o'clock Sealed bids in DUPLICATE, subject to all the terms and conditions specified in this Invitation and in the attached Bid, Schedule, and General Provisions, will be received at this office until Standard Time, and at that time will be publicly opened, for the furnishing of the supplies or services (DATE) described in the accompanying Schedule. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bids received. The Government may accept any items of any bids unless qualified by specific limitation of the bidder. Bids must be enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed to the activity named above, with the name and address of the bidder, the date and hour of opening, and the Invitation Number written at the top left corner of the envelope. Your attention is directed to the possibility that wage determinations may have been made under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act providing minimum wages for employees engaged in the manufacture for sale to the Government of the supplies covered by this Invitation for Bids. Information in this connection, as well as general information as to the requirements of the Act concerning overtime payment, child labor, safety and health provisions, etc., may be obtained from the Wage and Hour Public Contracts Division, Department of Labor, Washington 25, D. C. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1. Terms. (a) Prices should be stated per unit, for number of units under each Item, and should include packing. (b) Time of proposed delivery must be stated definitely for each Item, or for all Items, and calendar days must include Sundays and holidays. 2. Government-Furnished Material.—No material or labor shall be furnished by the Government unless provided for in the Schedule. 3. Samples. Samples of items, when required, must be submitted prior to the opening of bids and at no expense to the Government; if not destroyed by testing, they will be returned at the bidder's request and expense. 4. Bonds. Acceptable security for any bid or contract, when required in the Schedule, will be (a) the bond of any surety company authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to do business, or (b) two responsible individual sureties, or (c) a certified check, or United States bonds or notes. Certified checks, and bonds or notes of the United States deposited by unsuccessful bidders, will be returned as soon as practicable after the opening. 5. Bids. (a) Alternative bids will not be considered unless authorized in the Schedule. (b) Telegraphic bids will not be considered unless authorized in the Schedule, although bids may be modified or withdrawn by telegraphic notice provided such notice is received by the issuing office at any time prior to the opening thereof. 6. Opening of Bids.-Bidders may be present, either in person or by representative, at the public opening of bids. 7. Award. (a) The contract shall be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the Invitation for Bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (b) An Award or preliminary Notice of Award will be mailed (or delivered) to the successful bidder at the earliest practicable date, whereupon such Award or Notice of Award will constitute a binding contract between the bidder and the Government without further action on the part of the bidder. be specified) from the date of the opening, to furnish any or all of the items upon which prices are quoted at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the point(s) and within the period of time as specified in the Schedule accompanying the aforesaid Invitation for Bids. The supplies or services to be furnished, the specifications, the price, discounts, the time and place of delivery, and any other special terms and conditions applicable to the contract are set forth below. percent, 20 calendar days; DISCOUNTS.-Discounts (not trade) will be allowed for prompt payment as follows: percent, 10 calendar days; percent, 30 calendar days. In connection with any discount offered, time will be computed from date of delivery of the supplies to carrier when final inspection and acceptance are at point of origin, or from date of delivery at destination or port of embarkation when final inspection and acceptance are at those points, or from date correct bill or voucher (properly certified by the Contractor) is received if the latter date is later than the date of delivery. Your bid on the above-numbered invitation is hereby accepted as to the items enumerated below with the additions or changes made by you, which additions or changes are set forth in full below. This contract, executed as of the above date of the acceptance of your Bid, comprises the following documents: (a) the Government's invitation for Bids, (b) your Bid, (c) the Schedule, (d) the General Provisions, and (e) the Government's Award. No further contractual document is necessary for the consummation of this contract. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, By. Contracting Officer, Navy Department. APPENDIX A, CHAPTER 3 AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT FOR Upon the basis of the following findings and determination which I hereby make as agency head, the proposed contract described below may be negotiated without formal advertising pursuant to the authority of Section 2 (c) (12) of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947. FINDINGS 1. In this paragraph, set forth briefly the scope of work, or nature of supplies called for. 2. In this paragraph, set forth such facts as are available and relevant to support the determination that the proposed contract is for supplies or services of such a nature that the purchase thereof should not be publicly disclosed-such facts as the actual classification of the supplies or services (or of the program of which they are an integral part), perhaps an indication of the Bureau or Office making the classification, and in either or both events the reason for such classification. For example: "For reasons of military security, the Chief of the Bureau of has classified as 'con fidential' the supplies and services to be procured under the proposed contract." 3. In this paragraph make the following statement: "Procurement by formal advertising of the supplies and services called for by the proposed contract would result in public disclosure of the character and ingredients of such supplies and services, and would thereby jeopardize their security classification." DETERMINATION The proposed contract is for supplies and services, the character, ingredients, or components of which should not be publicly disclosed. (In certain instances, this determination would be expressly limited to supplies or to services, and might preferably refer to only one or two of the words "character, ingredients, or components.") Date................ Assistant Secretary of the Navy. APPENDIX B, CHAPTER 3 AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT FOR EXPERIMENTAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR RESEARCH WORK Upon the basis of the following findings and determination which I hereby make as agency head,* the proposed contract described below may be negotiated without formal advertising pursuant to the authority of Section 2 (c) (11) of Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947, FINDINGS 1. In this paragraph, set forth briefly the * Or, when applicable, "as a chief officer responsible for procurement pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 and authority delegated thereunder." scope of the work, or nature of the supplies or services called for. For example: "The proposed contract calls for the study and investigation of plastic material, the experimental fabrication of four sonar domes from such material (two each of two different size domes), and services connected with the testing of these domes." 2. In this paragraph, set forth such facts as are available and relevant to support the determination that the proposed contract is for experimental, developmental, or research work |