The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-10

The quantities Of any or all may be increased OF
diminished, as the service may hereafter require
The contracts will therefore be made not for spc-
cifc quantities, but for such quantities az the ser
vice may require 10 be delivered at thoso navy yards
respectively.
liyeries are required must establish agencies at
such places, that delay may arise In furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor iais
promptly 10 comply with requisition, the Chief oil
The Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be au-
thorized 70 direct purchases TO be made 70 supply
the deficiency, under the penalty 70 be expressed
In the contract; the record Of requisiton, or
duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions
and Clothing, or 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
cepl Soap) at each Of the Aforesaid navy yards and
in case more than one article is contained IN tpe
offer the Chief Of the Bureau will have the right 70
accept one or OF the articles contained IN such
offer and reject the remainder, and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and none others) viii be
forthwith notified, and az early as pracucaole
contract will be transmitted 10 them for execution;
which contract must be returned 10 the Bureau
within FIVE days. exclusive Of the time required Tor
the regular Transmission OF the mail.
Two or more approved surenes IN sum cquai
tracts will be required, and ten per centum in adj
dtion will be withheld from the amount OF all pay
ments on account thereof az collateral security, IN
addition to secure its performance, and not IN any
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with; ninety per centum Of the amount oil all deiy-
cries made will be paid by the Navy Agent within
thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall have
been presented 90 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sp-
plication 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 ofCongress making appropriations
Cor the naval service for l6s647, approved l0th Au
gust, fs46) by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons 20 the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, II
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obligation
within FIVE days, with good and sufficient sureties,
10 furnish the supplies proposed The Bureau Will
not be obligated 10 consider any proposal unless
accompanied by the guarantee required by law;
tho competency Of the guarantee 10 be certified by
the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or some officer
of the General Government known 10 the Bureau.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal, 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, lS46.
Sec g. Ind 10 u further enacted, That from and
after the passage Of this act every proposal tor ma
val supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Navy,
under the proviso 10 the general appropriation bill
Tor the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun