Attachment A Technical Specifications.docx
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- Contract number
- 27-420DCEO-TOURI-P-97648
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- Illinois
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This document is Attachment A Technical Specifications for contract B-50441, governing the printing of Enjoy Illinois publications. The contract involves the State of Illinois, specifically the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), the Illinois Office of Tourism (IOT), and an unnamed printing contractor. The specifications establish minimum quality standards for the production and delivery of two seasonal magazine publications.
The contract requires the printer to produce 500,000 copies of the Spring/Summer issue and 200,000 copies of the Fall/Winter issue, each measuring 8-1/8" x 10-3/4" with 84 pages (80 interior pages plus 4-page cover), with provisions for additional pages based on advertising sales. Materials specifications include 7-point cover stock with 4/4 process color plus flood UV gloss coating and 40-pound gloss text stock. The printer must provide preflighting, trapping, perfect binding with hinge-scoring, and packaging in cartons of 50 units with a maximum weight of 40 pounds per carton. The production schedule requires 14 days for reviews and approvals, 7 days for color proof review, and final delivery to DCEO at least 14 days prior to the March 1 and September 1 distribution dates. The printer is responsible for coordinating all bulk shipments via supplied distribution lists, providing inside delivery with 24-hour advance notice, and ensuring a publisher representative can attend press approval. All artwork, disks, and proofs remain the property of IOT and the publisher.
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B-50441: ATTACHMENT A
Enjoy Illinois Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter Print Specs
To follow are the minimum specifications to be used (match or exceed in quality) for the printing of Enjoy Illinois Spring/Summer and the Enjoy Illinois Fall/Winter publications:
Quantity: Spring/Summer: 500,000
Fall/Winter: 200,000
Trim/Finished Size: 8-1/8” x 10-3/4” (both issues)
Page Count: Spring/Summer: 80 pages plus 4-page cover (total 84 pages) or more based on advertising sales
Fall/Winter: 80 pages plus 4-page cover (total 84 pages) or more based on advertising sales
| Paper: | Cover: 7 pt. cover weight #2 grade | |
| (both issues) | Text: 40 lb. text weight #4 grade gloss |
| Ink: | Cover: 4/4 process plus flood UV gloss coating on outside covers | |
| (both issues) | Text: | 4/4 process; all pages plus bleed, full coverage |
Prepress: Publisher will supply final PDVX-1A files for all pages along with color page proofs. Line screen specified will be 150. Printer to preflight final files and add trapping as necessary.
Bindery: Gather press-delivered signatures, perfect bind with cover, hinge-score and side paste front and back covers, trim flush 3 sides.
(both issues)
| Finishing: | Bulk pack in cartons of 50; cannot be greater than 40 lbs in weight. |
| (both issues) | All skids must clearly identify address and contact name. |
Spring/Summer: Label each carton with the following:
(YEAR) Enjoy Illinois Spring/Summer Quantity: 50
Fall/Winter: Label each carton with the following:
(YEAR) Enjoy Illinois Fall/Winter Quantity: 50
Proofs: Publisher to review proofs prior to printing. Printer’s representative to be available for onsite discussion at press approval.
Press Check: A publisher representative must be present at the press check.
(both issues)
Schedule: Reviews and approvals (while drafting magazines) take at least 14 days;
Review of a color ready proof (including all ads and content) before final print should allow 7 days;
Final printed magazines must be in DCEO possession at least 14 days before our distribution dates of March 1 and September 1.
Weight: Final piece weight to be submitted by printer along with the paper sample dummy.
(both issues)
Delivery: Bulk shipments per supplied distribution list from IOT/publisher (both issues) Inside delivery required for all shipments.
24-hour notice to recipients required prior to delivery.
Printer to coordinate all deliveries.
Note: All artwork, disks and/or proofs are the property of IOT and must be provided to publisher.
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