Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-13
PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
i TIE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }
BUREAU OF srRAM ESGIsgRRlso, I

... NAVY DEPARrMENT,)
BuRBAu OF STEAM ENGIsgERisG,
June 2S, 1858
Sealed Proposals TO furnish materials for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1850,
will be received at the Bureau OF Steam Eugi.
neering until 10 O'Clock, a. M, OF the Slst day OF
July next, at which time the opening will DO
commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals for
Materials for the Navy" that they may DO dis
tinguished from other business letters, and d.
rected to the Chief Of the Bureaus Of steam kn-
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described In tho
printed schedules any Of which VIII be tur.
To tho commandAnts OF the respective yards, or to
the navy agent nearest thereto, and those Of all
tho yards upon application to the Bureau.
This division into two classes being for tho
convenience Of dealers in each, such classes only
win 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 1t 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 Of American
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.
r.. ~pplication to the Bureau, to tho com
MANI at " the yard, or to any navy agent, the
form q. oicr, Of guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting the proposals will be fur
nishcd.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
der who gives proper guarantees, a. required by
the law OF 10Th OF August, 1916, the Navy De-
partment reserying the right to reject the lowest
bid, II deemed exorbtant, or not 10 the Interest
| Of tho Government to accept.
The contracts will bear date the day the notih
cation II given, aud deliveries can be demanded
| from that date.
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must DO In the form pre-
scrihed and be mailed In time to reach their des-
| tination before the time expires for receiving
them. No bid will be considered Dhich SHAH h.
| received after the periOi stated and no dtiOto-
dncs toili BE- mad for futures Of the mHft. All
| odcrs must be accompanied by tho bidder =
| license, or u certified copy thereof.
Suretes In the full amount will be required 10
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 contum will
be withheld from tho amount Of the bills until
the contract shall have been completed, aud
eighty per centum OF each bill, approved Ia trip.
licnto by the commaudantz OF the respect VI
yards, will be paid by the navy agents at the
points Of delivery, in funds or certificates at tn,
option OF the Government, within ten days aftel
the warrant for tho same shall have bcon passct
by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The following are the classes required at tn,
| respectiyo navy wards