Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-17
To be offered for

Inc quantities OF any or all may De increased or dlmn-
ished As tie service may hereafter require The contracts
viii therefore be made not for sPechc 0lanes bu. or
tuch Quantities as the may Ttqule to be delivered
e. those navy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
are required must establish agencies such Places thst
no deay may arise in furnishing what be required;
and when contractor fails pro pity 10 comply win
cushion the Oh et OF the Bureau OF Provisions and Go
tnpg shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
10 supply the deficiency unde the penalty be
ed IN the eoutrac tie record oil requlsIOn dupii-
cote copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
ing or at either of the uavy yards aforesaid shall be ev
dence that such rqu son has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each OTtcle al each
OF the aforesaid navy yards and in than one
article is contained in the ofe the Chief Of the Bureau
will have The right to accept Of the arcles
contained such Offer and rel sct the remainder and bid
ders hose proposals are accepted and oilers will
be forthwith nOuhed and early practicable a con-
tract will be transmitted 70 hem for execution WhiccOn
tract must be returned the bureau within ten DAYS ex
# the mail
Two more approved surees in sum equal to the es
umated amounted the respective contracts viii be required
and twenty per in addition will be withheld from
the amount OF all uaymeats on accOu thereof coater
al security IN addition 10 performance and not
in any event to be paid until in all respects complied
With eighty Per centum Of tie amount Of all deliveries
made viii be paid by the navy agent within thirty DAYS
after bills, duly authenticated, shall have been pesened
to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on aupIioa.
ton to the navy agents at Portsmouth, NV Hampshire:
Boston, New York Philadelphia. B lltmOre Washington
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau
a record, or duplicate Cf the letter informing q bidder
OF the acceparcs of his proposal will be deemed nOt-
alon thereof within the meaning Of the act of 1916 and
his bid will be made and accepted conformity with this
understanding.
Every Itsr made must be accompanied directed in
the scl OF Congress making aPprOp atOns for the naval
service for 1864 approved 18th August 1881 by
written guarantee signed by respOns per-
sons to the effect that be they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will if his their b. ahce2ted enter into
Obligation within i've days, with good and sufficient sure
ties 10 furnish ths supplies proposed The bureau will
not be obgltc consider any proposal unless accompa
MED by the guarantee required BY law the competency Of
the guarantees to b. certified BY IBe navy agent district
IOrney, or collector Of the customs
The attention of bidders is called TO the samples and
description tf articles required, as in the in pee for
reception Just but rigid comparison will BE- mace between
the articles offered and the sampe and ntac receiving
none mat t4 bsow them and their attention is also par
tcnlArI directed to The JOINT resolution Of 9th March,
1854 and TO the act Ct the 10th August 1876