The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-01
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u, Navy DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLorH1Ne,

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J: = Navy DEPARTMENT,
l - ooSkAu' OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING,
DRQPOSALS. scaled and endorsed ..p,oaos.,a
Small Stores,'' will be received at this RI,
reau lnti!3 O'Clock p. ms on Thursdav the SSH
gay OF April next, for furnishing and delivering
Con receiving ten days. notice. at the United
States navy yards at Charlestown, Massacbusetts .
BROOKLYN New York; and Gosport, Virginia sncb
Quantities only OF the following articles as NAV be
required 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 30, 1854, viz:
6rusnes, ehavlng Looking glasses
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
DDrusnes' snoe Needles, sewing, assor'd
DDrusnes' clothes "Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest spencer red
D. u..ons' navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Backing, boxes of Riband hat
DeS Soap, shaving, in cakes
CI' eoaise SIX sewing, blue black
Coiups, Hne Scissors
Cotton, spools of Spoons
Grass' Tor hats Thread, black, white,
JacKknlves and blue
Aandkerchiefs cotton Tape, black and white
Handkerchiefs, silk, FAM ThimbIes.
*Mustard and pepper will be REQUIRED at New
York only, and in the raw. state
All the articles must be of good quality equal to
the pest OF these generally used in the service and
recently selected and neap) deposited at said navy
yards had ia this bureau, and subject to such in
spectlon pit the navy yard where delivered as the
caIef OF tins. bureau may direct, and be in all re-
spects Satisfactory to the inspecting officer said
ofhcer 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 eyery article
must be the same at the respective places of de.
livery Every separate package in which one or
more dozen or the above articles are packed and
the boxes, bales, or barrels in which the same NAV
be dellvered.shall be marked with their conte ns:
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 required;
and when the contractor agent fails promntlv
to comply with requieition, the chief OF the Blu
reau ofPrevisions 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 requisition, or duplicate
copy thereof, at the Bureau Of Provisions and
Clothngso or at either OF the navy yards aforesaid
SHALL be evidence that such requisiton has been
mad lie and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in sum 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 ahereof as collateral security, in addition to
secure Its performance, and not in any event to be
paid until tits in all respects complied with; nine
ty per centum OF the amount of all deliveries made
will be paid by the Navy "A gent within thirty davs
after bills duly authenticated, shall have been pre-
Blank formg Of proposals may be- obtained on
applcationto the Navy Agents atPortsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau.
A record or duplicate of the letter Informing a
biddersof the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed Notification thereof within the meaning
of the act-of 1876, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
ANoru a1ffQ 40 or1-fe hor
rectedin the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for Is46-47, approved
10th august, .1S46) by a written guarantee, signed
oy one or more responsible persons. to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will his orther bid be accepted, enter into
an obligation within five days, with good and suf-
fcient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed.
The bureau will not be obligated to consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee re-
CURED 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 the act Of Congress approved Au-
CSC. s. And 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 appropria-
ton bill for the navy, approved March third eigh-
teen hundred and forty-three, shall be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will if
his or their bid be accepted. enter into obliga-
ton, in such time as may be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureles, to furnish the supplies proposed. No pro.
posal shall be considered unless accompanied -by
such guarantee. If after the acceptance of pro-
posal, and notification thereof to the biddersor
bidders, he they shall fail to enter into an obi
cation within the time prescribed by the Secretary
OF the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties for
furnishing the supplies, then the Secretary of the
Navy shall proceed to Contract with some other .
person persons for furnishing the said supplies,
and shall forthwith cause the difference between
the amount contained in sthe proposal 80 guaran-
teed and the annountfor which he may have con-
tracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal to be charged up
against said bidder bidders, and his or their
guarantor or guarantors; and the same may be
Immediately recovered by the United States, for
the use of the Navy Department, in an action Of
debt against either q all of said persons
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