The national Republican., 1861-03-18
To be offered for.

The quantities Of any or all may be increased
or diminished as the sevice may hereafter re-
quire. The contracts will therefore be made, not
Tor specific quantities, but r such quantities as
the service miy require to be delivered at those
navy yards, respectively.
Contractors not residing: at the places where
deliveries are required must establish agencies at
such places, that no delay may arise in furnish
ing what may be required; and when contrac-
tor fails promptly to comply with requisition,
the Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be author zed to dire purchased to be
made to supply the deficiency, under the penalty
to be expressed in the contract: The record of O
requisition, Or a duplicate copy thereof, at the
Bureau of Provision and Clorhng, or at either
of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence
that such requisition has been made and re-
ceived.
Separate offers must be made for each article
at each of the atore aid navy yards and in case
more than one article Is contained in the o fer,
the Chief Of the Bureau will have the right to ac-
cept one or more OF the articles contained in
such offer, a1d reject the remainder; and bid
ders whose proposals are accepted land none
others) will lie forthwith no flied, and Us ea ly as
practicable contract will he trans Iitted to
them for execution, which contract must be
returned to the bureau within five days, exclu-
sive Of the time required for the regular trans
mission o. the mail.
Two or more approved sureties In sum equal
to the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts will be required, and twenty per centum
in addition W II be withheld from the amount of
all pay ments on account thereof as collateral se-
curity, in addition, to its performance and
not in any event to be pad until it is in all re-
spects complied with eighty per centum of the
amount OF all deliveries made will be paid by
the navy agent within thirty day after bills,
dulV thsnii ira atab hal bay h .d
him.
Blank forms of PROPOSALS may bo obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmou h,
hew Hampshire; Boston, New York. Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, aud at this bureau.
A record or duplicate OF the letter infurming
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will
be deemed notification there I, within the
meaning OF the act of 1916, and his bid II be
made and accepted in conformity with this un-
derstanding
Every otter made must be accompanied (as d.
rected in the act of Co gress making appropra-
tons Tor the naval service for ls4G-'47 approved
10th of August ls46) by written guarantee,
signed by one or more responsible persons, TO the
effect that he or they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will, if his or their bid be accepted,
enter into an obligation within five days, with
good and suticient suretes, to furnish the sup
plies proposed. The bureau will not be obligated
" Nsoe' "uy ProPosai uhiess ACCOMPANIED by
the guarantee required by law; tue com potency
OF the guaran ee to be certified by the navy agent
district attorney, or collector Of the customs.
1he attention Of bidders is called u The sampIs,
ana absorption Of articles required as in The nspec-
non Jor 'ec ptton, just but rigid comparison will
De made 6et''een Me articles cgsred and hs sample
and contract, receiving none that full BELOW Them;
ana their aHent on is also particularly directed 10
Me JOINT resolution Of 27M Narch, 1854, and 10 the
act Of the loM august, ls46.
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