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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Columbus, Ohio

GENERAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS

For the Procurement of

Pacific Northwest Region Central Files Scanning Project as requisitioned from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) by the DOI – Bureau of Reclamation – Denver

Single Award

TERM OF CONTRACT: The term of this contract is for one year (base year period for Date of Award and ending January 31, 2013 and 4 option year periods (February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014, February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015, February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016, and February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017). Special attention is directed to the following provision and clauses in Section 1 of this contract: “Option to Extend the Term of the Contract” and “Economic Price Adjustment.”

BID OPENING: Bids shall be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m., prevailing Columbus, Ohio time on February 8, 2012

MAIL BID TO: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 112-B, Columbus, Ohio 43215-7034.

Envelope must be marked with Program Number and bid date opening.

RESTRICTION ON LOCATION OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES: All production facilities used in the manufacture of the product(s) ordered under this contract must be located within a 50-mile radius of Boise, ID.

BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE: This is a new contract. No abstract is available. Bidders are cautioned to familiarize themselves with all provisions of this contract before bidding.

INSPECTION OF FURNISHED MATERIAL BEFORE BID OPENING: The materials to be furnished by the Government shall be examined at: U.S. Department of the Interior; ATTN: Stephanie Lounsbury or Brenda Fralish;

Bureau of Reclamation; 1150 North Curtis Road; Boise, ID 83706 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, local Boise, ID time until February 6, 2012.

Contractor must contact Stephanie Lounsbury or Brenda Fralish via telephone, 208-378-5128, before February 3, 2012 to schedule an appointment to view the material.

Examination of the materials is a requirement of these specifications. Failure to examine the material will be reason to declare the bidder non-responsible.

No additional payment will be allowed for the correction of errors due to the failure of the bidder to thoroughly understand the nature and extent of the work to be performed.

BEFORE AWARD: ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE SPECIFICATIONS CALL

Linda Price (614)-488-4616, extension 22.

AFTER AWARD: REFER ALL QUESTIONS TO YOUR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

Ted Mack (614)-488-4616, extension 21.

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 Pub. 310.2, effective December 1, 1987 (Rev. 06/01)) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance Through Attributes Program for Printing and Binding (GPO Pub. 310.1, effective May 1979 (revised 08/02)).

GPO PUB. 310.2 IS AVAILABLE ON GPO WEB SITE AT

http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/sfas/terms.pdf

GPO PUB. 310.1 IS AVAILABLE ON GPO WEB SITE AT

http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/sfas/qatap.pdf

REVISED GPO DISPUTES CLAUSE (06/08) IS AVAILABLE ON GPO WEB SITE AT

http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/contractdisputes.pdf

REGULATIONS GOVERNING PROCUREMENT

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is an office in the legislative branch of the United States Government. Accordingly, the Federal Acquisition Regulation is inapplicable to this, and all GPO procurements. However, the text of certain provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), are referenced in this solicitation. The offeror should note that only those provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation which are specifically incorporated by reference into this solicitation, are applicable.

SUBCONTRACTING: The predominate production functions are unbinding, scanning, and writing to disc.

Bidder(s) who must subcontract these functions will be declared non-responsible. Subcontracting of rebinding is permitted.

The contractor must notify the ordering agency when any materials leave the contractor’s facility and of the anticipated length of time the materials will be out of the contractor’s facility. The subcontracting facility may be located wherever the contractor deems necessary to complete the specifications.

QUALITY ASSURANCE LEVELS AND STANDARDS: The contractor shall be required to maintain the following document conversion standards:

• Delivered source input shall be scanned and archived as Adobe Acrobat “Image + Text” PDF files.

• Delivered source input shall equal scanned image output.

• Discs shall be operative on consumer CD/DVD drives.

QUALITY CONTROL: Contractor shall perform quality assurance of the scanned pages/images to ensure that an image is produced from each source document. The image produced is to be equal to or better than the readability of the source document. The Government reserves the right to perform quality assurance on any products produced under this contract. Failure to meet quality assurance standards will result in re-work at the contractor’s expense. Contractor may be required to provide their Quality Control Procedures to the Government after bid opening but before award.

Attribute Specified Standard Document Scanning Furnished Material CD/DVD disc production ISO 9660

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OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM: The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the contractor not later than 30 days before the contract expires. If the Government exercises an option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this clause. The duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed January 31, 2017.

Notwithstanding the above paragraph, at the request of the Government, the term of any contract resulting from this solicitation may be further extended for such period of time as may be mutually agreeable to the GPO and the contractor.

ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT: The prices set forth in this contract shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this clause, provided that, in no event will prices be revised to exceed the maximum permissible under any law existing as of the date of the contract or as may be hereafter promulgated.

PRICE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD: For the purpose of this clause, the program years shall comply with the Contract Term clause. There shall be no price adjustment for orders placed during the first program year of this contract.

PRICE ADJUSTMENT: The prices shall be adjusted on the basis of the "Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers - Commodities Less Food, Seasonally Adjusted,” published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the following manner:

(1) The contract price of orders placed during the adjusted period (excluding reimbursable postage or transportation costs) shall be adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in the average, seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers-Commodities Less Food (seasonally adjusted) as follows: An index shall be calculated by averaging the 12 seasonally adjusted months ending 3 months prior to the expiration of the current period of this contract. This average is then compared with the average index for the 12-month period ending 3 months prior to the beginning of the contract, called the base index. The percentage increase or decrease by comparing these two indexes shall be applied to the contractor's invoices for orders placed during the price adjustment period.

(2) The Government will notify the contractor in writing of the percentage increase or decrease to be applied to any invoices to be submitted for orders subject to price adjustment in accordance with this clause. Such percentage will be determined from the published index as set forth above. The contractor shall apply the percentage increase or decrease against the total price of the invoice less reimbursable postage or transportation costs. Any applicable discounts will be calculated on the basis of the invoice price as adjusted.

If the Government exercises an option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this economic price adjustment clause.

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.

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.

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POSTAWARD CONFERENCE: Unless waived by the Government, a post-award conference will be conducted between the contractor, the ordering agency, and the Government Printing Office. The purpose of the conference will be to discuss and review all aspects of the contract terms, the contractor’s production plan, and all other critical elements of the contract. It is anticipated that the conference will be conducted via telephone but it may be held at the contractor’s plant.

PAYMENT: Before any voucher will be accepted by GPO for payment, an itemized and totaled statement for each print order must be submitted to the ordering agency for examination and certification as to the correctness of the vouchers as applicable to the work performed. This certification by the ordering agency will suffice in lieu of submitting a completed sample with the contractor's voucher.

After examination and certification of the voucher by the ordering agency, submit all vouchers via FAX utilizing the GPO barcode coversheet program application. Instructions for the GPO barcode coversheet program application can be found at the following web address:

http://winapps.access.gpo.gov/fms/vouchers/barcode/instructions.html.

At time of invoicing, the contractor must submit a copy of the print order, contractor’s invoice, and all mailing and/or delivery receipts via e-mail to infocolumbus@gpo.gov or fax to 614-488-4577.

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 January 31, 2013 (plus options). 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.

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.

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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.

SECURITY: The products produced under this contract contain sensitive but unclassified information and are characterized as “For Official Use Only” (FOUO). In addition, the materials furnished are historical documents and are not replaceable.

Proper control and handling must be maintained at all times to prevent any information or materials required to produce the product ordered under these specifications from falling into unauthorized hands. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all extra copies, materials, waste, etc., must be destroyed and all files are to be permanently removed from the contractor’s computers.

After award, every employee of the contractor, including every employee of any subcontractor, involved in the production of orders placed under this contract will be required to complete the Federal Non-Disclosure Agreement, Form 7-2577 (2-07). See attached Exhibit 1 on page 15.

The contractor shall take all necessary precautions to insure against loss of books, film negatives, and other reproducibles at any time prior to delivery.

DELIVERY/SHIPPING STATUS INFORMATION: The contractor is to use the GPO furnished form to report the delivery/shipment status on each order. The form is to be reproduced as needed by the contractor.

This information MUST be furnished to GPO - Columbus, RPPO on each order. The information as contained on this form is to be faxed or called to the Columbus RPPO.

Fax Number (614) 488-4577 Telephone Number (614) 488-4616, extension 21

NO COLLECT CALLS

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SECTION 2. – SPECIFICATIONS

SCOPE: These specifications cover the production of scanning (300 dpi to 600 dpi) and indexing black and white and color source documents to PDF files requiring such operations as copy pickup, preparation and re-assembly of source documents, including books (with or without fold-ins), 35mm roll film and 16mm microfilm, and oversized drawings, writing to CD-ROM or DVD-R, packing, and delivery.

TITLE: Pacific Northwest Region Central Files Scanning Project

NUMBER OF ORDERS/NUMBER OF IMAGES/TRIM SIZES: Approximately 12 orders* per year.

Approximately 840,000 images per year. One set of CD-ROMs/DVD-Rs per order. One set consists of one original and one duplicate disc. Anticipate the following annual usage:

*An occasional order will require additional pickups throughout the month. Anticipate no more than 5 additional pickups per order.

Trim sizes for books and single sheets range up to 11 x 17” (landscape and/or portrait). Trim sizes for oversized documents are anticipated to be 24 x 36” or 18 x 24” (both landscape and/or portrait) with the majority at the larger size.

Anticipate 2,000 books per year with approximately 525,750 total images scanned. Most books will be looseleaf. Some books will have fold-ins.

Anticipate 2,250 single sheets per year with approximately 2,250 total images scanned.

Anticipate 10,000 oversized drawings per year with approximately 10,000 total images scanned

Anticipate 10 rolls of 35mm roll film and 16mm microfilm with approximately 302,000 total images (frames) scanned.

All material is on display for inspection as indicated on page 1 of the contract. The documents are stored in a 600 square foot area. Trim sizes, color scans, black image scans, binding styles, page counts, and other pertinent information can be determined at this inspection.

GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH: Documents will consist of bound books, 35mm roll film and 16mm microfilm, and unbound sheets. Each document shall be scanned to PDF resulting in one PDF file per document. Each PDF file will be written to CD-ROM/DVD-R.

Most multi-page documents will have the same trim size for each page; however, an occasional multi-page document may consist of mixed trim sizes. An occasional document may require the contractor to reduce or enlarge document to a trim size specified on the Government furnished material.

Delivery/shipping status report form.

Form 905 (R. 3/90) "Labeling and marking specifications".

Print orders (GPO Form 2511).

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CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH: All materials and operations, other than those listed under "Government to Furnish," necessary to produce the product(s) in accordance with these specifications.

INSPECTION OF MATERIAL UPON RECEIPT OF ORDER: It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to ascertain the condition of material received at the time of receipt and notify the Government of any additional operations required by the contractor to prepare the furnished material for scanning.

Some of the furnished material dates to the early 1900’s and is considered extremely fragile and may require the contractor to use a flat bed scanner to prevent damage to the documents. Upon receipt of material for each order, the contractor shall confer with the Government to determine if flat bed or automated scanning equipment is to be used.

After scanning method has been determined but before production begins, the contractor is to prepare an itemized estimate of the work to be performed based on the “Schedule of Prices”. This itemized estimate is to be provided to the Department of Interior and to the Government Printing Office. E-mail addresses to be provided at time of award. Contractor is not to begin production without estimate approval by the Department of Interior.

GOVERNMENT TESTING AND INSPECTION OF MATERIALS: It is necessary that the materials in production for scanning at the contractor’s location are available to the agency at all times. Due to the nature of the documents, it may be necessary to obtain them from the contractor at any time for urgent and compelling needs, including litigation. In addition, the agency reserves the right to conduct any test or inspection it may deem advisable to assure goods and services conform to the specifications in this contract.

This may also include inspection of the materials to be sure they are being handled with the proper safeguards to ensure they are not lost or damaged or available to unauthorized personnel.

DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND HANDLING: The contractor shall be responsible for basic document preparation and handling during all phases of the document conversion effort. The pre-conversion effort shall include document receipt, inspection, inventory and document preparation for scanning and conversion (e.g.: staple removal, binding removal including removing bindings (case bound, perfect bound, saddle stitched, and looseleaf (including but not limited to: 2-LS, 1-ULC, coil bind, acco-fasten, inside binder, comb bind)), paper clips, attachments and fasteners; reduction of oversize or enlargement of undersize documents when required; purging unnecessary information; repairing damaged originals, page orientation and special handling, and proper handling of 35mm roll film and 16mm microfilm for scanning purposes).

The post-conversion effort shall consist of reconstruction of the documents including the attachment of fasteners and bindings, reassembly of the documents into their original configuration, preparing a document inventory listing, and packaging for return shipment to the ordering activity. Loose documents shall be placed back in the order in which they were scanned and any paperclips or other fasteners should be replaced, and any folds should be refolded so that the document that has been scanned appears in the same manner it was originally presented.

SCANNING AND INDEXING: The final product will be an electronic version of the entire document in the form of full text searchable PDF files on indexed, searchable CD-ROMs/DVD-Rs. In addition, the ordering agency will require an image management system (IPRO load file) to be prepared according to their instruction. Contractor to work with the ordering agency to understand their case needs and provide a document coding plan to meet their requirements while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and timely delivery.

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The contractor must scan all documents provided using professional quality Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software and create high-quality searchable PDF files. The delivered PDF content shall be generated using the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat software. Contractor to include the Adobe Reader software on each disc. Contractor will be required to comply with completion and submission of the "Adobe Reader Distribution Agreement" as required by Adobe. All scanned images to be Archival Quality and scanned at no less than 300 dpi up to 600 dpi. The contractor will be required to generate and deliver Adobe Acrobat "Image + Text" PDF files. All scanned images to be properly aligned (no skewed images). Black images to be scanned as black and color images to be scanned as color.

The files must be indexed for search and retrieval purposes. Each disc and each individual document file on that disc must be searchable by key word. Index each disc for the documents contained therein and include a link function to the coinciding document. Disc indexing information will be specified by the ordering agency after award. All pages for a collection of documents are to use logical grouping (ie. box, folder) and should be written to the same disc where possible.

NAMING CONVENTIONS: Each PDF file shall be named for each publication with the project name and year (i.e.: “Boise_Project_1901.pdf” or “American_Falls_Reservoir_1923-1927.pdf”). Please note that some of the titles may have more characters than are allowable. Some orders will have a specific file name or additional information regarding the naming of a given file provided by the Government. In absence of these instructions, contractor to use best judgment in naming these files and should include as much information as is possible. The PDF file name for the index is to be "PDF File Index".

WRITING TO DISC: It is anticipated that all publications/projects will fit on one CD-ROM or one DVD-R (DVD-5). Contractor to create one original and one duplicate disc for each publication/project. All discs produced shall be in conformance with ISO 9660 standards set by the International Organization for Standardization.

All CD/DVD discs produced under this contract shall comply with the OSTA Universal Disc Format Specification: 1996 (Appendix 6.9) “OSTA UDF Compliant Domain” of ISO/IEC 13346:1995 Volume and file structure of write-once and rewritable media using non-sequential recording for information interchange.

Also known as the UDF Bridge (UDF/ISO 9660) file structure.

All files are to be written to single-sided discs. Maximum disc size for CD-ROMs is 682MB. Maximum disc size for DVD-Rs is 4.7GB. When files are greater than maximum size, contractor is to use best judgment in determining if files are written to CD-ROM or DVD-R.

Contractor to write PDF files to original disc(s) and then duplicate a second disc for each original disc. All images should be stored on disc media of a type that can be read by any standard CD/DVD reader. Each disc must be self-contained. Each disc will be labeled in black ink (font style and size at contractor’s option) with the appropriate file name.

Screen printing is the preferred method of printing but printing and imaging methods other than screen printing will be acceptable provided that all applicable quality, performance, durability, and fade resistant standards will be met, however, laser printing on discs or printing on separate labels applied to the discs are not acceptable.

MARGINS: Follow original documents. Entire document must be captured without loss of any data.

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PROOFS: In lieu of proofs, the contractor shall be required to copy and scan with second-pass verification and shall complete a visual comparison to verify that 100% of the pages/documents were captured in copying/scanning. Disc production will require that the contractor check each disc to insure proper file naming, file structure, and placement.

JEWEL CASES: Each disc shall be placed in a clear plastic jewel case. Jewel cases will not require inserts.

PACKING: All packing materials shall be furnished by the contractor and must be of sufficient strength to guarantee delivery of the finished product at destination in a satisfactory and usable condition.

LABELING AND MARKING: Refer to Contract Terms and furnished form 905.

DISTRIBUTION: Deliver all discs and all furnished material to: U.S. Department of the Interior; ATTN:

Stephanie Lounsbury or Brenda Fralish; Bureau of Reclamation; 1150 North Curtis Road; Boise, ID 83706.

Inside delivery is required. Inside delivery is defined as delivery into a Government controlled space as directed.

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) and furnished material, including determination of scanning method.

Furnished material and print order must be picked up from the Boise, Idaho address indicated under “Distribution”.

If agent picks-up material, the contractor must provide an adequate supply of completed manifests (airbills) to the Government agency placing the orders listing his firm as both the shipper and the consignee.

The Government will identify which items are to be picked up with each order. Contractor will be required to provide a pickup and delivery receipt with each order. The pickup and delivery receipts are to reference all titles/items picked up and delivered by the contractor.

Contractor will be notified when copy and print order will be available for pickup. The following schedule begins upon notification of the availability of print order and furnished material:

Approximately 10% of the orders will require complete production and delivery within 5 to 10 work days after receipt of order.

Approximately 90% of the orders will require complete production and delivery within 15 to 30 workdays after receipt of order.

The ship/delivery date indicated on the print order is the date products must be received at Boise, Idaho address indicated under “Distribtuion”.

RECEIPT FOR DELIVERY: Contractor must furnish their own receipts for delivery. These receipts must include the GPO jacket, program, and print order numbers; total quantity delivered, number of cartons, and quantity per carton; date delivery made; and signature of the Government agent accepting delivery. The original copy of this receipt must accompany the contractor's voucher for payment.

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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.

RETURN OF GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: The contractor must deliver all material furnished by the Government, along with any digital deliverables, to the Boise, Idaho address indicated under “Distribution”.

These materials must be packaged, properly labeled, and delivered separate from the entire job. The contractor must be able to produce a separate signed receipt for these materials at any time during the contract.

All expenses incidental to pickup/return of materials must be borne by the contractor.

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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 1 year's orders 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. (a) 20

(b) 40

(c) 180

(d) 1,760

(d) 2,250

(f) 10

(g) 10,000

II. (a) (1) 402,519

(2) 100,599

(b) (1) 17,942

(2) 1,994

(c) (1) 4,151

(2) 795

(d) (1) 26,250

(2) 26,250

(e) (1) 292,940

(2) 9,060

(f) (1) 42,461

(2) 10,339

III. (a) 12,834

(b) 1,426

IV. (a) 15

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SECTION 4. - SCHEDULE OF PRICES

Bids offered are f.o.b. delivery at destination to Boise, Idaho.

Prices must be submitted for the entire term of the contract and bids qualified for a lesser period will not be considered.

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

I. PREPARE, REPAIR, AND REASSEMBLY: Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for the inspection of materials, preparing documents (including unbinding), reassembly and rebinding of the documents to their original state, packing in containers (including discs), pickup and delivery of furnished material and finished product.

(a) Case Bound Books ...............................................per book .....................................$__________

(b) Saddle-Stitched Books .........................................per book .....................................$__________

(c) Perfect Bound Books............................................per book .....................................$__________

(d) Looseleaf Books...................................................per book .....................................$__________

(e) Single Sheets (not oversized) ...............................per sheet .....................................$__________

(f) 35mm Roll Film and 16mm Microfilm................per film roll ................................$__________

(g) Oversized Drawings .............................................per drawing ................................$__________

(Initials)

RETURN THIS PAGE TO RPPO COLUMBUS, OHIO

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SCHEDULE OF PRICES

II. SCANNING: Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for the scanning of documents.

Black Image Color Images

(1) (2)

(a) Scanning images with trim sizes up to and including 8-1/2 x 11” (portrait or landscape) ..........per image ............ $__________ $__________

(b) Scanning images with trim sizes over 8-1/2 x 11”, up to and including 8-1/2 x 14” (portrait or landscape) ..........................per image ............ $__________ $__________

(c) Scanning images with trim sizes over 8-1/2 x 14”, up to and including 11 x 17” (portrait or landscape)...............................per image ............ $__________ $__________

(d) Scanning images with trim sizes over 11 x 17”, up to and including 24 x 36” (portrait or landscape)...............................per square foot .... $__________ $__________

(e) Scanning images on 35mm roll film and 16mm microfilm......................................................per frame............. $__________ $__________

(f) Upcharge for scanning with a flat bed scanner (trim sizes up to and including 11 x 17”, portrait or landscape)...............................per image ............ $__________ $__________

Payment for Line Item II. (d) above will be made on a "per square foot" basis. Square feet will be computed as the product of the length times the width in inches, divided by 144, and rounded off to the nearest tenth.

Contractor will be reimbursed an upcharge for scanning with a flat bed scanner, Line Item II. (f), only when authorized by the Government.

III. WRITING TO DISC: Prices offered shall include the cost of all required materials and operations necessary for writing to CD-ROM/DVD-R, including the cost of indexing and the cost of materials for jewel cases, including inserting disc into jewel case.

NOTE: A set is defined as one original disc inserted into a jewel case and one duplicate disc inserted into a jewel case.

(a) Writing CD-ROMs sets and inserting into jewel cases.....per CD-ROM set ...........$__________

(b) Writing DVD-Rs sets and inserting into jewel cases ........per DVD-R set ..............$__________

(Initials)

RETURN THIS PAGE TO RPPO COLUMBUS, OHIO

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SCHEDULE OF PRICES

IV. TIMEWORK: Charges for timework will be allowed for operations such as removing and replacing staples, paperclips, and other temporary fasteners (other than stitches and binding) as well as removal of and replacing of extraneous information (post-it notes, bookmarks, or other similar markers), repairing damaged originals, and other similar services (other than unbinding and rebinding) required to prepare documents for scanning and restoration of scanned document to original condition.

Operations which cannot be properly classified under any other item shall be charged as “Timework” and the amount of time charged under “Timework” must be agreed to prior to performance and must be supported by a statement outlining, in detail, the operations for which payment is claimed. In the case of dispute, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to be the final judge as to the operations and/or number of hours chargeable under Item IV.

NOTE: Timework may be billed in 15 minute increments.

NOTE: All charges under Item IV must have Contracting Officer approval prior to performance of timework.

(a) Timework ..........................................................................per hour ............................... $__________

BIDDERS NAME AND SIGNATURE: Fill out and return all pages in "Section 4. - Schedule of Prices”, initial or sign each in the space provided.

Fill out and return GPO Form 910. The schedule of prices will prevail in instances where prices are inadvertently entered on GPO Form 910.

GPO Form 910 is available on GPO web site at http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/vendors/sfas/bids910.pdf.

Bidder

(City - State)

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(Person to be contacted) (Telephone Number) (Fax Number)

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