Specifications include, but are not limited to: QUANTITY: 300,000 forms, with underrun or overrun not to exceed 3%. SIZE/FORMAT: 1) This is a one-part cut sheet laser form 2) Size of form is 8-1/2” x 11” 3) Product must be able to run problem-free on a variety of laser printers and photocopiers, especially the Lexmark T-640 printers Ricoh 8120SE printers with high-capacity feeders. 4) This is a high-security document with a number of anti-fraud properties, both in the manufacture of the paper and in the printing, as detailed below. Vendors who cannot offer all of these features should not make a bid offer. STOCK: 1) High-security, controlled-distribution paper such as Portals Paper with eagle watermark. This can be a stock item and does not have to be custom-made. 2) Basis weight: 25 lb. bond. 3) Paper surface and runnability properties must support toner-based imaging. 4) Toner retention: both sides of the sheet must have a special coating treatment, variously known as “toner retention”, “toner grip”, and “paper toner fusion”, to make toner –based images indelibly bonded to the paper, thus preventing their fraudulent alteration. 5) Paper surface must support 2-D barcode imaging and reading. 6) Watermark: the paper shall have a repeating watermark image of the head of the American Bald Eagle. 7) Embedded Printed Security Thread: a fluorescent plastic security thread with microprinting is to be incorporated into the interior body of the paper during manufacture. Thread shall run vertically through the form, parallel to the 11” edge of the sheet. 8) Fluorescent fibers: paper must have both non-visible fluorescent fibers and colored visible fluorescent fibers that stand out against the otherwise ultraviolet-dead background paper when viewed under ultraviolet light. 9) Chemical Sensitivity: stock shall produce obvious dye stains if any of a broad array of chemicals is used to tamper with the document, including high- and low-polarity solvents, oxidants, acids and alkalis. 10) Archival: paper chemistry must provide “archival” properties with longevity ≥ 15 years.
