The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-26
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NAVY DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT, I
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, AprA p, 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 colors
Brushes, scrubbing sMustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing ,assorpd
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, &
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 10 the
best of those generally used in the and con-
formable to the samples, Gall Of sohich haze been
Gently selected and nec) and subject to the usual in
spection 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-
yeries 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 requsition, the Chief of
the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be
thorized to direct purchases to be made to supply
the deficiency, under the penalty TO be expressed in
the contract; the record of requsiton, dupli-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and
A.
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in 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
on account thereof collateral security, in addi-
ton, to secure its performance, and not in any
to be paid until 1t 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 1S46'47, approved
10th August, 1869 by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
will if his their bid be accepted enter into an
obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
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
record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals will be
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and ac
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
TO- 1916.
''Sec. 6. 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 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 or more response
BILE persons to the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder bidders will if his or their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties, 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 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-
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 cause the difference
between the amount contained in the proposal 80
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 or bidders and his their guar
antor or guarantors; and the same may be immc-
dately 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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