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EXHIBIT E – BIDDER’S SAMPLES

Bidder:

Type/print full legal name of bidder

INSTRUCTIONS

This document outlines the Competitive Solicitation’s specifications for scored samples. There are 100 points available for responses in this document.

Instructions

1. Bidder must fill out the legal name of bidder company above.

2. All samples submitted must be from personnel who will provide goods if Bidder is awarded the contract.

3. Provide three (3) sample copies of a square Buoy Tag and three (3) sample copies of an oval Buoy Tag using the BUOY TAG SPECIFICATIONS set forth below.

4. ALL SAMPLES MUST USE THE EXACT LANGUAGE AND COLORS SPECIFIED IN THE SAMPLE PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH BELOW.

Samples to use the specified colors from the attached Pantone Color System Matching Chart.

5. Bidder must submit the first page of this exhibit and the specified samples in one package and mail it to the following address:

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services Attn: Internal Contracts Unit RE 23-0001 Contracts & Procurement Division Washington State Department of Enterprise Services P.O. Box 41408 Olympia, WA 98501

6. Bidder must provide the tracking number of the bid sample package and have that email sent separately to descprminternal@des.wa.gov inbox with a subject line that includes: 23-0001, Bidder name, and the sample’s tracking number.

*IMPORTANT* Bidder’s Samples MUST be postmarked by November 15, 2024.

Please note: Not following any of the specified instructions may be grounds for the bid to be considered nonresponsive.

Also note: None of the submitted samples should have any company identifying information except for this exhibit page.

BUOY TAG SPECIFICATIONS

1. Manufactured in 100 % flexible Polyurethane suitable for adverse marine environment.

2. Puget Sound Oval tag dimensions: No less than 4” and no more than 5” in length on major axis, no less than 3” and no more than 4” in length on minor axis, with 1/2” diameter hole at end of tag aligned with major axis, said hole reinforced to a depth of 1/4”, the remainder of the tag being 1/8” thick.

3. Coastal Square tag dimensions: No less than 3” and no more than 4” per side, with 1/2” diameter hole in corner of tag, said hole reinforced to a depth of 1/4”, the remainder of the tag being 1/8” thick.

4. Tags printed and numbered in Arial or other easily readable sans-serif font on both sides as follows:

Summer Tags - 1st Line: WDFW 2nd Line: (Year) SUMMER TAG 3rd Line: 5-digit tag number commencing with 00001

All other tags- 1st Line: WDFW 2nd Line: 5-digit tag license number (License numbers will be in separate Excel spreadsheet) 3rd Line: 3-digit pot number commencing with 001 up to 300 OR Alternative 3rd Line: (For areas with higher limits) 3-digit pot number commencing with 001 up to 500 4th Line: Biennial season dates commencing with 2024-2025.

5. Numbers on face and back match and are unique to each tag.

License number and pot number to be printed at least twice font size as letters and dates. All printing to be centered; see examples below.

6. Printing must be deeply hot stamped with permanent ink or other durable substance. Light color tags get black printing. Dark color tags get white printing.

7. Tag colors will be specified for each order from the Pantone Color System Matching Chart.

SAMPLE PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS

Employing the Buoy Tag Specifications, and using the graphic examples set forth below as templates, produce three (3) sample copies of a square Buoy Tag and three (3) sample copies of an oval Buoy Tag.

All samples will have the following four (4) lines of printed words and numbers:

SAMPLE

98765 1111-0000

All samples will be produced using the Pantone Matching System Color Chart; see attached reference guide.

The samples will be produced in the following colors: One sample in PMS 169C, the second sample in PMS 2592C, the third sample in PMS 319C, the fourth sample in PMS 3945C, the fifth sample in PMS 669C and the sixth sample in PMS 199C.

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Oval Example

Square Example

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