Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-13
To be offered for

Inc quantiIles OF any or all may be increased or
diminished as the service may hereafter require
Tn. contra is will therefore be msde not for specific
quantities, but for such quantities as the service
may require to be delivered at those navyyards re.
spectively.
Contractors not residing at he places VIII ere de-
veries are required establish agencies at such
places, that delay may arisc in furnishing what
may be required; and when a contractor fails
promptly to comply with arequisi.ion, the Chief OF
the Bureau of Provisions en-, Clothing shall be an.
thorized to direct purchase to be made t, supply
deficiency, under the penalty to be EXPIRE ed in IL
contract; the record of a re1uiscn or A ,l1plicat.
copy thereof at tie Bureau IF Provisions anu Cloth.
or at either OF the Navy ards aforesaid shall be
evidence That SUI d requisition has been made and
receive
Separate offers must be made for each article lex.
cept soap at each Of the af aid navy-yards: and
IN case more than one article is contained in the
oler the Chlef OF the Bureau will have the right T.
accept one or more Of the articles contained in such
offer, and reject the remainder and bidders whose
propose ais are accepted land none 9th rs) will b.
TO nIWith notified, and early practicable con.
tract Will be transmitted to them for execution
which contract must be returned to the Bureau
wrh'n five days, exclusive of the time required for
the regular transmission Of the all
Two or more approved sureties in a SUI, equsl t
Inc estimated amount of the respective contract
will be required. and ten per centum In addition
Will be withheld from the amount of all payne, Is
On account thereof collateral security in addion
to secure its performance and not in any event to
70 PoAA on'i IL Is IN All Respects compiled with
ninety per eentum of the amount of all deliveries
made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty
days after bills duly authenticated shall have leen
presented to him.
record, or duplicate Of the letter informing q
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning O,
the act OF $40 and his will be made ana accepted ip
conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must BE- accOmpanied Is d;
rected in the act of Cor gress ing
ior the naval service for 1915 'A7, approved lO,b
August lSi6) by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons to the effect that he or
they undertake the bidder bidders will if his II
tbelr DID be accepted, enter into Al obligation wi
In hve days, with good and sufficient sur.rieS !,
FURNISH the supplies proposed. The bureau viii oil
Dc obligated to consider any proposal unless accom-
panied ny the guarantee required by law; the com
potency OF the guarantee to be certified by the navy
AGENT district Attorney or officer of the general
government known to the bureau.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on an
piication TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Bal
tmore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
bureau.
The attention of bidders is called 10 the samn,e,
and description of articles required. a. in the in
spection for reception, just but rigid conpar or
Will be made between the articles offered and In,
sample and contract receiving none that fall he
low them; and their attention is also particuarl,
directed to the annexed joint resolution in sddjtoI
10 The act OF the 10th August, 1S46.
h1''oc1 Jro" ne act Of COngress approved Augus
''sEc 8. Asd Be Il further enacted. That from an,
alter the passage Of this act every proposs for
supplies invited by the Secretary OF the NAVY. unds
the ProViso to the general approximation hill 10
the navy, approved March third, eighteen hundre
ana fortythree, shall be accompanied by q write