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The quantities Of any or all may be increased or
dmnshed AZ the service may hereafter require.
The contracts will therefore be made not for spe-
cific quantities. but for such quantities a. the ser
vice may require 10 be delivered at those navy yards
respectively.
veries arc required must establish agencies at
such places, that no delay may arise in furnishing
What may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly 10 comply with rcquisiton, the Chief of
The Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be
thorizcd 10 direct purchases to be made TO supply
the deficiency, under the penalty TO be expressed
in the contract; the record Of a requistion, or a
duplicate copy thereof At the Bureau Of Provisions
and Clothing or at either OF the navy yards afore
said, shall be evidence that such requisition has
been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each article lex.
cept soap) at each Of the aforesaid navy YARDS and
in case more than one article IL contained in the
offer the Chief Of the Bureau will have the right 10
accept Of the articles contained In such
offer, and reject the remainder, and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and none others) will be
forthwith notified, and 81 early az practicable
contract will be transmitted 10 them for execution;
which contract must be returned 10 the Bureau
within five days. exclusive Of the time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail
Two or more approved suretics In sum equal
20 the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts will be required, and ten per centum in ad-
diton will be withheld from the amount OF all pay
ments ON account thereof collateral security, in
addition, TO secure It's performance, and not in any
event 10 be paid until IL is in all respects complied
with; ninety per ccntum OF the amount oil All dclV-
cries made will be paid by the Navy Agent within
thirty dsys after bills duly authenticated shall have
been presented 20 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained ON ap-
plication TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at
this Bureau.
Every offer made must he accompanied (as di-
rected in the act Of Congress making appropriations
for the naval service for 1Ss6'47, approved 10th Au
gust, ls46) by written guarantee, signed by one
or responsible persons, TO the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, II
his or their bid be accepted, enter intoa obligation
within FIVE days. with good and sufficient sureties,
10 furnish the supplies proposed The Bureau will
not be obligated TO consider any proposal unless
accompanied by the guarantee required by law;
the competency Of the guarantee 10 be certified by
the Navy Agent, District Attorney, some officer
Of the General Government known to the Bureau.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
OF the act OF 1896 and his bid viii be made and ac
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Ertracf from the act Of Congrss, approved Augnst
10, 1876.
"sec 6. ind be u further enacted, That from and
after the passage Of this act every proposal for ma
val supplies invited by the Secretary Of the Navy,
under the proviso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun