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10 be offered for,

The quantities Of any all may be increased or
diminished - the service may heresft.r require
The contracts will therefore b made, no. for spec
dc Quant.s, but for such quantities the ssry CT
may require to be delivered st thoes nsvy-ysrds
spectively.
Contractors not residing at the plso<s where de-
nveries are required must establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arts, in furnishing what
may bs inquired; and when = contractor faile
the Bureau Of Provisons and Clothing shall be az
thorized to direct purchases TO be made to supply
the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed IN
the contract; tao record Of rsquist isn, or dup-
cafe copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions aud
clothing, or at either Of the navy-y.rds Aforesaid
shall Be evid-n that such reQuisition has teen
made and received.
Separate offers must be n ads for each article ut
each OF the sorerai1 navy yards; and in Gale more
than one article Is contained in the osr the Chief
OF the Bureau will have the right to accept one or
more OF the articles ntsined In such offer and re
ject the remainder; snd bidders whose proposals
are accepted (snd none othsrs) will be forthwith
Motif ID, and Early practicable q contract VIII
be transmitted to them for execution; which con.
tract must be reformed to the Bureau within tai
sAys e1cluave ef the time required for the regular
Two or more approved sureties, In Q sum equal to
the estimated amount Of TIE respective contracts
Will be required, and ten per csntum In addition
will be withheld from the amount Of ali p.ymet "a
sccoubt thereof as 90 lateral SECURITY in aaditior
10 secure Its Performance and not In any event TO
be paid until y is in all respects compliad vi h :,
ninety per 0aNum OF the amount Of all deliveries
made viii be pull by toe navy agent within thirty
days amer bills duly authenticated shall have bssn
presented TO him.
Flank forms Of proposals. may Be obtained on st-
PIicaoon to the navy agents at Portsmouth. New
Hampehtrs; Boston, New York, PhilaielJ hia BALD
| more, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at thi
bureau.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder OF the sooeptsncs Of his proposal, viii be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning ~
the oct or 1886 and his bid win be made srd accent
sdln conformity with this UNDERSTANDING.
EVERY offer made must be accompanied fss d.,
.eosed IN the act OF Con ress making appropria-
Mons for the naval service for 1876 47, approved
iotn August, ls460 by q written guaran zee, signed
one or more responsible persons to the effect that
ne or they undertake that the bidder 81 bidders Van.
II ms or their bid be accepted, enter into an obi.
cation within ten days, with good and sucisnt eurs.
ues 70 furnish the article proposed The bureau wi
not pe obligated TO proposal consider unIess soco-n.
panied by the guarantee required by law; tie oom-
pstenteucy 81 the guarantee to By the certified by
the navyagent, district attorney, or some officer Of
tne general government known tothe bureau.
The aseention Of bidders is called to tie samples
ana description Of articles required, as in the In.
spacton for receSson, just but rigid compsris, n
VII DO q ode between the articles offered and ,be
feupis I'd contract receiving none that fall below
them and their attention is also particularly IA,
rectsd - the s1nexed joint resolution In additon 10
the act of the lo0 August, 1S4o: