Daily national Republican., 1865-07-06
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
l. THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINRERISn,


BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINRERISn,
June 2S, 1850
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for me
Navy for the FISCAL year ending June 3O 1886,
will he received at the Bureau of Stea m Enld-
neering until 10 O'Clock, a. m Of the 3lst day Of
July next, at which tlmo the opening will be
| commenced.
Proposals must bs- endorsed, Proposals for
Materials tortho Navy that they may bo dis
ungutshed from. other business letters, aud di-
| rectod &" tho Chief OF tho Bureaus of Steam En-
giECcrtng.
| : The materials and articles embraced In the
| classes named are particularly described in the
printed schedules: any of which will be fur.
lished to such Us dosre to oIfer, on application
to the cOmmandauts OF the respective yards or to
Che navy agent nearestthereto, 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 a. are actually required for
| bids. The commandan and navy agent for each
station WILL in addition to the schedule Of cRsses
| of their own yards, have COPY Of tho schedules
| II the other yards for examination only, from
| which may he Judged whether Il will be desira-
bic to mako application for any Of the classes OF
those yards. al other things being equal, pref.
1reuccs will be given to articles Of American
| manufacture.
| Offers must be made for the whole of tho class
| at any yard upon one Of the printed schedules
| or In strict conformity Herewith, or they will
| not 10 considered.
| Upon application to the Bureau, 70 the COM
| mandant OF the yard, or TO any navy agent, tho
Information respecting the proposals viii be fur
| nished
| The contract will be awarded to tho lowest bid
| der who givcS proper guarantees, rs required by
| tho law OF lUGh Of August, 1916, the Navy De-
p.rtmcnt reseryIng tho right to ject tho lowest
bid, If deemed eXorbitanl, or not 10 the interest
| Of the Government to accept.
The contracts will bear date the day the notIh-
| cation Is given, aud deliveries can be demanded
| from that date.
| Builders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be in the form pre-
| sCrh"d, and be mailed la time to reach their des-
uuAtiOn before the time expires for receiving
| them. W bill iGiii he considered ioAich shall b.
| rscsiret GftsT tie P,Tipd stGisf amt no 0ti0,o-
| IHrr 'Ciii Ja "ris Jar .rt'iiUreY n the mnH All
ulIcrS must be accompanied by the bidders
| liconso, or a certified copy thereof.
| Sureties In the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility certi-
| fCd to by United States district Judge, United
state" district attorney, collector, or navy agent.
| A. additional securities, twenty per centum will
| be withheld from the amount of tho bills until
| do contract shall have been completed, aud
Eighty per contuIn OF each bill, approved Ia trip
iicato by the comWandauts of the respective
ylrls, will DO paid by the navy agents at tho
points Of delivery, In funds certificates, at the
uptlOu Of the Government, within ten days aftor
the warrant for the same shall have been passed
| by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Tho following are the classes required at tho