Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-17

FOR MATERIALS FOR
&c. T. THE NAVY ~ Il. .
BunEAU OF EauIPnRxr Asp RRcarIrIHa.

| NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RBcRCIriNa,
Sealed proposals to furnish m ateriSis for Tho
navy for the fiscal year ending SOth June, 1860,
will be received at the Bureau Of Equipment and
Recruiting until the 18th day Of July next, at
~ 9 clock, a. m, when bids will be opened,
without regard to any accidental detention Of
mails or other causes
The materials aud articles embraced In the
classes named are particularly described In the
printed schedules, any OF which will be furnished
TO suehas desire to offer, on application 10
| the commAndAnts OF the respective yards, or
| 70 the navy agent nearest thoroto, and
| those Of all the yards upon application to the
Bureau. This division Into classes being for the
convenience Of dealers In each, such portions
| only will DO furnished as are actually required
for bids. The commandment and navy agent Of
each station will, in addition to the schedule OF
classes at their own yards, have a copy OF the
schedules Of the other yards for examinatIon
only, from which 1t may be judged whether IL
WI pc oesire1le TO make application for any Of
u Is requested OF bidders to avoid orasures and
substitution Of figures and to SEQ that the amounts
are correctly carried out,
The contracts will be awarded to the lo,vost
bona fde bidder who gives proper security far
Its fulnllment The bureau reserves the right 10
bitant. 'A''
Bidders are referred to the eommandant. n,
the respective yards for sam .les inEtTnetions or
particular description Of the articles. also. for
blank forms OF offer ard guaranty. -
livery oher' As re- CURED by law Of 10th August
ietVl must % ~ .eompanied by written guaran-
me iorT. Of which is hereinafter given, aud
also ~ certificate signed by the Collector Of
ltn,er.al Revenue fer the district In which he re-
Ies, that he has license to deal IN the articles
/ which he proposes to furnish or by an AFFIDAVIT
| signed by himself and sworn to before some mag :
istrate authorised to administer such cath, that
he isa manufacturer OF, or regular dealer in, the
articles he offers to SUPPLY, and has license a.
such gtanufacturer or dealer. .'.
| Egra:.us III the full amount will be REQ 10
sign tAe contract and their responsibility certl-
| fcd to by United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector, or navy agent
As additional security, twenty per centum will
be Withheld from tho amount OF the bills until
the contract shall have been completed: and
eighty per centum Of zach bill, approved In
| triplicate by the commandment of Respective
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the
points OF delivery-unless requested by the con
tractor to be paid by another navy agoncy-within
| ten days after warrants shall have been passed
| by the Secretary OF the Treasury
IL Ia stipulated In the contract that II default
be made by tho parties Of tho first part in dely.
| ering all or any Of the articles mentioned in any
class bid for in the contract, or the quality nj
| such time and places above provided, then aud
Ia that case tho contractor and his sureties will
| forfeit and pay TO the United States a sum OF
money not exceeding twice the ainonnt Of such
time, according TO tho act Of Congre In that
case provided, approved March 3, 1916.
| No bids for more than one yard must he On .
closed In one envelope, aud the same must he dIa
| tinctly endorsed on tho outside "p c,rS.pIs fnr
Materials for the Navy, Tor h., Navy Yard At,
" ho RI Anu ~" .ressed TO the Chici
| Nav nnnaSt,a,e. ,dipment aud Recruiting,
The oIh,.sS e, Washington, D. c.
desi.us. 5 of this Bureau are numbered and
~. adua fol