Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-21
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
L THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAU or STEAM ENGINEERING,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU or STEAM ENGINEERING,
| Juno Is, 1865. \
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for III,
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 30 ls60
will DO received at the Bureau Of Steam Engi.
neering until 10 O'Clock, a. m, Of the 3lst day OF
commenced. 49,. -
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals foI
Materials for the Navy that they may be dis
tiuguishcd from other business letter.. nn5 al.
rected to the Chief Of the bureaus OF Steam En- E
cheering.
The materials aud articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described in the
printed schedules; any of which will he fur.
nished to such as desire to offer on application
to the conmandants Of the respective yards or 10
the navy agent nearest thereto, and those Of all
the yards upon application to the Bureau.
This division into two classics being for the
convenience OF dealers in each, such classes only
Will be furnished rs are actually required for
bids. The cOmmandant and navy agent for each
station WILL in addition to the Eched nle of classes
Of their own yards, have n copy Of the schod ules
Of the other yards for examination ONLY from
which may be judged whether IL will be desira.
PIC TO make application for any Of the classes OF
those yards. ALI other things being equal pref.
ererces will be 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
not be considered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the com.
mandant Of the yard, or to AHy navy agent, the
form OF offer, OF guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting the proposals will DO fur.
niShed - -.I'..
Tho contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
der who gives proper guarantees, rs required by
the law OF 10th Of August, 1916 the Navy De-
partment reserving the right to reject the lowest
bid, II deemed oxOrbitant, or not to the interest
OF tho Government to accept. 40 .'.
The contracts will bear date the day the notiR-
cation is given, aud deliveries can be demanded
from that date
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be In tho form pre-.
scribed, aud be mailed in time to reach their des.
tinatiOn before the time expires for receiving
them. No Did tofii be considered Which sh1II b.
Teosfpsd after the period stated, and no dLk0t1-
ance toift be mdfe yor failures oI the mail All
offers must be accompanied by the bidders
license, or a certified copy thereof
sureties In the full amount will be required 10
sign the contract, aud their responsibility oertl.
led to by a 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 until
the contract shall have been completed, and
eighty pcr centum Of each bill, approved a tEIp-
licate by the commandants OF the rcsnectiyc
yards, will be paid by the navy agesIs 1t the
points Of delivery In funds or certificates at the
option Of the Government, within ten days after
the warrant for the same shall Aave been passed
by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The following are the classes required al the
navy. yHnlk Ns " a- -