Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-25
PRoROS AIS
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
Il THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
DuREAu OF STEAM ESGISEERINa,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF STEAM ENaISRRRINa,
June 2s, 1895.
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866,
will be received at the Bureau Of Steam Engi.
neering until 10 o'clock, 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 be dis
tinguished from other business letters, and d.
rected to the Chief Of the Bureaus Of Steam En-
gineering.
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described In the
printed schedules; any OF which will be fur
nisbed to such as desire to offer, on application
to tho commAndants Of the respective yards, or to
the navy agent nearest thereto, aud 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 as are actually required for
bids The commandant aud navy agent for each
station Will, In addition to the schedule Of classes
Of their own yards, have a copy Of the schedules
Of the other yards for examination only, from
which may be judged whether II will be desira-
BILE to make application for any Of the classes Of
those yards. All other things being equal, pref
erences will be given to articles f American
manufacture.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class
at any yard upon one Of the printed schedules,
or In strict conformity Herewith, or they will
not be considered
Upon application to the Bureau, to the com.
mandant Of the yard, or to any navy agent, the
form Of offer, Of guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting the 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 lOth Of August, 1913, the Navy De-
partment reserying tho right to reject the lowest
bid, " deemed exorbitant, or not TO the interest
OF the Government to accept.
The contracts will bear date the day the notia :
cation is given, aud deliveries can be demanded
from that date.
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be In the form pre-
scribcd, aud be mailed In time to reach their dcs
tiuation before the time expires for receiving
them. No bid toiI be considered tohich shHl be
recsirsd after the period stated, and no dtiDiC-
GHcc piii De made for failures If the mail All
offers must be accompanied by the bidder
license, or certified copy thereof.
Sureties In the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility ccrt-
He'd to by n United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector or navy agent
As additional securities, twenty per ccntum 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 trip
lcate by tho cOmmaudants OF the respective
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 after
the warrant for the same shall have been passed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The following are the classes required at the
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