National Republican., 1876-05-30
PROPOSALS.
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pROPOSALS FOR POST OHAE1CE EN-
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lpRoPOSALS FOR PoST oFEIOE EN-
| YEL0PES.
| PosT OPFTOB DErAETh. .SNT,
| WAsHIsGToN, ID. O., May II, 1870. !
| Sealed proposals will be received ut this ID.
PaTtme1t Par 1 until TUESDAY, the soth day Of june
titles and at such times as may be required, tn
following-descrbed Post Office Envelopes durinl
the fiscal year ending June 30 1877, to wit
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS
NO; l1size, SM By 5]1 inches. Estimated mum
No o:35i 3msi5s, ty S7s inches. Estimated mum
No: a-SiIe, is;is BY So inches. Estimated
number required, 1000, 600.
| No. 4-size, 4ss by l0L inches. Estimated mum
Der required, 100000.
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
Size, ~ by 6a inches. Estimated number re
quired, 400, zee.
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
| blurred, 100000
The estimates given are intended as guide to
| bidders. The Department may require more OF
less of each kind, as the service may demand.
Bids must be made for each kind of envelope
(oticial, dead-etter, and registered package) sep
| 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 ofthe different sizes and styles of en-.
| velOpes required, together with blank forms for
bids, viii 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
on tne maps or lappetS to
be done in the best manner. The envelopes must
be banded in parcels of twenty-h 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 postmasters. When required to be deliv-
cred at the Department the wrapping may be dis
Pensed with, in the discretion Of the Postmaster
General
When 1000 or more envelopes are required to
fill the order of a 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 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 auan-
titles as 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 wbeI> the accepted bidder resides, or at this
Department, as tho fUs:--S1tc- General may d.
rect free of cost for packing, labelling ami Geiir
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 d.
rect, and the registered-package envelopes will
be required to 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.
The Postmaster General reserves tho right to
reject any and all bids if in his Judgment, the in
terests 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 stipuatiOns, 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 to do so, execute q con-
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dered, the article or articles to be furnished by
him, the responsibility and sucIency Of the sign
ers 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 perform all
or any of the covenants stipulatiOns and agree
ments Of said contract on the part of the said
tractor to be 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 sureties shall be jointly
and severally 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 rs 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
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 II at any
time during It's 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 Office Department, Washington,
d. G. MARSHALL JEW EL.II.
my22-M4t Postmaster General.