TITLE: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances

TERM: September 1, 2014 thru August 31, 2015I. PRINTING, BINDING AND DISTRIBUTION: BASIS OFITEM NO. DESCRIPTION AWARD UNIT RATECOST UNIT RATECOST UNIT RATECOST UNIT RATECOST

1. Saddle-Stitched Products: (a) Cover--------------per complete cover-----------------

(1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 4 150.00 600.00 125.00 500.00 125.00 500.00 80.00 320.00

(2) Running Per 100 Copies 19 15.00 285.00 15.00 285.00 10.00 190.00 12.50 237.50

(b) Text pages------------------per page--------------------

(1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 116 8.00 928.00 7.00 812.00 5.00 580.00 4.50 522.00

(2) Running Per 100 Copies 539 0.75 404.25 0.45 242.55 1.35 727.65 0.55 296.45

2. Perfect Bound Products:

(a) Cover--------------per complete cover-----------------

(1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 12 200.00 2,400.00 250.00 3,000.00 225.00 2,700.00 80.00 960.00

(2) Running Per 100 Copies 56 20.00 1,120.00 17.00 952.00 18.00 1,008.00 12.50 700.00

 (b) Text pages------------------per page-------------------- (1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 1616 5.00 8,080.00 4.00 6,464.00 4.00 6,464.00 3.50 5,656.00

 (2) Running Per 100 Copies--------------------------------- 7541 0.65 4,901.65 0.49 3,695.09 1.10 8,295.10 0.53 3,996.733. Casebound Books: (a) Cover--------------per complete cover-----------------

(1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 4 2,000.00 8,000.00 1,400.00 5,600.00 1,600.00 6,400.00 1,750.00 7,000.00

(2) Running Per 100 Copies 7 450.00 3,150.00 500.00 3,500.00 375.00 2,625.00 500.00 3,500.00

(b) Text pages------------------per page--------------------

 (1) Makeready and/or Setup--------------------------------- 2372 4.00 9,488.00 4.00 9,488.00 4.00 9,488.00 3.00 7,116.00

(2) Running Per 100 Copies 3700 1.20 4,440.00 1.00 3,700.00 1.80 6,660.00 1.15 4,255.00

II. PACKING AND SEALING FOR DISTRIBUTION:

(a) Individual mailing including printing on spine

-------------------------------per carton-------------------- 102 1.00 102.00 1.75 178.50 1.50 153.00 1.00 102.00

 (b) Shrink-film wrapping------------------------------------ 210 0.25 52.50 0.75 157.50 1.50 315.00 N/A ( c) Packing and sealing shipping container

--------------------------per container--------------------- 179 2.00 358.00 1.75 313.25 1.50 268.50 1.00 179.00

CONTRACTOR TOTALS $44,309.40 $38,887.89 $46,374.25 $34,840.68

DISCOUNT 1% $443.09 1% $388.88 0.25% $115.94 2% $696.81

DISCOUNTED TOTALS $43,866.31 $38,499.01 $46,258.31 $34,143.87

( A W A R D E D )

GOODWAY GRAPHICS

Sprintfield, VA

P R O G R A M 3 3 1 - S 

GRAY GRAPHICS

Capitol Heights, MD

McDONALD & EUDY 

Temple Hills, MD

THE PRINT HOUSE

Brooklyn, NY

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Program 331-S Page 1 of 14 

Specifications by KT 

Reviewed by MRN 

 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

 Washington, DC 

 GENERAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS 

 For the Procurement of 

 NRC Issuances 

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

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

 Single Award 

TERM OF CONTRACT: The term of this contract is for the period beginning September 1, 2014 and ending 

August 31, 2015, plus up to four (4) optional 12-month extension period(s) 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 August 27, 

2014. 

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, 732 North Capitol 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. 

PRODUCTION AREA: It is assumed that all production facilities used in the manufacture of the products 

ordered under this contract will be located within a 60-mile radius of zero milestone Washington, DC. 

Any bidder intending to use production facilities outside this area should furnish information, with the bid, which 

will on its face demonstrate ability to meet the schedule requirements. The determination by the Government of 

the acceptability of this information in no way relieves the successful bidder of the responsibility for compliance 

with these schedule requirements. 

BIDDERS, PLEASE NOTE: These specifications have been extensively revised; therefore, all bidders are 

cautioned to familiarize themselves with all provisions of these specifications before bidding. 

 

Abstracts of contract prices are available at: http://www.gpo.gov/gpo/abstracts/abstract.action?region=Central. 

For information of a technical nature before award, call Keith Togans at (202) 512-1239. For contract 

administration after award, call Linda Giacomo at (202) 512-1239. (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)) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance through Attributes 

Program for Printing and Binding (GPO Publication 310.1, effective May 1979 (Rev. 8-02)). 

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. 

QUALITY ASSURANCE LEVELS AND STANDARDS: The following levels and standards shall apply to 

these specifications: 

Product Quality Levels: 

(a) Printing (Page related) Attributes -- Level III. 

(b) Finishing (Item related) Attributes -- Level III. 

Inspection Levels (from ANSI/ASQC Z1.4): 

 (a) Non-destructive Tests - General Inspection Level I. 

 (b) Destructive Tests - Special Inspection Level S-2. 

Specified Standards: The specified standards for the attributes requiring them shall be: 

 Attribute Specified Standard 

P-7. Type Quality and Uniformity Electronic Media; Average Type Dimension 

P-8 Halftone Match (Single and Double Impression) Electronic Media 

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. 
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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 September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015 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 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 May 31, 2014, 

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. 

PREAWARD SURVEY: In order to determine the responsibility of the prime contractor or any subcontractor, 

the Government reserves the right to conduct an on-site preaward survey at the contractor’s/subcontractor’s 

facility or to require other evidence of technical, production, managerial, financial, and similar abilities to 

perform, prior to the award of a contract. 

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 September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015 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. 
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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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SECTION 2.- SPECIFICATIONS 

SCOPE: These specifications cover the production of saddle-stitched and perfect-bound books and pamphlets 

with separate covers and casebound books requiring such operations as lithographic printing, binding, packing 

and distribution. 

TITLE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances. 

FREQUENCY OF ORDERS: Three publications will be ordered: Monthly periodicals, quarterly indexes, and 

semi-annual cumulative issues. 

QUANTITY: Approximately 200 to 500 copies per order. 

NUMBER OF PAGES: 

Monthly Periodicals: Approximately 16 to 352 pages. 

Quarterly Indexes: 36 to 196 pages with an occasional order up to 800 pages. 

Cumulative Casebound Issues: 80 to 1,200 pages. Semi-annual casebound cumulative issues may be split into 

two volumes by the Government’s request. 

TRIM SIZE: 6 x 9". 

GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH: 

Contractor must make stamping media for typelines from camera copy and create stamping media for rules and 

solid panels. 

PDF files for the monthly periodicals, quarterly indexes and semi-annual cumulative issues. 

 Electronic Media: 

 Platform: Macintosh OS 10.6.8 or higher. 

Storage Media: CD-ROM or DVD. 

 Software: Adobe InDesign CS6 version 8, Adobe Illustrator CS6 version 16, Adobe Photoshop 

 CS6 version 13, and Adobe Acrobat 10.1, or higher. 

 Note: All software upgrades (for specified applications) which may occur during the term of 

 the contract must be supported by the contractor. 

 Fonts: All printer and screen fonts will be furnished/embedded, as applicable. 

Contractor is cautioned that furnished fonts are the property of the Government and/or its originator. All 

furnished fonts are to be eliminated from the contractor’s archive immediately after completion of the 

contract. 

 

 Additional information: Files will be furnished in native application and/or PDF format. 

GPO Form 952 (Desktop Publishing – Disk Information) 

Tan Buckram, Property # 17299 for the casebound covers for the cumulative issues will be furnished by GPO. 

NOTE: The contractor is prohibited from making any marks on Government furnished material. 
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A supply of blue labels and selection certificates for shipping Departmental Random copies. 

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 electronic files, must not print on finished product. 

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

TO FURNISH," necessary to produce the products in accordance with these specifications. 

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 each print order. 

The contractor shall create or alter any necessary trapping, set proper screen angles and screen frequency, and 

define file output selection for the imaging device being utilized. Furnished files must be imaged as necessary to 

meet the assigned quality level. 

All halftones must be 150-line screen or finer. 

Contractor to supply 100 line screen with a 10% tone for paper bound books only. 

When required by the Government, the contractor shall make minor revisions to the electronic files including 

tracking, kerning, spacing, and/or leading to align copy and page elements. It is anticipated that the Government 

will make all major revisions. 

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

Upon completion of each order, the contractor must furnish final production native application files (digital 

deliverables) with the furnished material. The digital deliverables must be an exact representation of the final 

printed product and shall be returned on the same type of storage media as was originally furnished, unless 

otherwise specified. The Government will not accept, as digital deliverables, PostScript files, Adobe Acrobat 

Portable Document Format (PDF) files, or any proprietary file formats other than those supplied, unless specified 

by the Government. (The Government will accept Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files as 

digital deliverables when furnished by the Government.) 

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. 

Color of paper furnished shall be of a uniform shade and a close match by visual inspection of the JCP and/or 

attached color sample(s). The Contracting Officer reserves the right to reject shipments of any order printed on 

paper the color of which, in his opinion, materially differs from that of the color sample(s). 

All text paper used in each copy must be of a uniform shade. 

All cover and end leaf paper must have the grain parallel to the spine. 

The paper to be used will be indicated on each print order. 

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

Text (For Casebound Book only): White Opacified Offset Book, basis weight: 50 lbs. per 500 sheets, 25 x 38", 

equal to JCP Code A80. 
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Cover (For Monthly Periodicals and Quarterly Indexes only): Solar Yellow Vellum-Finish Cover, basis weight: 

50 lbs. per 500 sheets, 20 x 26", equal to JCP Code L20. 

Book Cover Board, 0.098" thick, equal to JCP Code R30 (Casebound Issues only). 

White Machine-Finish Book End Paper, basis weight: 80 lbs. per 500 sheets, 25 x 38", equal to JCP Code A50 

(Casebound Issues only). 

To order the Tan buckram, Property # 17299, contractor to call Contract Administrator with the amount of yards 

needed. The bidder is responsible for picking up the furnished stock at the GPO, Warehouse, G Street, NW, 

Washington, DC. 

PRINTING: Print paper cover and text head-to-head in black ink. An occasional page may print head-to-side or 

head-to-foot. The end leaves will print in black ink. 

NOTE: Digital printing is not accepted. 

SPINE: When a spine printing is ordered on a saddle-stitch product, it is to run on cover 4, 1/4" from binding 

edge, reading top to bottom. 

MARGINS: For all publications, head 3/4"; bind 11/16"; unless otherwise indicated. Several pages will print 

with flattone bars which bleed top, bottom, and outside. 

BINDING: 

Various binding styles will be ordered as follows: 

Monthly issues and quarterly indexes: When ordered saddle-wire stitched in two places and trimmed three sides. 

Each product must contain complete four-page signatures after trimming. Single leaves connected with a lip (i.e., 

binding stub) to left or right side of stitches will not be allowed. When ordered perfect-bound with wraparound 

cover and trimmed three sides. Covers trim flush. 

Semi-annual casebound cumulative issues: Reinforce the endleaves and the first and last signatures with strips of 

ungummed, sized cotton cloth extending 1/4" on inner side of the signatures and 1" on the end leaves. Smyth 

(signature) sew with two sewn-on tapes. Trim three sides, round back, and headband. Reinforce back with crash 

and strong paper liner. Case-bind in tan buckram over binders boards with suitable squares. Tan buckram will be 

furnished by GPO. 

Stamp front and back covers in black ink. Imitation gold stamping (equivalent to Transfer Print 432 or Crown 

Roll Leaf 470). Stamping must have solid impressions, no picking, pinholes, or filled letters. Contractor must 

make stamping media for typelines from pdf and create stamping media for rules and solid panels. Ink must be 

exact match of the Pantone ink color indicated on the print order. 

PACKING: 

Shrink wrap all agency ordered copies. When semi-annual casebound editions are split into two volumes, they 

will be issued under two separate print orders. Contractor will be required to collate the two volumes into sets and 

shrink wrap each set individually. 

Bulk Shipments: Pack suitably in shipping containers. 

Pack all Superintendent of Documents copies consisting of 500 or more pages into individual printed mailing 

containers sealed with 3" Wide Tape, Gummed, (Paper Reinforced, Laminated) Class 2, nonstripppable, equal to 

Commercial Item Description A-A-1671B (08-10-90), and applicable amendments. Pallets are required for 

shipments to GPO only (estimated two pallets will be required for each order requiring casebound books). 
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LABELING AND MARKING: 

Reproduce shipping container label from furnished repro, fill in appropriate blanks and attach to shipping 

containers. 

Title and stock number is to be printed on one spine of each individual mailing container. 

DEPARTMENTAL RANDOM COPIES (BLUE LABEL): All orders must be divided into equal sublots in 

accordance with the chart below. A random copy must be selected from each sublot. Do not choose copies from 

the same general area in each sublot. The contractor will be required to execute a statement furnished by GPO 

certifying that copies were selected as directed. The random copies constitute a part of the total quantity ordered, 

and no additional charge will be allowed. 

 

 Quantity Number of 

 Ordered Sublots 

 500 - 3,200 50 

 3,201 - 10,000 80 

 10,001 - 35,000 125 

 35,001 and over 200 

These randomly selected copies must be packed separately and identified by a special government-furnished blue 

label, affixed to each affected container. The container and its contents shall be recorded separately on all 

shipping documents and sent in accordance with the distribution list to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

4930 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

A copy of the PRINT ORDER/SPECIFICATION and a signed Government-furnished certificate of selection, 

must be included. 

A copy of the Government furnished certificate must accompany the invoice sent to GPO, Financial Management 

Services, for payment. Failure to furnish the certificate may result in delay in processing the invoice. 

QUALITY ASSURANCE RANDOM COPIES: In addition to the Departmental Random Copies (Blue Label), 

the contractor may be required to submit quality assurance random copies to test for compliance against the 

specifications. The print order will indicate the number required, if any. When ordered, the contractor must 

divide the entire order into equal sublots and select a copy from a different general area of each sublot. The 

contractor will be required to execute a statement furnished by GPO certifying that copies were selected as 

directed. Copies will be paid for at the running rate offered in the contractor's bid and their cost will not be a 

consideration for award. 

Business Reply Mail labels will be furnished for mailing the quality assurance random copies. The copies are to 

be mailed at the same time as the first scheduled shipment. A copy of the print order must be included. 

A U.S. Postal Service approved Certificate of Mailing, identified by Program, Jacket and Print Order numbers, 

must be furnished with billing for reimbursement of certificate fee. 

DISTRIBUTION: 

Deliver f.o.b. destination to approximately five addresses in the Washington, DC area. Complete addresses and 

quantities will be furnished with the print orders. 
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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 331-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. 

Upon completion of each order, all furnished material and one printed sample must be returned to U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, 4930 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All Government furnished 

material MUST be received on the scheduled completion date of the job. 

All expenses incidental to returning materials and furnishing sample copies 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). 

NOTE: The Government will FedEx Government Furnished Material next day to contractor. 

No definite schedule for pickup of material can be predetermined. 

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. 

Paper cover products: Complete production and delivery of all copies ordered for NRC addresses must be made 

within three workdays. 

Casebound products: Complete production and delivery of all copies ordered for NRC addresses must be made 

within twenty three workdays. 

Contractor will be allowed additional workday(s) for the following: 

 Additional Workdays Allowed 

Each additional 300,000 pages delivered to non-NRC addresses ....................................... 1 

All Casebound products and all products containing 500 pages or more packed 

into individual or set mailing cartons .................................................................................. 2 

All Casebound products produced in two volumes ............................................................. 5 

Furnished material will be sent FedEx by the Government next day to contractor and delivered to U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, (see address on page 9, under "DISTRIBUTION") between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. 

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(s) specified. 

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

furnished with each 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. 
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For compliance reporting purposes, the contractor is to notify the U.S. Government Printing Office of the date of 

shipment or delivery. Upon completion of each order, contractor must contact the Shared Support Services 

Compliance Section via email at compliance@gpo.gov; via telephone at (202) 512-0520; or via facsimile at (202) 

512-1364. Personnel receiving email, call, or facsimile will be unable to respond to questions of a technical 

nature or to transfer any inquiries. 
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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 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". 

 (1) (2) 

I. (1) (a) 4 19 

 (b) 116 539 

 

 (2) (a) 12 56 

 (b) 1,616 7,541 

 

 (3) (a) 4 7 

 (b) 2,372 3,700 

II. (a) 102 

 (b) 210 

 (c) 179 

 
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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. 

Fractional parts of 100 will be prorated at the per 100 rate. 

A charge will be allowed for each page, whether printed or blank. Unless otherwise specified, no more than three 

blank pages shall be permitted at the end of the text. 

I. PRINTING, BINDING AND DISTRIBUTION: 

 Makeready Running Per 

 and/or Setup 100 Copies 

(1) (2) 

 1. Saddle-Stitched Products: 

(a) Cover ......................................................... per complete cover ...... $__________ $__________ 

(b) Text pages .................................................................. per page ...... $__________ $__________ 

 2. Perfect Bound Products: 

(a) Cover ......................................................... per complete cover ...... $__________ $__________ 

(b) Text pages .................................................................. per page ...... $__________ $__________ 

 3. Casebound Books: 

(a) Cover per complete cover ...... $__________ $__________ 

(b) Text pages per page ...... $__________ $__________ 

____________ 

(Initials) 
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II. PACKING AND SEALING FOR DISTRIBUTION: 

 (a) Individual mailing cartons including printing on spine per carton $__________ 

(b) Shrink-film wrapping .................................................................................. per package ...... $__________ 

(c) Packing and sealing shipping container .................................................... per container ...... $__________ 

My production facilities are located within the assumed area of production .................... ._______yes _______no 

NOTICE: Bidders OUTSIDE the assumed production area specified on page one of these specifications should 

complete the following information. 

1. Proposed carrier(s) for pickup of Government Furnished Material ..... ____________________________ 

a. Number of hours from acceptance of print order to pickup of 

 Government Furnished Material .............................. _______________________________________ 

b. Number of hours from pickup of Government Furnished Material 

 to delivery at contractor's plant ......................... .__________________________________________ 

2. Proposed carrier(s) for delivery of completed product ...... ______________________________________ 

a. Number of hours from notification to carrier to pickup of completed 

 product ............................................. ___________________________________________________ 

b. Number of hours from pickup of completed product to delivery at 

 destination ........................................ ___________________________________________________ 

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)