Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR NAVAL SUPPLIES.
DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CoNsT'N, EeUIr'T & REPAIR,



BUREAU OF CONsT'N, EsUIr'T RErAIR,}
| June 2, 1856
SEALED PROPOSALS TO FURNISH Ma
- val Supplies for the fiscal year ending 3Oth OF
June, 1857, will be received at this Bureau until
1 3 O'Clock p. IN of the 9Th Of July next These
| proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Ma
that they may be distinguished from other bust.
| ness letters.
| The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described In print
| ed schedules, any Of which will be furnished to
such as desire to offer, on application to the COM
| mandants Of the respective navy yards or to the
navy agent nearest thereto, and those Of all the
yaras upon application to this bureau This al.
dealers In each, such portions only will be fur
| nlshed as are actually required for such bids.
The commandant and navy agent OF each station
| Will have copy Of the schedules Of the other
yards, Tor examination only, from which 1t may
| be judged whether II will be desirable to make
application for them.
Offers must be made for the whole Of class at
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules, or In
| strict conformity herewith, or they Will not be
considered.
All articles must be Of the very best quality,
conformable to sample, size, &c; to be delivered
/ In good order and In suitable vessels and pack
ages as the case may be, at the expense and risk
Of the contractor, and in all respects subject to
| the inspection, measurement, count, weight, &c
Of the yard where received, and to the entire sat-
| isfactiOn Of the commsndant thereof
Bidders are referred TO the wards Tor samples
anu C1lptlOH Oh tue articles: and,
all other things being equal, preference will be
given to articles Of American manufacture
Every offer as required by law Of 10th August
1916 must be accompanied by written guaran-
tee, the forms Of which are herewith given
Those only whose offers may be accepted will
be notified Hnd the contract Will be forwarded as
soon thereafter as practicable which they will be
required to execute within ten DAYS after its re-
ceipt at the post office or navy agency named by
them.
Sureties in the full amount will be required TO
sign the contract, and their responsibility certified
to by United States district Judge, United States
district attorney, collector navy agent As ad
ditional security twenty per centum will be with
held from the amount Of the bills until the cor
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum OF each bill, approved in triplicate by the
commandant Of the respective Yards, will be paid
by the navy agent within thirty days after lis pre-
sentation to him
be made by the parties Of the first part in deliver.
ing all or any Of the articles mentioned of the
quality and at the time and places provided
them, and I'm that case, the contractor and his
sureties will forfeit and pay to the United States
as liquidated damages a sum Of money equal to
twice the amount of the contract prices therein
agreed upon as the price to be paid in case Of the
actual delivery thereof which liq Undated damages
may be recovered or retained fon time to time as
they accrue from the said PARTIES Of the first part
or either Of them
fourth part on or before the 18th Nav one fourth
part by 10th July, one fourth part by the Goth
| september, and the remainder by the LIST Decem
Der, 1857. Glasses Nos. 3 and 9-tte whole by the
| 18th May, 1857. The remaining classes to be de-
livered fourth part on before the LIST Sep
tember next, one fourth part or before the LIST
December next, one fourth part on or before the
LIST April, and the remainder on before the
Both June, 1857, comprising at each delivery due
proportion OF each article. Glass 10, and all fol
lowing, III additional quantities Of any Of the arti
| cles named therein are demanded, they are to be
furnished on like terms and conditio previous to
the expiration OF the fiscal year, upon receiving
| notice Of 6feen DAYS from the bureau, the com
mandant Of the yard, or navy agent
As the law requires the prepayment OF postage
persons desiring the commandant Of the ward or
| the navy agent TO send them by mail schedules Of
such classes as they desire, shou in tn
application postage stamps to insure hsir trans
mission, but applications to this bureau for such
schedules Will not REQUIRE PREPAYMENT.