Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-28

The quantities OF any all NAV be increased or
mnlsned as the service may here after require The
contracts will therefore b, made, not for s,ec fic
antilles, but for such ,aniilies as the service m,
require TO be deiiversi "a those navy yards respec.
lively
Contractors not r'sding at the places where de-
veries are required must establish agencies at sucb
places, that no delay may arise In furni hing what
may b. required; and when contra ,tCr fail.
promptly TO comply with requsnion, the CHIEF of
tne bureau OF frovhion. and Clothing shall be au
ehorized TO direct purchases to be mads TO supply
the def envy, under the penalty to be expressed ia
the conirac; the record a req ist or or dl sli.
cate copy thereof at the Bur, aa of Provisions and
C1thing, or at either Of the Navy Yards aforesaid
shall be evidence thar such requistIon has be-.
made and received.
Separate offeTs must b, made for each article at
each OF tile aforesaid Navy Yards; and in cae N ore
than one article Is contained in the Offer the Chief
o. the Bureau will have the right 10 accept one or
more OF the articles contained in such offer and r
ject The rem ainder; and bidders whose are
aeecptea lano ncne other,) will De forthwith notified
and rs early as practicable cont will be trans.
mi ted to them Tor execution, which contract ma II
be returned 10 The Bureau Within ton DAYS. excII
siv oil the ms required for The regua tran mis- ion
or the mail. o. .
Two or more aprr0v ed sureties in sum eouol Tn
Tue ESTIMATED amount Of the respective cun racts
VIII be required, and twenty per &C. ntum in addition
val DC Withheld RON the amount OF all paymeb Is
account thereof as coliate: al security, ia addition
TO secure = performances, and not il, any event 70
be paid until IL is in all respects compiied with:
eighty per centum Of the amount of all deliveries
NJ ade will be paid by the navy agent within thirty
days after bills duly auhenu lated, shall hav. been
presented to h m
Bia X fo' ms Of proposa ais may be OBJ aimed on an
PI'' aIon TO the navy agents at Portsmouth, New
n .mpshiIe Boston, New York, Phil a1ephis, Ba'-
t,moIe, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, ami a,
this bureau. "
A record, or duplicate of the letter inf rm;pg q
oidnef Vi the acceptance OF 8 proposal will be
deemed n9uh ;ation thereof within the meaning OF
the 4 OF 1876, and his bid will b, m, de and ac
ceptcd IN conformity with this understanding.
Every oner made must be accom- panied las III
rected In me act Of Congress mating Apr priaons
Tor the nav service for 1886 AZ, appreveI 10 h
August, 1852 by written guarantee, signed by
one or more responsible p-rsons 10 thu effect thai he
or they undertake that the bidder or bidders wu #
his or tne BID br cepted enter into an obp a,ion
within bvs days With good aud sufficient sureties
u furnish he supplies proposed. The bureau viii
not be OBJ glted TO consider any prop0 al unless ac
comIanisd by the & a antee isquired by law I; the
competency of the guarantee 10 be certified by the
navy agent, district attorney, or collector of The
customs
The attention of bidders 10 called to the samp rs
a"d descriptions of ayt les required as an the inspec
oT reception, ajst bat rigid comparison ua De
dae oefueer the az ioes offered aud he sample and
e4Hard :, receiving none that ia belov tisa and
ys . snt'en also parteni y direct to the joint
ssoon 81 z1h MsrcA, 1854 and to the act of loth
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