The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-07

The quantities of any or all may be increased or
diminished, as the service may hereafter require.
The contracts " ill therefore be made, not for spe-
cifc quantities, but for such quantities as the SER
vice may require to be delivered at those navy yards
respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
HverIes are required must establish agencies al
such places, that no delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with a requisition, the Chief
OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be
authorized to direct purchases to be made to sup
ply the deficiency, under the penalty to be ex-
pressed in the contract; the record of requsition
or duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau of Pro.
visions and Clothing, at either of the navy Yards
aforesaid, shall be violence that such requisiion
has been made and received.
Separate offers must be made for each article
Except soap) at each of the aforesaid navy YARDS
and in case more than one article is contained in
the offer, the Chief of the Bureau will have the
right to accept of the articles contained
IN such offer, and reject the remainder; and bid
others) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
for execution; which contract must be returned 10
the Bureau within five days, exclusive of the time
required for the regular transmission OF the mail
Two or more approved sureties, in a sum equal
to the estimated amount of the respective con-
tracts, will be required, and ten per centum in ad-
dition will be withheld from the amount of all
payments account thereof as collateral security
in addition, to secure its performance and not in
any event to be paid until it s in all respects COM
pUeO WIN ninety per Centum OF Tue amount OF
all deliveries made will be paid by the Navy Agent
within thirty days after bills duly authenticated
shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap.
piication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA.
Baltimore, w Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and
at this Bureau.
record, or duplicate of the letter Informing a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
OF the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding
Every offer made must be accompanied{a as direct.
ed in the act of Congress making appropriations for
the naval service for lS46-47, approved 10th Au-
gust, l646) BY q written guarantee, signed by
one or more responsible persona, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or
bidders will, II his their bid be accepted en- :
ter into an obligation within five days, with rood
and eufhcient suretiee. to furnish the supplies
proposed. The Bureau will not be obligated to
consider any proposal unless accompanied by the
guarantee required by law; the competency OF
the guarantee to be certified BY the Navy Agent.
district Attorney, or some officer Of the General
Government known to the Bureau.
Extract from Tie act Of Cemgve.s, approved August
| SN43 10, 1886.
1 "SEc. s. 4dna be 4 further enacted, That from
and after the passage Of this act every proposal io
naval supplies invited by the Secretary OF tns
Navy, under the proviso to The genere. aPPfoP!le'
! tien bill for the navy, approved maicn tniro,
eighteen hundred and forty three snau oe accom-
panied BY written guarantee, signed by one Of