National Republican., 1876-05-23
PROPOSALS
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PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
l. VELOPES.

Il VELOPES.
PosT OFFIoR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, d. O., May II, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until TUESDAY, the 10th day Of June,
1870 at II O'Clock m, for furnishing in such guam
titles and at such times as may be required, the
following-de described Post O61ce Envelopes during
the nscal year ending June 30, 1877, to wit:
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
M No; n,, amszs, SA BY 81 inches Estimated num-
ben No PsS5its5 Ss5s 3 b inches Estimated num-
No; S.-si1e, i5;ls BY By So inches. Estimated
No. 4-size, 4sS by iOI inches Estimated num-
Der required, 100000.
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
Size, $k by 6ss inches. Estimated number re-
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Size BY loH inches. Estimated number re-
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
(offcal dead-letter and registered age) sep
arately, and the contract will he 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-
bids, will be furnished on application to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General.
The envelopes must strictly conform in size,
samples; the cumming on the flaps or Iappets to
be done in the best manner. The envelopes must
De Da0ueQ IN parcels OF IWenty-nFe, packed In
strong pastebcard or straw boxes securely bound
with linen cotton cloth on the corners and
edges, each to contain not less than 25O 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, 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
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 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
charge.
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 where the accepted bidder resides, or at this
Department, as the Postmaster General may d.
rect, free of cost for packing, labelling and dev-
ertng; 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
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 Judgment 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 sUpulatioDs in case of willful 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 a /
partnership, the name Of each partner thereof |
must be disclosed, and 1t must be accompanied by |
q guaranty that the bidder SHALL within ten days |
after being called upon TO do So execute a con-
tract TO furnish promptly, and in quantities
dered the article or articles to be furnished by
him. the responsibility and sutfciency 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 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
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 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 oOn- i
tract is executed: and such next lowest bidder |
shall be required to fulfill every stipulation en-
braced herein as il he were the original party to
whom the contract was awarded.
The contract will also provide that IL at any |
time during its continuance the sureties shall die
1r become irresponsible, the Postmaster General
ihall have the right to require additional and suf
1eient suretes which the contractor shall furnish
10 the acceptance Of the Postmaster General
within ten days after notice and in default thereof
he contract may be annulled.
The contract cannot in any case be lawfully
transferred or assigned.
marked proposals for Post Office Envelopes"
md addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster |
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
D. G. MARSHALL JEWELL
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