The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-22
SMALL sTOREs,,-Isso-'o1.

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing. AprI %, 1880.
CEPARATE 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, or by the respective com
handing officers Of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1851, viz:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchief, silk, fan
Brushes, shaving cy coors
Brushes, scrubbng *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing ,assortd
Brushes, clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest *Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons dead eye Razor 5trops
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
Handkerchiefs, 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-
formabe 10 the samples, (aH Of tUAich haze 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-
liyeries required must establish agencies nj such
places, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required and when a contractor fails
promptly Ia 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 requsition. dupli
cate copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and
Clothing, at either of the navy yards aforesaid
shall be evidence that such requisiton has been
made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in 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-
ton, 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 d.
rected in the act Of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for lS4647, approved
10th August, 1860 by a written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will, if his their bid be accepted, enter inesan
obligation within five days, with good and sufi-
|
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
| 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 1896 and his bid will be made and
| cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
10, 1916.
"Sec. g. And be IL 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 the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
| dred and forty three, shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by more RESPONSE
BILE persons TO the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder bidders will, if his their bid be
accepted, enter into an obligation in such time
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 a proposal and notification thereof
TO the bidder bidders, he they shall fail to
ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
| by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good and sufh
cent 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 30
guaranteed and the amount for which he may have
contracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
! whole period Of the proposal to be charged up
sgainst said bidder bidders, and his their guar
! antor or guarantors; and the same may be imme-
diately recovered by the United States, for the
of the Navy Department, in action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
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