Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-09
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
Il NAVY.
NAVY nErAETMENI

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
B.r-HF of CGIsi. Bcii0a, g., Sp;. ~, 1855.
SkiLSD PRopostLs to furnish materials for tho
Navy for the hsSs {sHr ending Ysh June 1853 viii
he 2lst October next. These proposal must be
dorsed eroDosa35o ,;at'i9 a. 70: Tie Hasg S
tingaiehed from other business letters.
The materials and articles embraced in the
priRted schedules, any Of which will be furnished
to such desire TO offer, application to the com
ugRon ,app!ieS:ion 20 this Barsan: This division
each such portions only will be furnished IS are
actually required for bids. The commandment and
schedule of classes of their own Yards have cory
Of the schedules of the other yards for examination
only, from which il may be Judged whether i will
he desirable to make application for any of the
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules or III
strict conformity therew It'll or they iii not be CON
y the prices viii &c the stRndssd and
the neerosste of the class viii be carried out &C
cordipg TO the prices stated
The contract will be awarded to the lowest ocna
ads bidder who gives proper security for its fulfil
ject al the bids for any class if deemed exort;tsnt
Al articles must be of III. very best quality, 10
IN suitable vessels and packages. properly m arked
With the meme of the contractor, as the case may
be- at the expense and risk OF the CONTRACTOR and in
all respects subject to the inspection mes sure
ment, count, weight, &c, of the yard where re-
ceived and TO the entire satisfaction of the
mandant thereof
Bidders are referred to the commandments of the
respective yards Tor samples, instructions or par
tcular description OF the articles: ard, all other
things being equal, preference will he given TO
articles oil American manufacture.
Every offer, required by the law OF 10Th OF sr-
gust, 1896. must be accompanied by written guar
antee, the form Of which is herewith given
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified and the contract will he forwarded as soon
thereafter practicable. which they will be &c
CURED To execute within ten days after rs receipt
at the Post Office or Navy Agency named by them.
Suretles II the full amount will be required TO
sign the contract, and thsir responsibility certified
10 bye United States District Judge, United States
District Attorney. Collector, or Navy Agent. As
Scdltlona security twenty per centum viii be with
held from the amount of the bills until the cont ract
shall have been completed; and eighty per centUU
OF each bill, approved in tripliratc by he com
msndants Of the respective yards, will be paid by
the Navy gent ut the points of delivery in co-t-
Gates OF nde btedncss or Treasury notes at the op-
tion OF the Government.
IL H. stipulated in the contract that if default be
made by the parties Of the first part in delivering
all or any Of the articles mentioned in any class bid
TOR in tho contract of the quality and at the time
and places bOve provided. then. md in that ~ "a
the contractor ana his SurUtieS viii forfeit and nay
o thn njteG States sum OF money not evcaeiin =
WEE III. amount Of such class. " hich may be re-
covered from time TO time. according To the of
1913.
addition equal TO tho face of the contract il de-
maDded it is "a be furnished on like terms and con-
ditioEs during the fiscal year.