The Portland daily press., 1863-06-25
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Buredu Of Equipment gnd aec ,ssn
c,EALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy. for the fiscal year ending 30th June,
1884, will be received at the Bureau Of Equipment
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described in the printed sche
dulles, any Of which will be furnished to such as de.
sire to offer, application to the Commandments OF
the respective yards, to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto, and those Of all the yards upon application
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 for
bids. The Commandant and Navy Agent OF each
their own wards have copy Of the schedules of the
other yards for examination only from which II may
cation for snv of the classes of those wards. -ff''
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
sdered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard and the
aggregate of the class will be carried out according
The contracts viii be awarded to the lowest bona
fde bidder who gives proper security for It's fulfill.
all the bids for any class II deemed exorbitant.
All articles must be of the very best quality to be
table vessels and packages, properly marked with
the name of the contractor Is the case may De- AT the
expense and risk Of the contractor, and in all re-
spects subject the inspection, measurement count
weight, &C., of the yard where received and 70 the
entire satisfaction oil the Commandant thereof
referreQ
respective yards for sampler Instructions. partic
ular description of the articles; and, all other things
being equal, preference will be given to articles Of
Every offer. as required by the law Of 10th August
1896 must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form of which IL hereinafter given, and also BY
certificate signed BY the collector of internal
for the district in which he resides that he has IL
cense to deal in the articles which he proposes
to furnish or by an affidavit signed by himself and
sworn to before some magistrate authorized to adj
minister such OATH that he is manufacturer Of or
regular dealer n the articles ne oners 20 ana
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified. and the contract will be forwarded as soon
thereafter as practicable which they will be required
to execute within days after Its receipt at the
post office or 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
curity twenty per centum will be withheld from the
amount Of the bills until the contract shall have been
completed; and eighty per centum of each bill, APP
proved in tripcate by the Commandments OF the re-
specve yards, will be paid by the Navy Agent at the
points of deliveryunless requested by the contrac
tor to be paid at other navy agency-wthn ten days
after warrants shall have been passed by the secre
tary of the Treasury.
II Is stipulated in the contract that If default be
made by the parties of the first part in delivering all
any Of the articles mentioned in any class bid for
IN the contract q the quality ana At ~, the time and
contractor 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 9, lS4S.
No bids for more than one yard must be enclosed
in one envelope, and the same must be distinctly in
dorsed on the outside Proposals for materials for
the Navy. TOR the navy-yard at" name the yard)
"Class No." name the class. and address ITO the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting.
Navy Department, Washington, ID. c."
Form Of Offer.
Which from firm must be signed by all the members:
L.. 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 8. 1863 Should my offer be accepted I
request TO be addressed at -. and the contract
sent to the Navy Agent at Or to -. for sig-
,pa.e:l
The schedule which the bidder encoses 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
words II the parties who bid DO not reside nearthe
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 -.
- for any Of the classes therein named be
cepted, he or they WILL within ten days after the re-
ceipt of the contract at the post Office named, Ma
Wy 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 we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer Of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
signature OF two sa.ran,cs: fP
Witness.
known to me as men Of property. and able to make
good their guarantee.
tSignatureJ Oh.
10 be signed by the United States District Judge,
United States District Attorney, Collector, Navy
Agent. rf l
Extracts from lars Of the Unifed States.
Sec. IA. And be ifyhrfher enacted, That no con-
tract order any interest therein shall be trans
feed by the party parties to whom such contract
and that any such transfer shall cause Tie snnaiment
OF the contract order transferred far the
United States concerned: Prorided, That all the
States for any breach Of such contract by the con-
tracing party or parties
or any contractor for subsistence clothing arms
munition munitions Of war, and for every descrip-
ton of supplies for the Army Navy Of the United
fraud or wf neglect Of duty, he shall Be ponished
by fine, imprisonment, or such other punishment as
the court martial shall adjudge; and any person who
scription for the Army or Navy. shall be deemed
and taken a 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 regula
tons for the government Of the land and naval forces
Of the United States.
Approved July II. 1862
Sec. q. And be IL further resolved That the chief
of any bureau Of the Navy Department In contract
ing for naval supplies shall be liberty 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
principals suretes in any former contract be
ceived sureties other contracts; shall the
coparners of any firm be received suretes for such
firm or for each other; nor in contracts with the
same bureau shall one contractor be received
rety for another; and every contract shall require
the delivery of specified quantity, and bids hay-
ing nominal fictitious prices shall be considered.
ty by or in the name of his their clerk partner,
or other person, all such bids may be rejected; and
person shall be received a contractor WHO'S not
manufacturer 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 opened and inspect the same.
Approved, March I'd. 1868.
The following the classes required at the re-
spectiye Navy Yards:
KITTERY, MAINE.
No. /, FAX canvas and Irvine; g. sperm oil; T. cook
ing utensils g. stoves TO- leather; H. leather hose;
3D. lanterns; 15, tar Is, talow; 90 brushes 22 sta
tionery; %, hardware; "a ship chandlery; 25, cop
per wire; "a dry goods; o. frewood; 3D. tar oil and
neatsfoot oil.
CHARLEsTowN, MASSACHUSETTS.
No. l, fax canvas and Irvine; 8, sperm OIL T. cook