Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-10
NAVY DBPARrA }
BUREAU or STEAM BSGINRBRlNa,

NAVY DEPARrsaSr,)
BUREAU or STEAM BSuINRERISa,
June ~, 1880.
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
Navy for the nscal year ending June 30, 1866,
will be received at the Bureau Of Steam Engi-
necring until 10 o'clock, a. 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 di-
rcctcd to tho Chief Of tho Bureaus Of Steam En-
giueoring.
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described in the
printed schedules; any Of which will be fur
nished to such us desire to offer, ON application
to the eommandants Of the respective yards OF to
the navy agent nearest thereto and those Of all
tho 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 and navy agent for each
station will In addition to the 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 II Will be desira-
bic to make application for any Of the classes Of
those yards All other things being equal, pref
eronces will DO given to articles Of 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 HppllcatlOu 10 inc Dufohut 70 tne com
mandant VI the yard or 10 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 10th Of August, 1916, the Navy De-
partment reserving the right to reject the lowest
bid, II deemed exorbitant, or not TO the interest
Of the Government tD accept.
The contracts will bear date the day the notih-
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-.
scribed, and be mailed In time to reach their des
| tnation before tho time expires for receiving
| them. No bid ICiiI he considered I0hich shall b.
| received after The period stated, and no dtLOi1'
amer t0ii BE- mdds JDT failures N the mail AL
| offers must be accompanied by the BIDDER
| license, or a certified copy thereof
suretes IN the fall amount will be required t.
sign the contract, and their responsibility certi
| fed to by United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector, or navy agent
| As additional securities twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount Of the bills unit
the contract shall have been completed, an,
eighty per centum Of each bill, approved In trip
lcate by the cOmmandants OF the respectiv
yards, will be paid by tho navy agents at tn
points OF delivery, in funds or certificates, at tn
option Of the Government, within ten days afte
the warrant for the same shall have been passe
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
| The following are the classes required at tn