Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-11
PROPOSAIS.
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
i THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BURRAu OF STEAM ESGTSEgRiNG,

NAVY DEPARrNRNr,
BURRAu on STEAM EHaINEERING,
June IS, 1855.
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 80 1868,
will DO received at the Bureau Of Steam Engi.
neeing until 10 o'cloek, q. m, Of the 3lst day Of
July next, at which time the opening will be
commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals for
Materials for the Navy that they may bo dis
tnguishcd from other business letters, and d.
rooted to the Chief Of the Bureaus Of Steam En-
ginoering. .
Tho materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described in tho
printed schedules any Of which will be fur.
nlshcd to such as desire to oHcr, on application
to tho cOmmandauts OF the respective yards, or to
the navy agent nearest thereto, and those Of all
the yards upon application to the Bureau.
This division into two classes being for the
convenience Of dealers In each, such classes only
will be furnished rs are actually required for
bids. The commandAnt aud navy agent for each
station will, In addition to tho schedule Of classes
OF their own yards, have copy OF the schedules
Of the other yards for examination only, from
which may be Judged whether It will be dcsra-
BILE to make application for any Of tho classes Of
those yards ALI other things being equal, pref
erences will be given to articles Of American
manufacture.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class
at any yard upon ono Of tho printed schedules,
| or In strict conformity herewith, or they will
| not be considered.
| Upon application TO the Bureau, to the com
mandaut Of the yard, OF to any navy agent, tho
| form Of offer, Of guarantee, and other necessary
information respecting tho proposals will be fur
| nished.
| The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
| der who gives proper guarantees, as required by
| the law Of 10th OF August, 1916, tho Navy De-
partment reservlng the right to reject tho lowest
bid, II doomed exorbitant, or not to tho interest
| Of the Government to accept.
| The contracts will bear date the day the notii :
cation Is given, aud deliveries can bo demanded
from that date.
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
| notified that their offers must bo In the form pre-
| scribed aud DO mailed In time TO reach their dos
| tins Ion before the timo expires for receiving
| them 10 nd t0fit be cOnsiisrsi tohfch shall Do
rscsiced attsr the period stated, and no dLlop-
dRce Iciil D. made for failures n The mail All
offers must be accompanied by the bidder \
! license, or a certified copy thereof.
| Sureties In the full amount will be required 10
| Sign the contract, aud their responsibility certi
| fed to by United States district judge, United
Statos district attorney, collector or navy agent
| As additional securities, twenty per ceutum will
| be withheld from the amount Of the hills until
| the contract shall have been completed, aud
eighty per centum Of each bill, approved 10 trip.
| licato by the cOmmaudauts Of the respect VI
yards, will be paid by the navy agents at the
points of delivery, In funds or certificates, at the
| option OF the Government, within ten days afte'
| the warrant for the same shall have been passed
| by tho Secretary Of the Treasury.
| The following are tho classes required at til,
| aDpctiyp yarlA