Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-31
To be offered for,

The quantities Of any or all may be increased or dmn-
s6ed Is the service may hereafter require The contracts
will therefore be made not for specific Quantities. bu.
such Quantities as the service may rq1ie to be deliver ed
81 those navy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
are required must establish agencies at such places that
no deal may arise N furnishing what may be required
and when contractor fails pro pity TO comply win re-
QUESTION the Oh ef OF the Bureau Of Prov and Co.
ann shall be authorized TO direct purcha5 10 be made
10 supply the dehCiencF unds the penalty be eKDress-
ed IN the eOntrac tie record OF TequlsitiOn, dup
cote copy theIe at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
ing or az ether OF the navy yards Aforesaid sla be
dence that sucn stion has been de and received
Separate oilers n lst be made for each Ortele each
oil The aioiesaa nV7 ard and in case more than
article contained IN the offer the thief Of the Bureau
will have the rig to accept one or more Of the articles
contained such Ier, and rel oct theTemsindsT; and bid
ders whose proposals accepted land none OIneBI will
be forthwith mol Ted and elrly practicable con-
tract will be transmitted for execution which con.
tract must be returned to the bureau within ten DAYS ex
usve OF the time rIqled for tbs regular transmission
Cf the mail
Two approved sureies in sum equal to the e.
tmaed amounted the respective contracts viii be requue1
and twenty per centum 10 addition wall be withheld fcom
the smOuntO Of all paymels account sreof as eosr
al security, IN addition secure its performance and not
IN any event TO be paid until in all resuects complied
WITH eighty per centum Of the amount Of al deliveries
made VIII be paid by toe navy agent within thirty days
sfe bills, duly authenticated shall have been presented
to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sppisa
on 70 the navy agents at Portsmouth, NV Hampshire
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau.
record, or duplicate Cf the letter informing bidder
OF the aceeptancs Of his PROPOSE will be deemed nOt-
cation thereof within the meaning Of the Get OF 1916
his bid will BE- made and acoeplsd conformity with this
understanding.
Every thsr made must be ace8mpauiei as directed in
the ac' Of Congress making appop Atons fOT the naval
service for 1916 Al approved Ivih August I845 By
written guarantee sgned by one or more rep0ns per
sons to the effect thai be thew undertake that the bidder
or DdoeTs Will, MS or their b. ahceyted enter into
OBJ gatl within FIVE days with good and sufficient
ues 10 furnish the supplies proposed The bureau will
not oe bglied to consider any proposal unless ace0mpa
med By the guarantee required By law the competency Il
The guaraute to b. certified by navy agsn district St
toTney, or collector Of tue customs
Tne attention OF dders Is called TO the samples and
description f articles required, as in the inpso ion for
reception just but rigid comparison will made between
the articles Uhsret and the samp and nTast receiving
none that fall bw them. and their attention is also par
cularly directed The JOINT resolution Of 9th March,
1884, and to the act Of the IUtn August, 1916.
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