New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-05-18
PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
l. VELOPES.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


SEALED PROPOSALS win be received at
this Department until FRIDAY, the 10th day of
May, 1871, at IL clock NJ, for furnishing in
such quantities and at such times as 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
reguiered annually, 100000.
No. 2, size 81 by 6s inches estimated number
required annually, 1880, 900.
No. 8, size by inches; estimated number
required annually, 800, 600.
No. 4, size d by 1OA inches; estimated num-
Der required annually, 100000.
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
No. 5, size 5 by l0s inches estimated number
required annually, 2,OOO, 900.
The estimates given are intended as 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,
| quality of paper, cumming, and make, TO the
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, or Otherwise as may be ordered
| the boxes to be wrapped in strong manila paper
and properly sealed, 30 as to bear safe transpor,
| tation by mail to posmasters. When required
to be delivered at thd Department, the wrapping
may be dispensed wah, In the discretion OF the
| Postmaster General
| When 1900 or more Envelopes are required to
/ fill 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 or 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 as the Postmaster General
NAV direct, and the Registered Package Envel
opes will be required 10 be printed in Vermil
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 it.
Each proposal mus be signed by the indi
vidual or firm making it, and be accompanied
by guarantee certified to be responsible and
sufficient by the Postmaster United States
Attorney where the bidder resides that the bid
der shall, within ten da1s 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, in 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 unaccomp.nied 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 a failure to perform faithfully any
of it's stipulations, IN case of a wiliul attempt
to impose upon the Department Envelopes infe-
rior to samples. TIL, failure to comply with
any one order under the contract will operate as
a forfeiture os the entire penalty of the bond
under the 18th section of the act of Congress
approved August &c, 1912, entitled SAN act
legalizing and making appropriations for such
necessary objects as haze been usually included
in the general appropriation bills without au-
thority of law, and to tx and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the Departments and
offices of the Government and for other pur-
poses," Gu. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 5, page
256 j the Postmaster General may, in his
discretion, direct the purchase i'm open market
| of such quantities OF Envelopes as shall be ne
cessary to supply tie deficiency caused by such
failure and Charge t. the contractor or contract
ors fifty per centum of the price which it shall
be found necessary 10 pay for such articles.
Bids should be securely enveloped and sealed,
marked - Proposals. for Post Office Envelopes"
and addressed to tn. Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
ID. G.. JOIN A. j. CRESWELL,
ap20-4t Postmaster General.