National Republican., 1876-06-21

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PROPosALs FOR POST OFFICE EN-
a,z PosT oFPIoE DRPARrxssr,l
WASHINGTON ID. G., May 17,1S76.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until TUESDAY, the 10Th day Of June,
1876, at Il O'Clock m for furnishing in such guam
titles and at such times as may be required, the
following described Post Office Envelopes during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
No: size, * BY 614 inches. Estimated num-
No; &Msi5e, $a by S7S inches. Estimated num-
nn%SsS Mo SIss 7ca1ie$ Lac q s inches Estimated
No. 4--siIe, rs BY lO14 inches. Estimated num-
Der required, 100000.
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
quired, 1900. 600.
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Size, by lo1S inches. Estimated number re-
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
(ofcial, dead-etter, and registered package) 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-
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,
q ing sa6 aEs TO
be done in 'he 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. 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 postnasters: When required to be deliv- M
pensed with, in the discretion Of the Postmaster
General
When 1000 or more envelopes are required to
fill the order Of q postmaster or when large lots
are ordered to be sent to the Post Office Depart
ment, they must be packed in strong wooden
2OeO are required to be sent by mail 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 as may from time 10 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 d.
rect, free Of cost for packing labelling and deliv-
eripg: 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 d.
rect, and the registered package envelopes will
be required to be printed in vermiion 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.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any and all bids IT, in his judR Rment 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 wilful 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 ther cot
must be disclosed, and il must be beaccompanied by
q guaranty that the bidder shall, within ten days
after being called upon to do So execute q con-
tract TO furnish promptly, and in Quantities as or
him, the responsibility and suthcency Of the sign
TO such guaranty TO be certified TO by the post
der resides; in which contract the contractor and
his sureties shall covenant and agree that In case
the said contractor shall fail to do perform all
ments Of said contract on 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 doliars, for which said forfeiture
the said contractor and his suretes shall be jointly
and seyerally liable, as liquidated damages, to be
sued for in the name Of the United States.
Ifthe 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 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 10 fulill every stipulation en-
braced herein as II he were the original party to
whom the contract was awarded. r..
The contract will also provide that If at any
time during its continuance the suretes shall die,
OF become irresponsible, the Postmaster General
shall have the right to require additional and sui
hcient sureties, hch 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 Once Envelopes"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Once department, Washington,
d. O.. MARSHALL JEW ELL,
my2-M4t Postmaster General.