National Republican., 1876-05-25
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pR0PGSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
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POST NERICR DEP ARTMRNT.l

PROPesALS FOR .P0ST OFFICE EN-
PosT SsTICR DEPARTMKNT,l
WASHINGTON, ID. O., May IL, 1875. I
Sealed proposals will be received at this De
partment until TUESDAY, the 2Oth day Of June
1875, at u O'Clock r for furnishing in such guam
titles and at such times as may be required, the
following-described Post Ofice Envelopes during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
Der required, S,000.C0o.
No: &.slIe, slz Iy 67s inches. Estimated mum,
No. s-siEe, isis by sI inches. Estimated
number required, 1000 C6O.
No: 4Lsi1e, % 6y iOjl inches. Estimated mum,
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
Size, "a BY SSs inches. Estimated number re-
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Size, by lOH inches. Estimated number re-
The estimates given are intended as guide to
bidders. The Department may require moro or
less of each kind, as the service may demand.
Bids must be made for each kind of envelope
arately, and the contract viii be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder for all the envelopes the
prices to be calculated on The foregoing esti-
mates.
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 max to the
be done in the best manner 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. i and ., and not less than 100 of the other
sizes or otherwise, 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
When 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
ment, they must be packed In strong wooden
cases and properly addressed; but when less than
1000 are required be sent by mall proper labels
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 quan-
titles may from time to time be required to fill
the orders OF pOstmasters or Of the Department
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 di-
rect free of cost for packing, labelling and deliy
ering; 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 to be printed in VermiliOn or some
other r-"-Qyed brilliant color, equal to that on
The contractor will not be required to pay roy
atty on envelopes manufactured from the samples
furnished by the Department.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any and all bids it, in his Judgment, the in
terests Of the Government require it; also the
right to annu the contract IT, in his opinion there
shall be failure at any time to perform faithfully
any of its stipulationS, or in case of wllful 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 it; and when made by
partnership, the name of each partner thereof
must be disclosed, and it must be accompanied by
q guaranty that the bidder shall, within ten days
after being called upon 10 do so, execute con-
frart tO FIN MT nnantitinS n :
dered, the article or articles TO be furnished by
him. the responsibility and suficiency 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 case
the said contractor shall fail to do or perform all
or any of the covenants, stipulatiOns and agree
ments of said contract the part Of the said con-
tractor to be performed as 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 severally liable as liquidated 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, as here
tofore provided, then the award may be annulled,
and the contract let to the next lowest responsi-
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 sureties shall die,
or become Irresponsible the Postmaster General
shall have the right TO require additional and suf
cient 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 enveloped and sealed
marked proposals for Post Office Envelopes"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Once Department. Washington,
DC. MARSHALL JEW ELL,
my22-M4t Postmaster General