The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-13

The quantities of any or all may be increased or dmin-
shed as the service hereafter require The
will therefore be made, for specific quantities,
such quantities the service require to be delivered
Contractors ding places where deliveries
required must establish agencies such places that
lay may arise in furnishing what may be requred and
when contractor fails promptly comply with requisl-
on the Chief OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
shall be authorized to purchase direct purchases to be
made OF such article articles and The contractor shall be
liable for any excess OF cost over the contract price the
record OF Or pcae copy thereof athe Blu.
reau of Provisions and Clothing, eth of the navy
yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that requson
been made and received
Separate offers be made for each article, Except
soap,) at each of the aforesaid yards ard bidders
whose proposals accepted (and none ohers) will be
forthwith notified, and early pac cable conuac,
must be returned TO the bureau within five days, exc.
OF the time required for the regular OF the
mail.
Two approved uretics in onehird the estimated
amount of the respective contracts viii be required and
amount of all payments on account thereof as collateral
curly IN addition to secure its Perl9mance and not IN
with ninety per centum OF the amount OF all deliveries
after bills duly authenticated shall have been presented
him..
Blank proposals may be Obtained on application
to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Bos-
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore Washington. Nor
folk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau.
Every offer made be accompanied Gas directed in
the &C. Of making for the naval
guaranty signed by or more responsible to The
effect that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
will II his or their bid be accepted obi CATION
within five days. with good and sufficient suretes, fur
nlsh the supplies proposed The bureau will be obi
gated cons ider proposal unless by
guaranty required by law the competency the guaranty
TO be certified by the district attorney,
officer Of the general government known to the bureau.
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder
the acceptance of his PROPOSAL will be deemed nottca-
ton thereof within the meaning of the of 1885, and his
bid will be made and accepted, in conformity with this
understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress apprord august TO- 1916
" SEC 6. And be further enacted, That from and ater
the passage OF this act every proposal for naval supplies
invited by the Secretary of the Navy under the pTovso
the general appropriation bill for the approved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty three shall be pa
MED by written guaranty, signed by more respon-
sbe persons to the effect that he they undertake that
the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be pied,
into obligation in such be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Navy, with good and sufficient
ties, to furnish the supplies proposed No proposal shall
be considered uness accompanied by such guaranty If,
alter the acceptance of proposal and notification thereof
TO the bidder or bidders he they shall fail to into
an obligation within the time prescribed by the Secretary
OF the Navy with good and sufficient uretes Tor furnishing
the supplies then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed
20 win some other person for furnishing
me SAID supplies and shall forthwith the difference
between the amount contained the proposal
ed anu the amount for which he may contracted for
furnishing the said supplies for the whole period of the pro-
Posa be charged against said bidder bidders
his or nelr guaranor and the
Immediately recovered by the United States for the
the navy department. in action of debt against either
all of said pc rsons'' Mar I2-I,w4,y