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| PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,l
WASHINGTON, ID. O., May IT. 1875.
| Sealed proposals will bo received at this De
is70 at II O'Clock m, for furnishing in such quan
titles and at such times as may be required, the
following described Post Ofice Envelopes during
| the hscal year ending June 80, 1877, to wit:
| FUR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
No l5size. * By 81 inches. Estimated mum,
Der required, 90, ,0co
No: a-siEe, ISIS BY So inches. Estimated
No. 4-siEe, ~ by 10l< inches. Estimated num-
Der required, 100000.
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS
Size, ~ BY SS inches. Estimated number re-
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Size, BY loS inches. Estimated number re-
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
(ocial, dead-letter and registered package) sep
arately, and the contract viii be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder for 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 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 lappets to
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 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, SO as to bear safe transportation by
mail to postmasters. When required to be deliv-
cred at the Department the wrapping may be dis
General
When 1000 or more envelopes are required to
NIL the order OF postmaster, or when large lots
are ordered to be sent to the Post Once Depart
ment, they must be packed in strong wooden
cases and properly addressed; but when less than
1000 are required to be by mail proper labels
Of direction must be placed on each package; all
to be done by the contractor without additional
charge.
titles may from time to time be required to ill
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 rcgistered-p package envelopes will
be required To be printed in Vermiion or some
other approved 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 sll bids it. in his Judg dgment the in
terests Of the Government require it; also the
right to annul the contract If, in his opinion, there
shall be failure at any time to perform faithfully
any OF its stpulations, or in case of Wtllful 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 n
partnership, the name of each partner thereof
must be disclosed and il must be accompanied by
a guaranty that the bidder shall, within ten days
after being called upon to do so, execute d con-
tract to furnish promptly, and in quantities
dered. the article articles to be furnished by
him. the responsibility and sufciency of the sign
ers to such guaranty to be certified to by the post
master OF United States attorney where the bid
der resides; in which contract the contractor and
his suretes shall covenant and agree that in case
the said contractor shall fail to do or perform all
or any Of the covenants, stipnlatiOns and agree
ments Of said contract the part Of the said con-
tractor to De performed as therein set forth the
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, 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 a contract, here
tOfOre provided, then the award may be snnulled,
and the contract let to the next lowest respOnsi
BILE bidder, if not deemed too high by the Post
master General, and 50 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,
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 |
Bids should be securely enveloped and sealed l
marked Proposals for Post Office Envelopes"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster |
General, Post Once Department, washington, |
ID. g. MARSHALL JEW ELL
my22M4t Postmaster General.