National Republican., 1876-06-14
PROPOSALS
PROPoSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
i vELOPES,

l. vELOPEs.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMRNT,l
Y WASHINGTON, ID. O., May II, 1875. I
Pertment until TUESDAY, the 10Th day Of Of Juns
1Sit, At II O'Clock m, for furnishing in such Quan
tltes and at such times as may be required, tbs
/ 80" ing described Post Once Envelopes during
FSR FfeG sndhF Tqns IS N M e
-, No; lmsizs, n By BY 81 inches. Estimated mum
-. No Ss55tsS 5Ms5s N S x I s inches Estimated mum
No $-s5s, iSis =. By 6y SH inches Estimated
No. 4-sisc: ~ by iOH inches. Estimated num-
FOX RETTRNING DEAD LETTERS.
Size, $1x by Ss6 inches. Estimated number re-
j FOR REiGIsTERE2 PACKAGES.
Size, by lOH inches. Estimated number re-
The estimates given are intended as guide to
bidders. The Department may re-, uire more or
less Of each kind as the service may demand
(ohcial, dead-letter, and registered psckags) 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 estf-
mates.
Samples of the different sizes and styles OF en-
yelopes required, together with blank forms for
bids will lie furnished application to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General.
The envelopes must strictly conform in size,
samples; the cumming on the flaps or lappets to
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strong pasteboard or st raw 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
erly sealed, so 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 discre tion Of the Postmaster
General.
When 900 or more envelopes are required to
hll 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 to be sent by mail proper labels
OF direction must be placed on each package; all
to be done by the contractor without additional
The envelopes must be delivered In such quan-
titles as may from time to time be required 10 NIL
the orders OF postmasters OF the Department,
and be delivered either at the post office in the
city where the accepted bidder resides, at this
Department, the Postmaster General may di-
rect, free OF cost for packing, labelling and deliv
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 vermilOn 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 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 stpuatiOns or in case of a willful at
tempt 10 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 a
partnership. the name of each partner ther cot
must be disclosed and il must be accompanied by
a guaranty hat the bidder shall, 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 or articles to be furnished by
him, the responsibility and suiciency of the sign
ers 10 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 suretes shall covenant and agree that in
the said contractor shall fail to DO 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 10 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.
If the bidder to whom the first award may be |
made should fail to enter into q contract, here
tOfOre provided, then the award may be aunulled,
and the contract let to the next lowest RESPONSE
bic 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 II 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
hcient sureties which the contractor shall furnish
within ten days after notice. and in default thereof
the contract may be annulled.
The contract cannot in any case be lawfully |
transferred OF assigned.
Bids should be securely enyeloped and sealed J
marked Proposals for Post Ofrce Envelopes" :,
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster 1
General, Post Once Department pa w Washington, SI
my22-M4t Postmaster General