Specifications include, but are not limited to: The County of Monterey Elections Department, hereinafter referred to as “County”, is soliciting proposals from Secretary of State certified official ballot printers, hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR”, to provide voter information guide, vote by mail and ballot printing and mailing services compatible with the County’s voting systems. COUNTY shall provide files, including proofs and voter information, required to print and mail voter guides and ballots. All proofs and deliverables are subject to final inspection and acceptance by COUNTY. 5.2.1 CONTRACTOR shall sort voter addresses (military, overseas, out-of-state), create, assemble and prepare envelopes, voter guides and ballots for USPS mailing using materials acquired by CONTRACTOR that meet all legal requirements. 5.2.2 Envelopes and voter guides shall contain all required information including voter’s name and address, voter ID barcode, IMB barcode, election, precinct and polling place information, and other special markings as determined by COUNTY. 5.2.7 CONTRACTOR shall have the capabilities to create a layout, perform prepress work and proofing of the voter information guide as instructed by COUNTY, including a detailed production document with the content of each page to validate. 5.2.3 CONTRACTOR shall provide sample voter guide, ballot and envelopes as part of a proposal and shall make its facility available to COUNTY staff for inspection of processes. 5.2.4 CONTRACTOR shall have quality control measures to ensure 100% accuracy. 5.2.5 CONTRACTOR shall mail all official election materials at qualifying rates that are most advantageous to COUNTY and all legally required indicia. 5.2.6 CONTRACTOR shall group and package voter guides and precinct and counter ballots as instructed by COUNTY, to include a receipt in the package and label on the package with the election name and date, precinct number, ballot type, party information for primaries, polling location, quantity and serial numbers. 5.2.7 CONTRACTOR shall place packages in double wall boxes and palletize by ballot type. 5.2.8 CONTRACTOR shall provide written evidence of security of ballots and integrity of the chain of custody during the production and transportation of voter guides and ballots. 5.2.9 CONTRACTOR shall ensure emergency supplemental orders and re-mailings due to error or change are received within twenty-four (24) hours for ballots and seventy-two (72) hours for voter information guides.