New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-20
PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
/ NELOPES.
poST OFFICE DEPARTMENT


| 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 lst day of July, 1871, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
| No. I, size 81 by 81 inches estimated number
| requiered annually, 100000.
| No. 2, size 81 by 6$ inches estimated number
required annually 100000.
| No. 8, size by 8 inches; estimated number
required annually 100000.
| No. 4, size A! by l09 inches estimated mum
! Der required annually, 100000.
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
| No 5, size Shy TO- inches estimated number
required annually, 100000.
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 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 cotton cloth on the
corners and edges, each to contain not less than
| $50 of sizes Nos. and =, 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,
| tatIon by mail to postHastcrs. When required
| TO be delivered nj the Department, the wrapping
may be dispensed with, in the discretion of the
Postmaster General.
When 3 900 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
meut, they must be packed in strong wooden
cases and properly addressed, but when less than
1000 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 rs the Postmaster General
may direct, and the Registered Package Enve!-
opes will be required to be printed in NerInil.
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-
viduai or firm making IT, and be accompanied
by 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 a contract TO furnish promptly,
and in quantities 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 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 a failure to perform faithfully any
Of its stpuatiens, or in case of a wilful attempt
to impose upon the Department Envelopes inte-
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, 1892 entitled "An act
legalizng 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" Gu. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 5, page
1868 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 " Proposals for Post Office Envelopes"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
D. G. JOHN 4. J. CRESWELL,
ap20-1t Postmaster General.