T--W&I Offline Newsletters

This contract is a single-award term agreement for producing IRS newsletters in Austin, Texas, beginning May 1, 2003, and ending April 30, 2004, with two option years available. It mandates achieving Quality Level III and involves full production services, including electronic prepress and filmmaking, proofing, printing, binding, packing, and distribution. The newsletters will have between 8 and 24 pages, each copy sized at 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Orders are expected to be placed 14 times during the contract period, with quantities ranging from 7,200 to 7,700 copies per order. Deliveries must be made f.o.b. destination in Austin, Texas, within 5 to 7 workdays after each order. Interested bidders can request the bid package via fax on their letterhead or download the specifications from the GPO website once they are issued, anticipated in mid to late March 2003. There is no bid opening date set at the time of this presolicitation notice. Contact points for more information include designated printing specialists reachable by phone or email. The contract emphasizes timely and quality production to meet the IRS’s needs for offline newsletters.