The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-13
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, Aprl %, 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 notce) at the United
States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles may be
required ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau, by the respective com
handing officers Of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, viz
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, j silk, fan
Brushes, shaving cy colors
Brushes, scrubbing *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 strop5
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, &
Jackknivcs 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, (aH Of tcich hare been re-
Gently selected and neio 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-
lveries required must establish agencies at such
places that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when a 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 requsition, dupi
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, or at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
hall hn axrIA hat Ia hna aar,
made and received.
Two 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 add-
ton, to 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 appropria-
tons for the naval service for lS46-47, approved
| 10th August, 1860 by written guaranty, signed
| by more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they that the bidder or bidders
WILL if his their bid be accepted, enter into
| obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
Gent surees 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 1916, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
10, 1876.
s'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 provso 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
bic persons, to the effect that he they undertake
| that the bidder bidders will, if his 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, to furnish the sup
plies proposed No proposal shall be considered
less accompanied by such guaranty. If, after the
acceptance Of proposal and notification thereof
to the bidder bidders he they shall fail TO
| ter into obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary of the Navy, with good and suffi
Gent suretes for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to contract with
some other person or persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith cause the difference
guaranteed and the amount for which he may have
contracted forfurnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal TO be charged up
sgains 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 an action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
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