Description
Multiple award term contract in each of 2 categories for Program 2482M, Composition/Conversion of Notices and Forms to Accessible/Fillable (Including 508 Compliance) Electronic Files. Beginning Date of Award and ending November 30, 2006. These specifications cover the production of electronic files from manuscript copy and existing electronic files requiring such operations as composition, electronic prepress, proofing, laser copies, and electronic image processing. This includes the conversion of IRS printed forms into fillable OmniForm (OFM) v. 4.0 (or higher, at the Government’s option) files plus the creation of corresponding electronic files in Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (or higher, at the Government’s option), as well as fillable Portable Document Format (PDF) (using Adobe Forms Access Tool 1.0), accessible according to the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794d, as amended. The OmniForm file must be OCR character, ruler, and graphic editable, so as to permit IRS personnel the capability of editing and revising the digital files. FREQUENCY OF ORDERS: Approximately 825 orders during the contract year. Approximately 350 of the orders will be from the Atlanta, GA, area; approximately 150 orders each will be from the Dallas, TX, and Washington, DC, areas; approximately 100 orders will be from the Richmond, VA, area; and approximately 50 orders will be from the Sacramento, CA, area. Anticipate occasional orders will be required from various other IRS offices in the continental United States. TRIM SIZE: Format A – up to and including 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; Format B – over 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" up to and including 8-1/2 x 11"; Format C – over 8-1/2 x 11" up to and including 8-1/2 x 14"; Format D – over 8-1/2 x 14" up to and including 17 x 11"; and Format E – over 17 x 11" up to and including 25-1/2 x 11"; (Native files can be as large as 25-1/2 x 11"; however, the PDF files should be formatted as 8-1/2 x 11" pages for posting to the web.). Deliver f.o.b. contractor's city, utilizing the small courier service/account number indicated on the print order, to the following areas in the Continental United States: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Washington, DC; Sacramento, CA. Complete addresses will be furnished with the print orders. Complete production and delivery is required within 5 to 11 workdays. Complete specifications will be available on the Atlanta GPO web site once they are issued. Target date for availability is September 19, 2005. If you are NOT internet active, you may FAX a request a bid package to (404) 605-9185 on bidder's letterhead - reference Program 2482M on request. The Atlanta web site is: http://www.gpo.gov/bidopps/regions/atlanta/index.shtml.