New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-05-04
PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-.
VEL0PES.
Posr OsFIcE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April Is, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Department until FRIDAY. the 10Th day OF
May, 1871, at II O'Clock NJ, for furnishing IN
such quantities and at such times may be re
CURED. the following described Post Office En-
velopes, for period of two years, commencing
on the LIST day of July, 1871, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
No. size 81 by 81 inches estimated number
requiered annually, 100000.
No. 2, size 80 by 81 inches; estimated number
required annually, ,250,O OO
No. 3, size by inches estimated number
required annually, 100000.
No. 4, size Al by 109 inches estimated num-
Der required annually, 100000.
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
| No. s, size by 1Ol inches estimated number
required annually 100000
| The estimates given are intended as a guide to
bidders. The Department may require more or
| less of each kind, as the service may demand.
| Bids must be made for each kind OF Envelope
| separately, and the contract will be awarded,
| item by item. to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders.
Specimens of the different sizes and styles of
Envelopes required, together with blank forms
for bids, will be furnished on application to the
| Third Assistant Postmaster General.
| The Envelopes must strictly conform In size,
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samples, the cumming on the flaps or or lappets
| to be done in the best manner by hand. The
| Envelopes must be banded in parcels OF twenty
five, packed in strong pasteboard or straw boxes,
securely bound with linen or cotton cloth on the
corners and edges, each to contain not less than
| $50 of sizes Nos. and 2, and not less than 100
of the other sizes, otherwise as may be ordered
| the boxes to be wrapped in strong MANILA paper
and properly sealed, so as to bear safe transpor-
| taion by mail to postmasters. When required
to be delivered at the Department, the wrapping
may be dispensed with, in the discretion of The
Postmaster General.
| When 5000 or more Envelopes are required to
| ill the order of postmaster or when large lots
are ordered to be sent to the Post Office Depart
ment, they must be packed in strong wooden
cases and properly addressed, but when less than
| 5000 are required to be sent by mail proper
labels of direction must be placed on each pack
| age all to be done by the contractor without
| additional charge.
The Envelopes must be delivered in such
quantities as may from time to time be required
to fill the orders of postmasters of the Depart
ment and be delivered either at the post office
| in the city where the accepted bidder resides or
at this Department, as the Postmaster General
may direct free of cost for packing, labelling,
| and delivering the whole to be done under the
| inspection and supervision of an agent of the
Department.
| All the Envelopes herein described must
bear such printing the Postmaster General
may direct, and the Registered Package Envel-
| Opes will be required to be printed in Nermil-
lion or some other approved brilliant color.
| The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any and all bids, if in his judgment the
| Interests of the Government require 1T.
Each proposal must be signed by the indi-
vidual or firm making it, and be accompanied
| by "a guarantee certified to be responsible and
sufficient by the Postmaster or United States
Attorney where the bidder resides that the bid
der shall within ten days after being called upon
to do so, execute contract to furnish promptly,
and in quantities as ordered the article or arti-
cles awarded to him, to be accompanied by a
bond, with approved security, iii a penalty of
not less than twice the contract price of all the
articles estimated to be furnished by said bidder,
conditioned upon the faithful performance OF
| the same.
Proposals unaccompanied by such guarantee
! will not be considered.
The Postmaster General reserves to himself
the right to annul the contract if in his judgment
there shall be failure to perform faithfully any
| of its sipulatienS, in case of wilul attempt
to impose upon the Department Envelopes inie-
rior to samples. The failure to comply with
any one order under the contract will operate as
a forfeiture of the entire penalty of the bond
under the 18th section of the act of Congress
approved August 26, 1912, entitled "An act
legalizing and making appropriations for such
necessary objects have been usually included
in the general appropriation bills without au-
thority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Departments and
offices of the Government, and for other pur-
poses," CO. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 5, page
| 256 j or the Postmaster General may, in his
| discretion, direct the purchase in open market
of such quantities of Envelopes as shall be ne
cessary to supply the deficiency caused by such
failure and charge to the contractor or contract
ors fifty per centum of the price which it shall
be found necessary to pay for such articles.
Bids should be securely enveloped and sealed,
marked g Proposals for Post Office Envelopes
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
ID. G. JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
ap20.4t Postmaster General.