The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-26
PROP OSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

Natys
NAVY DEPARTMENT Feb. 49, 1853
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy for the fiscal year ending 9oth 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 indorsed Proposals for Mate
rials for the Navy that they NAV Be distineui.hed
from other business letters and directed to the 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
desire TO oner on application TO the commandants of
the respective yards, to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards npon application
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
e OF their own yards have copy OF the schedules of
the other yards for examination only from which
1t 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
sdered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column OF prices will be the standard and the ag
gregae of the class will be carried out according to
the prices stated,
The contracts viii be awarded to the lowest bona
nde bidder who gives proper security for its ulment
The United States the right reject all the
bids for any class, if deemed exorbtant
All articles must be of the 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 the
expense and risk of the contractor and in all 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 commandants of the re-
spectiye yards for samples instructions particular
o. the ari,ees and All Other things being
can manufacture.
Every offer, required by thelaw OF 10th August,
1915, must be accompanied by a written guarantee,
the form of which Is hereby given.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
,Sn @ a. as soon thereafter as practicable which
rs receipt at the 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
United States district attorney collector, or navy
agent. As additional security twenty per centum
will be withheld from the amount OF the bills until the
contract shall have been completed; and eighty per
centnm of each bill, approved in tripicate 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
Government.
II is stipulated in the contract that il 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
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States 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 3, 1S43.
Bids must NOT contain classes for than one
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
L. of -, in the State OF -. hereby
agree TO furnish and deliver in the respective Navy
Yards all the articles named in the classes hcreunto
annexed areeably to the provisions of the schedules
therefor, and in conformity with the advertisement
of the Department of February 13, 1853. 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.
Date.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted 10 his offer, and each of them signed by him
Opposite each article in the schedule tho price must
be set the amount carried out the aggregate footed
up for each class. and the amount likewise written in
Gorps !, .ne pal.'e. @ao oa 40 no. reside . near
must name in their offer person to whom orders on
them TO be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee.
The undersigned, -, OF -. In the State of
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid of
- for any of the classes therein named be ac-
ceped he or they WILL within ten days after the
cept of the contract at the post office named Ma
Wy gent 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. we guarantee to make good the difference
between the Offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signatures Of two sua..nsor'. 6 & F. F.
Date
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature, @. H.
Date.
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy
Agent.
Extract from lu,r Of the United states, -approred
July IL. 1862.
Sec. IA. dnd be IL further enacted. That no con-