The Portland daily press., 1863-03-11

PROP OSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Feb. a. 1853
GEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy for the fiscal year ending 3oth june
1863 will be received at the
Bureau q Equipment and Recruiting
Bureau of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau Of Steam Engineering,
until the 18th day of March next
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for Mate-
from other business letters and directed to tie Chief
OF the Bureau Of manning the Bureau) for which they
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedules any of which will be furnished to such as
desire to oer on application to the ndants of
the respective yards, to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto, and those of all the yards upon application
bein~ far tha cenxnr;enc s % axsloh INTO classes
portions only win be furnished actually requir-
ed for bids. The Commandant and Navy Agent Of
each station WILL in addition to the schedule Of class
es of their own yards have copy of the schedules of
the other yards for examination only, from which
it may be Judged whether IT will be desirable to make
application for any Of the classes Of these yards.
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, in
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be
sidered In computing the classes the price stated
the column of prices will be the standard and the a
the prices stated,
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
re GIaaes Who gives security for its sment
bids for any class, If deemed exorbtant
All articles must be of the very best quality to be
delivered in the Navy Yard in good order, and in
suitable vessels and packages properly marked with
the name Of the contractor. the may be- at tho
expense and risk of the contractor and in ali respects
subject TO the inspection, measurement count weight
&C. OF the yard where received and to the entire sat
isiaction OF the commandant thereof
Bidders referred to the commandants of the re-
spcctve yards for samples instructions particular
description of the articles and all other things being
equal preference win be given to articles of Amer
can manufacture.
Every offer. as required by the law of 10th August.
1873, must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form of which Is hereby given.
: Those only whose offers may be accepted win be
forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable, which
they will be required execute within ten days aer
its receipt at the post Office navy agency named by
them.
The contracts win bear date the day the notifca-
ton Is given and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified by
agent. As additional security, twenty per centurn
will be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed; and eighty per
cenfum OF each bill, approved in triplicate BY the
commandants of the respective yards will be paid by
the navy agent at the point Of delivery in certificates
or Treasury notes at the option Of the
II is stipulated in the contract that II default be
made BY the parties of the nrst part in delivering all
or any of the articles mentioned In any bid for
in the contract, of the quality and at the time and
places above provided then and in that the
tractor and his sureties viii forfeit and pay the
United States a sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class, which may be recovered
in that tea case e. provided. @ approved d March Is4
Bids must not contain classes for than one
yard IN the same enreiope, and bidders requested
to indorse on the envelope the Navy Yard for which
the bid Is made.
Form Of 0ser
Which from firm must be signed by all the members
-, of in the State Of -, hereby
agree to furnish and deliver in the respective Navy
Yards all the articles named in the classes hereunto
therefor and in conformity with the advertisement
of the Department of February 13. 1868. Should my
offer be accepted request to be addressed at -,
and the contract sent to the Navy Agent at - or
to --, for signature and certificate.
signature, A. B.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encioses must be
pasted to his offer, and each Of them signed by him.
Opposite each article in the schedule the price must
be se the amount carried out the aggregate footed
up for each class, and the amount likewise written In
the place where the articles be delivered they
must name in their offer person to whom orders ON
them are to be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee.
The undersigned, -, Of - IN the State Of
-, and --o Of -. in the State OF -
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid Of
- for any of the classes therein named be &C.
cepted. he or they will. within ten days after the
cept of the contract At the post Office named. Ma
same with good and sufficient sureties; and in case
the said - shall fail to enter into contract, a.
aforesaid guarantee to make good the difference
may be accepted
Signatures of two guarantors. 8 p
Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature. G. II.
United States District Attorney Collector, or Navy
Agent
Extract from ia1 e the United nit States approred
Sec. IA. And be IL further enacted, That no con-
tract order any interest therein shall be trans
ferrcd by the party or parties to whom such contract
or ore may be given to any other party parties
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
of the contract or order transferred far the
United States are concerned Proridsd. That all the
rights of action hereby reserved TO the United
States for any breeeh of such contract by the con-
Sec ID. Aud be IL further enacted That whenever
any contractor for subsistence, clothing. arms,
mnniton, munitions of war. and for every descrip-
States shall be found guilty by a court martial of
fraud willfui neglect of duty he shall be punished
by fine, imprisonment, o such other punishment as
the court martial shall adiudge; aud any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies of any kind de-
scripiion for the Army Navy, he shall be deemed
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract furnish
said supplies and be subject TO the rules and regula-
tons for the government of the land and naval forces
The following are the classes required at the re-
spective Navy Yards;
The following are the classes under Bureaus Of
Equipment and Recruiting:
KrrrERY.
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
h, Leather.
+" l., Hose.
N, Bunting.
- o, Lanterns.
- q, Sperm Oil
s,stationery.
cHARLEsrowN
Glass 6, Cooking Utensils.
j, Flax and Cotton Twine.
h, Leather.
NJ, Brushes.
N, Bunting.
Q. Sperm Oil.
$, Stationery.
T. Fire Wood.
X. Whale Oil.
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
II, Flax Canvas.
J, Twine.
X. Leather.
L, Hose.
NJ Brushes.
:" n, Dry Goods.
% o, Lanterns.
" q. Sperm Oil
. r. Ship Chandlery.
I, Firewood
49, Tar
PHILADELPHIA.
Class G, Cooking Utensils
IL, Flax Canvas.
l, Cotton Canvas.
j, Twne.
- X. Leather.
/" l., Hose
;, n n Bunting and Dry Goods.
- r. ship Chandery for Stores and Eouipments