(a) The Contractor shall reproduce any documentation required by this contract in accordance with the provisions of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations, No. 26, S. Pub 101-9, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402, published by the Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress.
(b) The Contractor shall not perform, or procure from any commercial source, any printing in connection with the performance of work under this contract. The term “printing” includes the processes of composition, platemaking, presswork, silk screen processes, binding, microform, and the end items of such processes and equipment.
(c) "Duplicating/copying" is not considered to be printing. It is material produced by duplicating equipment employing the lithographic process and automatic copy-processing or copier-duplicating machines employing electrostatic, thermal, or other copying processes not requiring the use of negatives or metal plates. The Contractor is authorized to duplicate production unites provided the requirement does not exceed 5,000 production units of any one page or 25,000 units in the aggregate of multiple pages. Such plates may not exceed a maximum image size of 10 3/4 by 14 1/4 inches. A "production unit" is one sheet, size 8 1/2 x 11 inches (215 x 280 mm), one side only, and one color ink.
(d) This clause does not preclude writing, editing, preparation of manuscript copy, or preparation of related illustrative material as a part of this contract, or administrative duplicating/copying (for example, necessary forms and instructional materials used by the Contractor to respond to the terms of the contract).
(e) Costs associated with printing or duplicating/copying in excess of the limits set forth above are unallowable without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. If the contractor has reason to believe that any activity required in fulfillment of the contract will necessitate any printing or substantial duplicating/ copying, it immediately shall provide written notice to the Contracting Officer and request approval prior to proceeding with the activity. Requests will be processed by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the provisions of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations and NFS 18-8.802.
(f) The Contractor shall include in each subcontract which may involve a requirement for any printing and/or any duplicating/ copying in excess of the limits specified in paragraph (c) of this clause, a provision substantially the same as this clause, including this paragraph (f).
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