Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-03
To be offered for.

The lantties of any all may be increased or dIn-
shej the service may hereafter require. The contracts
viii therefore be made not for spechc Quantities. 1us Tor
such Quantities the service may rtquHe to be deVaied
az those navy yards respectively.
Contractors residing at the places where deliveries
inquired must establish agencies at such places bst
deas, may arise in furnishing what may be required
and when contractor fails pro pity 70 comply viva re-
QUESTION the Oh eff OF the Bureau Of Provisions and Clio
shall be suthgFzsd 20 direct purchases 70 be made
supply the deficiency under the penalty TO be express
ed IN The contrac the record OF requisitOn or dupl-
cote COPY ths eff the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
rg either Of the navy yards Aforesaid shall Dc sV
dsncs that such rqu sOn has been made and reserved
Separate offers mast be made for each oFtels 81 each
of The aforesaid navy yards; and in more than one
article contained in the offer the Chief OF the Burean
viii have the right to accept more or me articles
contained n such offer and rssct the remainder and bid
ders whose proposals accepted land none onersI Will
be forthwith nOuhed and early as prseneabe con-
rsct will be transmitted to hem for execution, which con-
tract must be returned to the bureau within Ten days ex
usive Of the TINS Tet for the regular ranssson
If the mail ... ......
Two or more approved surstss in sum 90 a to the es
masd amountCf the respective contracts Will rtqure1
and twenty per cenIun in addition will be withheld from
s mount Of all psymeats aec0uat thereof CoistsF
al security addition 10 cure It's periOlmz1c5, and moi
any event to be paid until Il IS IN all respects complied
with: eighty ger Centum Of the amount Of ali deliveries
made viii be paid BY the navy agent within thirty days
f bills duly authenticated, shall have been presented
10 him.
Blank forms OF proposals may Be obtained on appsa-
on to the navy agents at Portsmouth, NV Hampshire;
Boston, NeF YORK. Philadelphia, ltmOre, Washington,
NOrfilk, Pensacola, and at the bureau. - .- .t
record Or duplicate If the letter informing bidder
Of tue aeceptancs Of his prOI Osa viii be deemed nOth
cation thereof with the meaning Of the act OF 1886 and
bid will Be made and accepted IN conformity VI this
understanding. -| a..
livery far made must be accompanied as directed in
he of Congress making appropriations oT the naval
service for 1916 AZ approved 10th August l8A6 BY
Srtten guarantee signed BY or respons per
Sons the effect thai be orthey undertake that the bidder
or bidders WILL if his their b. aheepted enter into
gatiOn within i've days, With good and sufficient sure
es furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau vii
be obligated to consider any proposal unless aeeomps-
MED b. he guarantee required By law; the eCmpeency
the guarantees to b. csrthet By navy Bgen district At
orney, or collector Of the customs
TIE attention Of bidders Is called to the samples and
description Cf Articles tqlred. as in the in psc ION for
ecspon Just but rigid comparison will b MADE between
the articles Uee1 and the sampes and nraCi receiving
that fail below them and IheiF attention is also paI
cUaTl directed to The JOINT resulaOn Of 9th March,
S54 and to the act Ct the lOth August, 1876.
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