The Portland daily press., 1863-03-07
p PROP OSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Feb 13, 1853.
GEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy for the fiscal year ending Both June,
1863, will be received at the
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
Bureau Of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau of Steam Engineering,
until the 18th day of March next.
Proposals must be isdorsed Proposals for Mate
rails for the Navy that they may be distinguished
Of the Bureau of naming the Bureau for which they
are intended.
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 Offer application to the comma ndanfs of
.he respective Yards or to the Navy Agent nearest
TO the respective Bureaus This division into classes
being for the convenience of dealers in each such
portions only will 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
the other yards for examination only, from which
1t may be judged whether il will be desirable to make
application for any of the classes of these yards
Offers must be made for the whole of the class Mt
any yard upon one of the printed schedules or in
strict conformity Herewith, they will not be con-
sidered. In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard and the a
gregate of the class will be carried out according to
the prices stated
nde bidder who gives proper security for its ument.
The United States the right to reject all the
bids for any class. If deemed exorbitant.
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 of the contractor as the case NAV be at the
expense and risk of the contractor and in ali respects
subject to the inspection. count weight
&c Of the yard where received and to the entire
isfaction of the commandant thereof.
Bidders referred TO the commandanfs of the re-
specfiye yards for samples Instructions particua
equal preference will be given to articles of AmerL
manufacture.
Every offer, required by claw of 10th August,
1876 must be accompanied by q written guarantee,
the form of which is hereby given.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable, which
they will be required to execute within ten days aer
them.
The contracts will bear date the day the notfca-
ton is given and deliveries can be demanded.
Surcies in the full amount win be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified to BY
United States district attorney, collector, navy
agent. As additional security, twenty per cenfum
will be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed and eighty per
centum of each bill. approved in triplicae by the
commandans Of the respective yards, will be paid BY
the navy agent at the point of delivery in certificates
OF Indebtedness or Treasury notes at the option of the
Government.
II is stipulated in the contract that II default be
made by the parties of the FIRST part In delivering all
any of the articles mentioned any class bid for
In the contract. of the quality and the time and
places above provided then. and in that the
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay the
United States of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such ciass, which may be recovered
from time TO time according 10 the act of Congress
BIDS mast not coHfaia classes for than one
yard IN the same eRreiope and bidders requested
the bid l. made.
Form Of ofsr
Which from firm mnst be signed by all the members
agree to furnish and deliver in The respective NsSy
Yards all the articles named in the classes hereunto
annexed azreeaby TO the provisions Of the schedules
Of the Department OF February l3 1s63 should nv
Offer be accepted. request 70 be addressed at -,
ana tne contract sent 10 the Navy Agent ~ -, or
to -, for signature and certificate.
Date
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted TO his Offer and each of them signed By him.
Opposite each article in the schedule the price must
be set the amount carried out the aggregate footed
mp for each class aud the amount likewise written In
words. II the parties who bid do not reside near
mast name in their Offer person to whom orders on
them are TO be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee.
The TSas-.lEnea md 6 ,1- s,.,s T. The state Of
hereby guarantee that ease the foregoing bid OF
- for any OF tne classes therein named be ac-
eeped. he or they will within ten days after the re-
cept OF the contract At the post Office named Ma
w gent designated. execute the contract for the
same with good and sufficient surcties. aud in case
the said - shall fail TO enter into contract as
aforesaid. guarantee to make good the difference
between the Offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signatures Of two guarantOrs, ~
Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known TO me ss men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Date.
To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United states District Attorney, Collector, or Navy
Agent.