Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-15
PROPOSALS.
0FFICE,
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WAR DEPAarMRHT,
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. July T. 1864
until ONDAY. July d, st p M for l0n 90 sets OF
In antry Announcements ealibre s. to De delivered
in the following Quantities, at the undermined
20,ooo sets at the New York Arsenal, Governors
200 o sets at the Frankfort Arsenal. Brdesburg,
2O,WO sets at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburg,
900 sets 1t the St Louis Arsenal. Mo.
eco sets at the Watertown Arsenal. Mass.
These Announcements to be made strict
conformity with the pattern sets to be seen at
the srsenals sbovenamed with the following excep-
wide. and no shoulder belt plate will be furnished;
the inside flap of the cartridge box and cap pouch
outer flap, the letters q. s, with border, are to
be stamped upon the rtridge box, the same size
cartridge box is to be sewed with nine ~ and the
cap pouch with ten 100 stitches to the inch. Sepa-
these Accou,rements of px,s oak leather. Of mirsd
tannags oak .hstSh, nnd all hemIocN. The belts are
samples of these Requirements can be seen at
the abovenamed arsenals on or about the Goth
1t to be distinctly und erstood that this Depart
ment is to have the privilege OF inspecting the
stages of it's progress. and especially to examine
the stock before cutting. They are to be subject
before being received for the None
are to be accepted or paid for except such as
are approved upon inspection.
Deliveries must be made in lots of not less than
SsGk of the b mh 9s Ss
18th day of August, 1854.
Failure to make deliveries at specified time
number he may fail to deliver at that time.
The Announcements must be boxed in the usual
manner the boxes to be charged at cost, to be de-
termined by the inspector:
Bidders will state explicitly the Arsenal, or Ar
senals, where they propose to deliger, ana the
number of sets they propose to deliver at each
place. if for more than one
No bids will be considered from parties other
than regular manufacturers and such as are
known to this Department to be fully competent
| to execute in their own shops the work proposed
Ace an other than those made in his own
shops, they will be rejected, and the contract
manufacture of each party obtaining q contract
must be stamped on each part of each set of Ac-
coutrements
pRe bidder with I'LL Be
persons that il case his 9id is acc assepted
witt - good o, and suffie ieht sureties, in sum
equal to the amount of the contract, to de-
terms of this ad yertisement; and in case the said
bidder should fail to enter into the contracts they
said bidder and the next responsible bidder, or the
person to whom the contract NAV be awarded.
shown by Re oca certeate Of the clerk Of the
nearest District Court or OF the United States Dis
Bonds in q sum equal to the amount of the con-
tract, signed by the contractor and both of his
guarantOrs, will be required OF the successful bid
der or bidders upon signing the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersig ned, residents of =, in the
county of -, and State of -, hereby,
jointly and severally, covenant with the I'M ted
States, and guarantee, in the foregoing bid of
- be accepted, that he or they will at once
execute the contract for the same with good and
sufficient snreties in a sum equal to the
amount of the contract, to furnish the rticles
proposed in conformity to the terms of the adver-
tsement, dated July 4, 1864. under which the bid
was made; and, in case the said - shall fsil to
enter into contract, as aforesaid, we guarantee
To make good the difference between the offer of
the said - and the next lowest responsible
bidder, or the person to whom the contract may
Given under our hands and seals
Witness: lseaL]
fSeal5
To this guaranty must be appended the official
certificate q bove mentioned.
Each parry obtaining a contract viii be obliged
to enter into bond with approved sursties for its
faithful execution.
Upon the award being made, snccessful bidders
tract and bonds
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids ifnot deemed satisfactory, and especial
ly those made by parties who have failed to make
time deliveries under previous contracts without
furnishing satisfactory reasons for such delln-
Proposals viii be addressed to 'Brigadier Gene
raj George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance Wash
in eton. D. c., and endorsed proposals for In
fantry Announcements" GEO. d. RAMSAY.
jy7- cost Brigsdier General, Chief OF Ordnance
Proposalswll also be received for these accoutre
ments with inside fa ps to cartridg e box and cap
pouch. GEORGE d. RAMSAY.
5yl4 Brig. Gen. Chief of Ordnance.