Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-29
To ba offered for.

Inc quantities OF any or al may be increased or
diminished as the service may hereafter REQUIRE
The contracts will thsr.frs be made, not for speci
nc quanhte', but for such Quantities the serv &c
may require to be delivered at those hayward. re-
epectively.
Contractors not residing AT tn, places where de
iveries are required must establish ayeccies at such
plaeec that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and VIII n o o. ntractor fails
promptly TO comply with rtquistion, the Chief of
the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall lie au-
thorized to direct purchases to lie made to supply
the defc under the panslty to be expressed in
the contract; TIE record of rtQuisitisn or dspl-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions ana
Clothing, or at either Of the navyysris aforesaid
shall Do evidr nee that such reQuisition has teen
made and received
eeparste offers must be male for each article ST
each Ct the .foresait navy srds and in Gaze more
than one article is Confined in the offer the Chit
OF the Bureau viii have the right to accept one or
more OF lhe articles contained in such offer, and
jeot the remainder; and bidders whose proposals
are accepted land none othsrs) will be forthwith
notified and as Early practicable CO ctract will
be transmitted to Thorn for execution which cen.
tract must be reformed to the Bureau within ten
Gays exclusive Of the tin. required for the REGULAR
transmhsion Of the mail.
Two or more approved sureties, in a sum eqral 10
tne e'timated amount Of TIE respective contracts,
vii DC required, and ten Per csntum In addition
VIII be withheld from the amount Of eli peymsp Is
on account thereof lateral SECURITY In Addition
TO secure Its Performance, and not In any event 10
nusty per Of the sm,unt Of o9 al sI ".
made VIII be pail by the navy agent within thirty
Gays afer bills duly authenticated shall have been
presented to him.
Flank FIRMS Of proposals may be obtained on al
picaton to the navy agents at Portsm. u.h, New
hampshire; Boston, New York, Phila ielr hia Bali
gore, Washington, Nocfolk, Pensacola, and at thi,
bureau.
A record. or dupli>ats Of the letter Informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, viii be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning of
the act OF lS46 and his bid viii be made and accent
edin conformity with this understanding
Every oner made must be accompanied las al.
rected In the act Of Congress making appropris.
lions for the naval service for 1sas H. approved
iotn August, 1s460 by 9 written guarantee. signed
one or more responsible persons to the effect that
ne or they undertake that the bidder O, bidder. will
II his or their bid be accepted, enter into an oblj
ganon within ten days, with coed snd sucient SURF
ues 70 furnish the article proposed The bureau vi
NOT Dc ohh!afed to proposal consider unless accom-
paniea by the guarantee required by law; tie oonl.
pssntency q the guarantee to by the certified hy
agent, district attorney, some officer Of
the general government known tothe' bureau.
Ina attention Of bidders is called 10 tho samples
anu description OF articles required as in the In.
epeeuon Ter reception, just but iizid compare,
VIII Do 4 ade between the ar icles offered and .bs
sample d contract, receising none that fall below
Them and their attention is also psrticuI rly a.
recssd to the ann xed joint resolution In IN
the act OF the 10th August, 1s46: