The Arizona sentinel., 1876-12-23
Proposals for Subsistence Stores.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF ARIZONA,
OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY OF

HEADQUARTERS Dept OF ARIZONA,
OFFICE CHIEF CoMMIssARY OF
SUBSISTENCE,
PREsCoTT, A. T.. December Is, 1876.
CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate,
- will be received at this Office until ~
O'Clock NJ Saturday February Sd. 1877.
for furnishing all the Bacon, Flour, Beans.
Corn Meal, and Hominy required at the
different posts in the Department of Arizo-
na, Except Bacon at Camp Apache,) and
also, all the Pork required at Fort Yuma
and Camp MOjave, during the year COM
menciug July 1st, 1877, and ending June
Both, 1878, or such less time as the Com
missary General of Subsistence may direct.
Until the same time separate proposals for
the same articles will be received at the
office of the A. c. S. of each of the posts
themselves, and the proposals opened at this
office, will not be decided upon, until the
bids received and opened at the different
posts, are received at this Office 10 due
course of mail.
The following amounts are approximate.
The contractors will be required to furnish
all required whether more or less:
Noon, Pork, Bacon, Flour. Beans,
fooIo' lbs. lbs lbs. lbs.
Camp Apache, 49,. ..-.- los, 900 ii 900
Camp Bowie, .---- 1900 $1,000 1900
Camp Grant. .--.- 10000 10000 $4,000
Camp Lowell, 49,. 10000 $4,000 1900
Camp Mellow
ell, $3.50 $4,000 $4,000 5000
Camp Moisve, 5000 1900 10000 1920
Camp Thomas. near
Old Camp Good
win, -. 1900 10000 5000
Camp Verde, ...- 25 900 $4,000 10000
Fort Whiiple, 49,. 5000 10000 10000
Fort Yuma. 10000 5000 $1,000 5000
For information as to the amount of Corn
Meal and Hominy required, attention is in-
vlted to the Instructions to Bidders"
Due notice is to be given by the Post
COmmissaries to contractors, of the amounts
required. and time of each delivery.
Proposals may state t he amount for each
post, or separate proposals will be con-
sidered for the whole or any part OF any
article for any post, in order that settlers
10 the vicinity may have an opportunity OF
offering such small amounts of any article
requifad that they may raise. The articles
to be supplied under any contract made 10
pursuance of this advertisement must be
the products of Arizona or the adjacent
country.
Samples of the Flour. Corn Meal, Beans
and HOminy, to be furnished as early as
practicable with the bidders name and the
contents plainly marked thereon.
Prices must be stated in U. s. currency.
The right is reserved of accepting or re-
jectiDg any bid as may be deemed best for
the interest of the United States.
Proposals must be accompanied by
proper guarantee signed by two RESPONSE
BILE persons, within ten days after noti6ca-
ton of the award of the contract, contract
shall be entered into. A good and sufficient
bond will be required from the party to
whom any contract is awarded, and also
certificate from The Clerk of the County
Court. or magistrate, that each bondsman
is worth that amount
Each bid will be accompanied by
copy of this advertisement, aud "Instruc-
tons to Bidders The contracts to be
subject to the approval of the Division and
Department Commanders.
10 case of the abandonment of post, the
contract to terminate for that post
For detailed information copies of "In-
structiOns to Bidders" advertisements,
&c, apply to the Military Headquarters,
Santa Fe, Chief Commssary OF Subsis-
tence, San Francisco: Chief COmmissary
of Subsistence, Prescott and any post in
Arizona.
Bidders are invited to be present at the
opening of bids
Envelopes should be endorsed Proposals
for (name the artlcles) and addressed to
the Chief COmmissary of Subsistence. De-
partment of Arizona, Prescott. A. T., or
A. c. S. (name the post) if the bidder
sends bis proposals to a post in the De-
partment.
THOMAS WILSON, C. s., U. S. A.
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