The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-01
:. SMALL sTOREs"-Is5o-
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, Aprii %, 1850
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 Con 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 of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, viz:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, silk, fan
Brushes, shaving cy colors
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing ASSORTED
Brushes, clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, IN single cases
Buttons, dead eye 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, s.
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-
formabc to the samples (aA Of icsich hare been re-
Gently selected and neio) and subject to the usual in
specton of the Navy Yard where delivered; the
respective places Of delivery,
Contractors not residing, at the places where de-
leries required must establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
NAV be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisiton, the Chief OF
the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be a,l-
thorized to direct purchases TO be made to supply
the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed IN
the contract; the record of requisiton, dupli
cate copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and
Clothing at either Of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requlsitlon has been
made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in a sum equal
to 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
account thereof as 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 ap-
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 appropria-
tons for the naval service for ls46-'47, approved
10th August, 1860 by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will, if his their bid be accepted, enter into
obligation within five days, with good and suff-
cient sureties, 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
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1896 and his bid will be made and ac
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
10, 1916.
s'Sec. 6. Ind 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 proyiso to the general appropriation bill
dred and forty three, shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by one or 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
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient suretes, 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
to the bidder or bidders, he they shall fail to en-
ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary OF the Navy, with good and sufh-
cient sureties for furnishing the supplies then the
Secretary OF the Navy shall proceed to contract with
some other person persons Tor furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith cause the difference
guaranteed and the amount for which he may have
contracted for furnishing the said supplies Tor the
whole period Of the proposal TO be charged up
sganst said bidder bidders, and his their guar
antor guarantors; and the same may be imme-
diately recovered by the United States, for the
Of the Navy Department, in an action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
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