The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-06
NAVAL SUPPLIES FOR Is5a-53.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment,


and Repair, April 27, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
~ Naval Supplies" (naming the class and yard
for which the offer is made,) will be received at
next, for furnishing and delivering. under con
tract, at the respective Navy Yards hereinafter
named, the several articles specified in this adyer
taenent. One fourth part OF all the articles re-
due proportion of each kind must be delivered on
or before the first OF September next; one other
fourth part before the frat OF December next;
one other fourth part on or before the first of April
and the remainder or before the thructh OF
June, eighteen hundred and fify-th
In accepting offers, (all other things, including
price and quality, being equa) preference Will be
given to articles Of the growth, production, and
manufacture of the United States.
Persons whose offers may be accepted will be re
quired to enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will expressly provide that, in case
they shall in any respect fail to perform the con
tracts, the may be, at the option OF the U.i
ted States, declared null and void, without affect
ing the right of the snid United States to recover
for defaults which may have occurred; with the
stipulation that, II default shall be made by the
contractor, in delivering all any OF the articles
contracted for Of the quality and at the times and
places named, that then and in that case tho con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as lquidated damages, sum OF
money equal to twice the contract price, which
hquidated damages may be recovered from time 10
time as they accrue.
Proposals must provide for furnishing and deliv.
ering, on like terms and conditions, any additional
quantity or quantities Of the articles contracted Tor
that may be required at either Of the said Navy
iard5 before the expiration Of the fiscal year end
ing the said ,hirtieth Of Junes eighteen hundred
and fifty three or fifteen days previous notice
from tie Bureau or the commandant OF the yard
where the articles TO be delivered, to the con-
tractor his agent at the point of delivery
Bids must be separate and distinct for each many yard
and for each class Of articles, and must IN all cases EN-
Jid rs made The cost OF each item must be dis
tinctly carried out and the aggregate OF each class
correctly footed up, which is material to fair
comparison Of bids.
contract will be granted, and penalties for fol
filIfent will in all cases be rigidly enforced; bid
der5 are, therefore, requested to offer for no
than they are sure they can furnish within the time
specified.
All articles must be of the very best quality,
forming to samples where specified, which viii be
exhibited on application to the commandant OF the
yard at which they to be delivered. They must
be in good order and condition, in suitable ycsse q
packages, as the case may be. at the charge OF
the contractor. All articles, vessels, and packages
20 be subject to the inspection of the yard where
they received and be in all respects to the sat
isfaction Of the commandant thereof.
Approved suretics in twice the estimated amount
of eac contract will be required in the manner set
forth In that instrument, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
formance. Ninety per centum Of each bill, ap-
proved in trpcate by the respective command
ants OF said navy yards, UiH be paid by The noUy
agent at He point Of deiirey, within thirty days ai
ter its prcscntation TO him.
Every offer muet be accompanied by written
guaranty (the responsibility OF the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified 10 by navy agent or
other official person, or by sume one known to the
Rucau) that, il the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders will within ten days after the receipt Of
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient suretics to fur
nish the articles proposed, agreeably 10 the terms
specified in this advertisement, which may be
embodied in the contract. The law Of 10Th Au-
gust, 1885, forbids the consideration Of all propo.
sals not accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned TO endorse
their oftTs above required, that they may be dis
tinguished 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 be consid
cred rejected at the option OF the Bureau Those
only whose offers may be accepted will be notified,
and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering directed TO designntc the
post oiicc through which they desire 10 be ad
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution.
All editors authorized 10 publish this advertise
mont will be specially notified by this Bureau.
None others will be Iaid fer it's insertion.
Each bolt Of fax canvas must weigh the number
Of pounds, and strips taken from the canvas nuFt
bear the weights prescribed in the following table: