TOOL STEEL EOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY. 363 



Bids. — Prior to the time fixed for opening the bids each bidder must 

 submit a sample bar of the steel he proposes to furnish, to the General 

 Storekeeper, Building No. 4, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Samples delivered late will not be received and the bids will not be 

 considered. 



The bidder will determine the exact composition for the sample bar, 

 but it must be within the limits specified. If, however, the bidder wishes 

 to submit more than one sample of a composition between the limits specified, 

 provided each bar is of different composition, he may do so. The sample 

 bars must be | by i| inches section by 6 feet long. Bach sample bar will 

 be marked to correspond with the bid. These bars will be forged into 5 

 tools and tested as specified above. 



Bach bidder shall inform the Engineer Officer, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., of the exact chemical composition of the sample bar or bars delivered 

 to the General Storekeeper, Building No. 4, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 and he will state in detail the treatment to which the test tools must be 

 subjected in order to get, in his opinion, the best results. This information 

 will be considered confidential. 



All bids and sample bars to be referred to the Engineer Officer, Navy 

 Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., for him to make the tests outlined above and to 

 recommend the award of contract for the steel which, in his opinion, is best 

 suited for the purpose, due consideration begin given to cost. 



General. — Bids on tool steel differing from the above chemical composi- 

 tion will be considered, provided the material is suitable for the purpose 

 intended. A statement of the chemical composition as outlined above will 

 be required. 



Failure to comply with all requirements will render the bid liable to 

 rejection. 



All descriptive matter modifying the above specifications must be in 

 duplicate, labeled with the above class number and pasted or otherwise 

 attached to this page of the proposal in both the original and duplicate bids. 

 Detailed specifications, in duplicate, stating specifically wherein the article 

 proposed does not conform to the above specifications must also be submitted. 



