Daily national Republican., 1865-07-06
pnoPoSA SAILS.
DRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR
Il THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BurEAu or EauIPnENT AND REoRuriso,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUnEAu or Equipment AND REcRurrira,
Sealed proposals TO furnish materials for the
navy for the fiscal year ending 30th June. 1856,
will be received at the Bureau OF Equipment and
Recruiting until the 18th day OF July next, At
10 O'Clock, a. m, when bids will be opened
without regard 10 any accidental detention Of
malls or other causes.
The materials aud articles embraced In the
saisiss pras ss ssSu ' spy y Which viii be furnished
to suchas desire to offer, on application to
tho eommandauts Of the respeetiye yards, or
to the navy agent nearest thereto, and
those Of all the yards upon application to the
Bureau. This division into classes being for the
con nyenience Of dealers In each, such portions
only will be furnished a. are actually required
for bids. The commandant and navy agent OF
each station will, in addition to the schedule Of
classes at their own yards, have copy Of the
schedules Of the other yards for examination
only, from which II may be judged whether y
will be desirable to make application for any Of
the classes Of those yards. .....
II is requested OF bidders to avoid erasures and
substitution Of figures and TO see that the amounts
The contracts will be awarded to tho lowest
| bona fis bidder who gives proper security for
It's fuinllment. The bureau reserves the right to
reject all the bids for any class, II deemed exor-
Bidders are referred to the eommandants Of
the respective yards for samples Instructions or
particular description Of the articles also, for
blank forms Of offer and guaranty.
Every offer, as required by law Of 10th August,
| 1916, must be accompanied by written guaran. .
| ty, the form Of which Is hereinafter given, and
| also by q certificate signed by the Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the district In which he re-
Sides That he has license to deal In the articles
| which he proposes to furnish or by an affidavit
I signed by himself and sworn 10 before some mag
istrate authorised to administer such oath, that
he Ia a manufacturer Of or regular dealer In, the
articles he offers to supply, and has license as
| such manufacturer or dealer.
| Sureties in the full amount will be required TO
| sign tho contract, and their responsibility certi-
| ned to by a United States district judge, 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 centum Of each bill, approved In
| triplicate by the commandant Of the respective
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at tho
| points Of delivery-unless requested by the con :
| tractor to be paid by another navy sgency-within
| ten days after warrants shall have been passed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
| 1t Is stipulated In the contract that II default
be made by the parties Of the nrst part In deliv
ering all or any Of the articles mentioned In any
class bid for in the contract, or the quality at
such time and places above provided, then and
in that case the contractor and his sureties will
forfeit and pay to the United States q sum OF
money not exceeding twice the amount OF such
class, which may be recovered from time to
timo, according to the act Of Congress In that
case provided, approved March 3, lS46.
No bids for more than one yard must be en-.
closed In one envelope, and tho same must be dis
tinctly endorsed on the outside, proposals foT
Materials for the Navy, for the Navy Yard at,
| (nAme the yard,)' and addressed ''To the Chiel
Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
| Navy Department, Washington, d. c.
The Glasses Of this Bureau are numbered and
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