Military Police Notebook - CF 1386

W8486-151821/A
Andruchow(CW Div.), Cassandra
Telephone No. - (number on the official notice)
Fax No. - (number on the official notice)
(email on the official notice)

DESCRIPTION: The Department of National Defence has a
requirement for the printing, finishing and delivery of 20,000
copies of a 224-page Smyth sewn book, bound with wrap-around
cover (front cover, spine and back cover are one [1] piece) and
with black cloth coated tape (MBV 751) positioned on spine and
overlapping 1" on front and back covers. Binding along the top
edge (3.5").

10,000 books must be delivered to Edmonton and 10,000 books must
be delivered to Montreal. A total of 10 books must be shrink
wrapped per package, for a total of 2,000 shrink wrapped
packages.

PRINT QUALITY: Informational, to be in accordance with the
Public Works and Government Services Canada publication entitled
"Quality Levels for Printing" and "Quality Levels for Binding",
latest issues.

QUANTITIES:

10,000 books (CFB Edmonton)
10,000 books (CFB Montreal)

FINISHED

SIZE:

Text: 3.5" x 5"
Cover: 3.5" x 5" (folded)

STOCK:

Text:

40M (20lb) Bond or 100M (50lb) Offset, white for pages 2-12 (12
internal pages or 6 sheets) and 53-224 (172 internal pages or 86
sheets)

40M (20lb) Bond or 100M (50lb) Offset, yellow for pages 13-20 (8
internal pages or 4 sheets)

40M (20lb) Bond or 100M (50lb) Offset, pink for pages 21-28 (8
internal pages or 4 sheets)

40M (20lb) Bond or 100M (50lb) Offset, blue for pages 29-52(24
internal pages or 12 sheets)

Endleaves:

140M (70lb) No. 1 Offset, white

Cover:

24pt coated cover, C1S, white

PRINTING/INK/COLORS:

Text and Endleaves: Front and Back do not print.
Pages 1-52: Print black only on 2 sides (1/1), bleeds.
Pages 53-202: Print PMS 285 (blue) on 2 sides (1/1), bleeds.
Registration of the printed lined pages must be exact. Printed
lines must line up front to back.
Pages 203-224: Print black only on 2 sides (1/1), bleeds.
Cover: Outside front and back covers print black only on 1
side, bleeds.

BINDING/CONSTRUCTION:

Score covers at spine for binding;
Smyth sewn signatures, collated and bound with covers. Black
cloth coated tape (MBV 751) on outside spine. Tape extends 1"
onto outside front and back covers;
Binding along the top (3.5");
Endleaves are tipped on to first and last signatures and
laminated to inside surface of front and back covers;
Round corners on bottom right and left edges;
Construction must be able to endure excessive handling and a
long life cycle.

All deliverables must be received on or before November 30,
2014.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION - MANDATORY CRITERIA
Bidders MUST meet all the mandatory requirements of the RFP. No
further consideration will be given to Bidders not meeting all
the mandatory criteria.

The mandatory requirement is:

M.1 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound
to an external* client (outside of the Bidder's own company) to
provide case bound books, or smyth sewn books bound with
wrap-around covers.

During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through
internal** clients will be accepted or reviewed.

The Bidder must provide the following information for each
contract:

a description of the books provided by the Bidder;
a description of the printing and binding requirements of the
books;
the Client information for the Contract

* "External client(s)" is defined as clients exterior to the
Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and
excludes the parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates of the
Bidder.

** "Internal client(s)" is defined as clients within the
Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and
includes the parent, subsidiaries and other affiliates of the
Bidder.

BASIS OF

SELECTION:

The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be
recommended for award of a contract.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.