• The Westwood Word is a community Newsletter mailed to each Town resident. The scope of the work includes labor, material and equipment to print and mail the Westwood Word Newsletter three (3) times per fiscal year. The municipal fiscal runs from July 1 to June 30 (ex: FY25 is July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025; FY26 is July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and FY27 is July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.) • Each issue of the Westwood Word shall consist of up to 6,100 newsletters printed and mailed to Westwood residents. An additional 50 newsletters shall be delivered to Town Hall. Pricing shall account for 6,100 newsletters per issue. o Paper size must be 11” x 17” folded and stapled. o Paper quality must be 60 lb., Navigator platinum. Newspaper quality paper is not acceptable. o Printing shall be on no bleed, laser quality paper. Ink jet quality is not acceptable. o Newsletters shall be printed in full color and shall not bleed. o Each issue is estimated to be 16-20 pages. o Cost per issue shall include stamping and delivery to post office. o Before mailing, newsletters must be separated by postal zone. There are 15 postal zones. o Each set of 25 newsletters must be assembled with a rubber band o The origin of mail is the US Post Office, 1 Central Street, Norwood MA 02026 o Contractor may need to schedule an appointment with the Post Office to coordinate mailing. • The document will be delivered to the Contractor in a pdf format for printing. If the Contractor must make any changes to the pdf document before printing, those changes must be approved by the Town before printing.
