The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-12
NAVY sLOP CLOTHING FOR 1912
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

NAVY COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
FEBRUARY 8, 1912.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Stop Clothing, will be received at this office, un-
til o'clock, p M, of the first Of March next for
furnishing and delivering Con receiving forty five days
notice. at each or either of the Navy Yards, Charles
town, Mass, Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosgort, Va,
such quantities of any all of the following named
articles of Sop Clothing that may be ordered during
the year l642 by the commandment or commanding Of
fcers of the said navy yards respectively, viz:
Drab Pea Jackets
Blue Pea Jackets
Blue Cloth Jackets
Blue Cloth Trousers
Flannel Shirts
Long Flannel Drawers
White Linen Frocks
White German Linen Trousers
Duck Frocks
Duck Trousers
Woollen Stockings
Woollen Socks
Thick sewed Leather Shoes
Sewed Leather Pumps
Wooen Blankets
Black Silk Handkerchefs
White German Linen, CD WIDE for frocks OF
trowsers
All the wooIlen goods are to be made from materials
Of American manufacture All the articles are to be
fully equal 10 the samples which may be deposited in
the Navy Yards near Boston, New York. PhiladeI-
phia and Norfolk and at the Baltimore naval station
rent articles of clothing, may also be seen. Where
the articles to be of than size, twothrds
of the number furnished to be of the largest size,
and onethrd of the smallest sze excepting the shoes
and stockings, which must be of assorted sizes, and
which Will be specified in the contracts to be made.
All the aforesaid articles must be subject to such
inspection and survey as the Commissioners of the
Navy may direct authorize; and portion of the
said articles will be received that is not fully equal
the samples or patterns, both in material and work
h,oh
spects TIE stipuations and provisions of the con-
tracts to be made.
The prices to be asked for the several denomna-
tons of articles enumerated must be or ave-
rage prices, without regard to the sizes, and must
be calculated to cover every expense attending the
fulfIment Of the contracts, including the necessary
metal and naval buttons
The whole must be delivered, at the risk and ex-
pense of the contractors good tight substantial and
dry packing boxes hogsheads and in good shipping
ORDER free Of charge to the United States and to the
entire satisfaction of the respective commandants or
commanding officers of said yards Of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-frst, for all the
shoes and pumps; second, for all the stockings and
socks third for all the blankets; and fourth for all
the other articles distinct contracts aoA be made
each class
In case of failure the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may be
ordered from them, IN proper time and Of proper qua
ty, the officers agents Of the Navy shall be autho
rZed to purchase what may be required to supply the
deficiencies; and any excess of cost, the prices
agreed to be paid by contract shall be charged to and
paid BY the respective contractors
Bonds in onethird the estimated amount of the
pective contracts will be required, with two approved
suretes and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each delivery made COLA
teral security for the faithful performance of the
pective contracts, which will on account be paid
until the contracts complied with in all respects
and is to be forfeited to the use and benefit of the
United States in the Of failures to complete tho
deliveries in conformity with the orders that may be
made After making the deduction of ten per centum
payment of the balance will be made by the United
States within thirty days after the said slop clothing
shall have been inspected approved and received and
bills for the duly authenticated by certificates
of inspection and survey by the receipts of the
tive navy storekeeper at said navy yards and by the
approval Of the respective commandments or command
ing officers of said navy yards shall be presented to
the Navy Agent by whom payment is to be made.
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve the right
to reject all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts with the Department.
IrTo be published three times week in the
National Intelligencer, Madisonian Globe, Army and
Navy Chronicle, d. c.; Boston Atlas and Boston
Morning Post in Massachusetts, Express and Com
mercial Advertiser, New York; American Sentinel
and North American, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Sun
and Baltimore American, Maryland and Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald, Virginia
feb 10-3tawtMl.