Medical Claims Mailers

SCOPE: These specifications cover the production of mailers consisting of letters and envelopes requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing, variable imaging, binding, construction, packaging, and distribution.

TITLE: Medical Claims Mailers.

FREQUENCY OF ORDERS: An electronic task order will be issued daily.The Government will issue a print order weekly and will indicate the total number of task orders placed and total number of copies produced that week. The print order will also indicate any other information pertinent to the particular task orders. A separate print order will be issued for the transmission test and the proofs.

NOTE: Transmission schedule for daily transmission is each morning, Monday through Friday. This is the anticipated schedule; delays and changes to schedule may occur. Contractor must be prepared to receive files 24/7/365. (See “SCHEDULE” for more information.) QUANTITY: Approximately 25,000 to 150,000 files (letters) per day. The quantity range specified above is an estimated range based on historical data of past production. Exact quantities will not be known until each file is electronically transmitted to the contractor. NO SHORTAGES WILL BE ALLOWED. The Government reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity by up to 20% of the total mailers ordered annually.

NUMBER OF PAGES:

Letter: 1 to 5 (face only or face and back) leaves per letter.

Envelope: Face only (after construction).

TRIM SIZES:

Letter: 8-1/2 x 11”.

Envelope: 4-1/8 x 9-1/2” (No. 10), plus flap.