The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-05
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The quantities of any or ell may be increased or
diminished as the service may hereafter require.
The contracts will therefore be made not Tor spe-
cifc quantities, but for such quantities as the ser
vice may require TO be delivered at those navy yards
respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
lyerice are required must establish agencies at
such places that no delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor iails
promptly 10 comply with requistion, the Chiei OF
the Bureau Of Provisons and Clothing shall be au-
thorized TO direct purchases 10 be made TO supply
the deficiency under the penalty TO be expressed
in the contract; the record Of requisition, or
duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions
and Clothing or at either OF the navy yards aiore
said, shall be evidence that sucn reqmsiuon mas
been made and received.
Separate offers must be made for each article Tex.
cept Soap) al each OF the aforesaid navy yards and
in case more than one article is contained IN tne
offer the Chief of the Bureau will have the right TO
accept one of the articles contained In such
offer and reject the remainder, and bidders whose
proposals arc accepted (and none others) VIII be
forthwith notified, and as early as pracncaoie a
which contract must be returned 10 the Bureau
within FIVE days exclusive Of the time required for
the regular transmission OF the mail.
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal
20 the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts will be required, and ten per centum in ad-
diton will be withheld from the amount OF all pay
ments ON account thereof as collateral security, IN
addition TO secure it's performance and not IN any
event 10 be paid until Il il in all respects complied
with: ninety per ccntum Of the amountof all deliv-
cries made win 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-
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and al
this Bureau.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rected In the act Of Congress making appropriations
for the naval service for 1886 at, approved 10Th Au
gust, IS46) by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons to the effect that he o!
they undertake that the bidder bidders will Il
his or their bid be accepted enter into an obligation
within five days, with good and sufficient suTeties
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, or some officer
of the General Government known 10 the Bureau.
record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder of The acceptance Of his proposal, will bs
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
Of the act OF 1916, and his bid will be made and &C
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Extract from ne act Of Congress, approved Apgus
10, 1876.
"sec 6. And BE- IL further enacted, That from ano
after the passage Of this act, every proposal or ma
val supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Navy
under the provso TO the general appropriation bil
tor the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun