SCOPE OF SERVICES: The Leisure Times Activity Guide is currently printed on 8-3/8” x 10-7/8” stitch and trim magazine format. The Activity Guide is mailed two (2) times per year, March and August, to approximately 42,000 selected households within Columbia, Missouri zip codes. Each mailing is updated to include current activities. Up to an additional 10,000 copies are provided to Parks and Recreation at each production period for distribution at two (2) office locations within Columbia. Vendor shall provide printing and mailing services for the Parks and Recreation Leisure Times Activity Guide. The City requires that it be published and mailed (2) times per year, March and August. The final copy will be provided by Parks and Recreation staff in time for meeting print and publication deadlines. A flash drive will be provided to the vendor with text saved in Microsoft Word and digital photos saved as JPGs. Final copies of the guide will be mailed by the vendor to individual households with up to an additional 10,000 copies to be split between the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) and Parks and Recreation Offices. The Parks and Recreation staff will proof read all copy material. The vendor shall make any corrections and/or additions prior to deadling for printing. All material and information necessary to develop the guide shall be deemed the property of the City. The City shall retain normal publishing rights, including design, art production, photography, color separation and all other related material. The City will be permitted to use all material or segment of guide for other purposes so deemed necessary by the City. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: 1. Format: Minimum 8 3/16” x 10 3/14” stitched and trimmed magazine format. 2. Paper: Option 1: 48 pages; with outer 8 pages on 50# white offset (self-cover) and the remaining 40 pages on newsprint or white bond. Option 2: 56 pages; with outer 8 pages on 50# white offset (self-cover) and the remaining 48 pages on newsprint or white bond. Option 3: Either of the above options with a 50# glossy cover 3. Ink: Soy based inks; 4 color cover and back; inside to be black with one spot color. 4. Distribution: The Leisure Times shall be mailed to targeted households. It will be publishing the first Wednesday in March and the second Wednesday in August. Each time it is published, copies shall be delivered to the Parks and Recreation office and the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) the day before publication date. Contractor shall provide PDF of magazine with all 4C photgraphs to the City prior to publication. 5. Number of Copies: 42,000 copies to be mailed, up to an additional 10,000 to be distributed at two (2) Parks and Recreation facility locations two (2) times per year. There is unlimited use of photographs and graphics in copy. Graphics of photgraphs will be used on the cover.