The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-16
NAVAL suPPL1xs ron ftsa-ss.
NAVY DBDAs7nnuS.
Bwsss n Conservation, Egs5pMen

NAVY DzSAssnnus.
Bsrssw qf CWstrwetion, EFSpWsnt,
s1i RsDe1, 81 0sy, 1851.
GEALED PROPODAL9, endorsed sFSoponb Soe
s ssE s.. VII III i !: 81 ss: :.
this Bureau until o'clock, p; M: g - e ~
tract. at the respective Navy Yards ne.mnsnes
tiscment. ono fourth part Of all the art3eGo ~
quired at each Of ssid Navy Yards, compna9ge
due proportion Of each Kind, must be delivered -
or before the first Of September next; oas oehcr
fourth part before the Arst Of Decsmbes nexs5
one other fourth part before The hrst Of Apsu.
and the remainder ON or before The thisttssh Of
June. eighteen hundred and ffty- two.
In accepting offers, (an other things, including
price and quality. being equsl) preference viii b
given TO articles Of the growth, producttoa and
Manufacture Of the United States.
Persons whose ofiers may be accepted yin b
required TO enter into contracts which, bssidss
other conditions, will expressly provide that N
they shall, in any respect, fail 10 perform W
contraets. the Same may be, at the option Of The
United States, declared null and void without
affecting the right Of the said United States 70
cover for defaults which may have occurred; with
the stipulation that, II default shall be made By The
contractor. in delivering all or any Of the arcle:
places named, that then and in that case the con
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pey % the
United States, a. liquid.ted damages, = sun q
money equal to twice the contract pTioe, winch
to time ~ they occur.
Proposals must provide for furnishing and do
livering, like terms and eonditiosss any sdd1-
tional quantity or quantities Of the ARTICLES con-
tracted for that may be required at either Of the
said Navy Yards before the expiration Of TIE nocal
year ending on the said thirteenth Of June sigh-
teen hundred and ffty-two, on nffecn days pscvt..
Gus notice from the Bureau or the commandnnee q
the yard where the articles are TO be delivered.
Bids must be separate and dislincf for sses nesy
yard and for each class Of svt;elss osd .sss = g
for tohieh tAe bid Is made. The cost Of saeh item
must be distinctly carried out, and tho s68re0!fe
Of each class correctly footed up which - mAtesAI
TO fair comparison OF bids.
No extension Of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for nom
fulHlment will in all cases be rigtdly su5osceds
bidders are therefore, requested to Offer Sbr NO more
than they are sure they can furnish within ne
All articles must be of the very bsst qality, con-
forming to samples which will be sxhih6ted ON sp-
plication to the commAndant of the yard - which
they are to be delivered. They must be IN good
order and condition in suitable vessels or packages,
az the may be. All articles, vessels, and pack
ages to be subject to the inspection Of the yard,
where they are received, and be in all respects TO
the satisfaction Of the commandment thereof.
Approved sursties in twice the estimated amount
Of each contract will be required in the manner
set forth in that instrument. and ten pr csntum
in addition will be withheld from the amount Of
each payment as collateral security for IL aitAtnl
performance. Ninety per centum Of Zach b'll, ap-
proved in triplicate by the respective command
ante Of said navy yards, ,OiH Be paid by tks nssy
agent at the point Of deIiusry, within thirty days At
ter its presentation to him.
Every offer must be accompanied by . written
guaranty, (the responsibility VI the guarantor or
guarantors 10 be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, by some one known T. the
Bureau) that, If the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders will, within ten days after the roceps "a
the contract at the post Office dcsigpatcd, execute
the same, with good and sufficient suretcss to FUR
nish the articles proposed agrceably to the terms
specified in this advertisement, or which may b
embodied in the contract. The law OF 10Th August,
l846, forbids the confederation Of all proposals NOS
| accompanied by such guaranty.
| Bidders arc particularly cautioned to endorse
their Offers above required, that they may be dis
tnguished from other business letters. in order to
prevent their being opened before the day ap-
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will b consid-
cred rejected at the option Of the Bureau Those
only whose offers may be accepted will be notheds
and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering are directed to designate the
post Office through which they desire 70 be adj
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution.
All editors authorized to publish this ADVERTISE
ment will be specially notified by this Bureau.
None others will be paid for its insertion
FORM OF AN OFFER.
hereby agree to furnish and deliver 1t the Navy
| Yard at --, in conformity with tho require
| ments of the advertisement from the Bureau OF
Construction, Equipment. and Repair, OF Abe ------
9th May, 1851, the several articles embraced
| in (cIass, No y or classes No. - and No. = for
that yard, to wit:
Glass No. -.
- lbs. dry white lead at - cts. per ID. 8
- lbs. g lampblack, At do......
- lbs. )" red lead. at do.....
- lbs. " litharge, A. do....
s.
Glass No. -.
- gals sperm oil, At - cts per gal. =
- lbs. sp. candles, at. do. 10.