The Portland daily press., 1863-03-09
p r OP OSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.


Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT Feb l3 1853
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy for the fiscal year ending Both june
1853, 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 indorsed Proposals for Mate
rals for the Navy" that they may be distinguished
of the Bureau of manning 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 on application to the commandants Of
the respective yards or to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards upon application
to the respective Bureaus This division into classes
being for the convenience of dealers in each such
portions only will be furnished are actually reauir.
ed for bids The Commandant and Navy Agent of
es of their yards have copy of the schedules
the other yards for examination only, from which
1t may be Judged whether It will be desirable 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, or in
strict conformity Herewith. they will not be con-
sidered In computing the the price stated in
the column Of prices will be the standard and the ag-
gregae of the class win be carried out according to
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
ne bidder who gives proper security for its lfment
Ihe nfed States reserves the right to reject all the
bids for any class. II deemed exorbtant
All articles must be of the very best quality to be
suitable vessels and packages. properly marked with
the name of the contractor The may be- at the
expense and risk of the contractor and in all respects
subject TO theinspection measurement, count weight
&C. of the yard where received and TO the entire
isfaction of the eommandant thereof
Bidders are referred the commandants of the re.
spectveyards for samples. instructions particular
description of the articles; and all other things being
equal preference will be given to articles of Ameri
can manufacture.
Every Offer, as required by shelaw o. 10th August
1916. must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form of which il hereby given
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
iSrwarded % % as soon thereafter as practicable which
its receipt atthe post Office or navy agency named by
them
ton is given and deliveries can be demanded.
sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified TO BY
United States district attorney, collector or navy
agent. As additional security, twenty per centum
contract shall have been completed and eighty per
cenum Of each bill. approved in triplicate by the
the naTy at the point Of delivery I IN eersa
ofindebtedness or Treasury notes at the option Of the
Government.
1t Is stipulated in the contract that II default be
made by the parties of the first part in delivering all
or any of the articles mentioned in any class bid for
in the contract, of the quality and at the time and
places above provided then and in that the con-
tractor and his suretiss will forfeit and pay TO the
the amount of such class. which NAV Be recovered
rom time TO time, according to the act of Congress
in that case provided, approved March g. 1s4s.
yard in the enreiope, and bidders are requested
to indorse on the envelope the Navy Yard for which
the bid is made.
Form Of Offer
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
annexed agreeaby to the provisions of the schedules
therefor and in conformity with the advertisement
oft Department of February ia. 1858. should my
offer be accepted, request to be addressed at -,
and the contract sent to the Navy Agent at -,
n M
Date.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloscs 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
up for each class and the amount likewise written in
the place where articles are to 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 - of -, in the State OF -.
49, 49, for any Of the classes @ therein named be- ' ac
cepted he or they will. within ten days after the
cept of the contract at the post Office named. Ma
Wy Agent designated. execute the contract for the
same with good aud sufficient sureties: aud in case
the said - shall fail to enter into contract, as
aforesaid, we guarantee TO make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature. of two suarantors. E.PP.
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. IL.
To be signed by the United States District Judge,
United States District Attorney, Collector, Navy
Agent
Extract from lac Of the United States, approred
July II. 1852
Sec. IA. Aad be IL further enacted That no con-
tract order interest therein shall be trans
fcrred by the party parties to whom such contract
orrer 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: Prorided, That all the
States for any brcech of such contract by the con-
tracing party or parties.
Sec Is. Aad teit further enacted That whenever
any contractor for subsistence, clothing arms am
munition, munitions of war and for every descrip-
ton of supplies for the Army Navy of the United
fraud willful neglect Of duty he shall be punished
BY fine Imprisonment, or such other punishment
the court martial shall adiudge; and any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies of any kind de-
scription for the Army or 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 regua-
tons for the 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:
KIrrERY
Glass G. Cooking Utensils.
X, Leather.
T" L, Hose.
n, Bunting.
o. Lanterns.
q, Sperm Oil.
5, Stationery.
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Glass 6, Cooking Utensils.
J, Flax and Cotton Twine.
(" X, Leather.
L, Hose.
- NJ, Brushes.
- N, Bunting.
- Q, Sperm oil.
s, Stationery.
4" T. Fire Wood.
Y, Whale Oil.
BROOKLYN
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
IL, Flax Canvas.
j. Twine.
- X. Leather
:" l.. Hose.
Z" NJ Brushes.
| N, Dry Goods.
o, Lanterns.
| - q. Sperm Oil.
. X. Ship Chandery.
| " T, Firewood.
- 49, Tar.
PHILADELPHIA.
Class G, Cooking Utensils.
| :" ii, Flax Canvas.
l, Cotton Canvas.
! 4" ), Twine.
| X, Leather
! n, Bunting and Dry Goods
| Q. Sperm OIL