T -- Educational Opportunities Booklet & Brochure

The contract involves the production of two printed materials: 500,000 booklets and 500,000 brochures. The booklets are specified as 16 pages plus a separate cover, printed using a 4-color process with PMS-286 Blue ink and a gloss aqueous coating. Each booklet measures 9 by 9 inches and is printed on 80-lb white gloss coated text and cover paper. Assembly includes saddle stitching and die-cut slits on the back cover designed to hold a standard business card. The materials will be provided on CD, requiring proofs prior to printing, and finished booklets must be shrink-wrapped in packs of 50 and packed into cartons for delivery to Millington, TN, with all shipping costs borne by the bidder. The brochures require 4-color printing with a clear varnish on 65-lb white matte coated cover paper. They measure 18-9/16 by 8-1/2 inches unfolded and fold down to 3-3/4 by 8-1/2 inches. These brochures must include an L-shaped perforation for a tear-out business reply card and slits to hold a standard business card, along with scoring on all folds. Like the booklets, the brochures will be supplied on CD, require proofs, and be shrink-wrapped in 50 count packs, carton packed, and shipped to Millington, TN at the bidder’s expense. The specifications are pending completion, and interested bidders must request a bid package on their firm’s letterhead via fax, with one package limit per request, before submitting quotations.