FEDLINK Technical Processing Services

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Textual Materials | Audio-Visual Materials |
Sound Recordings | Miscellaneous

The prices below are the low, high and midpoint of the prices offered in the vendors' Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs). Please use them for budgetary planning purposes only. The prices for your actual technical processing job(s) will be based on a request for quotation (RFQ) circulated to all five FEDLINK vendors. The vendors' quotations will reflect the degree of difficulty and size of your particular project and will be equal to or less than the basic BOA prices shown below.
Processing Charges Per Item (RFQ Column A)
Textual Materials     Top Low Midpoint High
4012a Spine label w/ location/call number affixed $0.80 $1.25 $1.70
4012b Spine label protector affixed $0.30 $0.60 $0.90
4012c Bookplate affixed $0.15 $0.45 $0.75
4012d Security strip affixed $0.13 $0.44 $0.75
4012e Piece marked - location/call number $0.15 $0.54 $0.94
4012f Piece marked - title page markings $0.05 $0.50 $0.94
4012g Piece marked - other, user specified $0.15 $0.61 $1.06
4012h Ownership stamp(s) applied to piece $0.25 $.074 $1.23
4012i Barcode label affixed $0.13 $0.54 $0.94
4012j Barcode number entered in record $0.15 $0.61 $1.06
4012k Pressboard pamphlet binder fastened $4.50 $4.75 $5.00
4012l Protective magazine binder fastened $4.50 $4.75 $5.00
4012m Protective jacket fitted (paper backed) $1.58 $3.04 $4.50
4012n Protective covering affixed (clear poly) $2.00 $4.25 $6.50
4012o Circulation pocket and card affixed $0.33 $0.82 $1.30
4012p Date due slip affixed $0.15 $0.27 $0.38
4012q Library box labelled for content $5.40 $7.70 $10.00
4012r Serial issue box labelled for content $5.40 $7.70 $10.00
4013 Other physical processing $0.55 $0.55 $0.55
4014 Packages (composition and prices vary) $1.47 $2.52 $3.58
 
Audio-Visual Materials     Top Low Midpoint High
4015a Single call number label affixed $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
4015b Duplicate call number label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4015c Label protector affixed $0.80 $0.80 $0.80
4015d Ownership stamp or label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4015e Barcode label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4015f Barcode entered in record $0.56 $0.56 $0.56
4015g Circulation pocket and card affixed $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
4015h Date due slip affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4015i Videocassette inserted into plastic protector $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
4015j CD jewel box $0.45 $0.45 $0.45
4016a Packages (composition and prices vary)
4017 Packages (composition and prices vary)
 
Sound Recordings     Top Low Midpoint High
4018a Single call number label affixed $0.50 $0.75 $1.00
4018b Duplicate call number label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4018c Label protector affixed $0.80 $0.80 $0.80
4018d Ownership stamp or label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4018e Barcode label affixed $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
4018f Barcode label added to record $0.56 $0.56 $0.56
4018g Circulation pocket and card affixed $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
4018h Date due slip affixed $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
4019 Packages (composition and prices vary)
 
Miscellaneous     Top Low Midpoint High
4200 Sl4 label sets, not affixed $0.80 $0.80 $0.80
4201 SL6 label sets, not affixed $0.70 $0.70 $0.70
4202 SP1 label, not affixed $0.60 $0.60 $0.60
4203 SP2 label, not affixed $0.60 $0.60 $0.60
4204 Affixing one label set from above $0.40 $0.40 $0.40
4205 Writing OCLC control number on piece $0.15 $0.15 $0.15
4206 Printout of record $0.25 $0.25 $0.25
4800 Other physical processing packages (composition and prices vary)
FY99 prices updated 11/23/98
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