Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-19
To be offered for.

The quantities Of any or all may De increased
or diminished as the service may hereafter re-
quire The contracts will therefore be made, not
for specifc Quantities, but for such Quantities as
the service may require to be delivered at those
navy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at tire places VII ere de-
liveriss are required, must establish agencies at
such places that no delsy may arise In furnishing
what may be required; and when a contractor
fails promptly to comply with requisition, the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing
shall be authorized to direct purchases to be made
to supply the deficiency, under the penalty TO be
expressed In the contract; the record II requisi-
ton, duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau Of
Provisions and c oIhing, or at either Of the navy
ards aforesaid, shall be evidence that such re-
QUESTION has been made and received.
Separate OF, rs must be made for each article al
each Of the afore said navy yards; ana In case
more than one article 10 contained In the ofer, the
Chief Of the Bureau win have the right to accept
one more OF the articles contained In such offer
and reject the remainder; and bddt 70 whose pro-
posals are accepted (and none Others will be
forthwith Motif d, and as ear Y IS practicable a
contract will be transmitted TO them for execu-
ton; which contract must be returned TO the bu-
reau within ten days, exclusive Of the lime re-
quired for the regular transmission Ct the mail.
Two or more approved snreties, in sum equal
to the estimated amount CT the respective con-
tracts will be required, aud twenty per csntum in
addition will be withheld from the amount OF all
payments account there fas collateral security,
in addition TO secure its performance, and not IN
any event 10 DC ptlO IL - Soui-
piled WITH eighty per centum OF the amount Of
all deliveries will be paid by the navy agent witt
In thrt, DAYS after bills, duly authenticated, shall
have been presented TO him.
Blank forms Of prop sals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents a. PNtsmouth, New
Hampshire Boston. New York, Philadelphia
Bait more, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and
a. this bureau
A record, or duplicate If theletters informing a
bidder of e acceptance of his proposal, will b
dee "a ed a notdo atien theref within the meaning
Of the act Of 84s, and his bid Ill be made and ac-
copied In conformity with this understand ng.
Every oner made must be aoc III snied ,as d.
recled In the ACT VI Congress maxim approp, Ia
tons for the naval service for Ie46-47, app, owed
10th August, 1si6) by written guarantee signed
by one sI mol. responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undo raKe tina. bidder or bidders
will, If MS or their bid be accepted, en:er ln.U
obligation within five days with good and sun
cient suretiss, u furnish the supplies proposed.
The bureau will not BE- obligated 10 consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantees
required by law; the competency OF the qua an
tee 10 be cerihsd by the navy agent, district al
torney, or collector Of the customs
The attenticn Of bidders rs called 10 the SAM
pies aad descriptions of articles rsQEirsd, as, an
rae inspections for reception, jH,t but rigid
comparisons riH be made bstU'tn the articles
Offered and the samples and contract, receiving
Rsne that fall bs!0to them and their attenttoE
is also parfiexl Yly directed 10 tAs snt resolE
lion Of s7th March, 1851, asd to fhs aet Of ths
10fh August, 1916 mar 1a-law4w