Description
The US Government Publishing Office is seeking a contractor to produce a coil-bound book titled "Retirement Planning Checklist 2025". The book will have a trim size of 5 x 7" and will consist of 74 text pages and 4 cover pages. The contractor must provide a fixed price quote for the production of the book, including all materials and operations. The quote must include the cost of producing the book in the specified quantity, as well as a cost for each additional 100 copies. The contractor will be responsible for delivering the final product to the Army Retirement Services Office. Key requirements include:
* Producing the book in accordance with the specified quality level and standards
* Using the provided PDF file for production
* Performing a basic check of the furnished media and publishing files to assure correct output
* Creating or altering any necessary trapping, setting proper screen angles and screen frequency, and defining file output selection for the imaging device being utilized
* Making minor revisions to the electronic files as required by the Government
* Providing a "Press Quality" PDF soft proof for content only
* Submitting digital color content proofs for all pages
* Binding the book with a black plastic spiral coil along the left 7" side
* Delivering the final product to the Army Retirement Services Office
* Providing copies of all delivery, mailing, and shipping receipts upon agency request
* Notifying the ordering agency on the same day that the product ships/delivers via email with the subject line "Distribution Notice for Jacket 619-584/Title//Requisition Number."
* Including the country of origin where the end product is being manufactured in the quote.