Daylight Contact and Duplicating Films

[wlreed]

Don't know if I'm in the right section or not. But here goes. Can the Daylight Contact Film be used as a negative to burn normal negative working offset plates? I have never used contact film before. Can I take my original copy, expose this type of contact film, develop and burn a plate? I have a way to expose.(Amergraph V-28, Metal Halide Unit) Just trying to get around the darkroom. I only use metal plates.
Thank you
Winfred Reed