Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-08
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PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
l. NAVY.


-. NAVY DEPARTMENT, |
BUREAU OF Equipment AND REcRulrISo,
June %, 1865. |
Sealed proposals 10 furnish materials for the
navy for the hscal year ending 30th June, 1885, |
will be received at the Bureau Of Equipment and
until the ,h S SSy ., H0 \.
without regard to any accidental detention Of
mails or other causes.
The materials and articles embraced In the
classes named are particularly described In tho
printed schedules, any Of which will be furnished
to Buchas desire TO offer, on application TO
the cOmmandants OF the respective yards, or
to the navy agent nearest thereto and
Bureau. This division into classes being for the
CON enience Of dealers in each, such portions
only will be furnished as are actually required
for bids. The cOmmandant and navy agent Of
each station will, In addition TO tho schedule Of
classes at their own yards, have copy Of the
schedules Of the other yards for examination
only, from which It may be judged whether II
will be desirable to make application for any Of
the classes Of those yards.
II is requested OF bidders to avoid erasurcs and
substitution Of figures, and to see that the amounts
| arc correctly carried out.
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest
bOnd dds bidder who gives proper security for
| Its fuRllment. The bufeau reserves the right to
reject all the bids for any class, II deemed oxor-
| bitant.
Bidders are referred to the commandants Of
the respective yards for samples, Instructions, or
| particular description Of the articles also, for
| u
| Every offer, as required by law OF 10Th August,
1916, must be accompanied by a written guaran.
| ty, tho form Of which is hereinafter given, and
| also by a certificate signed by the Collector Of
Internal Revenue fer the district In which he re-
sides, that he has license to deal In the articles
which he proposes to furnish or by an AFFIDAVIT
signed by himself and sworn to before some mag
istrato authorized to administer such oath, that
he Is manufacturer Of, or regular dealer In, the
| articles he offers to supply, and has license as
such manufacturer or dealer.
Suretics In the full amount will be required to
sigu the contract, and their responsibility cert
fed to by United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector, or navy agent
As additional security, twenty Per centum will
Be withheld from the amount Of the bills until
| the contract shall have been completed: and
eighty per contum Of each bill, approved In
tripliCate by the commandRnt OF the respective
yards, will he paid by tho navy agent at tn,
points Of delvery-unless requested by tho con
, tractor to be paid by another navy agoncy-wthir
ten days after warrants shall have been passed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
1t Ia stipulated in tho contract that II defaul
he made by the parties Of the first part In deliv
ering all or any of the articles mentioned In au.
class bid for In the contract, or the quality a
such time and places above provided, then an,
in that case the contractor and his sureties will
forfeit and pay to the United States n sum o
money not exceeding twice the amount OF suc
, class, which may be recovered from time +
> time, according to tho act OF Congress In tina
case provided, approved March 8, 1916.
No bids for more than one yard must be en-
closed In ono envelope, and the same must be dis
II unCtly endorsed on the outside, proposals. 10
Materials for the Navy, for the Navy Yard ut
i (namc tho yard)' aud addressed ITO the Chic
Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
Navy Department, Washington, D. c.
- The CLASSES of this Bureau arc numbered an
desivuAtrd IA fOllOws: