Evening star., 1909-05-15
General Supply Committee.

FIRST. Ihat the general supply COM
mittee. composed of one representative
from each of the departments and the fol-
lowing government establishments to wit,
government printing office interstate COM
merce commission. Smithsonian Institu-
tion superintendent of State, War and
Navy. building and the government OF
the District of Columbia appointed by
the head of each department and estab-
liShment pursuant to the recommendation
of the board of awards be- and is here
by. breated d body to be known as the
general supply committee. of which the
secretary of the board of awards shall be
chairman. And the said committee shall
adopt its own rules for organization and
the transaction of business subject to
the directions herein specifically set forth
and while the members of said committee
shau advise together collectively. yet
each member shall. in performing the
several acts hereinafter directed act as
the separate agent and representative of
the particular department or establish
ment from which he is appointed
Second. That said general supply COM
mfttee shall adopt and carry out the plans
already formulated for the purchase of
supplies for the ensuing fiscal year and
thereafter shall, within due time before
the end of each fiscal year prepare one
general schedule of all supplies needed in
common by any two or more of the de-
partmentS and said ESTABLISHING 1ts eXcept
that said committee may. in it's direction
include articles of a special nature re-
CURED by only one department or inde-
pendent establishment when requested tO
do SO by the head of such department or
establishment and said committee may
omit from said schedule any class of sup
plies which it may for any reason deem
advisable, and said articles so omitted
shall be purchased upon advertisement
and bids as provided for by law and as
heretofore done, said general schedule to
set forth clearly the quantity of each arti-
Gle needed by each department and estab-
nshment aforesaid. and an advertisement
for proposals to furnish said supplies shall
be made according to the provisions of
said act of January %, 1894.
Consideration of Proposals.
Third. That the proposals be in such
form that the amount of the bid upon
the quantity needed by each department
and establishment separately shall be
readily determinable therefrom; that said
proposals be opened and schedules there
of prepared. which, with a statement of
the proposed action of each department
and establishment thereon. shall be sub
mitted to the board of awards, and that
the recommendation of said board be act
ed upon, each and all of said acts being
done according to the provisions of said
act of January q. 1894: and that bonds
be required, SO conditioned that each
bidder whose proposal is accepted shall
be Obliged to do and perform the condi-
tions and stipulatiOns of his contract
with each department and establishment
separately. The forms of said proposals
and acceptances, and of said bonds, shall
be prepared and furnished the committee
by the Department of Justice.
Fourth. That said committee formulate te
a uniform method of inspection and test
ing of all supplies delivered to the gov
ernment. TO be used by all of the depart
ments and establishments a basis of
acceptance or rejection of supplies; that
they arrange for the preparation of all
needed fOrmuae and specifications; and
the heads of departments and indepenu-
ent establishments are directed to fur
nish such technical assistance may be
required in this connection: that they
have tested under their direction the sam
pies submitted by bidders and that they
do and perform all other acts which are
in accordance with law and are neces-
sary and proper TO carry out the pur-
poses of this order.
Fifth. That each of the heads Of the
several departments and independent
establishments when requested so to dc
by the general supply committee shall
assign to said committee, en- enable them
to carp out the purposes Of this order
such number OF its emptoyes and for such
length of time as the committee may
designate.
The order takes effect at once"