Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-18

The Quantities OF any all may be increased or dimn-
issed a. the service may hereafter require The contracts
viii therefore be made not for specc 1antres bu. Tor
tuch Quantities as the may require to be deliver
| u those navy yards respectively
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
ire required must establish agencies at such places that
40 decay may arise in furnishing what NAV be required.
aud when contractor fails pro pity to comply win re.
cushion the CD et OF the Bureau OF Provisions I'D Clio.
nlrg shall be authorized direct purchases 10 be made
supply the deficiency under the penalty to be express
ed IN the oontTac the record Tequirftion or dupi.
cote copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
ing al either OF the yards aforesaid snail bs v
dence that such rqu son has been ids and received
Separate offers must be made for each orele Of each
OF The Aforesaid navy yards and in cIss more than one
article contained in the offer the Chief of the Bureau
viii have The right 10 accept more Of the arices
contaIned suchoher, and reject heTemander: and bid.
ders whose proposals accepted lard none others will
be forthwith nouhed, and as early as practicable con-
ract will be transmitted to lhem for execution which con-
tract must be returned to the bureau within ten days ex
elusive OF the time rqIirei for the regular transmission
f the nail
Two or more approved surses in sum equal to the e.
uuaed amountCt the respective contracts viii be equIrel
and twenty per centum addition will be withheld from
the smountOf all uaymelts account thereof as coter
al security, IN addition stcure It's performance ana mt
IN any eve1t to be paid until It Is in all respects complied
Win; elghty Per centum OF the amount Of all deliveries
made viii be paid by the navy agent within thirty DAYS
Il er bills duly authenticated shall have been presented
10 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sppisa
ton 70 the navy agents at Portsmouth NV Hampshire.
Boston, New York, Philadelphia B dtnaore WasbipVton'
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau .
A record, or duphcats Of the letter informing bidder
Of the accepia1cs Of his proposal will be deemed notf-
ca ion thereof within the meaning Of the act Of 1876 and
MS bid Will b made and accepted conformity with this
understanding j
Every Cfsr made must Be accompanied las directed in
the sei OF Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for lS46 Az approved Nth august 1915 BY
written guarantee signed by OF more respons per
sons 10 the elect that be they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will his or their BE- ahcspted enter into
gaiIon within i've days with good sufficient sure.
ues 10 furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will
not De obligated to consider any proposal unless aecomp
NED by the guarantee required By Law; the competency q
he guarantees TO b. certified By tne navy agent district a.
oIuey, or collector Of the customs
Tie attention Of bidders is called 10 the samples and
description tf articles required as in the inspection for
ecephOn' just but rigid comparison will made between
ne articles OHeTe1 and the samples and curact receiving
zone mat ta bOW them; and her attention is also par
lenarlT directed to the JOINT resolution Of 9th March
S14, and to the act Of the 10Th August, $40.
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