The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-31
:. SMALL sTOREs"-Is5a-sa SO.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Ciotaing, March "a, 1852.
DROPOsALs, sealed and endorsed 's Proposals
i for Small Stores" will be received at this Blu
reau until O'clock p. m on Monday, the 10Th day
of April next for furnishing and delivering Ton
receiving ten days notice) at the United States
Navy Yards at Charlestown. Massachusetts, Brook.
Ign, New York and Gosport, Virginia, such guam
titles only of the following articles as may be re-
qured or ordered from the contractor by the Chief
of this Bureau, or by the respective commanding
officers Of the said navy yards, during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1853, viz:
Boxes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, shaving *Mustard-seed
Brushes, scrubbng Needles, sewing, as
Brushes, shoe eorted
Brushes. clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons navy, vest *Pcpper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, i'll single cases
Bottons, dead. eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes OF Rband, hat
Beeswax ap,shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue
Combs, fine black
Cotton, spools of Scissors
Grass, for hats Spoons
Jackknives Thread, black, white.
iiankerchicfs, cotton and blue
Handkerchief, elk, Tape, black and white
fancy colors Thnbles
SMustard and pepper will be required ut New
York only, and in the raw state
All the articles must be Of good quality, equal
TO the best Of those generally used in the service,
and conformabic to the samples Gall Of phich haze
BEEN recently selected and ne,o) deposited at said
navy yards and in thia Bureau, and subject to such
inspection at the navy yard where delivered as the
Chief of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re-
spccts satisfactory to the inspecting officer, said
officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All the articles to be delivered free of all incidental
expense to the Government, in proper vessels or
packages, and the price of each and every article
must be the same at the respective places OF de-
livery Every separate package in which one
nnr. ai tr nrtic nncE pd n md
the boxes, bales, barrels in which the same may
be delivered, shall be marked with their contents,
the name of the contractor. and the month and
year when put up; and, when desired, IN good,
substantial shipping order
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be rcquircd;
and, when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with requisition, the Chief Of the Blu.
of Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized
to direct purchases to be made to supply the def
cheney, under the penalty to be expressed in the
contract; the record of requsition, duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing, at either of the navy yards aforesaid, shall
be evidence that such requisition has been made
and received.
Two or more approved suretes, in a equal
to the estimated amount of the contract, will be
required, and ten per Centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount of all payments on ac-
count thereof collateral security, in addition to
secure its performance, and not in any event to be
paid until 1t is in all respects complied with; nine
ty per centum Of the amount Of all deliveries made
will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty days
after bills duly authenticated shall have been pre-
scnted to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on ap-
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau.
record or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of ls46, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Every ofier made must be accompanied (as di.
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for lS46 ~, approved
10Th August, lS46) by a written guaranty,
signed by one or more responsible persons, to the
effect that he or they undertake that the bidder
bidders will, il his their bid be accepted, enter
into obligation within five days, with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies pro-
posed. The Bureau will not be obligated to con-
slider any proposal unless accompanied by the guar
anty required by law. the competency of the guar
anty to be certified by the Navy Agent, District
Attorney, some officer oil the General Govern
ment known to the Bureau.
Extract from the act Of Coagress, approved august
10. 1876.
'SEc. 6. Ind be 1t further enacted, That, from
and after the passage of this act every proposal for
naval 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 more RESPONSE
BILE persons to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will, If his their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time ms
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with
good and sufficient suretics to furnish the supplies
proposed. No proposal shall be considered unloss
comPanied by such guaranty. II, after the accept
ance of proposal and notification thereofto the bid
der bidders, he they shall fail TO ter into an
obligation within the time prescribed by the Secro
tsry Of the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties
for furnishing the supplies, then the Secretary Of
the Navy shall proceed 10 contract with some othe
person persons for furnishing the said supplies;
and shall forthwith causc the difference between
the amount contained In the proposal so guaran =
teed and the amount for which he may have con
uacted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal TO be charged up
against said bidder or bidders, and his or their
guarsntor or guarantors; and the same may be inn
mediatcly recovered by the United States, for the
use Of the Navy Department, in action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"