The Portland daily press., 1863-06-18
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
,rann of Eo,l;,,fosff mud RecruiffuU

Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Equipment 1 Gnd Ree ,aea
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy, for the fiscal year ending Both June,
and Recruiting, until the 9th day of July next.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are @ IN .h "a snc %
sire to offer, on application to the Commandments Of
the respective yards, or TO the Navy Agent nearest
to the bureau This division into classes being for
the convenience of dealers in EACH such portions
only will be furnished as are actually required Tor
bids. The Commandant and Navy Agent of each
station WILL in addition to the schedule of classes OF
their yards have copy of the schedules of the
other yards for examination only, from which il may
be judged whether it will be desirable to make app
cation for any of the classes of those yards.
any ward npon one of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith or they will not be con-
sdered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard, and the
aggregate of the class win be carried out according
to the prices stated.
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
fde bidder who gives proper security for its fulfill
ment The United States reserves the right to reject
all the bids for any class. il deemed exorbtant
All articles must be of the very best quality, to be
delivered in the Navyyards in good order and in sui
table vessels and packages, properly marked with
expense and risk of the contractor, and in all
spccts subject to the inspection, measurement count
weight, &c, of the yard where received and to the
entire satisfaction of the Commandant thereof.
Bidders referred to the Commandments of the
respective yards for sample instructions, or partic
ular description of the articles and, all other things
being equal. preference will be given to articles of
American manufacture.
Every offer, as required by the law of 10th August
1916, must be accompanied by written guarantee
the form of which is hereinafter given and also by
certificate signed by the collector of internal revenue
for the district in which he resides, thst he has IL
cense TO deal in the articles which he proposes
to furnish; or by affidavit signed by himself and
sworn to before some magistrate authorized to ad-
@I.at as1 ctr
regular dealer in the articles he offers to supply and
has license such manufacturer or dealer.
notified and the contract will be forwarded as soon
thereafter practicable, which they will be required
to execute within ten days after its receipt at the
post office navy agency named by them
The contracts will 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 to by
United States district judge, United States district
attorney collector. or navy agent As additional Sc
amount of the bills until the contract shall have been
eompleied; and eighty per centum of each bill, APP
spectve yards will be paid by the Navy Agent at the
points of delyery-unless requested by the contrac
tor to be paid at other navy agencywithin ten days
after warrants shall have been passed by the secre
ii is stipulated in the contract that if default be
made by the parties OF the FIRST part in delivering all
in the contract, OF the quality and at the time and
places above provided, then, and in that case. the
United States a sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class, which may be recovered
from time to time. according TO the act of Congress
in that case provided, approved March g. lS43.
No bids for more than one yard must be enclosed
in ono envelope, and the same must be distinctly in
dorsed on the outside Proposals for materials for
the Navy for the navy-yard att name the yard)
"Class No" name the class and address .'To the
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
Navy Department, Washington, ID. G."
Form Of 0ger.
Which from firm must be signed by all the members:
Il. of -, in the state of - hereby
yards all the articles named in the classes hereto
annexed agreeably to the provisions of the sched-
ules therefor and in conformity with the advertise
ment of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
dated June 6, 1863. Should my offer be accepted,
request to be addressed at -, and the contract
sent to the Navy Agent at --.or to -. for sig
nature and certificate.
tsignature,l Az.
lppa ss
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted TO his offer, and each OF them signed by him.
Opsosjte 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
words If the parties who bid do not reside the
place where the articles be delivered they
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 -.
hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing bid of
- for any of the classes therein named be ac-
cepted he they will, within ten days after the
cept of the contract at the post Office named, Ma
w Agent designated, execute the contract for the
same with good and sufficient sureties; and 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.
signature OF two suarantors,, s s r 2
fDate, .amcu - are
1s... men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee
tDatel
TO be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney, Collector. Navy
Agent.
Extracts from lars Of the United States.
Sec. a. Ind be H. further enacted, That no con.
tract order any interest therein shall be trans
ferred by the party parties to whom such contract
or order may be given TO any other party or parties
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
OF the contract or order transferred far as the
United States are concerned Prorided That all the
rights of action hereby reserved 10 the United
States for any breach of such contract by the con-
Sec i6. 1fnd be IL further enacted That wheney
er any contractor for subsistence clothing arms am
munition, munitions of war, and for every descrp-
ton of supplies for the Army Navy of the United
States shall be found guilty by court-martal of
fraud wilful neglect of duty he shall be punished
by fine imprisonment, or such other punishment as
the court-maral shall adjudge; and any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies of any Kind de-
scription for the Army or Navy. shall be deemed
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract to furnish
said supplies and be subject TO the rules and regua-
tons for the of the land and forces
of the United States.
Approved July IL, 1852.
Sec And be hfarfher resoired, That the chief
of any bureau of the Navy Department in contract.
ing for naval supplies, shall be at liberty TO reject the
offer of any person who as principal or surety has
been defaulter in any previous contract with the
Navy Department; nor shall parties who have failed
as principals surcfes in any former re-
ceived as sureties other contracts shall the
coparners of any firm be received sureties for sueh
firm or for each other; nor in contracts with the
same bureau shall one contractor be received
rcty for another; and contract shall REQUIRE
the delivery of specified quantity, and bids hay-
ing nominal or fictitious prices shall be considered
That if more than bid be offered by any one par
ty by or in the name of his their clerk partner
or other person, all such bids may be rejected; and
no person shall be received contractor who's not
a manu- facurer of regular dealer in the articles
which he offers to supply who has not a license as
such manufacturer or dealer. And all persons Offer
ing bids shall have the right to be present when the
bids are opened and inspect the same.
Approved, March Sd, 1868.
The following are the classes required at the re.
spectiye Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
KITTERY. MAINE.
No l, fax canvas and Irvine: 8. sperm oil; cook
ing utensils 3 stoves 10, leather: H. leather hose;
h. lanterns; IL, tar is. taow; 90 brushes o. sta
tonery; %. hardware; "a ship chandlery; Is, con-
per wire; 81 dry goods; 29 rewood; 81 tar oil and
neatsfoot oil.
CHARLEsrowN, AssAcHUsETTs.
No. 1, flax canvas and Irvine; 8, sperm oil Z, cook
ing utensils; g. stoves TO- leather H. leather hose
II, OK hides for ropes; Is. lanterns and lamps: l5
tari Is soap and tallow 90 brushes; e. stationery
%, hardware; "a. ship chandery; %. copper wire;
70, dry goods 70, irewood; 81, whale, fish, tar and
neatsfoot oil.