The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-17
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Prorisions and Clothing,
April "a, 1851.
UNROpOSALS, scaled and endorsed Proposals
for Small Stores" will be received at this Bu-
reau until 8 O'Clock, p. IN. ON Monday. the 10th
day of May next. for furnishing and delivering
son receiving ten days. notos n .ne un,sea
Brooklyn, New York. and Gosport, Virginia, such
Quantities ONLY of the following articles as may be
Teouired or ordered from the contractor 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, 1884, VIZ:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, cotton
Brushes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, scrubbing Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, ass'd
Brushes, clothes pepper, black
Buttons navy, vest Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Raxors, in single cases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Hacking, boxes of Ribaud, bat
BoesWax Soap, shaving, IN CAKES
Comhs coarse Silk, sewing blue black
Combs fine Scissors
Cotton spools of Spoons
Grass, for hats. Thread, black, white and
Jackknives blue
HsndLsrchefs. silk, Tape, black and white
fnncv colors Thimbles
All the articles must be of good quality. equal to
the best OF those generally used in the service and
conformable to the samples Gall Of ichich haze been
r<ce0ftv selected ana uttc) uepOsltcu al navy
wards and in this Bureau, and subject to such in
spection at the navy yard where delivered as the
Chief OF this Bureau may direct and be IN all re-
spec satisfactory to the inspecting officer said Off
Ger to be appointed by the Navy Department. All
the articles 10 be delivered free of all incidental
pense 10 the Government, in proper vessels or pack
ages and the price of each and every article must
be tho same at the respective places OF delivery.
Every separate package in which one or more
dozen of the above articles are packed, and the
boxes bales, or barrels in which the same may be
delivered shnll be marked with their contents, the
name Of the contractor, and the month and year
when put up, and, when desired, IA Rood, suhstan-
tial shipping order.
The Contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be required;
and when the contractor agent fails promptly to
comply with requisition, the Chief oil the bureau
Of Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized to
direct purchases to be made to supply the deh-
cheney, under the penalty 20 be expressed In the
contract the record of requisiton, or duplicate
COPY thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ing, or at either Of the navy yards aforesaid, shall
be evidence that such requisition has been made
and received
Two or more approved sureties. in sum equal
10 tho estimated amount of the contract, will be
REQUIRED, and ten per centum in addition Will be
withheld from the amount Of all payments on &C
count thereof collateral security, in addition
secure it's performance and not In any event 70 DC
paid until it is in all respects complied with; ninety
Der centum OF the amount OF all deliveries made
after bills duly authenticated shall have been pre-
scented TO him.
Blank forms of proposals. may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents at roI1mou!h'
Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bu-
rcAu. ;,
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d.
rcctcd in the act Of Congress making appropria.
tions for the naval service for ls46'47, approved
10Th August, lS46) by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, TO the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will il his their bid be accepted enter into
an obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
Gent sureties. to furnish the supplies proposed.
The Bureau will not be obligated to consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guaranty re-
auired by law: the competency of the guaranty to
be certified by the Navy Agent, District Attorney,
or some officer of the General Government known
to the Bureau.
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
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
10, 1886.
"SRc g. And be It. further enacted, That, from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for ma
val 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 respon-
sbe PERSONS the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder bidders will II his or their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time az
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
unless accompanied by such guaranty. II, after
the acceptance of a proposal and notification
thereof to the bidder or bidders, he or they shall
fail to enter into obligation within the time pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with good
and sufficient suretes for furnishing the supplies
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with some other person persons Tor fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal so guaranteed and the amount fo
which he may have contracted for furnishing tn,
sad supplies for the whole period of the proposal
be charged up against said bidder or bidders, ane
his or their guarantor or guarantors; and thu
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use Of the Navy Department, in al
action of debt against either all OF said persons
sMustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw state
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