Daily national Republican., 1863-06-05
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR MATERIALS FOR
L THE NAVY.

| NAVY DEfATMEMT,l
BUREAU OT EQUIPMENT AND REcRUITINo,
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish $ materials iIiSi for
VIII Ss fy.ysd GT Ss SSIsS o
Recruiting, until the sth day OF July next.
The materials and articles embraced in the
printed schedules, any Of which will be furnished
| to such A. desire to offer, on application TO the
SSVV hpeSf nesrsSt % @ tbersto ana tsoTs OF s NE
| yards upon application to the Bureau. This d.
vision into classes being for the convenience oi
dealers In each, such portions only will be fur.
niShed as actually required for bids. The Com.
mAndant and Navy Agent Of each station Will, In
addition to the schedule OF classes Of their own
| yards, have a copy Of the schedules OF the other
yards for examination only, from which may he
Judged whether Il will be desirable to make appli.
cation for any of the classes OF those yards.
Uffers must be made Tor the whole Of the class at
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be
stated in the column Of prices will be the standard
and the aggregate Of the class will be carried out
i according to the prices stated.
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
Hde bidder who gives proper security for Its fulfill
ment; The Bureau reserves the right 70 reject all
All articles must be OF the very best quality, tn
be delivered In the navy yards in good order, and
In suitable vessels and packages, properly marked
with the name OF the contractor, as the case may
he, a. the expense and risk Of the contractor and
in all respects subject to the Inspection, measure
oeIyed and to the entire satisfactoh OF the Com.
mandgt tnt thereof
Bidders are referred to the commsndant of the
respective yards for samples, Instructions, par
tleular description OF the articles and, all other
things being equal preference will be given to arti.
clea OF American manufacture
| Every offer, as required by the law Of 10th Au-
gust, lS4G, mustbe accompanied by written guar
Antee, the form Of which 10 hereinafter given,
| aud also by certificate signed by the Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the District in which
| he resides, that he has a license 10 deal IN the
articles which he proposes, or by an atidayit
signed by himself and sworn to before some mAgts-
trate authorized to administer such oath, that he
is manufacturer Of, or regular dealer In the Arti-
cles he offers to supply, and has license as such
manufacturer or dealer.
| Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
| notified, and the contract will he forwarded as
soon thereafter as practicable, which they will be
required to execute within ten days after its re-
eeipt at the Post ONCE or Navy Agency named by
| them.
The contracts will bear date the day the notIheA-
| tion is gwen, and deliveries can be demanded.
Suretes In the full amount will he required to
sign the contract and their responsibility certified
TO by United States district Judge, United States
district attorney, collector ar navy agent As ad-
ditional security twenty per centum will be with
shall have been completed; and eighty per centum
| OF each bill, approved In tTiplicAte by the Com
mNndants OF the respective yards, will he paid BY
| the Navy Agent at the points of delivery-unlPHs
! requested by the contractor to be paid at other
| navy agency-wlthln ten days after warrants
shall have been passed by the Secretary Of the
| Treasury.
1t is Stipulated in the contract that II de.
fault be made by the parties Of the rst part In de-
iveTing all or any Of the articles mentioned In any
class bid for in the contract, or the quality Al
such time and places above provided then, and 10
That case the contractor and his sureiies viii for
not exceeding twice the amount Of such class,
which may be recovered from time TO time, Ae-
cOrding to the act OF Congress in that case pro
yided, approved March 3, I8IS.
No bids for more than one yard must be enclosed
In one G envelope and the same must be distinctly
for the navy, fol the navy yard at" name the
| yard) Class No. (nAme the elAss,) and address
ITO the Chief OF the Bureau Of Equipment and Re-
cruiting, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.n
Form Of Offer.
Which from firm must be signed by all the
! II, Of, in the State Of -, hereby
agree to furnish and deliver In the respective navy
yards all the articles named In the classes here
to annexed, agreeAbly to the provisions Of the
schedules therefor, and IN conformity with the Ad
yertiSement Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Re
eruitinR, dated June O. 1863. Should my offer he &C
cepted, request to be addressed at -, and thI
contract sent to the Navy Agent at -, or tC
signature, A. B.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must b
pasted to his offer and each of them signed by him
Opposite each article In the chedule price mus
up for eReh,elass, and the amount likewise writer
IN words 1.-THE parties who bid do not reside neal
| the place where the articles are to he delivered
they must name in their offer a person TO whom
orders on them to be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee.
The undersigned -, Of - in the state oI
hereby guaranty that in case the foregoing bid Of
cepted he OF they will, within ten days after the
\ receipt OF the contract At the post office named OF
| Navy Agent designated, execute tAe contract foI
the same with good and sufficient suretiesi and Iu
case the said - shall fail to enter into contract
as Aforesaid, we guaranty to make good the differ
| encc between the offer Of the said -- and
that which may be accepted.
signatures of two s"ArAnton, 6 ?,
| Date,
| Witness.
| hereby certify that the above named - are
known 10 me AZ men OF property and able to make
good their guarantee. signature G. II.
| Date.
| To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy
Agent.
Extract from ldlgs Of the United States.
Sec u. Ana be HfuTthFT enacted That no cont act
red by the party or parties 10 whom such contract
or order may he given to any other party pArties
And that any such transfer shall cause the Annul.
ment of the contract or order transferred far as
the United States are concerned: PIOpidfd That all
rights OF action are hereby reserved to the United
States for any breach Of such contract BY the
tTactinE party or parties.
| Sec. l6. And LF uJuthCT enacted, That whenever
any contractor Tor subsistence, clothing, arms, Am.
munitiOn munitions of war, and for every descrip.
non of supplies for the army or navy OF the United
States shall be found guilty NY court martial Oi
Gaud or wilful neglect Of duty, he shall be punish.
I'd by hne, imprisonment, or such other PUNISH
| mpnf IA the court al glall All