The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-28
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The quantities of any all may be increased or
diminished, as the service may hereafter require.
The contracts will therefore be made not for spe-
cifc quantities but for such quantities az the SER
vice may require to be delivered at thoso navy yards
| respectively.
CONTRACTOR not residing at the places where de-
liveries are 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 rcquisition, the Chief Of
the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be au-
thorized 10 direct purchases to be made 10 supply
the deficiency, under the penalty TO be expressed
in the contract the record of requisition, or n
duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions
and Clothing, 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 Tex
cept Soap) at each OF the aforesaid navy yards and
in case more than article is contained in the
offer the Chief of the Bureau will have the right TO
accept one or Of the articles contained in such
offer and reject the remainder, and bidders whose
proposals arc accepted (and none others) will be
forthwith notified, and early as practicable a
contract will be transmitted TO them Tor cxccution;
which contract must be returned TO the Bureau
within FIVE days. exclusive OF the time required Tor
the regular Transmission OF the mail.
Two more approved suretics in sum equal
20 the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts will be required, and ten per centum in ad-
dition will be withheld from the amount of all pay
mcns on account thereof collateral security, in
addition to secure its performance, and not in any
event to be paid until Il is in all respects complied
wtb ninety per centum Of the amount OF all deliv-
cries made will be paid by the Navy Agent within
thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall have
been presented 10 him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap-
plicaton 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 be accompanied (as di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropriations
for the naval service for lsi647 approved 10th Au-
gust, lsf6) by a written guarantee, signed by one
or responsible persons, TO the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder OF bidders will, II
his or their bid be accepted enter into an obligation
within five days with good and sufficient sureties,
to furnish the supplies proposed. The Bureau viii
not be obligated 10 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, OF some officer
Of the General Government known TO the Bureau.
record, or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, 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 Augusi
10, 1876.
"sec g. And be Il Jurfher enacted. That from and
after the passage Of this act every proposal for
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