1. Printing. 1.1 Size: 6 inches x 9 inches 1.2 Paper: 1.2.1 Covers: NewPage Sterling Premium Gloss 100# Cover for the perfect bound. The standardgrade cloth color for case-bound copies will be selected by MSOS after award of the RFP. 1.2.2 Inside Text Pages: NewPage Gusto Satin 70# Text or Altima Satin 70#. 1.3 Press: 1.3.1 Outside Front and Back Cover: 4-color process, plus an overall/flood gloss aqueous coating with bleeds. Foil stamp front cover and spine, case bound only. Foil to be selected by MSOS after award of the RFP. Inside Front and Back Cover: No printing. Inside Text Pages shall contain approximately 525 to 545 text pages. Inside text pages will have a combination of 1-color printing (black) and 4-color process, plus an overall/flood satin aqueous coating. There will be approximately 188 pages (of the 525 inside text pages) that will print 4-color process (not including cover), and approximately 25 of the 115, 4-color text pages will include bleeds. The remainder of the inside text pages will print 1-color (black) with no bleeds, plus an overall/flood satin aqueous coating. 1.3.2 Specifications in this section are subject to change based on the final design of the publication. 2. ADDITIONAL LINE-ITEM LISTING FOR BOOK JACKET OPTION: 2.1 Size: 21 inches x 9.25 inches trimmed size. 2.2 Paper: Printed on NewPage Sterling Premium Gloss 100# Text, 4-color process one (1) side only with bleeds, plus an overall flood ultraviolet (UV) gloss coating. Score to fit snugly on hard-bound books, wrap the jackets around the hard-bound copies, and box for delivery. 3. Binding. 3.1 Perfect Bound 3.2 Case Bound: 3.2.1 Smythe sewn and case bound utilizing standard grade cloth, foil stamped on cover and spine. 3.2.2 Respondent shall provide in its proposal a bound sample with actual paper to be utilized in the provision of services for testing and approval by MSOS. The sample shall be approximately 525 pages and contain the actual binding process to be utilized. 3.3 Durability of binding will be tested by MSOS and include repeated opening and closing, as well as dropping from desk height. 3.4 Respondent’s proposal shall include a sample of the proposed cloth with foil stamping to be utilized in the provision of services. MSOS shall select cloth and foil colors and have final approval before the stamping and binding process begins.
