The national Republican., 1861-03-25
To be offered for.

The quantities of any or all may be increased
or diminished as the service may hereafter re-
quire. The contracts will therefore be made, not
for specific quantities, but for such quantities
the service may require to be delivered ct those
navy yards, respectively.
Contractors not residings.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 9 contrac-
tor fails promptly to comply with requisition,
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be authorized to direct purchases to be
made to supply the deficiency, under the penalty
to be expressed in the contract: the record Of
requisition, Or a duplicate copy thereof, at the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or at either
of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence
that such requisition has been made and re-
ceved.
Separate offers must be made for each article
at each of the aforesaid navy yards; and in case
more than one article Is contained in the offer,
the Chief Of the Bureau will have the right to &C
cept one or more of the articles contained In
such offer, and reject the remainder; and bid
ders whose proposals are accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable q contract will be transmitted 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 OF the mail.
Two or more approved sureties in a sum equal
| to the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts will be required, and twenty per centum
in addition will be withheld from the amount OF
all payments on account thereof as collateral Sc
curity, in addition to secure its performance, and
not in any event to be paid until it is in all re-
spects complied with; eighty per csntum Of the
| amount of all deliveries made will be paid by
the navy agent within thirty days after bills,
duly authenticated, shall have been presented TO
him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmouth,
Hew Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, aud at this bureau.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal, will
be deemed notification thereof, within the
meaning OF the act of ls46, and his bid will be
made and accepted in conformity with this un-
derstanding.
Every otter made must be accompanied (as di-
rected in the act of Co gress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for ls46-47, 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 sufficient sureties, to furnish the sup
plies proposed. The bureau will not he obligated
to consider any proposal unless accompanied by
the guarantee required by law; I" competency
of the guarantee to be certified b. the navy agent
district attorney, or collector OF The customs.
The attention of bidders is called 10 The sample,
and description Of articles required as in the nspec
tion for reception, just but rigid comparison WiL
be made Jetpeen the articles offered and the sampi
and contract receiving none that taA belop them
and their attention is also particularly directed 4
the joint resolution Of 27M March, 1854, and h
act Of the l0h August, ls46.
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