National Republican., 1876-06-03
DROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-

PosT OFFIcE DEPARTMENT
| WASHINGTON, u. e., May II, 1875. (
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
| partment until TUESDAY, the Goth day of June,
iS76 at u o'clock m, for furnishing in such guam
following described Post Office Envelopes during
the fiscal year ending June 81 1877, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
Der required. S,O01.GOO
No. 2-size, So by 63s inches. Estimated num-
No. S.-size, isis by 81 inches Estimated
number required, 2.0o5o0O.
No. 4-size, i3s by lOA inches. Estimated num-
Der required, 10000.
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
Size, 81 by Gs5 inches. Estimated number re-
qured 2,00O,CO0
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Sire, by lOl inches. Estimated number re-
buried 100000.
II 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
(ofcial. dead-letter and registered pack kage) sep
arately. and the contract will be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder for all the envelopes the
prices to be calculated on the foregoing esti-
Samples of the different sizes and styles of en-
velopes 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 cunning UNI on the TN maps OF iaPpeIs 70
be banded in parcels of twenty-fiv 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 prop
erly sealed, as to bear safe transportation by
mail TO pOstmasters. When required to be deliy-
cred at the Department the wrapping may be dis
pensed with, in the discretion Of the Postmaster
General.
fill the order of postmaster, when large lots
are ordered to be sent to the Post OfHce Depart
ment, they must be packed in strong wooden
cases and properly addressed; but when less than
1000 required 10 be sent by mail proper bells
of direction must be placed on each package; all
to be done by the contractor without additional
charge.
The envelopes must be delivered in such guam
titles may from time ~ time be required TO fill
the orders OF postmasters or of the Department,
and he delivered either at the post Office in the
city where the accepted bidder resides or at this
Department, as the Postmaster General may d-
rect free Of cost for packing, labelling and dely-
er ng: 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 may di-
rect and the registered package envelopes will
be required 10 be printed in Yermilion or some
other approved brilliant colOr, equal to that on
the sample.
The contractor will not be required to pay roy
atty on envelopes manufactured from the samples
furnished by the Department.
reject any and all bids IL, in his Jud gment the in
teTests Of the Government require it; also the
right TO annUl the contract it, in his opinion, there
shall be failure at any time TO perform faithfully
any OF its supulatOns or in case of a Williul at
tempt TO impose upon the Department envelopes
inferior to those now in use.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or partnership making il; and when made by
partnership the name Of each partner thereof
must be disclosed, and ii must be accompanied by
a guaranty that the bidder snail, within ten days
after being called upon to do so, execute a con-
tract TO furnish promptly, and in quantities as or
dered, the article OF articles to be furnished by
him. the responsibility and sufticency of the sign
TO such guaranty to be certified TO by the post
master or United States attorney where the bid
der resides; in which contract the contractor and
his sureties shall covenant and agree that in
the said contractor shall fail TO do or perform all
any Of the covenants stipuiatiOns and agree
ments of said contract on the part Of the said con-
tractor TO be performed therein set forth, the
said contractor and his sureties shall forfeit and
pay to the United States of America the sum Of
twenty thousand dollars, for which said forfeiture
the said contractor and his suretes shall be jointly
and seyerally liable, as lqudatcd damages, to be
sued for in the name of the United States.
If the bidder to whom the first award may be
made should fail to enter into contract, here
tOfore provided, then the award may be annulled,
and the contract let to the next lowest respOns-
BILE bidder, If not deemed too high by the Post
master General and so on until the required con-
tract is executed and such next lowest bidder
shall be required to fulfill every stipulation en-
braced herein as If he were the original party to
whom the contract was awarded.
The contract will also provide that If at any
time during its continuance the Suretes shall die
or become irresponsible, the Postmaster General
shall have the right TO require additional and SUI
tcicnt sureties which the contractor shall furnish
to the acceptance Of the Postmaster General
within ten days after notice and In default thereof
the contract may be annulled.
The contract cannot in any case be lawfully
transferred or assigned.
BIDS should be securely enveIOped and sealed
marked proposals for Post Office Envelopes" I"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
u. O. MARSHALL JEWELL
my22-M4t Postmaster General.