Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
u TIE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuREAu OF EauTFnENT AND RgcRuIrIsa,

't. NAVY DEPARrnESr,)
BUREAU or EauffMENr AND RRcRuiTIEa,
Sealed proposals TO furnish materials for the
navy for the fiscal year ending 8Oth June, 1899,
will be received II the Bureau Of Equipment and
Recruiting until the 25th day Of July next, At
10 o'clock, n m, when bids will be opened,
without regard 70 any accidental detention Of
malls OF other causes.
The materials aud articles embraced In the
1ssS are y S !. n ss
the commaRdsnts q the respeetisiS yards, or
70 the navy agent nearest thereto, and
those Of all the yards upon application 10 the
Bureau. This division Into classes being for the
convenience Of dealers In each, such portions
only will be furnished a. are actually required
for bids. The eommandAnt and navy agent Of
each station will, In addition 70 the schedule Of
classes at their own yards, have copy Of the
schedules OF the other yards for examination
only, from which It may DO Judged whether u
will be desirable 70 make application for any Of
the classes VI those yards.
II h requested % bidders 10 avoid erAsuTes and
substituton Of figures, and TO that the amounts
are correctly carried out. a....
The eOAtrasts will b. awarded 10 the lowest
bum d,fs bidder who gives proper security for
Its fulhllment The bureau reserves the right to
reject all the bids Tor any class, n deemed sxor.
bitant.
the respective yards for.samples, lRstruetlons or
particular description OF the articles also, for
blank forms Of offer aud guaranty.
Every offer, a. Required by law Of 10Th August,
1915, must be accompanied by written suArAn;
ty, the form Of which il hereinafter given, aud
also by q certihcals signed BY the Collector OF
Internal Revenue fsf the district IN which he re-
Sides that he has license 10 deal In the articles
which he proposes 70 furnishi or BY an AFFIDAVIT
signed by himself aud sworn 10 before sOms mag
istrate authorized 10 administer such oath, that
he IL Manufacturer Of, or regular dealer in, the
articles he offers to supply, and has license a.
such manufactures or dealer.
HuTeties In the full amount will be required 10
sign the contract, and their responsibility eert
Asd TO by United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector or navy agent.
A. additional security, twenty per eentum win
DO withheld from the amount Of the bills until
the contract shall have been eompleted! and
eighty per centum Of each bill, approved In
triplicate by the eommAndant Of the respective
yards, will be paid BY the navy agent at tho
points of dcliyery-unless requested by the eon :
tractor 10 be paid BY another navy agenoy-within
ten days after warrants shall have been passed
by the seq diary Of the Treasury.
II Il stiRa..ssa an 80 contract that N default
be made BY the parties Of the hrst part In deliv-
ering all Of Ahy Of the articles mentioned In any
class bid for In the contract, or the quality at
such time and places shove provided, then and
In that ease TIA contractor and his surstiss will
forfoh and pay 70 the United States sum Of
money not exceeding twice the amount Of sueh
class, which may be recovered from time 10
time, according % the act 81 Congress In that
ease provided, approved March 8, so.
No bids for more thea one yard must be en-
closed In one envelope znd the same must DO dis.
tinetly endorsed % the outside, Proposals for
Materials for the Navy for the Navy Yard At
name The yATd,) Ahd addressed ''T0 the Chief
81 the Bureau % Elulpmsu, and Rsornitihg,
The classes Of this BuTeaa arc Aanborod and
1aaN AL A. IN