Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-18
ORDINANCE OFFICE kAn DEPARTMENT.

Infantry Announcements calfbre 49, to be delivered
in the following quantities, at the undermined
1900 sets at the New York Arsenal, Governors
70 OoO sets at the Frankfort Arsenal, Bridesburg,
20 yoc0 sets at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburg,
. Geo sets At the g Louis Arsenal. No;
These Accoutrements are to be made in strict
conformity with the pattern sets to be seen at
tons, viz The shoulder &a viii be but two inches
vide and no shoulder belt plate will be furnished;
outer ZAP; the letters D. s., with border, are to
ON the tas
cartridge box il to be sewed with nine W and the
rate bds viii Be se reeyed for the
these Announcements Of p.,e oak leather. Of ,ntxM
70 g. Saa sstSsa the belts are
the abovenamed arsenals about the Goth
.Worf done under any Contract it may award IN ali
cnns are to 70 be
to inspection at the Arsenal where delivered.
are approved upon, inspection;
Of the whole namPs
Failure to make deliveries ats specified time
will subject the contractor to Forfeiture of the
The Announcements must be boxed in the usual
manner; the boxes to De charged at cost to be de-
Bidders win state explicitly the Arsenal, or Ar
senals, where they propose to deliver, and the
number of sets they propose to deliver at each
No bids viii be considered from parties other
than regular manufacturers. and such
known to this Department to be fully competent
to execute in their own shops the work proposed
Accoutrements other than those made in his own
shops, they, will be rejected, and the contract
ppn0 m MI nj
manufacture of each party obtaining contract
must be stamped on each part of each set of Ac-
' GUARANTY.
The bidder Nh be 1sqaFsd to ms
sponsbe persons. that in case his bid is accepted.
NTH GOOD 90 and In
equal to the amount of the contract, to de-
Il
bidder should fail to enter into the contract they
said bidder and the next responsible bidder the
person to whom the contract NAV be awarded.
shown By Ss oes of Clerk f the
nearest District Court or of the United States Dis
Bonds in a sum equal to TIE amount of the con-
tract signed by the contractor and both Of b, his
guarantors, will be required OF the successful DID,
der or bidders upon signing the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
sSanfy of and stss Ct win re hGsE nssi
fn be that ss dI tho bid Of
execute the contract for the same with good and
amount Of the contract, to furnish the articles
proposed in conformity to the terms of the advsr.
tlsement dated July 4, 1854. under which the bid
was made and, in case the said shall fail to
enter into g. contract. as aforesaid, guarantee
to make good the difference between the offer of
the said = and the next low est Responsible
bidder,for the person to whom the contract may
be awarded.
Given under our hands and seaIs
}this- day of -, 1856,
Witness: [SeaII
(Seal =.
To this guaranty must be appended the Off cfal
certificate above mentioned "
Each parry obtaining q contract will be obliged
20 enter into bond with approved sureties for its
faithful execution.
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified and Diminished with forms of con-
tract and bonds.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
all bids if deemed satisfactory and cial-
ly those made by parties who havetfailed to make
time deliveries under previous contracts without
furnishing satisfactory reasons for such delin-
Quency.
Proposals will be addressed to :. Brigader Gene
raj George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, Wash
/ in gton d. c. and endorsed Proposals for In
fantry Announcements" GEO d. RAMSAY,
ty7-eo3t Brigader General, Chief of Ordnance,
Proposalsw i'll also be received for these accoutre
mepts, with inside flaps to cartridge, box and cap
pouch. GEORGE ID. RAMSAY,
jy IA Brig. Gen, Chief of Ordnance.