Helena weekly herald., 1884-04-03
Proposals for Indian Supplies.

Department of the Interior,
Office of Indian Affairs
Washington, ID. c., March Goth, 1884.
CtEALED PROPOSALS. indorsed Proposals for
- Beef" and directed to the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, Washington, ID. c., will be re-
ceived until | o'clock, p. m,, of Wednesday, the
10th of April next, for furnishing for Blackfeet
Agency, Montana, $1,000 pounds beef, gross.
BLANK FORMS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR BIDS.
The bids will be opened at the Office of Indian
Affairs Washington, ID. c., in the presence of any
bidders who may attend, and read publicly, be
ginning at the hour above named. Bidders are
invited to be present.
Each bid must give the names of all parties in
terested in or parties to it and MUST have a copy
of this advertisement attached. Bidders must des-
ignate their place of business and pOstoffice ad-
dress.
No bids will be considered from persons who
have in any respect defaulted in any bid hereto
fore made Any or all bids, or any part of any
bid, will be rejected if deemed for the best inter-
est of the Government.
Each bid must be accom- panied by certified
check or draft upon some United States Depos-
tory, payable to the order of the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs which check or draft shall be
not less than FIVE per centum on the amount of
supplies proposed to be furnished, and shall be
forfeited to the United States in case any bidder
receiving an award shall fail to execute promptly
a contract with good and sufficient sureties, ac-
cordng to the terms OF his bid; otherwise to be
returned to the bidder.
Bids not accompanied by n certified
check Or draft will not be considered.
Parties receiving awards will at once enter into
contract
In making the awards the right will be reserved
to increase or diminish the quantity required to
any extent and the further right to increase or
diminish the amount specified in any contract to
an extent not exceeding twenty-five per cemtum.
Beef must be delivered soon possible after
approval of the contract and in no case later than
May 10th, next.
A joint and several bond in the full amount of
the contract duly executed, with two or more
suretes, and conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the contract in all its particulars, must
accompany the same. The sufficiency of the
sureties must be evidenced by their affidavit as to
the value of their property.
The contract for beef will be for good mer
chantable, and all offered under any contract
will be subject to rigid inspection The cattle to
be furnished on the hoof must be steers and cows
mo bulls stags) not over seven years of age
and must average not less than $50 pounds gross,
at each delivery from May lst to December list q.
and not less than 800 pounds gross, from Decem-
ber lst to May lst; no animal to weigh less than
700 pounds and no animal shall be received that
will net less than 80 per centum of its gross weight
from May lst to December Ist or less than As per
centum from December lst to May lst. The price
must be figured gross but for all cows delivered
under any contract disc )unt of twenty (2U per
centum from the proposed price will be made.
II. PRICE,
w3t-mh27 Commissioner