Jacket: 405‐868 Title: JROTC Manuals Agency: DLA Document Services Bid Opening: June 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Contractor Name Bid Terms Discounted Total Cenveo Worldwide Los Angeles $589,146.46 1.0% 20 days $583,255.00 Monarch Litho, Inc. $692,296.00 2.0% 20 days $678,450.08 Las Vegas Color Graphics, Inc. $995,555.00 5.0% 20 days $945,777.25 McDonald & Eudy Printers Inc. $1,940,069.00 1.0% 20 days $1,920,668.31 / June 14, 2019 This is Amendment No. 1. The specifications in our invitation for bids on Jacket 405-868, scheduled for opening at 11:00 am on June 14, 2019, is amended as follows: 1. Change the bid opening date to June 18, 2019. 2. On page 4 of 10, Change the “PRIOR TO PRODUCTION SAMPLES” to 2 samples of each item. 3. On page 7 of 10, Change the “SCHEDULE” to read “Furnished material will be available for pick up at the U.S. Government Publishing Office, 27 G St., NW, Washington, DC 20401, on June 25, 2019”. 4. Also change on page 7 of 10 “SCHEDULE” to read “Delivery to arrive between August 15, 2019 and August 20, 2019 for all addresses. See Distribution list attached. Dated material for Educational Classes. Note: Books cannot be delivered prior to August 15, 2019. All other specifications remain the same. If amendment is not acknowledged on bid, direct acknowledgement to: U.S. Government Publishing Office Bid Section, Room C848, Stop CSPS 732 North Capitol Street NW Washington, DC 20401-0001 Amended bid or acknowledgement must be submitted using the method(s) specified in the solicitation for bid submission. Telephone or e-mail submission is not acceptable. BIDDER MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS AMENDMENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING. Failure to acknowledge receipt of amendment, by amendment number, prior to bid-opening time, may be reason for bid being declared nonresponsive. Sincerely, LORRAINE CARTER Contracting Officer U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE | Keeping America Informed | OFFICIAL | DIGITAL | SECURE 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001 http://www.gpo.gov | www.facebook.com/USGPO | twitter.com/USGPO Specifications by KK Jacket 405-868 Page 1 of 10 DLA Document Services 8-250318L Reviewed by YVB BID OPENING: June 14, 2019 BIDS SHALL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AT 11:00 A.M., PREVAILING WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE AWARD CONCERNING THESE SPECIFICATIONS CALL KEN KERNS at (202) 512-1239/0307. AFTER AWARD, REFER ALL QUESTIONS TO YOUR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR WHOSE NAME APPEARS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PURCHASE ORDER. NO COLLECT CALLS. FACSIMILE BID SPECIFICATIONS U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Washington, D.C. 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 Publication 310.2, effective December 1, 1987 (Rev. 01-18)) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance Through Attributes Program for Printing and Binding (GPO Publication 310.1, effective May 1979 (revised 8-02)). The GPO 910 “BID” Form is no longer required. Bidders are to fill out, sign/initial, all applicable pages. BIDDERS, PLEASE NOTE: GPO has issued a new GPO Publication 310.2, GPO Contract Terms – Solicitation Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, and Contract Clauses (Rev 1-18). Prospective bidders should carefully read this publication as the applicable terms within become an integral part of this contract. The document is posted at https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/vendors/forms-and-standards along with a list of major revisions. PREAWARD CONFERENCE: Unless waived by the Contracting Officer, the total requirements of the job as indicated in these specifications will be reviewed by Government representatives with the contractor’s representatives via telephone conference prior to award. Any modification that results in a price change must be authorized by DLA Data Management Services before the contractor/vendor proceeds. Failure to obtain this authorization may result in non-payment for those modifications. All the requirements of these specifications apply equally to all items unless otherwise indicated herein. PRODUCT: Perfect Bound Books for 5 STUDENT TEXT BOOKS and 3 hole LooseLeaf Product with separate covers and spine inserted into a suitable size 3-ring binder for 5 INSTRUCTOR GUIDES plus Digital Deliverables. TITLE: JROTC Manuals QUANTITY: 213,454 total copies of 10 different books. (5 total STUDENT TEXT BOOKS for 210,764 copies and 5 total INSTRUCTOR GUIDES for 2,690 copies). Plus 50 QARC’s for items 1 and 2, 32 QARC’s for items 3 thru 5 and 13 QARC’s for items 6 thru 10. NOTE: Contractor to print, bind and deliver various quantities of 10 different books to 267 different addresses. Addresses consist of 264 CONUS addresses, 1 FPO address, 1 oversees address using a domestic zip code (GUAM) and 1 OCONUS address (JAPAN). PAGES: various page counts for 10 different books. (See below) Page 2 of 10 Jacket 405-868 5 total STUDENT TEXT BOOKS: (number of text pages of each book plus separate wrap around covers). Item 1: CORE STUDENT TEXTBOOK: 88 pages (13 files). Item 2: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION I STUDENT TEXTBOOK: 406 pages (61 files). Item 3: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION II STUDENT TEXTBOOK: 270 pages (44 files). Item 4: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION III STUDENT TEXTBOOK: 196 pages (35 files). Item 5: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IV STUDENT TEXTBOOK: 182 pages (21 files). 5 total INSTRUCTOR GUIDES: (number of text pages of each book plus separate covers and spine inserted into suitable size 3-ring binder). Item 6: CORE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: 146 pages (includes approx. 37 blanks) (44 files) Item 7: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION I INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: 904 pages (includes approx. 227 blanks) (321 files). Item 8: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION II INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: 704 pages (includes approx. 202 blanks) (274 files). Item 9: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION III INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: 494 pages (includes approx. 147 blanks) (191 files). Item 10: LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IV INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: 298 pages (includes approx. 88 blanks) (121 files). TRIM SIZE: 8-1/2 x 11” GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH: Ten (10) DVD-R containing Microsoft Word files for all text. The text consist of approximately 1,125 different word files. One (1) DVD-R containing 20 jpg files for all covers and spines. One (1) DVD-R containing a Microsoft Excel file containing the Distribution List. One (1) CD-R containing two jpg files for back covers. (Yellow footer bar for instructor’s and red footer bar for student). Contractor to download the “Labeling and Marking Specifications” form (GPO Form 905, R. 7-15) from gpo.gov, fill in appropriate blanks, and attach to shipping containers. GPO Form 892c (R. 12/17) Proofs. GPO Form 2678 (departmental random copies-blue label) GPO Form 917 (Certificate of Selection) Page 3 of 10 Jacket 405-868 CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH: All materials and operations, other than those listed under "Government to Furnish," necessary to produce the product in accordance with these specifications. Prior to image processing, the contractor shall perform a basic check (preflight) of the furnished media and publishing files to assure correct output of the required reproduction image. Any errors, media damage, or data corruption that might interfere with proper file image processing must be reported to the contract administrator. The contractor shall create or change any necessary trapping, set proper screen angles and screen frequency, and define file output selection for the imaging device being utilized. Furnished files must be imaged as necessary to meet the assigned quality level. NOTE: CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET, ALL DELIVERY TRACKING NUMBERS TO JROTC POC’s, THE DAY THE PRODUCT SHIPS: [email protected] and [email protected]. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Contractor to combine the appropriate number of word files for each Item (each Item is in a separate folder) and add consecutive page numbers on each page and create the Table of Contents for each book. (The first page of each separate word file starts as an odd page. Contractor to add blanks as required. Note: Some pages include a printed page number that may need to be changed. See file counts for each item under “Pages” herein. Contractor to create the Table of Contents for each of the 10 items. (See attachment 1 for an example of a Table of Contents shell which is provided with each book). Contractor to format and add page numbers. PAPER and BINDER SAMPLES: Contractor to submit a minimum of 15 8-1/2 x 11” blank sheets of the actual paper and two samples of the 3-ring binders that will be used in the production of the contract requirements for approval. Each sample must be of the kind and quality required by the specifications. The Government will rely on the samples only as a reference to the general appearance of the stock that will be provided by the contractor in conformance to the specifications. The Government assumes no contractual obligation to perform any inspection and test for the benefit of the contractor. The Government's failure to inspect and accept or reject the paper samples shall not relieve the contractor from responsibility, nor impose liability on the Government, for nonconforming paper. Send paper and binder samples directly to: Garth Carr, Customer Data Relations Management, 1001 Barnett Ave., Quantico VA 22134. Phone 571-767-8050. Contractor must call GPO Contract Compliance Section at 202-512-0520, or e-mail information to [email protected] immediately upon sending/delivering proofs and immediately upon notification of approval of samples. Samples will be approved not more than 5 workdays from receipt in the department. E-MAIL PROOFS (indicate margins): CONTRACTOR MUST NOT PROCEED TO PRIOR TO PRODUCTION SAMPLES PRIOR TO RECEIVING AN “OK TO PROCEED TO PRODUCE PRIOR’s”.