Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-13

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diminished as the servire may hereafter require.
The contracts viii therefore be made not for sper
quantities, but for such quantities as the service
may require to be delivered at those navyyards re-
spectively.
Contractors not residing ut the places where de-
veries are required must establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arts, In furnishing what
may be required; and when q contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisition, the Chief Of
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be au-
thoriEed to direct purchases to be made to supply
deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed in the
contract: the record Of Q requsion. or a duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
or at either Of the nsvy-yards aforesaid, shall be
evidence that SUI requisition has been made and
received.
Separate offers must be made for each article tex
cept soap) at each of the afore aid navyyards and
in case more than one article il contained i'm the
offer, the Chief OF the Bureau will have the right TO
accept enc or more If the articles contained in such
offer, and reject the remainder: and bidd whose
proposals are accepted land none others will be
forthwith notified, and early practicable con-
tract will be transmitted to them for execution
which contract must be returned to 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 r.
the estimated amount of the respective contract,
will be withheld from the amount of all payments
on account thereof collateral security in addition,
to secure its performance and not in any event to
be paid until 1t is 10 all respects complied with
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
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Bal
timore Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
bureau. ..-s-.-
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing q
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the aiming OF
the act of 1885, and his will be made and accepted in
conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las d.
rected In the act of Congress msting appropriations
for the naval service for 1916 AZ. approved 10th
August 1S46) by written guaran ee, signed by one
or mora responsible persons 10 the effect that he or
they undertake the bidder bidders will, if bis or
their bid be accepted, enter into obligation with
in five days, with good and sufficient sureties to
furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will not
be obligated to consider any proposal unless accom-
panied by the guarantee required by law; the COM
potency of the guarantee to be certified by the navy
agent district sttorney, officer of the general
government known to the bureau.
The attention of bidders is called to the ,amples
and description of articles required as In the in
spection for reception, just bat rigid compar or
will be mede between the articles offered and the
sample and contract receiving none that fall be
low them; and their attention Is also particularly
directed to the annexed joint resolution, in addition
to the act of the 10th Augu.t, 1915.