The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-11
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Navy DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, April 90 1850.
- EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for small Stores" will be received at
this Bureau until o'clock, p. m, on Monday, the
9th day OF May next, for furnishing and deliver
ing ION receiving ten days notice) at the United
States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles as may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
Chief OF this Bureau, by the respective com
manding officers fof the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1851, viz;
Boxes, shaving Handkerchief, silk, fan
Brushes, shaving cy colors
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing ,assort'd
Brushes, clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, nary, vest NPepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons dead. eve Razor strops
Backing boxes of Ribbon, hat
Beeswax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, fine Scissors
Cotton, spools of Spoons
Grass, for hats Thread, white black, &
Jackknives blue
Handkerchief cotton Tape, black and white
Looking glasses Thimbles
Mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only and in the raw state.
All the articles to be of good quality, equal to the
best of those generally used in the service, and con-
formable to the samples, tall Of iohich hare been
Gently selected and neo and subject To the usual in
specton of the Navy Yard where delivered the
price of each and every article to be the at the
respective places OF delivery.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
veres required must establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisition, the Chief of
the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be au-
thorized to direct purchases to be made to supply
the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed in
the contract; the record of requision, dupli-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, or at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requsition has been
made and received.
Two or more approved suretes, in a sum equal
10 the estimated amount OF the respective contracts
will be required, and ten per centum in addition
will be withheld from the amount of all payments
on account thereof collateral security, in addi-
on to secure its performance, and not in any event
to be paid until it is in all respects complied with;
ninety per centum of the amount of all deliveries
made will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty
days after bills duly authenticated shall have been
presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the act OF Congress making appropra-
tons for the naval service for lS4647, approved
10th August, 1860 by written guaranty, signed
by or responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an
cent suretes, to furnish the supplies proposed. The
Bureau will not be obligated to consider any pro-
posal unless accompanied by the guaranty required
by law, the competency of the guaranty to be GER
titled by the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
some officer of the General Government known to
the Bureau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing "a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals will be
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1885, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
10, 1876.
"Sec 6. And be 10 further enacted That, from
and after the passage of this act every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy,
under the proviso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
dred and forty three shall be accompanied by a
written guaranty, signed by one more response
BILE persons, TO the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be
accepted enter into an obligation in such time as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties TO furnish the sup
plies proposed. No proposal shall be considered un
less accompanied by such guaranty. II, after the
acceptance OF proposal and notification thereof
10 the bidder bidders, he they shall fail TO en-
ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary OF the Navy, with good and sufi
Gent sureties for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to contract with
other person persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith the difference
between the amount contained in the proposal 50
] guaranteed and the amount for which he may have
contracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period Of the proposal 10 be charged up
sganst said bidder bidders, and his their guar
antor or guarantors; and the same may be imme-
diately recovered by the United States for the use
Of the Navy Department, in an action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
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