The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-27

NAVAL SUPPLIES FOR 1852 So.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment,
mud RspUtr Dryi " 1880

t. ana Hepdr, dpTd II, 1907.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Naval Supplies" (naming the class and yard
for which the offer is nade,) will be received al
this Bureau until O'Clock, p. of the ID June
next, for furnishing and delivering. under con
tract, at the respective Navy Yards hereinafter
named, the several articles specified in this adver-
tlaeirent. One fourth part OF all the articles re.
quired at each of said Navy Yards, comprising a
due proportion of each kind, must be delivered on
or before the first Of September next; one other
fourth part before the first Of December next;
one other fourth part on or before the first OF April;
and the remainder ON or before the thrtieth OF
June, eighteen hundred and 6fy-three.
In accepting offers. Gail 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
qured 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 same may be, at the option of the Uni
ted States, declared null and void, without affect
ing the right of the said United States to recover
for defaults which may have occurred with the
stipulation that, il default shall be made by the
contractor, in delivering all any of the articles
contracted for of the quality and at the tmes and
places named, that then and in that case the
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to tbs
United States, as liquidated damages, u sum OF
money equal to twice the contract prise, which
1iquidated damages may be recovered from time to
time IS they accrue.
ering, on hke terms and conditions, any additional
quantity quantities Of the articles contracted for
that may be required at either OF the said Navy
Yards before the expiration Of the fiscal year end
ing the said thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred
and hfty-three, fifteen days previous notice
from the Bureau or the commandant OF the yard
where the articles to be delivered, to the con
tractor or his agent at the point of delivery.
Bids must be separate and distinct for each nary yard
and each class Of articles and must IN al cases
brace all the articles mentioned IN the class ichich the
bid is made. The cost OF each item must be dis
tincy carried out, and the aggregate of each class
correctly footed up, which is material to fair
comparison OF bids
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted and penalties Tor non full
flment Will in ali cases be Figidly enforced bid
ders are, therefore, requested to offer for more
than they are they can furnish within the time
specified
All arclcs must be Of the very best quality con
forming to samples, where specified, which Will 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 vessels
or packages, as the case may be, at the charge OF
the contractor. All articles, vessels and packages
TO be subject 10 the inspection of The yard where
they are received, and be in all respects to the sat
isiaction OF the commandant thereof.
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required ia the set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment, as collateral security for its faithful per
iormancc. Ninety per ocntum Of each bill, np
proved in triplicatc by the respective command
ants of said navy yards, tciH be paid by the Macy
agent at the point qf delivery, within thirty days af
ter its prosentation to HIM.
Every offer must be accompanied by q written
guaranty (tbe responsibility of tho guaranor or
guarantors 10 be certified to by a navy agent or
other official person, or by some one known to the
Bureau) that, If the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders will, within days after the receipt Of
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the same. with good and sufficient surctes, TO fur
nish the articles proposed agrceably 10 the terms
specified in this advertisement, which NAV be
embodied in the contract. The Law Of 10Th Au-
gust, 1916, forbids the consideration OF all propo
sails not accompanied 10y such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned TO endorse
heir Offers as above required, that they may be dis
tinguisbed 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 or rejected at the option Of the Bureau Those
only whose offers may be accepted will be notified,
and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering are directed 90 designate the
post Office through which they desire to be ad
dressed, and the navy agent TO whom The contract
shall be cent for execution.
All editors authorized 10 publish this advertise
mont will be specially notified by this Bureau.
None others will be paid for its insertion
Each bolt OF nl1 canvas must weigh tho number
Of pounds, and strips taken from The canvas mutt
bear the weights prescribed in the following table: