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Addendum to State of South Carolina Printing Specification Sheet Page 1-of-4 DPH 1327 Newborn Screening Form Spec Revised: 7/24/2026

Summary

One year contract with option-to-renew 4 additional years, for commercial printing of multi-layered, image-transferable form. Approximately 65,000 forms are required annually. The design includes multiple ink colors, serial numbering, an attached FDA approved blood collection filter paper, and a protective fold-over flap.

Serial numbering must be provided on the facing of Layers 1, 2, and 3 of the form.

Also, this form requires extensive bar-coding, mandatory use of specific brand/type blood collection paper, and carbonless images.

The printing facility must be registered with the Federal Food and Drug Administration for production of this finished medical device (blood collection filter paper). Verification of FDA registration must be submitted with bid or within two days of verbal or written request by the Procurement Official.

The Successful Vendor must provide all typesetting and printing services in accordance with quality control standards for precise spacing, alignment, and assembly.

Please note that the protective outer Layer-4 imprint must include the Biohazard symbol as required by the US Postal Service. This contract requires a pre-production proof, with optional paper and design sample requirements.

Agency Property

Any related materials supplied to the Successful Vendor in this production remain property of South Carolina Department of Public Health, and must be returned, upon completion of project to the Agency Representative, prior to payment.

Paper Quality

The collection filter paper must be Whatman 903 or Ahlstrom 226 Specimen Collection paper. Collection paper imprint must contain seven (7) 1/2" outside diameter dashed circles, and instructions printed in black ink.

Layer-4 is Buff Ledger Stock, .006” thickness.

Bar coding, sequential print lot numbering, and filter paper lot number must be included.

The protective flap is “scored” to provide fold-over.

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Form Operation and Use

Handwritten entries are made from the top layer of the complete form. At completion, two specific layers are detached from the remaining form set by designated users.

The completed, undetached DPH 1327 form includes, top-to-bottom

1-- 16# CB layer (LAB COPY) (tears-out, right side)

1-- 14# CFB layer (SENDER COPY) (tears-out, right side)

1-- 33# CF layer (LAB COPY) with attached collection paper, glued at left-hand side. (Perforated to tear-out right side from protective buff layer)

1-- .006”thickness buff ledger sheet with protective fold-out flap.

(Imprint must include Biohazard symbol as required by the US Postal

Service.)

All layers are perforated. The overall size of the complete form is approximately 9- 10/16” x 5”. Exact measurements of the complete form and each layer of the form will be finalized with the selected vendor after initiation of the contract.

Typesetting/Printing Requirements

The Successful Vendor must provide quality, full typesetting services, in accordance with Agency requirements, as needed, to update composition.

The Agency will provide all changes to be made at the initiation of contract.

Parts 1 and 2 contain no instructions/coding information on the reverse side, however, Parts 3 and 4 (the protective layer), contain screened images.

Serial numbering must be provided on the facing of Layers 1, 2, and 3 of the form.

Typefaces and spacing must be exact, consistent, and provide accurate alignment throughout layers of the completed, assembled form, and throughout the entire production of this form.

The printing facility must be registered with the Federal Food and Drug Administration for production of this finished medical device.

Verification of FDA registration must be submitted with bid or within 2-days of verbal or

Addendum to State of South Carolina Printing Specification Sheet Page 3-of-4 written request by the Procurement Official.

Packaging Requirements Once printed, the forms must be collated and packaged in 3 quantity sizes. Per the annual quantity of 65,000 forms, the requested ordering quantities by package size are:

• 3,000 forms packaged into 120 packages with 25 forms per package;

• 12,000 forms packaged into 240 packages with 50 forms per package;

• 50,000 forms packages into 500 packages with 100 forms per package.

Mandatory Proof Time Requirement

Prior to production, a black laser proof, incorporating the latest composition changes must be furnished by the Successful Vendor. This proof can be electronic.

The proof must be issued by the Vendor in a timely manner and the Agency Representative must review and return proofs within 10-working days of receipt.

If the proof is delayed by the Agency greater than 5-working days, the Vendor will automatically be allowed a “like” number of days to complete production of this form.

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Optional Paper Sample

At the option of Agency Representative, at no additional charge to Agency, the Successful Vendor may be required to provide samples of all papers required in this form for our evaluation purposes.

Due to the time-sensitivity of this contract, if a paper sample is requested, the requested paper samples must be received by the Agency Representative within a 10-working day timeframe.

Optional Working Sample

At the option of Agency Representative, and at no additional charge to the Agency, the Successful Vendor may be required to provide a non-printed “operating sample” to verify the overall design of the form and its use.

The sample dimensions need not be within scale, however, a reasonable size is required for Agency evaluation, with marked position of perforation line on the sample.