Terms, GPO Publication 310.2, as revised June 2001

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Bidders are instructed to adhere to all requirements of the solicitation. Special attention is 

directed to the following provisions: 

 Service Contract Act of 1965 (specified herein) 

 Employees Rights on Government Contracts (Exhibit A) 

THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT. THERE IS NO ABSTRACT AVAILABLE. 

For information of a technical nature call Brian Coleman at 202-512-0310 (No collect calls). 
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SECTION 1. - GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

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 Publication 310.2, effective 

December 1, 1987 (Rev. 6-01)). 

GPO Contract Terms (GPO Publication 310.2) – http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/sfas/terms.pdf. 

GPO QATAP (GPO Publication 310.1) – http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/sfas/qatap.pdf. 

DISPUTES: GPO Publication 310.2, GPO Contract Terms, Contract Clause 5. Disputes, is hereby replaced with the 

June 2008 clause found at www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/contractdisputes.pdf. This June 2008 clause also cancels and 

supersedes any other disputes language currently included in existing contractual actions. 

SUBCONTRACTING: Subcontracting is not allowed. 

OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT: The Government has the option to extend the term 

of this contract for a period of 12 months by written notice to the contractor not later than 30 days before the contract 

expires. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this clause, 

except, the total duration of the contract may not exceed five (5) years as a result of, and including, any extension(s) 

added under this clause. Further extension may be negotiated under the “EXTENSION OF CONTRACT TERM” 

clause. See also “ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT” for authorized pricing adjustment(s). 

EXTENSION OF CONTRACT TERM: At the request of the Government, the term of any contract resulting from 

this solicitation may be extended for such period of time as may be mutually agreeable to the GPO and the contractor. 

ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT: The pricing under this contract shall be adjusted in accordance with this 

clause, provided that in no event will any pricing adjustment be made that would exceed the maximum permissible 

under any law in effect at the time of the adjustment. There will be no adjustment for orders placed during the first 

period specified below. Pricing will thereafter be eligible for adjustment during the second and any succeeding 

performance period(s). For each performance period after the first, a percentage figure will be calculated as described 

below and that figure will be the economic price adjustment for that entire next period. Pricing adjustments under this 

clause are not applicable to reimbursable postage or transportation costs, or to paper, if paper prices are subject to 

adjustment by separate clause elsewhere in this contract. 

For the purpose of this clause, performance under this contract will be divided into successive periods. The first period 

will extend from Date of Award to December 31, 2013, and the second and any succeeding period(s) will extend for 

12 months from the end of the last preceding period, except that the length of the final period may vary. The first day 

of the second and any succeeding period(s) will be the effective date of the economic price adjustment for that period. 

Pricing adjustments in accordance with this clause will be based on changes in the seasonally adjusted “Consumer 

Price Index For All Urban Consumers - Commodities Less Food” (Index) published monthly in the CPI Detailed 

Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The economic price adjustment will be the percentage difference between Index averages as specified in this 

paragraph. An index called the variable index will be calculated by averaging the monthly Indexes from the 12-month 

interval ending three (3) months prior to the beginning of the period being considered for adjustment. This average is 

then compared to the average of the monthly Indexes for the 12-month interval ending August 31, 2012, called the 

base index. The percentage change (plus or minus) of the variable index from the base index will be the economic 

price adjustment for the period being considered for adjustment. 

The Government will notify the contractor by contract modification specifying the percentage increase or decrease to 

be applied to invoices for orders placed during the period indicated. The contractor shall apply the percentage 

increase or decrease against the total price of the invoice less reimbursable postage or transportation costs and 

separately adjusted paper prices. Payment discounts shall be applied after the invoice price is adjusted. 
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PREAWARD SURVEY: In order to determine the responsibility of the contractor, the Government reserves the 

right to conduct an on-site preaward survey at the contractor’s facility or to require other evidence of technical, 

production, managerial, financial, and similar abilities to perform, prior to the award of a contract. 

POSTAWARD CONFERENCE: Unless waived by the Contracting Officer, the total requirements of the job as 

indicated in these specifications will be reviewed by Government representatives with the contractor’s representatives 

at the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, immediately after award. NOTE: Person(s) that the 

contractor deems necessary for the successful implementation of the contract must be in attendance. 

ASSIGNMENT OF JACKETS, PURCHASE AND PRINT ORDERS: A GPO jacket number will be assigned and 

a purchase order issued to the contractor to cover work performed. The purchase order will be supplemented by an 

individual print order for each job placed with the contractor. The print order, when issued, will indicate the quantity 

to be produced and any other information pertinent to the particular order. 

ORDERING: Items to be furnished under the contract shall be ordered by the issuance of print orders by the 

Government. Orders may be issued under the contract from Date of Award through December 31, 2013, plus for such 

additional period(s) as the contract is extended. All print orders issued hereunder are subject to the terms and 

conditions of the contract. The contract shall control in the event of conflict with any print order. A print order shall 

be “issued”, for purposes of the contract, when it is either deposited in the U.S. Postal Service mail or otherwise 

furnished to the contractor in conformance with the schedule. 

REQUIREMENTS: This is a requirements contract for the items and for the period specified herein. 

Shipment/delivery of items or performance of work shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance 

with the clause entitled “ORDERING”. The quantities of items specified herein are estimates only, and are not 

purchased hereby. Except as may be otherwise provided in this contract, if the Government’s requirements for the 

items set forth herein do not result in orders in the amounts or quantities described as “estimated”, it shall not 

constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment under this contract. 

Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the Government shall order from the contractor all the items set forth 

which are required to be purchased by the Government activity identified on page 1. 

The Government shall not be required to purchase from the contractor, requirements in excess of the limit on total 

orders under this contract, if any. 

Orders issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that time shall be completed by the 

contractor within the time specified in the order, and the rights and obligations of the contractor and the Government 

respecting those orders shall be governed by the terms of this contract to the same extent as if completed during the 

effective period of this contract. 

If shipment/delivery of any quantity of an item covered by the contract is required by reason of urgency prior to the 

earliest date that shipment/delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the contractor will not accept an order 

providing for the accelerated shipment/delivery, the Government may procure this requirement from another source. 

The Government may issue orders which provide for shipment/delivery to or performance at multiple destinations. 

Subject to any limitations elsewhere in this contract, the contractor shall furnish to the Government all items set forth 

herein which are called for by print orders issued in accordance with the “ORDERING” clause of this contract. 
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SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965, applies as Amended. 

(a) Definitions. “Act” as used in this clause, means the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended (41 U.S.C. 

351, et seq.). 

“Contractor,” as used in this clause or in any subcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcontractor, except 

in the term “Government Prime Contractor.” 

“Service employee” means any person engaged in the performance of this contract other than any person 

employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are defined in Part 

541 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised. It includes all such persons regardless of any 

contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between a contractor or subcontractor and such persons. 

(b) Applicability. This contract is subject to the following provisions and to all other applicable provisions of the 

Act and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4). This clause does not apply to contracts or 

subcontracts administratively exempted by the Secretary of Labor or exempted by 41 U.S.C. 356, interpreted 

in subpart C of 29 CFR part 4. 

(c) Compensation. (1) Each service employee employed in the performance of this contract by the contractor or 

any subcontractor shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe 

benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized 

representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. 

(2)(i) If a wage determination is attached to this contract, the contractor shall classify any class of service 

employee which is not listed therein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to 

be performed is not performed by any classifications listed in the wage determination) so as to provide 

a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted 

classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed class of 

employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined 

pursuant to the procedures in this paragraph (c). 

(ii) This conforming procedure shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract 

work by the unlisted class of employee. The contractor shall submit Standard Form (SF) 1444, 

Request For Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, to the Contracting Officer no later 

than 30 days after the unlisted class of employee performs any contract work. The Contracting Officer 

shall review the proposed classification and rate and promptly submit the completed SF 1444 (which 

must include information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the employees’ authorized 

representatives or the employees themselves together with the agency recommendation), and all 

pertinent information to the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor. The Wage and Hour Division will approve, modify, or disapprove the action or 

render a final determination in the event of disagreement within 30 days of receipt or will notify the 

Contracting Officer within 30 days of receipt that additional time is necessary. 

 (iii) The final determination of the conformance action by the Wage and Hour Division shall be 

transmitted to the Contracting Officer who shall promptly notify the contractor of the action taken. 

Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination 

or it shall be posted as part of the wage determination. 
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 (iv)(A) The process of establishing wage and fringe benefit rates that bear a reasonable relationship to 

those listed in a wage determination cannot be reduced to any single formula. The approach used 

may vary from wage determination to wage determination depending on the circumstances. 

Standard wage and salary administration practices which rank various job classifications by pay 

grade pursuant to point schemes or other job factors may, for example, be relied upon. Guidance 

may also be obtained from the way different jobs are rated under Federal pay systems (Federal 

Wage Board Pay System and the General Schedule) or from other wage determinations issued in 

the same locality. Basic to the establishment of any conformable wage rate(s) is the concept that a 

pay relationship should be maintained between job classifications based on the skill required and 

the duties performed. 

 (B) In the case of a contract modification, an exercise of an option, or extension of an existing 

contract, or in any other case where a contractor succeeds a contract under which the classification 

in question was previously conformed pursuant to paragraph (c) of this clause, a new conformed 

wage rate and fringe benefits may be assigned to the conformed classification by indexing (i.e., 

adjusting) the previous conformed rate and fringe benefits by an amount equal to the average 

(mean) percentage increase (or decrease, where appropriate) between the wages and fringe 

benefits specified for all classifications to be used on the contract which are listed in the current 

wage determination, and those specified for the corresponding classifications in the previously 

applicable wage determination. Where conforming actions are accomplished in accordance with 

this paragraph prior to the performance of contract work by the unlisted class of employees, the 

contractor shall advise the Contracting Officer of the action taken but the other procedures in 

subdivision (c)(2)(ii) of this clause need not be followed. 

 (C) No employee engaged in performing work on this contract shall in any event be paid less than the 

currently applicable minimum wage specified under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards 

Act of 1938, as amended. 

 (v) The wage rate and fringe benefits finally determined under this subparagraph (c)(2) of this clause shall 

be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day on which contract work is 

performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay the unlisted employees the compensation 

agreed upon by the interested parties and/or finally determined by the Wage and Hour Division 

retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the 

Act and this contract. 

(vi) Upon discovery of failure to comply with subparagraph (c)(2) of this clause, the Wage and Hour 

Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits 

which shall be retroactive to the date such class or classes of employees commenced contract work. 

(3) Adjustment of Compensation. If the term of this contract is more than 1 year, the minimum monetary 

wages and fringe benefits required to be paid or furnished there under to service employees under this 

contract shall be subject to adjustment after 1 year and not less than once every 2 years, under wage 

determinations issued by the Wage and Hour Division. 

(d) Obligation to Furnish Fringe Benefits. The contractor or subcontractor may discharge the obligation to 

furnish fringe benefits specified in the attachment or determined under subparagraph (c)(2) by furnishing 

equivalent combinations of bona fide fringe benefits, or by making equivalent or differential cash payments, 

only in accordance with subpart D of 29 CFR Part 4. 

(e) Minimum Wage. In the absence of a minimum wage attachment for this contract, neither the contractor nor 

any subcontractor under this contract shall pay any person performing work under this contract (regardless of 

whether the person is a service employee) less than the minimum wage specified by section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 

Labor Standards Act of 1938. Nothing in this clause shall relieve the contractor or any subcontractor of any 

other obligation under law or contract for payment of a higher wage to any employee. 
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(f) Successor Contracts. If this contract succeeds a contract subject to the Act, under which substantially the same 

services were furnished in the same locality and service employees were paid wages and fringe benefits 

provided for in a collective bargaining agreement, in the absence of the minimum wage attachment for this 

contract setting forth such collectively bargained wage rates and fringe benefits, neither the contractor nor any 

subcontractor under this contract shall pay any service employee performing any of the contract work 

(regardless of whether or not such employee was employed under the predecessor contract), less than the 

wages and fringe benefits provided for in such collective bargaining agreement, to which such employee 

would be entitled if employed under the predecessor contract, including accrued wages and fringe benefits 

and any prospective increases in wages and fringe benefits provided for under such agreement. No contractor 

or subcontractor under this contract may be relieved of the foregoing obligation unless the limitations of 29 

CFR 4.1b(b) apply or unless the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's authorized representative finds, after a 

hearing as provided in 29 CFR 4.10 that the wages and/or fringe benefits provided for in such agreement are 

substantially at variance with those which prevail for services of a character similar in the locality, or 

determines, as provided in 29 CFR 4.11, that the collective bargaining agreement applicable to service 

employees employed under the predecessor contract was not entered into as a result of arm's length 

negotiations. Where it is found in accordance with the review procedures provided in 29 CFR 4.10 and/or 

4.11 and parts 6 and 8 that some or all of the wages and/or fringe benefits contained in a predecessor 

contractor's collective bargaining agreement are substantially at variance with those which prevail for services 

of a character similar in the locality, and/or that the collective bargaining agreement applicable to service 

employees employed under the predecessor contract was not entered into as a result of arm's length 

negotiations, the Department will issue a new or revised determination setting forth the applicable wage rates 

and fringe benefits. Such determination shall be made a part of the contract or subcontract, in accordance 

with the decision of the Administrator, the Administrative Law Judge, or the Board of Service Contract 

Appeals, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such issuance occurs prior to or after the award of a 

contract or subcontract (53 Comp. Gen. 401 (1973)). In the case of a wage determination issued solely as a 

result of a finding of substantial variance, such determination shall be effective as of the date of the final 

administrative decision. 

(g) Notification to employees. The contractor and any subcontractor under this contract shall notify each service 

employee commencing work on this contract of the minimum monetary wage and any fringe benefits required 

to be paid pursuant to this contract, or shall post the wage determinations attached to this contract. The poster 

provided by the Department of Labor (Publication WH 1313) shall be posted in a prominent and accessible 

place at the worksite. Failure to comply with this requirement is a violation of section 2(a)(4) of the Act and 

of this contract. 

(h) Safe and Sanitary Working Conditions. The contractor or subcontractor shall not permit any part of the 

services called for by this contract to be performed in buildings or surroundings or under working conditions 

provided by or under the control or supervision of the contractor or subcontractor which are unsanitary or 

hazardous, or dangerous to the health or safety of the service employees. The contractor or subcontractor 

shall comply with the safety and health standards applied under 29 CFR Part 1925. 

(i) Records. (1) The contractor and each subcontractor performing work subject to the Act shall make and 

maintain for 3 years from the completion of the work and make them available for inspection and 

transcription by authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 

Administration a record of the following: 

 (i) For each employee subject to the Act- 

(A) Name and address and social security number, 

(B) Correct work classification or classifications, rate or rates of monetary wages paid and fringe 

benefits provided, rate or rates of payments in lieu of fringe benefits, and total daily or weekly 

compensation; 

(C) Daily and weekly hours worked by each employee; and, 

(D) Any deductions, rebates, or refunds from the total daily or weekly compensation of each employee. 
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(ii) For those classes of service employees not included in any wage determination attached to this contract, 

wage rates or fringe benefits determined by the interested parties or by the Administrator or authorized 

representative under the terms of paragraph (c) of this clause. A copy of the report required by 

subdivision (c)(2)(ii) of this clause will fulfill this requirement. 

(iii) Any list of the predecessor contractor’s employees which had been furnished to the contractor as 

prescribed by paragraph (n) of this clause. 

(2) The contractor shall also make available a copy of this contract for inspection or transcription by 

authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division. 

(3) Failure to make and maintain or to make available these records for inspection and transcription shall be a 

violation of the regulations and this contract, and in the case of failure to produce these records, the 

Contracting Officer, upon direction of the Department of Labor and notification to the contractor, shall 

take action to cause suspension of any further payment or advance of funds until the violation ceases. 

(4) The contractor shall permit authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division to conduct 

interviews with employees at the worksite during normal working hours. 

(j) Pay Periods. The contractor shall unconditionally pay to each employee subject to the Act all wages due free 

and clear and without subsequent deduction (except as otherwise provided by law or regulations, 29 CFR part 

4), rebate, or kickback on any account. These payments shall be made no later than one pay period following 

the end of the regular pay period in which the wages were earned or accrued. A pay period under this Act 

may not be of any duration longer than semi-monthly. 

(k) Withholding of Payment and Termination of Contract. The Contracting Officer shall withhold or cause to be 

withheld from the Government Prime Contractor under this or any other Government contract with the Prime 

Contractor such sums as an appropriate official of the Department of Labor, requests or such sums as an 

appropriate official of the Department of Labor, requests or such sums as the Contracting Officer decides may 

be necessary to pay underpaid employees employed by the contractor or subcontractor. In the event of failure 

to pay any employees subject to the Act all or part of the wages or fringe benefits due under the Act, the 

Contracting Officer may, after authorization or by direction of the Department of Labor and written 

notification to the contractor, take action to cause suspension of any further payment or advance of funds until 

such violations have ceased. Additionally, any failure to comply with the requirements of this clause may be 

grounds for termination of the right to proceed with the contract work. In such event, the Government may 

enter into other contracts or arrangements for completion of the work, charging the contractor in default with 

any additional cost. 

(l) Subcontracts. The contractor agrees to insert this clause in all subcontracts subject to the Act. 

(m) Collective Bargaining Agreements Applicable to Service Employees. If wages to be paid or fringe benefits to 

be furnished any service employees employed by the Government Prime Contractor or any subcontractor 

under the contract are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement which is or will be effective during 

any period in which the contract is being performed, the Government Prime Contractor shall report such fact 

to the Contracting Officer, together with full information as to the application and accrual of such wages and 

fringe benefits, including any prospective increases, to service employees engaged in work on the contract, 

and a copy of the collective bargaining agreement. Such report shall be made upon commencing performance 

of the contract, in the case of collective bargaining agreements effective at such time, and in the case of such 

agreements of provisions or amendments thereof effective at a later time during the period of contract 

performance, such agreements shall be reported promptly after negotiations thereof. 
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(n) Seniority List. Not less than 10 days prior to completion of any contract being performed at a Federal facility 

where service employees may be retained in the performance of the succeeding contract and subject to a wage 

determination which contains vacation or other benefit provisions based upon length of service with a 

contractor (predecessor) or successor (29 CFR 4.173), the incumbent Prime Contractor shall furnish the 

Contracting Officer a certified list of names of all service employees on the contractor's or subcontractor's 

payroll during the last month of contract performance. Such list shall also contain anniversary dates of 

employment on the contract either with the current or predecessor contractors of each such service employee. 

 The Contracting Officer shall turn over such list to the successor contractor at the commencement of the 

succeeding contract. 

(o) Rulings and Interpretations. Rulings and interpretations of the Act are contained in Regulations, 29 CFR part 

4. 

(p) Contractor’s Certification. (1) By entering into this contract, the contractor (and officials thereof) certifies that 

neither it (nor he or she) nor any person or firm who has a substantial interest in the contractor's firm is a 

person or firm ineligible to be awarded Government contracts by virtue of the sanctions imposed under 

section 5 of the Act. 

(2) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government 

contract under section 5 of the Act. 

(3) The penalty for making false statement is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001. 

(q) Variations, Tolerances, and Exemptions Involving Employment. Notwithstanding any of the provisions in 

paragraphs (b) through (o) of this clause, the following employees may be employed in accordance with the 

following variations, tolerances, and exemptions, which the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to section 4(b) of the 

Act prior to its amendment by Pub. L.92-473, found to be necessary and proper in the public interest or to 

avoid serious impairment of the conduct of Government business: 

(1) Apprentices, student-learners, and workers whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental 

deficiency or injury may be employed at wages lower than the minimum wages otherwise required by 

section 2(a)(1) or 2(b)(1) of the Act, without diminishing any fringe benefits or cash payments in lieu 

thereof required under section 2(a)(2) of the Act, in accordance with the conditions and procedures 

prescribed for the employment of apprentices, student-learners, handicapped persons, and handicapped 

clients of sheltered workshops under section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, in the 

regulations issued by the Administrator (29 CFR Parts 520, 521, 524, and 525). 

(2) The Administrator will issue certificates under the Act for the employment of apprentices, studentlearners, handicapped persons, or handicapped clients of sheltered workshops not subject to the Fair 

Labor Standards Act of 1938, or subject to different minimum rates of pay under the two Acts, 

authorizing appropriate rates of minimum wages (but without changing requirements concerning fringe 

benefits or supplementary cash payments in lieu thereof), applying procedures prescribed by the 

applicable regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 CFR Parts 520, 521, 524, 

525); 

(3) The Administrator will also withdraw, annul, or cancel such certificates in accordance with the 

regulations in 29 CFR parts 525 and 528. 
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(r) Apprentices. Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work they 

perform when they are employed and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered 

with a State apprenticeship agency which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor, or if no such 

recognized agency exists in a State, under a program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and 

Training, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Any employee who is not 

registered as an apprentice in an approved program shall be paid the wage rate and fringe benefits contained 

in the applicable wage determination for the journeyman classifications of work actually performed. The 

wage rates paid apprentices shall not be less than the wage rate for their level of progress set forth in the 

registered program, expressed as the appropriate percentage of the journeyman's rate contained in the 

applicable wage determination. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed on the contract 

work in any craft classification shall not be greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to his entire 

work force under the registered program. 

(s) Tips. An employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more 

than $30 a month in tips may have the amount of these tips credited by the employer against the minimum 

wage required by section 2(a)(1) or section 2(b)(1) of the Act, in accordance with Regulations, 29 CFR Part 

531. However, the amount of credit shall not exceed $1.34 per hour beginning January 1, 1981. To use this 

provision- 

(1) The employer must inform tipped employees about this tip credit allowance before the credit is utilized; 

(2) The employees must be allowed to retain all tips (individually or through a pooling arrangement and 

regardless of whether the employer elects to take a credit for tips received); 

(3) The employer must be able to show by records that the employee receives at least the applicable Service 

Contract Act minimum wage through the combination of direct wages and tip credit; and 

(4) The use of such tip credit must have been permitted under any predecessor collective bargaining 

agreement applicable by virtue of section 4(c) of the Act. 

(t) Disputes Concerning Labor Standards. The U.S. Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR parts 4, 6, and 

8 procedures for resolving disputes concerning labor standards requirements. Such disputes shall be resolved 

in accordance with those procedures and not the Disputes clause of this contract. Disputes within the 

meaning of this clause include disputes between the contractor (or any of its subcontractors) and the 

contracting agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the employees or their representatives. 

NOTE: SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO THE AFFECT THAT EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION MUST BE AT TIME 

AND HALF. (REFERENCE: OVERTIME PAY/WAGE HOUR PUBLICATION 1313). 

The contractor shall pay the determined wage rate and fringe benefits to all employees performing in the stated 

classification, which include annual leave and pay for holidays as described in the Service Contract Act of 1965. The 

Government is not responsible for these benefits. 

BILLING: Upon completion of each order, the contractor shall submit an itemized statement for billing to the 

ordering agency for examination and certification as to the correctness of the billing. Submit billing to: Jane Caulton 

at jcau@loc.gov. 

After agency verification, the billing invoice and a copy of the modification must be submitted to the U.S. 

Government Printing Office for payment. Submit to: U.S. Government Printing Office, Office of Financial 

Management, Attn: Comptroller, Stop: FMCE, Washington, DC 20401. (NOTE: GPO offers a Contractor Fax 

Billing System. Please visit the GPO website for more information.) 
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SECTION 2. - SPECIFICATIONS 

SCOPE: These specifications cover typesetting and desktop publishing services requiring such operations as 

typesetting, desktop publishing, electronic prepress, proofing, creation of digital deliverables, XHTML coding with 

508 compliance, packing and distribution. 

NOTE: The majority (approximately 95%) of typesetting will be in English with the balance in various other 

European languages. 

TITLE: Typesetting and Desktop Publishing Services. 

FREQUENCY OF ORDERS: Approximately 3 to 8 orders per year. 

NOTE: Only one type of product will be ordered on a single print order. 

NUMBER OF PAGES: Approximately 70 to 120 furnished pages per order. 

GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH: Electronic media consisting of computer-generated manuscript copy will be 

furnished as follows: 

 Platform: Windows XP. 

 Storage Media: CD-R; E-mail. 

 Software: Microsoft Word or Excel (2003). 

All platform system and software upgrades (for specified applications, including 

XHTML and all automated processes that the contractor utilizes to create XHTML) 

which may occur during the term of the contract must be supported by the contractor. 

An EPS file will be furnished for artwork and the NLS logo. 

Specifications for page makeup and printed samples may be furnished. 

One reproduction proof, Form 905 (R. 6/03) with labeling and marking specifications. 

Identification markings such as register marks, commercial identification marks of any kind, etc., except GPO imprint, 

form number, and revision date, carried in the furnished manuscript copy, camera copy or electronic files, must not 

print on finished product. 

EXHIBITS: The sample pages shown as Exhibits B through F are representative of the pages to be furnished for 

typesetting and desktop publishing services which will be ordered under this contract. However, it cannot be 

guaranteed that future orders will correspond exactly to these exhibits. 

CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH: All materials and operations, other than those listed under “GOVERNMENT TO 

FURNISH” necessary to produce the product in accordance with these specifications. 

TYPESETTING AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING OPERATIONS: The Government will supply furnished 

materials as specified under “GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH.” The contractor must format the documents according 

to the furnished typesetting specifications, including, but not limited to, columnating, forming tables, setting running 

heads, and paginating. 

Contractor will be required to typeset bibliographies, directories, and similar type products. 
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The contractor is required to furnish Times New Roman with Italic, Times New Roman Bold with Italic, and Times 

New Roman Extra Bold, 6 through 72 points. 

Text in European languages will require special characters and diacritics that MUST be language-specific. 

An occasional multi-page table may be furnished. 

Typesetting and desktop publishing design including, but not limited to, kerning, spacing, and layout, must follow 

supplied specifications and printed samples. 

ELECTRONIC PREPRESS: Prior to image processing, the contractor shall perform a basic check (preflight) of the 

furnished media and publishing files to assure correct output of the required reproduction image. Any errors, media 

damage, or data corruption that might interfere with proper file image processing must be reported to the ordering 

agency as specified on the print order. 

Prior to making revisions, the contractor shall copy the furnished files and make all changes to the copy. 

PROOFS: Several sets of proofs and several rounds of revised proofs, as specified on the individual print order, may 

be required. 

All proofs must – 

 Be a minimum of 1200 dpi laser, or similar. 

 Be identified with the program number, print order number, jacket number, and proof date, at least 1/2” from 

the type area. The contractor’s firm name must not appear on the proofs. 

The contractor will be responsible for performing all necessary proofreading to ensure that all proofs are in conformity 

with the copy submitted. 

Initial Proofs: One (1) to five (5) sets, as specified on the print order, will be required. 

Initial proofs must be furnished as follows – 

 Contain a single page to a sheet. 

 Contain two columns with a gutter per page. 

 Be printed on one side only. 

 Line spacing/leading must be a minimum of 16 points but not to exceed double spacing. 

 Be collated in sets. 

 Be numbered sequentially. 

Revised Proofs: One (1) to five (5) sets, as specified on the print order, will be required. 

NOTE: Revised proofs may be required for author’s alterations, additions, and/or corrections. Contractor will be 

required to send a revised proof of the entire document, or only the pages affected by the revisions, as specified by the 

ordering agency. 

Revised proofs must be furnished as follows – 

 Contain a single page to a sheet. 

 Contain two columns with a gutter per page. 

 Be printed on one side only. 

 Line spacing/leading must be a minimum of 16 points but not to exceed double spacing. 

 Illustrations must be indicated by a screened area in the exact, correct locations and in the correct size as 

required, with an identifying illustration number marked in the screened area. 

 Be collated in sets, if applicable. 

 Be numbered sequentially, if applicable. 
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NOTE: Revised proofs will be returned to the contractor with running heads marked, and paginated. Contractor will 

output revised proofs in accordance with the copy and instructions supplied. 

If any contractor’s errors are serious enough in the opinion of the GPO to require revised proofs, the revised proofs are 

to be provided at no expense to the Government. No extra time can be allowed for this reproofing; such operations 

must be accomplished within the original production schedule allotted in the specifications. 

DIGITAL DELIVERABLES AND FINAL COPY: Upon final approval of the proofs, the contractor must furnish 

the following: 

Digital Deliverables – 

 One Adobe Acrobat (current version) PDF file on a CD. 

 One native application InDesign file (current version) on a CD. 

 

 NOTE: All fonts and graphics must be furnished/embedded, as applicable, in both files. 

Final Copy – 

Final copy will consist of one (1) set of digital deliverable output. Final copy must be – 

 Be a minimum of 1200 dpi laser, or similar. 

 Must be assembled and spaced in accordance with the copy, or in the absence of specific spacing instructions, 

in accordance with the GPO Style Manual. 

 Footnotes must be placed in proximity to their corresponding text references, and tables must have box heads 

placed in proper position. 

 Must be uniform in size and contain a single page to a sheet. 

 Illustrations must be indicated by a screened area in their exact, correct locations and in the correct size, as 

required, with an identifying illustration number marked in the space. 

STOCK/PAPER: The specifications of all paper 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 March 

2011. 

Government Paper Specification Standards No. 12 – http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/customers/sfas/vol12/vol_12.pdf. 

Proofs: At contractor’s option – 

White Offset Book, basis weight: 50 lbs. per 500 sheets, 25 x 38”, equal to JCP Code A60. 

White Plain Copier, Xerographic, basis weight: 20 lbs. per 500 sheets, 17 x 22”, equal to JCP Code O-60. 

Final Copy – 

White Offset Book, basis weight: 70 lbs. per 500 sheets, 25 x 38”, equal to JCP Code A60. 

NOTE: Final copy stock must match 96 White Hammermill Color Copier paper, basis weight: 28 lbs. per 500 sheets, 

11 x 17”. 
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EXTENSIBLE HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE (XHTML) CODING: In addition to the digital 

deliverable and final copy, the contactor must generate an XHTML-encoded version of the text file (using the 

Government furnished materials). The coding MUST meet the W3C recommendations for Extensible Hypertext 

Markup Language (XHTML). Specifically, the XHTML files MUST conform to the W3C’s specification document 

type transitional specifications and meet the standards set forth in 36 CFR 1194.22 (see Section 508 Compliance 

specified herein). 

The electronic document must include a link to the external style sheet specified by the Government, and all text must 

be encapsulated in block-level or inline XHTML elements (headings, paragraphs, lists, and address elements will be 

most frequent). The XHTML coding shall follow the printed piece in regard to coding for logical structure. 

Under this contract, the Government will not require use of XHTML table elements to achieve layout, nor will the 

Government require creation of images to be used on web pages. The contractor must create document level links 

appropriate to navigation within the document. However, the contractor will not be required to create links to external 

websites even if the text of the document contains Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). 

NOTE: The contractor must have and maintain a working knowledge of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) 

specifications and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

The contractor must be able to code data manually, when required, to conform to contract specifications. 

The contractor may use automated processes to create the XHTML; however, all XHTML must meet contract 

specifications. When automated processes are used, the contractor must correct any resulting errors. 

Files that do not conform to specifications, and are not validated (see “XHTML VALIDATION”) will NOT be 

accepted. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the files are validated and conform to the specifications. 

XHTML files must be returned on the same type of storage medium, or via the same file transfer procedure, as the 

original files. Media and/or transfer procedure will be specified by the ordering agency. 

XHTML files should be divided into files as indicated on the individual print order. 

NOTE: A directory printout of the contents of the storage media must be provided. This printout must show each 

individual XHTML file. The contractor must also generate a composite black and white visual of each XHTML page 

as it appears in the browser. Any visual must be properly collated and stapled (one stitch, upper left corner), and must 

be an accurate representation of the printed piece. 

XHTML VALIDATION: The contractor must guarantee that all XHTML encoded files will be successfully 

validated using the W3C’s XHTML Validator, with XHTML 1.0 (Transitional). The W3C Validator is available at 

http://validator.org. 

Proof of successful validation must be submitted either as a link to validation result or as a printout of the validation 

result. 

WEBSITE ACCESSIBILTY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Section 508 Compliance): All contractorcreated XHTML files must conform to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 2000 (36 CFR 1194.22). 

The contractor must guarantee that all XHTML encoded files comply with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. All 

files must be approved by the Web Accessibility in Mind (Web AIM) WAVE tool that analyzes Web pages for 

accessibility to people with disabilities. The WAVE tool is available at http://wave.webaim.org. 

Proof of WAVE approval must be submitted either as a link to the validation result, or as a printout of the validation 

results. 
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PACKING: 

Proofs – 

Proofs must be packed flat, accompanied by delivery receipts indicating exact contents of packages (e.g., “Mysteries,” 

and be marked: “Initial Proofs” or “Revised Proofs”). 

Proofs must be packed suitable so as not to damage the proofs during delivery. 

Digital Deliverables and Final Copy – 

Digital deliverable CDs must be packaged in jewel cases and labeled indicating file type. 

Final copy must be packed flat, accompanied by delivery receipts indicating exact contents of packages (e.g., 

“Mysteries,” and be marked: “Final Copy”). 

If required, XHTML-encoded files on CD must be packaged in jewel cased and labeled indicating file. 

CDs (in jewel cases) and final copy must be packed suitable so as not to damage the CDs or copy during delivery. 

DISTRIBUTION: Deliver f.o.b. destination to: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 

Publications and Media Section, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 20542. Inside delivery is required.

Within 10 workdays of completion of each order, all furnished materials, if applicable, and one (1) copy of the 

contractor’s billing invoice must be sent to the above address. 

Upon completion of each order, contractor must notify the ordering agency (on the same day the order delivers) via 

email to the address indicated on the print order. The subject line of the email shall be “Distribution Notice for 

Program 455-S, Print Order XXXXX, Jacket Number XXX-XXX.” The notice must provide all applicable tracking 

numbers, delivery method, and title of publication. Contractor must be able to provide copies of all delivery receipts 

upon agency request. 

All expenses incidental to picking up and returning materials must be borne by the contractor. 

SCHEDULE: Adherence to this schedule must be maintained. Contractor must not start production of any job prior 

to receipt of the individual print order (GPO Form 2511). 

Furnished material, when applicable, and proofs must be picked up from and delivered to: National Library Service 

for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Publications and Media Section, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 

20542. 

When furnished, the electronic media must be returned with proofs. 

No definite schedule for pickup of material can be predetermined at this time. 

The following schedule begins the workday after notification of the availability of print order and furnished material; 

the workday after notification will be the first workday of the schedule. 

 Contractor must submit initial proofs of the first 90 pages of manuscript copy (maximum 50 proof pages) 

within five (5) workdays of the availability of print order and furnished material 

NOTE: Contractor will be allowed one (1) additional workday for each additional 30 pages of manuscript 

copy (maximum 17 proof pages), or portion thereof. 

 Initial proofs will be withheld no more than five (5) workdays from their receipt at the ordering agency until 

they are made available for pickup. (NOTE: The first workday after receipt of proofs at the ordering agency 

is day one (1) of the hold time.) 
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 When required, contractor must submit revised proofs within one (1) to five (5) workdays (as specified on the 

print order) of receipt of initial marked-up proofs or preceding marked-up revised proofs, as applicable. 

 Revised proofs will be withheld no more than five (5) workdays from their receipt at the ordering agency until 

they are made available for pickup. (NOTE: The first workday after receipt of proofs at the ordering agency 

is day one (1) of the hold time.) 

 Contractor must furnish the digital deliverables, final copy, and the XHTML-encoded file within three (3) 

workdays of approval of the initial or revised proof, as applicable. 

NOTE: Ordering agency may require several rounds of revised proofs before rendering a final approval. 

The ship/deliver date indicated on the print order is the date products ordered for delivery f.o.b. destination must be 

delivered to the destination specified. 

Unscheduled material such as shipping documents, receipts or instructions, delivery lists, labels, etc., will be furnished 

with the order or shortly thereafter. In the event such information is not received in due time, the contractor will not 

be relieved of any responsibility in meeting the shipping schedule because of failure to request such information. 

Upon completion of each order, the contractor is to notify the U.S. Government Printing Office of the date of 

shipment or delivery. Call (202) 512-0516 or 0520; callers outside the Washington, DC area may call toll free 1-800-

424-9470 or 9471. 
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SECTION 3. - DETERMINATION OF AWARD 

The Government will determine the lowest bid by applying the prices offered in the “SCHEDULE OF PRICES” to the 

following units of production which are the estimated requirements to produce one (1) year’s production under this 

contract. These units do not constitute, nor are they to be construed as, a guarantee of the volume of work which may 

be ordered for a like period of time. 

The following item designations correspond to those listed in the “SCHEDULE OF PRICES.” 

I. 100 

II. (a) 1,300 

 (b) 5 

 (c) 5 
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SECTION 4. - SCHEDULE OF PRICES 

Bids offered are f.o.b. destination. 

Prices must include the cost of all required materials and operations for each item listed in accordance with these 

specifications. 

Bidder must make an entry in each of the spaces provided. Bids submitted with any obliteration, revision, or 

alteration of the order and manner of submitting bids may be declared nonresponsive. 

An entry of NC (No Charge) shall be entered if bidder intends to furnish individual items at no charge to the 

Government. 

Bids submitted with NB (No Bid) or blank spaces for an item may be declared nonresponsive. 

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to reject any offer that contains prices for individual items of production 

(whether or not such items are included in the DETERMINATION OF AWARD) that are inconsistent or unrealistic in 

regard to other prices in the same offer or to GPO prices for the same operation if such action would be in the best 

interest of the Government. 

All invoices submitted to the GPO shall be based on the most economical method of production. 

I. TYPESETTING AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING OPERATIONS: Prices offered shall include the cost of all 

required materials and operations necessary for the complete production and distribution of the product listed in 

accordance with these specifications. 

 

 Per hour........................................................................................................................................$___________ 

II. ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS:

 (a) Initial/Revised Proof......................................................................................... per page......$___________ 

 (b) Digital Deliverables and Final Copy ................................................................per order......$___________ 

 (c) XHTML Coding with 508 Compliance............................................................per order......$___________ 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BID SUBMISSION: Fill out “SECTION 4.-SCHEDULE OF PRICES,” initialing or 

signing each page in the space(s) provided. Submit two copies (original and one exact duplicate) of the “SCHEDULE 

OF PRICES” with two copies of the GPO Form 910 “BID” form. Do not enter bid prices on GPO Form 910; prices 

entered in the “SCHEDULE OF PRICES” will prevail. 

Bidder______________________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

(City - State) 

By_________________________________________________________________________________________ 

(Signature and title of person authorized to sign this bid) 

 __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 (Person to be contacted) (Telephone Number) 
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455-S (11/13) EXHIBIT B 
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455-S (11/13) EXHIBIT C 
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455-S (11/13) EXHIBIT D 
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455-S (11/13) EXHIBIT E 
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455-S (11/13) EXHIBIT F