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

The Quantities OF any all may be increased or dimn-
Ebed o. the service may hereafter require The contracts
viii therefore be made not for specific Quantities bu. for
such Quantities the may rquus to be deliver
aE those navy yards respectively.
Contaeors not resd ng at the places where deliveries
are required must establish agencies at such places hst
no dea may arise IN furnishing what nav be required:
aud when contractor fails pro pity 10 comply win re-
QUESTION toe Oh eff Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clio
nrg shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
supply the deficiency unde the penalty to be express
ed II Inc contrac tie record oil requisltOn duDIi.
cote copy Thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
rg CT Of either Of the navy yards aforesaid shall be evil
denee that such gu stOn has been mde and received
Separate offers N Ist be made for each OrCle al each
Of The aforesaid navy YARDS and in clse more than one
article is contained in the offer the Chief Of the Bureau
will have The right 70 accept Of the articles
coDtared such offer and reject hsremainder; and bid
ders hose proposals are accepted land others will
be OrhWlth he'd, and as early practicable con-
rc Will be Transmitted TO lhem for execution which con.
tract must be returned to the bureau within ten days ex
cusve Of the tune rig aired for the regular Transmission
# the mail
Two approved sursiss in sum eq1al to the eg
timstsd amount the yecve contracts viii be REQUIRED
and twenty per cenium In addition will be withheld from
tAe smOuntOt ali payments on account thereof cOaeF
al security, IN addition, cure rs performance ana not
in any event to be paid until 1t Is in all respects compiled
With; eighty per eentum Of the GWCunt Of ali deliveries
de will be paid BY the navy agent within thirty DAYS
# er bills duly authenticated shall have been presented
10 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on appIica
ton to the navy agents at Portsmouth Nsw Hampshue
Boston, New Y0rk, Philadelphia Bltimors Washington
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau
record, duplicate Of the letter informing q bidder
Of The 6ocepianCs Of his proposal viii be deemed no6-
ion thereof Wthn the meaning Of the act OF 1896 and
hiz bid will b. made and accepted IN conformity Wlh this
Every CTsr made must be accompanied rss directed in
the act OF Congress making appropriations for ihe naval
service Tor lS46 Al. approved lvth August 1915 BY
written guarantee signed by respons BE per-
sens to the effect that ne they undertake that the bidder
or bidders WILL # his or their BE- ahceped enter into
legation within i've days with good and sufficient sure
ties 10 furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will
Tie guarantees to b. certified b. navy sgent district At
.Urney, or collector Of the custOns
TIE attention OF bdders is called to the samples and
description Of tices required as in the inspection for
reception Just but rigid comparison will b. between
he articles offered and the samp and nae receiving
Zone that fail CW them; and their attention is also par
eoarl5 dreoled to tbs JOINT resolution Of 9th March,
1884, aud to the act Of lie lUta August 1876.
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