market or secure the manufacture and delivery of the merchandise by con- 

 tract or otherwise. The contractor would be liable for any excess cost to the 

 purchaser unless the delay is due to unforeseen causes beyond the control 

 and without the fault or negligence of the contractor, including, but not 

 restricted to, acts of God or of the pubHc enemy, fires, floods, epidemics, 

 quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe 

 weather. Excess costs occasioned by delays caused by subcontractors should 

 be at the expense of the contractor. 



The contractor should be obligated to notify the purchaser in writing, 

 within a stipulated number of days from the beginning of such delay, of the 

 causes of delay. 



E. Reservations 



If, in the judgment of the purchaser, his interests require it, the right 

 should be reserved to reject any and all bids, to waive technical defects, and 

 to accept or reject any part of any bid. If, in the opinion of the purchaser, 

 there has been a failure to perform faithfully any of the contract stipulations 

 or a willful attempt to impose upon the purchaser articles inferior to those 

 required under the contract, the right should be reserved to declare any con- 

 tractor in default. It should be understood and agreed that when a contractor 

 has been declared in default the buyer may purchase during the remainder 

 of the contract period the articles covered by the contract without furnishing 

 the defaulting contractor an order therefor and that any excess cost over 

 the original contract price will be charged to the defaulting contractor. 



F. Payments and Discounts 



The contractor should be paid for accepted merchandise at the prices, less 

 discounts, stipulated in properly certified invoices or vouchers. Unless other- 

 wise specified, payments should be made for partial deliveries accepted by the 

 purchaser when payment for the amount due is warranted or when payment 

 would equal or exceed 50 percent of the total amount of the contract. 



Wlien discounts are quoted for payment within a specified time, it should 

 be understood and agreed that the discount period begins with the date of 

 acceptance of material and submission of properly certified invoices or 

 vouchers. 



PUBLICATIONS 



For the following publications of interest to purchasers of processed fruits 

 and vegetables, apply to the War Food Administration, OflSce of Marketing 

 Services, Washington 25, D. C. 



The A B C of Canned Fruit and Vegetable Labeling. M. P. 460. 



Continuous Factory Inspection and Labeling of Canned Fruits and Vege- 

 tables in Terms of U. S. Standards. (Processed.) 



Government Grading of Processed Fruits and Vegetables — Questions and 

 Answers. (Processed.) 



What Do These Mean? (A Short Short Story About U. S. Grade A, B, C 

 Labels). (Processed.) 



Canned Food Labels in Terms of U. S. Grades. (Processed.) 



Institutional Purchasing of Processed Fruits and Vegetables. (Processed.) 



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