FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS

Dallas, Texas, December 26, 1940

To the Bank Addressed:

There is enclosed a copy of Army Purchase Information Bulletin, 1940, which contains a list of the supplies purchased by the Army and furnishes information regarding the procedure of the War Department in connection with purchases. As pointed out in the Bulletin, the War Department de­ centralizes its procurement activities, and the purchase of specialized prod­ ucts is assigned to depots or field purchasing offices listed in Section III.

The Navy has a central purchasing bureau, and general purchases, except for local supplies, are handled by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.

This information is furnished for your assistance in connection with inquiries received from any of your customers who may wish to bid on Government contracts.

Yours very truly,

R. R. GILBERT President

This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library ([email protected]) ARMY PURCHASE INFORMATION BULLETIN 1940

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY

(Second Edition - Revised November 1, L94-0) A M Y PURCHASE INFORMATION

FOREWORD

1* This bulletin is published as a guide to manufacturers who are interested in placing their facili­ ties at the disposal of the government in connection with the current rearmament program. It is suggested that manu­ facturers who desire to participate in this program follow the routine outlined herein. Communications should be di­ rected to the proper purchasing office or procurement dis­ trict headquarters in the field.

2. So far as practicable, the Weir Department de­ centralizes its procurement activities. Accordingly, in the interest of keeping down overhead costs to American in­ dustry, correspondence with and visits to the offices of the War Department in Washington, D. C., should be minimized.

3. Each War Department procuring agency is in­ terested in specialized products which are assigned to the depots or field purchasing offices listed in Section III, "Purchasing Agencies". For convenient reference, the more important articles being purchased under the current pro­ gram are listed alphabetically in Section X, "General Index of Articles Purchased". The listings in this section refer the manufacturers to the proper field purchasing offices listed in Section III, "Purchasing Agencies".

U* The maps inserted between Sections I and II show the locations of the field procurement district head­ quarters and the areas served by each. The addresses of the field planning offices located at these headquarters are given in Section I, "Procurement Planning". ARMY PURCHASE INFORMATION

SECTION PAGES

I Procurement Planning 1 - 3

Procurement District Maps: Air Corps Chemical Warfare Service Corps of Engineers Medical Department Ordnance Department Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps

II Purchase Methods 4 — 5

III Purchasing Agencies & Items Purchased 6-17

IV Construction— Constructing Quartermasters 18-21

V Local Purchase— Principal Army Posts and Purchasing Agencies 22 - 26

VI Horses and Mules—Remount Areas 27

VII Corps of Engineers— Non Military Construc­ tion Projects 28 - 31

VIII Civilian Conservation Corps— Purchasing Agencies 32 - 34

IX Procurement Division, Treasury Department, Navy Department & Reconstruction Finance Corporation 35-37

X General Index of Articles Purchased 38-41 SECTION I

PROCUREMENT PLANNING

1. The agencies listed in this section are engaged in planning for the procurement of supplies and equipment which "will be needed by the army during a war or other major National emergency. Military requirements are computed in advance. They are apportioned by the supply arms and services to procurement districts. The pro­ curement planning officers in these districts search the areas to which they are assigned for the productive capacity necessary to meet requirements. Individual plants are surveyed, production stud­ ies are made, and in agreement with the management, plants are al­ located for particular production during an emergency.

2. The management of plants having facilities which are considered suitable for the production of military equipment should communicate directly with the officer in charge of the Procurement District which is nearest the plant for detailed information regard­ ing this activity.

PROCUREMENT PLANNING AGENCIES

Air Corps Procurement Districts

Eastern------Room 1216-A, Federal Office Bldg., 90 Church St., New York City Central------Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio W estern------506 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif.

Chemical Warfare Procurement Districts

Boston ------Room 2000, Post Office and Courthouse Bldg., Boston, Mass. Chicago------Room 1506, 20 North Wacker Drive Bldg., Chicago, Illinois. New Y o r k ------Room 404, 45 Broadway, New York City Pittsburgh------1044 New Federal Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco --- Room 117, Federal Office Bldg., San Francisco, Calif.

Engineer Procurement Districts

Birmingham------212 Wilson Bldg., Mobile, Ala. Chicago ------1117 United States Post Office Bldg., Chicago, 111.

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New Y o r k ------39 'Whitehall St,, New York City Philadelphia----- 900 U. S. Customhouse, 2d and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh------1012 New Federal Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco --- Room 4-09, Customhouse, San Francisco, Calif.

Medical Department Procurement Districts

Chicago------Room 1203 and 1205 U. S. P. 0. Bldg., Canal and Van Buren Sts., Chicago, 111. New Y o r k ------First Ave. and 58th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. St. L o u i s ------Second and Arsenal Sts., St. Louis, Mo. San Francisco -----San Francisco Gen. Depot, Ft. Mason, Calif.

Ordnance Districts

Birmingham ------1908 Comer Bldg., Birmingham, Ala. Bost o n ------Room 1501, 14.0 Federal St., Boston, Mass. Chicago------Room 222, 309 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. Cincinnati------831 The Engineer Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland ------14-50 Terminal Tower Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio Detroit------1832 National Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Hartford ------95 State Street, Springfield, Mass. New Yo r k ------Room 1815, So Broadway, New York, N. Y. Philadelphia-----Room 1417, Mitten Bldg., Broad and Locust Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh ------1032 New Federal Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Rochester------1132 Mercantile Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. St. L o u i s ------Room 935, U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse, St. Louis, Mo. San Francisco -----Room 118, Federal Office Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. Wilmington Ordnance Region - 14-66 Nemours Bldg., Wilmington, Del. Los Angeles Ordnance Region -4-09 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Los Angeles, California

Quartermaster Districts

Atlanta---— - -1306 Twenty-two Marietta Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. B o s t o n ------Boston Army Base, Boston, Mass. Chicago ------1819 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago, 111. Detroit------Quartermaster Motor Procurement Planning Office, Detroit, 611 Federal Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Jeffersonville --- 10th St. and Meigs Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.

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New Y o r k ------First Ave. and 58th St,, Brooklyn, N, Y. Philadelphia-----21st and Johnston Sts., Philadelphia, Pa, St. L o u i s ------2d and Arsenal Sts., St. Louis, Mo, San Antonio ------San Antonio General Depot, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. San Francisco-----Ft. Mason, San Francisco, Calif.

Remount Areas

East Central------Hq. 434 P. 0. Bldg., Lexington, Ky, Eastern------Hq., Front Royal, Va, North Central----- Hq., Room 502, Central P. 0. Bldg., 315 W. Per­ shing Rd., Kansas City, Mo. Northwestern------Hq,, Fort Douglas, Utah South Central— --- Hq., 3301 El Campo St., Ft. Vforth, Tex. Southwestern------Hq., Colorado Springs, Colo. Western------Hq., San Mateo, Calif.

Signal Corps Procurement Districts

Chicago------1819 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago, 111. New York------First Ave., and 58th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. San Francisco------Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.

Signal Corps Development Laboratories

Signal Corps Laboratories------Fort Monmouth, N. J. Aircraft Radio Laboratory------Wright Field, Ohio Signal Corps Photographic Laboratory, Army War College, Washington, D.C.

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PIAXNINO BRANCH AUO. 10, 1934. - DRO. No.6 4 0 JULY 11, 1935. 0. A . S. V. PUNNING BRANCH AUO. 10, 1984. - DRO. N o. 6 3 6 PLANNING BRANCH. Data: No t . 2, 1939. Drg. No. 845 O.A.S.J. PUNNING BRANCH, DECEMBER, 1938 DRAWING No. 829a AUO. 10, 1934. - D rg. No. 6 4 f 0 * A« !• i* rLJUMXNQ HUNCH AUBUST 10p 1934. *0. 6 3 9 SCPT. IT, I934-. SECTION II

PURCHASING IETHODS

1. After Advertising: All normal purchases of the War De­ partment are made after advertising for bids. Purchasing officers prepare circular proposals and invitations to bid. These papers list the items to be purchased, list the applicable specifications, state delivery points and dates, and fjrnish all the information necessary for a prospective bidder to calculate his costs and submit a bid. Bids are required to be submitted by a stated time in sealed and properly addressed envelopes. Bid bonds are frequently required -with the bids. At the stated time, the Purchasing Officer publicly opens the bids. As a result of this procedure, the purchase contract is awarded to the best advantage of the government. Circular proposals are given -wide distribution in order to secure the maximum competi­ tion. Newspaper advertising is frequently used. Several commercial publications providfe timely information regarding invitations issued by the various purchasing agencies of the government. Manufacturers and dealers who desire to sell to the Y/ar Department should communi­ cate directly with the purchasing agency engaged in the procurement of articles which the manufacturer or dealer can supply. Invitations to bid will be forwarded them when purchases of those articles are to be made.

2. Without Advertising: A great portion of the require­ ments of a military force are articles which are not in ordinary commercial production. These are such items as weapons, ammunition, and numerous special articles of transportation and communication equipment. The military requirements for numerous articles which are in commercial production are so large as to require particular pro­ curement methods. In connection with the procurement of such require­ ments there are several factors which govern Y/ar Department purchasing. These are the consideration of prompt delivery, proper quality, fair­ ness of price, effect of the defense program upon consumers, mainten­ ance of fair labor standards by prospective contractors, avoidance of undue geographic concentration of contracts, financial and moral responsibility of prospective contractors, avoidance of transportation congestion, and the availability of power facilities. In order to permit proper consideration of these factors, the Congress has auth­ orized the award of contracts under special circumstances without advertising- In those cases whore the current rearmament program will be accelerated or consideration of the National economy is involved, contracts will be awarded under this authority after consideration of factors mentioned. PURCHASING METHODS - cont»d

3# Open Market: Purchasing officers of the War Department may purchase to the amount of $500 or less in the open market# Such purchases are made, with minor variations covered in the regulations, in a manner common among business men# Purchases in excess of this amount may be made -without formal advertising -when authorized by the chiefs of the respective arms or services. Informal quotations are requested from several convenient sources of supply# The purchase order is issued to secure those terms -which are most advantageous to .the government# Price and discounts, quality, and delivery are con­ sidered, Purchases of this sort are made, in general, at posts and stations to meet maintenance requirements when local procurement by purchase offers advantages over procurement by requisition on mili­ tary supply depots.

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PURCHASING AGENCIES

1. Actual purchasing activity of the War Department is specialized and decentralized. The greater volume of purchases is made by the depots and arsenals of the army. These specialize to a great extent in the articles purchased. Those facilities which are in production or are capable of production on any item of military requirements should communicate directly with the agency responsible for the purchase of that item. This communication should request that the name of the company be placed on the mailing list of the purchasing agency to receive invitations to bid when purchases are made of those items which the facility is in a position to supply.

2. The following is a list of the principal depots and arsenals and a general list of the articles purchased at each:

QUARTERMASTER CORPS

Reference 1 Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. 21st and Johnston Sts.. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania.

Textiles, cotton and woolens; Flags, colors, and standards; Blankets, mattresses, sheets, pillow cases, and mosquito bars; Buttons, badges, insignia, and medals; Musical instruments; Caps, hats, gloves, and men* s furnishings; Firemen1s rubber clothing; Uniforms, overcoats, raincoats, leggins, underwear, socks, and special clothing.

Reference 2 Boston Quartermaster Depot, A m y Base, Boston, Massachusetts.

Boots and shoes of all kinds; Shoe laces, and lasts.

Quartermaster Supply Officer, New York, General Depot. 1st Ave. and 58th St., Brooklyn, New York.

Toilet articles, safety matches; Subsistence, forage, and cleaning and preserving materials.

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Reference 4 Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, 10th St. and Meigs Ave., Jeffersonville, Indiana,

Canvas and tentage; Field stoves, ranges, mess tables, stools, and kitchen and bakery equipment; Leather, harness, saddlery, and pack equipment; Animal drawn vehicles; Agricultural implements; Individual equip­ ment; Subsistence, forage, and cleaning and preserving materials*

Reference 5 Chicago Quartermaster Depot, 1819 West Persliing Road* Chicago, Illinois.

Bacon, flour, corned beef, corned beef hash, yeast, malt and other subsistence, forage, and cleaning and preserving materials; Scales for weighing; Barrack bedsteads, chairs, canvas and steel cots, field desks, trunk lockers; Horse clipping machines.

Reference 6 Washington Quartermaster Depot, 24-th and II St,, N* ¥., Washington, D* C*

Incandescent lamps, postal scales; Office and officers' and noncommissioned officers' furniture, filing equip­ ment, rugs; Refrigerators; Electric and gas ranges; Typewriters, adding machines, and office labor saving devices; Blank forms and envelopes; Faints, pigments, thinners, etc.

Reference 7 Quartermaster Supply Officer, San Francisco, General Depot, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California.

Alaskan clothing, Fresh frozen beef for Hawaii and flour for Hawaiian and Philippine Departments; Other subsistence, forage, and cleaning and preserving materials.

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Reference 8 Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Camp Holabird, Baltimore, ltd*

Motor vehicles, trailers, bicycles; Motor vehicle equipment; Truck covers and curtains; Fire fighting apparatus; Machine and hand tools; Machinery and equipment for motor transport shops.

NOTE: (1) Similar supplies of standard manufacture and supplies common to two or more branches of the service are purchased at the depots listed above as well as at the following:

Fourth Corps Area Quartermaster Depot, Atlanta, Georgia.

Seattle Quartermaster Depot, 312 Federal Office Bldg., 1st Ave. and Madison Street, Seattle, Washington.

Quartermaster Section, San Antonio General Depot, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Quartermaster, Second and Arsenal Streets, St. Louis, Missouri.

Philippine Quartermaster Depot, Manila, P. I.

Puerto Rican General Depot, Fort. Buchanan, P. R.

Hawaiian Quartermaster Depot, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Quartermaster Section, Panama-Pacific General Depot, Corozal, C. Z.

Quartermaster Section, Panama-Atlantic General Depot, Fort William D. Davis, C. Z.

Reference 9 Transportation service for the army; rail, motor, animal drawn, and water, is purchased when required by each of the Quarter­ master establishments listed in this pamphlet.

Reference 10 Communications regarding procurement of ships, harbor boats, and other vessels for the army should be addressed to the Transpor­ tation Division (Water Transport), office of the Quartermaster General, Washington, D. C.

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NOTE: (2) For information regarding Quartermaster Corps Construction see Section IV.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT

1. The Ordnance Department establishments listed below have been divided into two groups - A and B - for the purpose of classification of the commercial supplies each establishment usually procures from industry. Group A has been sub-divided into two numerical groups —A-l and A-2 - in order that the class of supplies or services these sta­ tions are interested in specifically, in addition to the general cla ss of supplies, can be more easily identified. The commercial supplies and services that are listed in paragraphs 2, 3, U} and 3 below are of a general nature and of necessity the listing is not entirely complete but, is restricted to those materials most used and more frequently procured.

Reference 11 Ordnance Establishments - Group,A-l.

Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa. Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N. J.

Reference 12 Ordnance Establishments - Group A-2.

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, 111. Watertown Arsenal, Watertown, Mass. Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, N. Y. Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass.

Reference 13 Ordnance Establishments - Group B .

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Georgia. Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, California. Charleston Ordnance Depot, Charleston, S. C. Curtis Bay Ordnance Depot, Curtis Bay, Md. Delaware Ordnance Depot, Pedricktown, N. J* Erie Ordnance Depot, LaCarne, Ohio. Hawaiian Ordnance Depot, Honolulu, T. H. Nansemond Ordnance Depot, Portsmouth, Va. Ogden Ordnance Depot, Ogden, Utah. Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, N. J. San Antonio Arsenal, San Antonio, Texas. Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, 111. Wingate Ordnance Depot, Fort Wingate, N. Mex.

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2. Supplies and services usually procured by Groups A-l. A-2 and B :

a. General Maintenance Supplies. b. Packing and Shipping Materials - Lumber, Box Shooks, Strapping, etc. £. Electrical Supplies - Light and Power. d. General Construction Supplies - Steel, Roofing, Aggregates, etc. e. Automotive Equipment and Maintenance Supplies. f. Paints and Oils for Ordnance Materiel.

3. Supplies and services u sually procured by Group A-l Ordnance establishments:

a. All supplies and services listed in paragraph No. 2. b. Machines and Machine Tools - Lathes, Shapers, Grinders, etc. c. Iron and Steel: Wire, Bars, Rods, Plates, Shapes, Forgings and Castings. d. Copper, Brass and Bronze - Wire, Bars, Rods, Plates, Strips; Castings and Forgings. £• Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Bars, Plates, Rods, Shapes, Sheets, Strips and Castings. f. Chemical and Physical Laboratory Supplies. £. Industrial Chemicals. h. Weighing Scales - Sensitive Balances - and Larger. i. Explosive Processing Equipment. Explosives and Separate Explosive Ingredients. k. Cartridge Brass. l. Electro-Plating Equipment and Supplies. m. Heat-Treating Furnaces and Accessories. n. Gages, Dies, etc. o. Wood-working Machinery and Supplies. £. Optical Instruments and Accessories. £. Manufactured Metal Components.

4* Supplies and services usually procured by Group A-2 Ordnance establishments:

a. All supplies and services listed in paragraph No. 2. b. Machines and Machine Tools; Lathes, Shapers, Grinders, etc. c. Iron and Steel: Wire, Bars, Rods, Plates, Shapes; Forgings and Castings. d. Copper, Brass and Bronze - Wire, Bars, Rods, Plates, Strips, Castings and Forgings.

10 - Ordnance Department Supplies and services usually procured by Group A-2 - C o n f d .

e. Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys - Bars, Plates, Rods, Shapes, Sheets, Strips and Castings. f. Chemical and Physical Laboratory Supplies. £. Electro-Plating Equipment and Supplies. h. Spray-Painting Equipment and Supplies. i. Dies, Molds, Gages, etc. j. Heat-Treating Furnaces and Accessories. k. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies. l. Manufactured Metal Components.

5• Supplies and services usually procured by Group B Ordnance establishments:

a. All supplies and services listed in^paragraph No. 2.

AIR CORPS

Reference 14- Materiel Division, Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Airplanes; Airplane parts, equipment, accessories; Flying equipment and supplies; Lighting and photo­ graphic equipment; Parachutes; Special and technical instruments and equipment; Aviation fuel.

CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE

Reference 15 Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Maryland. Boston C. HIT. Procurement District, 2000 U.S. Post Office Building, Boston, Mass. New York C.W. Procurement District, 4-5 Broadway, Room AOA* New York, N. Y. Pittsburgh C.W. Procurement District, 1044- New Federal Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Chicago.C.W. Procurement District, 1 H 3 New Post Office Building. Chicago, 111.

Chemicals; Ceramics; Chemical plant equipment; Specially prepared fabrics; Duck, felt, cloth, and webbing; Gas masks and components of fabric, glass, metal, moulded rubber, and plastics; Machines and machine tools; Activated charcoal.

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Reference 16 Signal Section, New York General Depot, Brooklyn, New York or Array Signal Corps Procurement District, 1st Ave. and 58th St«, Brooklyn, N» Y .

Radio communication equipment; Wire and cable; Meteoro­ logical equipment; Photographic equipment; Message center equipment, cipher devices*

Reference 17 Signal Section, Chicago Quartermaster Depot* Chicago, Ill­ inois or Army Signal Corps Procurement District* 1819 West Pershing Road« Chicago, 111,

Telephone and telegraph equipment; Message center equipment, cipher devices; Wire and cable.

Reference 18 Aircraft Radio Laboratory, Wright Field* Dayton, Ohio.

Special and technical equipment for aircraft communi­ cations; Experimental equipment.

Reference 19* Signal Corps Laboratory, Fort Monmouth, N. J.

Fire control and ground radio equipment; Special, technical, and experimental equipment.

Reference 20 Signal Corps Photographic Laboratory, Army War College, Washington. D. C.

Photographic equipment.

Signal Corps supplies and equipment of a nature similar to that listed above are purchased to a limited extent by the following agencies:

PURCHASING OFFICES OF SIGNAL CORPS

Office, Chief Signal Officer Room 3424 Munitions Bldg. Washington, D* C.

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Officer in Charge, San Francisco Signal Corps Procurement Dist* Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, California

Signal Officer Philippine Department Manila, P. I.

Signal Officer, Hawaiian Department Fort Shafter, T. H*

Signal Officer, Panama Department Quarry Heights, Canal Zone

Officer in Charge, Alaska Communication System Seattle, Washington

Commanding Officer, Hawaiian Signal Depot Fort Armstrong, T. H*

Commanding Officer, Philippine Signal Depot Manila, P. I.

Post Signal Officer, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

Utilities Officer, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

Officer in Charge, War Department Message Center Washington, D. C*

Signal Property Officer, San Antonio Air Depot Fort Sam Houston, Texas

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Signal Property Officer, Sacramento Air Depot Sacramento, California

Signal Officer Middletown Air Depot Middletown, Pa*

Signal Sec* New Cumberland General Depot New Cumberland, Pa*

12th Signal Corps Ft. McKinley, P. I.

Signal Sec* San Antonio General Depot Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Post Signal Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Signal Officer, Puerto Rican Department San Juan, Puerto Rico

CORPS OF ENGINEERS (Military)

Reference 21 Contracting Officer* Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1st and M Sts** N. W*, Washington* D* C *

Corrugated steel arches; Burlap and canvas bags; Drafting, photographic, lithographic, photo­ engraving, and surveying equipment; Steel bridges, buildings, dredges, power shovels, storage tanks, sawmills; Heavy machinery, boilers, cranes, hoists, jacks, hydraulic presses, transformers, gasoline and electric engines; Locomotives, railroad cars, and air-brake equipment; Hand tools; Dump wagons; Camouflage equipment, Air Compressors and tools.

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Engineer supplies and equipment of a nature similar to that listed above are purchased to a limited extent by the following agencies:

Address mail to: THE DEPARTMENT ENGINEER

Hawaiian Department, Headquarters, Ft. Shafter. T. H. Panama Canal Department, Corozal, Canal Zone. Philippine Department, Ft. Santiago, Manila, P. I. Puerto Rican Department, San Juan, P. R.

Address mail to: THE ENGINEER

First Corps Area, Army Base, Boston 9, Mass. Second Corps Area, Governors Island, N. Y. Third Corps Area, U.S.P.O. & Court House, Baltimore, Maryland. Fourth Corps Area, Old P.0. Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Fifth Corps Area, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Sixth Corps Area, 1300 New P.0. Bldg., Chicago# 111. Seventh Corps Area, Federal Bldg., 15th & Dodge Sts., Omaha, Nebr. Eighth Corps Area, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ninth Corps Area, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.

II Corps, Fort Jay, N. Y. IV Corps, Fort Benning, Ga. VI Corps, Fort Sheridan, 111. IX Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash. I Armored Corps, Fort Knox, Ky. GHQ Air Force, Langley Field, Va.

Address mail to: THE COMMANDANT

The Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir, Va.

Address mail to: THE OFFICER IN CH A R ®

The Engineer Reproduction Plant, The Army War College, Washington, D. C.

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Address mail tot ENGINEER SUPPLY OFFICER. ENGINEER SEC HO N

Columbus General Depot, Columbus, Ohio. San Antonio General Depot, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Hawaiian Engineer Depot, Schofield Barracks, T. H. New York General Depot, 58th St. & 1st Ave., Brook­ lyn, N. Y. Panama-Pacific General Depot, Corozal, Canal Zone. Philippine Engineer Depot, Port Area, Manila, P. I. San Francisco General Depot, Ft. Mason, San Francisco, Calif. Schenectady General Depot, Schenectady, N. Y. Puerto Rican General Depot, Ft. Buchanan, San Juan, P.R.

ENGINEER PROCUREMENT DISTRICTS

Notet Address correspondence to: The Chief, ______Engineer Procurement District

CHICAGO U. S. Engineer Office, 1117 New Post Office Building, Chicago, 111.

NEW YORK U. S. Engineer Office, 710 Army Bldg., 39 Whitehall St., New York, N. Y.

PHILADELPHIA U. S. Engineer Office, 900 Customhouse, 2nd & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.

PITTSBURGH U. S. Engineer Office, 1012 New Federal Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.

SAN FRANCISCO U. S. Engineer Office, 401 Customhouse, San Francisco, California.

BIRMINGHAM U. S. Engineer Office, 212 Wilson Building, Mobile, Alabama.

Engineer Board Fort Belvoir, Va.

NOTE: For information regarding non-military purchasing activities of the Corps of Engineers, see Section VII.

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Reference 22 Medical Section, New York General Depot, let Ave. and 58th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Biologicals, drugs, chemicals, laboratory stains; Medical, dental, surgical, and laboratory supplies; Surgical, dental, hospital, and laboratory equipment; Diagnostic, surgical, and dental instruments; X-Ray machines and supplies; Physiotherapy equipment; Sur­ gical appliances and dressings; Field equipment; Mess equipment; Textile products.

Reference 23 St. Louis Medical Depot, 2d and Arsenal Streets, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dental supplies, drugs, and chemicals; Hospital furni­ ture and equipment; Laboratory supplies; Mess equip­ ment; Surgical appliances, supplies, and dressings; Textile products; Veterinary equipment, instruments, and supplies; X-Ray machines.

NOTE: Medical supplies and equipment of a nature similar to that listed above are purchased to a limited extent by the Medical Sections of the San Francisco General Depot, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California and the San Antonio General Depot, San Antonio, Texas.

COAST ARTTTJF.RY CORPS

Reference 24- Submarine Depot, Fort Monroe. Va.

Submarine Mine equipment and supplies.

Reference 25 Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.

Scientific laboratory equipment.

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CONSTRUCTION

Competitive Bids:

Under normal circumstances, contracts for construction are awarded by the War Department after advertising as outlined in Section II of this pamphlet. A Constructing Quartermaster is appointed for each project. The invitations to bid are prepared and published and the bids are opened and abstracted by him. The actual award is made from the Office of The Quartermaster General. Those concerns desiring to bid on War Department construction projects should communicate with the Construction Division, Office of The Quartermaster General, Washington, D. C.

Negotiation on a Fee Basis:

Contractors desiring consideration on construction contracts to be awarded by negotiation on a fee basis should communicate with The Quarter­ master General, War Department, Washington. The request for consideration should contain complete data regarding:

1. Experience on fee construction 2. Experience in competitive bid construction 3. Organization available, (including architectural & engineering). A. Equipment available 5. Financial resources

Statement under Items 1 and 2 should list types of projects, location and cost.

Services from Architects and Consulting Engineers:

It is possible that design contracts for construction projects may be awarded on a fee basis. Architects or consulting engineers who desire consideration in case such awards are made should submit a letter to the Quartermaster General, Washington, D. C. This request for consideration should contain the following information:

1. Full experience record indicating clients by name, location of project, type of project and money value. 2. Organization available with particular view to rapid completion of plans and specifications. 3. List of projects designed for Federal agencies.

Constructing Quartermasters:

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Constructing Quartermasters in charge of War Department projects frequently purchase construction materials and equipment. Dealers ■who desire to supply such articles to the Government should communicate with the Constructing Quartermaster on the project -where the purchases are made. At the date of this publication, Constructing Quartermasters were detailed to projects at the following locations:

Constructing Quartermaster

Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt. Alaskan Air Base, Seattle, Wash. Army &, Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark. Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore and Vicinity, Baltimore, Md. Barksdale Field, La. Ft. Barrancas, Fla. Ft. Benning, Ga. Ft. Bliss, Texas. Borinquen Field, P. R. Ft. Brady, Mich. Ft. Bragg, N. C. Carlisle Bks, Pa. Chanute Field, Rantoul. 111. Connellsville Air Depot, Connellsville, Pa. Ft. Crockett, Texas Ft. Crook, Neb. Camp Custer, Michigan Delaware Ordnance Depot, Pedricktown, N. J. Ft. Devens, Mass. Ft. Dix, N. J. Ft. Douglas, Utah Ft. Dupont, Del. Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa. Ft. Hancock, N. J. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Hawaiian Department, Ft. Shafter, T. H. San Antonio & Vicinity, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ft. Huachuca, Arizona Fort Jackson, S. C. Jacksonville, Fla. Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Jeffersonville, Ind.

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Ft# Knox, Ky. Ladd Field, Alaska Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Ft# Lewis, Wash# Ft. Logan, Colo# Lowry Field, Denver, Colo# McChord Field, Ft. Lewis, Wash. Ft. McPherson, Ga. Madison Barracks, N. Y. March Field, Calif# Maxwell Field, Ala. Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, Pa. Ft. Missoula, Missoula, Mont. Mitchell Field, N. Y. Ft . Monmouth, N. J. Fort Monroe, Va. Ft. Moultrie, S. C. New Cumberland General Depot, New Cumberland, Pa. New York & Vicinity, 39 Whitehalle St., New York City, New York Ft. Niagara, N. Y. Ogden Ordnance Depot, Ogden, Utah. Panama Canal Department, Quarry Heights, C. Z. Patterson Field, Ohio. Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y. Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Ft. Riley, Kans. Ft. D. A. Russell, Marfa, Texas. Sacramento Air Depot, Sacramento, Calif. San Antonio and Vicinity, San Antonio, Texas. San Francisco and Vicinity, San Francisco, Calif. Post of San Juan, P. R. Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, 111. Schenectday General Depot, Schenectday, N. Y. Scott Field, Belleville, 111. Ft. Sheridan, 111. Ft. Sill, Okla. Ft. Snelling, Minn. South Eastern Air Base, Mobile, Alabama Ft. Thomas, Ky. Vancouver Barracks, Washington Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo.

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Washington and Vicinity, Room 3845 Munitions Bldg., Washington, D. C. Ft. Wayne, Detroit, Mich. Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass. West Point, N. Y. Fort H. G. Wright, New York Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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LOCAL PURCHASES

The Quartermaster, the Ordnance Officer, The Medical Supply- Officer, the Signal Officer, the Engineer Supply Officer, the Chemical Warfare Officer, and the Air Corps Supply Officer at army posts where the activities of each are located purchase materials, supplies, and equipment. These local purchases are to cover requirements of the post when the supplies required are readily procurable and no advant­ age would exist from consolidation and procurement by a depot. The purchases are not restricted to the immediate vicinity of the particu­ lar army post, but are made from the source offering the best advant­ age to the government without regard to locality. The articles purchased are usually perishable subsistence items, materials for the operation and maintenance of utilities, minor construction projects, repairs and alterations of buildings, maintenance and repair of equip­ ment, and special articles which are not procured by a central purchas­ ing agency or which may be required in some emergency. It is suggested that local dealers and manufacturers1 agents contact or communicate directly with the officer in whose activities they may be interested at such of the following array posts as they may be in a position to serve.

Principal Army Posts and Stations

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Fort Adams, R. I. Albrook Field, C. Z. Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, Fort Amador, C. Z. Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. Army War College, Washington, D. C. Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark. Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Ga* Harbor Defense, Fort Banks, Mass. Barksdale Field, La. Fort Barrancas, Fla. William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, Texas. Fort Belvoir, Va. Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Calif. Fort Benning, Ga. Fort Bliss, Texas. Bolling Field, D. C. Borinquen Field, P. R. Corps Area Motor Repair Shop, Army Base, Boston, Mass.

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Bowman Field, Louisville, Ky. Fort Brady, Mich. Fort Bragg, N. C. Brooks Field, Texas Fort Brown, Texas Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111. Chapman Field, Miami, Fla. Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska. Fort Clark, Texas. Fort Clayton, C. Z. Post of Corozal, C. Z. Fort Crockett, Texas. Fort Crook, Nebr. Camp Custer, Mich. Fort William D. Davis, C. Z. Delaware Ordnance Depot, Pedricktown, N. J Fort DeLesseps, C. Z. Fort Des Moines, Iowa Fort Devens, Mass. Fort Dix, New Jersey Fort Douglas, Utah. Fort Dupont, Delaware. Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Md. Erie Ordnance Depot, LaCarne, Ohio Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo France Field, Canal Zone Front Royal, Virginia Hamilton Field, Calif. Fort Hamilton, N. Y. Fort Hancock, N. J. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Camp John Hay, P. I. Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio Hensley Field, Grand Prairie, Texas. Hickman Field, T. H. Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Fort Howard, Maryland Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Camp Jackson, S. C. Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York. Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

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Fort Kamehameha, T. H. Kelly Field, Texas Ketchikan, Alaska Key West Barracks, Fla. Fort Knox, Ky. Langley Field, Virginia. Fort Lawton, Wash. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. Fort Lewis, Wash. Fort Lincoln, North Dakota. Little Falls, Minn. Fort Logan, Colorado. Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado Luke Field, T. H. Lunken Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio MacDill Field, Tampa, Fla. Fort MacArthur, Calif. McChord Field, Wash. Fort McClellan, Alabama McClellan Field, Sacramento, Calif. Camp McCoy, Wisconsin Fort McDowell, Calif. Fort McIntosh, Texas. Fort McPherson, Ga. Madison Barracks, New York March Field, Calif. Fort Mason, Calif. Maxwell Field, Ala. Fort Meade, S. D. Fort Geo. C. Meade, Md. Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, Pa. Fort Mills, Corregidor, P. I. Fort Missoula, Mont. Mitchel Field, New York Moffett Field, Calif. Fort Monmouth, New Jersey Fort Monroe, Virginia. Fort Moultrie, S. C. Fort Myer, Va. Nanseraond Ordnance Depot, Portsmouth, Va.

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New Cumberland General Depot, New Cumberland, Pa. New Orleans Quartermaster Depot, New Orleans, La. New York Port of Embarkation, Brooklyn, N. Y. Fort Niagara, New York. Normoyle Quartermaster Depot, San Antonio, Texas. Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Fort Omaha, Nebr. Fort Ontario, New York Fort Ord, California Orlando Air Base, Orlando, Fla. Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio Pettit Barracks, P. I. Philippine Air Depot, Nichols Field, Rizal, P. I. Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey Plattsburg Barracks, New York Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. Port of Quarry Heights, Canal Zone. Randolph Field, Texas. Fort Randolph, Canal Zone Raritan ArsenkL, Metuchen, -N. J. Fort Riley, Kansas Fort Ringgold, Texas. Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Fort Rosecrans, California. Fort D. A. Russell, Texas. Fort Ruger, T. H. Sacramento Air Depot, Sacramento, California San Antonio Air Depot, Duncan Field, Texas. San Francisco Port of Embarkation, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California. Post of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Illinois. Schofield Barracks, T. H. Scott Field, Belleville, Illinois. Harbor Defenses, Fort Winfield Scott, California. Fort Screven, Georgia. Selfridge Field, Michigan. Fort Shafter, T. H. Camp Shelby, Miss.

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Fort Sheridan, Illinois, Fort Sherman, Canal Zone, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Fort Slocum, New York. Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts. Fort Stevens, Oregon. Fort Stotsenburg, Pampanga, P. I. Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Fort Totten, New York. Tripler General Hospital, Honolulu, T. H, Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, N. Y. Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Fort Wadsworth, New York. Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming. Watertown Arsenal, Watertown, Massachusetts. Fort Washington, Maryland. Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan. United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass. Wheeler Field, T. H. Fort Williams, Maine. Fort Worden, Washington. Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Fort George Wright, Washington. Fort H. G. Wright, New York.

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HORSES AND MULES

Horses and mules for military use are purchased in the open market by the officer in charge of each of the following remount areas:

Remount Areas

Southwestern Remount Area, Colorado Springs, Colo. Northwestern Remount Area, Fort Douglas* Utah. North Central Remount Area, Kansas City, Mo. East Central Remount Area, Lexington, Kentucky. Western Remount Area, San Mateo, California South Central Remount Area, Fort Worth, Texas. Eastern Remount Area, Front Royal, Va.

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Corps of Engineers Non-Military Construction Projects

1. Numerous projects for the improvement of rivers and harbors, flood prevention, reclamation, inland navigation, and the development of hydro-electric power are accomplished by the Corps of Engineers, under control of the War Department. Purchasing and contracting methods and procedures are essentially those described for the army. The following are the principal purchasing agencies for this activity:

. Purchasing and Contracting Officers Corps of Engineers (Non-Military)

Address mail to:

THE DISTRICT ENGINEER, U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. LOCATION POSTAL ADDRESS

Baltimore, Md. 332 Post Office Building Binghamton, N. Y. Security Mutual Life Insurance Building Bonneville, Oregon Boston, Mass. 3rd Floor, Park Sqr. Bldg., 31 St. & James Ave. Buffalo, N. Y. 54-0 Federal Bldg. Caddoa, Colorado Caddoa, Colo. Charleston, S. C. 29 Customhouse Chicago, 111. 932 New Post Office Building, Canal & Van Buren Streets Cincinnati, Ohio 522 U.S. Post Office & Court House P. 0. Box 1234- Denison, Texas Denis on, Texas Detroit, Mich. 605 Federal Building Duluth, Minn. Engineer Building, Canal Park Fort Peck, Mont. Administration Building Galveston, Tex. U.S.P.O., Customhouse & Court House Bldg., 25th St. & Ave.F. Honolulu, T. H. Pier 2-A, Foot of Channel St. Huntington, W. Va. Chesapeake & Ohio Bldg. P. 0. Box 2127 Jacksonville, Fla. 2U0 U. S. Court House & P. 0.

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Address mail toj

THE DISTRICT ENGINEER, U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. LOCATION POSTAL ADDRESS

Kansas City, Mo. 601 Davidson Bldg., 10 East 17th St. Lake Survey, Detroit,Mich,, 64-9 Federal Building Little Rock, Arkansas Gay Building, 300 Broadway Los Angeles, Calif. Rms. 527-533, 751 South Figueroa Street Louisville, Ky. Room 612 Federal Building P. 0. Box 59 Memphis, Term. (Office, West Memphis, Ark.) P. 0. Box 97 Milwaukee, Wise. 408 Federal Bldg. P.0. Drawer 744 Mobile, Alabama 504 U.S. Courthouse & Custom^ house P. 0. Box 1169 Nashville, Term. 306 U. S. Court House P. 0. Box 1070 New Orleans, La. Federal Office Building, First District 600 South Street Second District Foot of Prytania Street New York, N. Y. 710 Army Bldg., 39 Whitehall St. Puerto Rico District 710 A m y Bldg., 39 Whitehall St. Norfolk, Va. 419 Post Office & Court House Omaha, Nebraska 1709 Jackson Street, Omaha, Neb. Philadelphia, Pa. 900 Customhouse, 2nd & Chestnut Streets. Pittsburgh, Pa. 925 New Federal Bldg. Portland, Oregon 628 Pittock Block, S. W. 10th Ave. & Washington St. Providence, R. I. 819 Industrial Trust Bldg. Rock Island, 111. Clock Tower Building Sacramento, Calif. 208 Post Office Building P.0. Box 1739 St. Louis, Mo. 816 U.S. Courthouse & Custom- P.0. Dr. T., house Plaza Station St. Paul, Minn. 615 Commerce Building P. 0. Box 206 San Francisco, Calif. 401 Customhouse Savannah, Ga. P. 0. Building Seattle, Washington 754 Central Bldg., 800 Third Ave Tulsa, Oklahoma 416 Wright Bldg. P. 0. Box 61

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Address mail tos

THE DISTRICT ENGINEER, U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. LOCATION POSTAL ADDRESS

Vicksburg, Miss. U. S. Post Office & Courthouse P. 0. Box 60 Yfashington, D. C. First and Douglas Sts., N. W. Wilmington, N. C. 308 Customhouse

DIVISION OFFICES

Address mail to:

THE DIVISION ENGINEER LOCATION POSTAL ADDRESS

North Atlantic Division Federal Office Bldg. 90 Church Street, New York City, N. Y. South Atlantic Division 1415 Central Natl. Bank Bldg. Richmond, Va, Great Lakes Division 419 Federal Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio Gulf of Mexico Division 412 Masonic Temple, 333 St. Charles St., New Orleans, La. Missouri River Division 1201 Davidson Bldg. 10 East 17th St., Kansas City, Mo. Ohio River Division 1420 Enquirer Bldg. P. 0. Box 1159 Cincinnati, Ohio Upper Mississippi Valley- Room 829, U.S. Court House P. 0. Box U Division & Customhouse, St. Louis, Mo. Plaza Station Lower Mississippi Valley Vicksburg, Miss. P. 0. Box 80 Division North Pacific Division 500 Pittock Block, West Ninth & Stark Sts., Portland, Oregon. South Pacific Division 1200 Balfour Bldg., 351 Calif. St., San Francisco, Calif. P. 0. Box 2310 Southvrestern Division Commercial Natl. Bank Bldg. 200 Main Street Little Rock, Arkansas

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BOARDS

Address mail to:

Beach Erosion Board Dalecarlia Reservation, Conduit Road & Little Falls Road, N. W. Board of Engineers for #2, New York Ave., N. W. Rivers & Harbors Washington, D. C. Boston Harbor Line Board 3rd Floor, Park Square Bldg., 31 St. James Avenue Boston, Mass. Interoceanic Canal Board #2, New York Ave., N. W. Washington, D. C. San Francisco Harbor Line 4-01 Customhouse, Board San Francisco, Calif. The Engineer Board Fort Belvoir, Va.

COMMISSIONS

Address Mail to:

California Debris 208 Post Office Bldg., P.0. Box 1739 Commission Sacramento, Calif. Mississippi River Vicksburg, Mississippi P.O* Box 80 Commission Permanent International #2, New York Ave., N. W. Commission, Congresses Washington, D. C. of Navigation.

Address Mail to:

Engineer Commissioner of District Building, the District of Washington, D. C. Columbia Supervisor of New York 39 Y/hitehall St. Harbor Army Building, New York City, N. Y.

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Civilian Conservation Corps.

1* Purchases for the operation and maintenance of Civilian Conservation Corps establishments are made under supervision of the War Department. The methods and procedures followed are essentially the same as those used by the army. The following is a list of the principal supply and purchasing agencies for this activity:

Purchasing and Contracting Officers Civilian Conservation Corps.

QUARTERMASTER

Quartermaster, Hq. 3rd Corps Area, CCC, Baltimore, Md. Project Supervisor, Army Project, CCC, Barksdale Field, Shreveport, La. District Quartermaster, District ’'E*', CCC, Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, La. « « District »H», CCC, Ft. Benning, Ga. w M New Mexico District, CCC, Ft. Bliss, Texas. M H Boise District, CCC, Boise, Idaho. Quartermaster, Hq., 1st Corps Area, CCC, Boston Army Base, Boston, Mass. Quartermaster, CCC Motor Repair Shop, Boston Army Base, Boston, Mass. Quartermaster, Maintenance Detachment #1 CCC, Boston Army Base, Boston, Mass. District Quartermaster, Ft. Brady District, CCC, Ft. Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. " » District «A», CCC, Ft. Bragg, N. C. " " West Virginia District, CCC, Charleston, W. Va. 11 H District ,fI•*, CCC, Charleston, S. C. Quartermaster, Hq. 6th Corps Area, CCC, Chicago, 111. District Quartermaster, Camp Custer District, CCC, Camp Custer, Mich. Iowa District, CCC, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa. Quartermas ter, CCC, Fort Dix, New Jersey. District Quartermaster, Ft. Douglas District, CCC, Ft. Douglas, Utah. tt ii Fresno District, CCC, Fresno, Calif. Quartermaster, HQ., 2nd Corps Area, CCC, Governors Island, N. Y. " " CCC, Ft. Hancock, N. Y. District Quartermaster, Indiana District, CCC, Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind. M M Ohio District, CCC, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. M " Northern District, CCC, Williamsport, Penna. M " Jefferson Barracks District, CCC, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo.

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District Quartermaster, Kentucky District, CCC, Ft. Knox, Ky. ii ii Missouri District, CCC, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Ft. Lewis District, CCC, Ft. Lewis, Wash. Lewiston District, CCC, Lewiston, Idaho. Dakota District, CCC, Ft. Lincoln, Bismarck, N. D District Quartermaster, Arkansas District, CCC, Little Rock, Ark. »i it Colorado-Wyoming District, CCC, Littleton, Colo. District «D”, CCC, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, Ala. District nBn, CCC, Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Ga. Quartermaster, CCC, Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, N. Y. District Quartermaster, Medford District, CCC, Medford, Oregon. it it Ft. Missoula District, CCC, Ft. Missoula, Missoula, Montana. Quartermaster, Reception Center & Motor Train, CCC, New Cumberland, Pa. " " New Cumberland CCC Supply Depot, New Cumberland, Pa. " » CCC, Ft. Niagara, N. Y. District Quartermaster, District ,,CH, CCC, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. M 11 Oklahoma District, CCC, Oklahoma City, Okla. Quartermaster, Hq., 7th Corps Area, CCC, Omaha, Nebraska. District Quartermaster, Nebraska District, CCC, Omaha, Nebraska. " " Arizona District, CCC, Phoenix, Ariz. Quartermaster, CCC, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y. District Quartermaster, Pocatello District, CCC, Pocatello, Idaho. Quartermaster, nHHq., ., 9th Corps Area, CCC, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif District Quartermaster, Southern District, CCC, Richmond, Va. n ii Sacramento District, CCC, Sacramento, Calif. n 11 South Texas District, CCC, San Antonio, Texas. Quartermaster, Corps Area CCC Depot, Schenectady, N. Y. District Quartermaster, Schenectady District, CCC, Schenectady, N. Y. Quartermaster, CCC Maintenance Detachment No. 2, Schenectady, N. Y. District Quartermaster, Minnesota District, CCC, Ft. Snelling, Minn. Sparta District, CCC, Sparta, Wis. Central District, CCC, Towson, Md. Trenton District, CCC, Trenton, N. J. Vancouver Bks. District, CCC, Vancouver Bks., Vancouver, Washington. Los Angeles District, CCC, Van Iluys, Calif. North Texas District, CCC, Ft. Worth, Texas. Ft. Geo. Wright District, CCC, Ft. Geo. Wright, Washington.

MEDICAL

District Surgeon, Iowa District, CCC, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa.

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District Surgeon, Missouri District, CCC, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. M H Dakota District, CCC, Ft. Lincoln, Bismarck, N. D. " M Arkansas District, CCC, Little Rock, Ark. n H Nebraska District, CCC, Omaha, Nebraska. Surgeon, Hq., 9th Corps Area, CCC, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. District Surgeon, Minnesota District, CCC, Ft. Snelling, Minn.

SIGNAL

Signal Officer, Hq. 3d Corps Area, CCC, Baltimore, Md. District Signal Officer, Missouri District, CCC, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Signal Officer, Hq., 7th Corps Area, CCC, Omaha, Nebraska. n M Hq., 9th Corps Area, CCC, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. District Signal Officer, Minnesota District, CCC, Ft. Snelling, Minn.

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Procurement Division, Treasury Department, Navy Department and Reconstruction Finance Corporation*

1* The Procurement Division of the Treasury Department is the central purchasing agency for the government. With certain exceptions, the Yv'ar Department is exempt from participation in con­ tracts of the Procurement Division. Such items as tires and tubes; office furniture, filing cases and similar equipment; gasoline; and several less important items are purchased by the army against Treasury Department contracts. Other items contracted for by the Treasury De­ partment may be purchased against such contracts by the army when it is advantageous to do so.

2. Under provisions of Public No. 117, 76th Congress, the Director of the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department, Wash­ ington, D. C., is purchasing the following strategic and critical materials for the national stockpile. All information or inquiries concerning these purchases should be addressed to the Director of the Procurement Division, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.

Chrome Ore, (metallurgical grade, containing a minimum of 50$ Cr^ O^.) Manila Fiber Mercury Mica Sheets and Splittings Quartz Crystals Quinine Sulfate Tungsten Ore (Containing 60% Wo^ or 47$ metal) Industrial Diamonds

3* The Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the provi­ sions of Public No. 664, 76th Congress has set up the following com­ panies to purchase and store manganese, tin and rubber for the national stockpile.

The Rubber Reserve Co., $R.F.C., Washington, D. C. Purchases: Rubber

The Metals Reserve Co., $R.F.C., Washington, D. C. Purchases: Manganese, Ore and Tin

These companies should be contacted direct for informa­ tion regarding those materials.

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4-. Lubricating Oils and certain fuel oils are purchased by the army against contracts executed by the Navy Department.

5. Although the War Department is not concerned directly ■with procurement activity of the Navy Department, the following list of Field Purchasing Officers of the Navy is included in this pamphlet for information only.

LEST OF NAVY FIELD PURCHASING OFFICES

Apply to any of the following if you wish to have the name of your concern placed on their mailing list to receive proposals for purchases made locally at that respec­ tive point.

Supply Officer, Navy Y a r d ...... Portsmouth, N. H. Supply Officer, Navy Y a r d ...... Boston, Mass. Supply Officer, Navy Y a r d ...... Philadelphia, Pa. Supply Officer, Navy Yard ,...... Vfeshington, D. C. Supply Officer, Norfolk Navy Y a r d ...... Portsmouth, Va. Supply Officer, Navy Y a r d ...... Charleston, S. C. Supply Officer, Navy Yard ...... Puget Sound, Wash. Supply Officer, Naval Air Station...... Norfolk, Va. Supply Officer, Naval Air Stat i o n ...... Pensacola, Fla. Supply Officer, Naval Air Station ...... Alameda, Calif. Supply Officer, Naval Air Station, North Island..San Diego, Calif. Supply Officer, Naval Air Sta t i o n ...... Lakehurst, N. J. Supply Officer, Naval Air Sta t i o n ...... Anacostia, D. C. Supply Officer, Naval Powder Factory...... Indian Head, Md. Supply Officer, Naval Proving G r o u n d ...... Dahlgren, Va. Supply Officer, Naval A c a d e m y ...... Annapolis, Md. Supply Officer, Naval Mine D e p o t ...... Yorktown, Va. Supply Officer, Naval Station ...... Key West, Fla. Supply Officer, Naval Training S t a t i o n ...... Great Lakes, 111. Supply Officer, Naval Aircraft Factory, Navy Y a r d ...... Philadelphia, Pa. Supply Officer, Submarine Base ...... New London, Conn. Supply Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia Sta...... Washington, D. C.

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Officer-in-Charge, Navy Purchasing Office ...... Newport, R. I. Officer-in-Charge, Navy Purchasing Office, P.O. Box 9, Sta. C ...... New York, N. Y. Officer-in-Charge Navy Purchasing Office ...... San Francisco, Cal. Officer-in-Charge, Naval Supply Depot, Naval Operating Base ...... Norfolk, Va. Officer-in-Charge, Naval Supply Depot, Naval Operating Base ...... San Diego, Cal.

Inquiries regarding supplies for the Navy as a whole may be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.

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GENERAL INDEX OF ARTICLES PURCHASED

The references used in this index refer to those numbered references in Section III of this pamphlet.

ARTICLE REFERENCE ARTTCIE REFERENCE

Adding machines 6 Camouflage equipment 21 Aggregates 11-12-13 Canvas 4 Agricultural implements 4 Caps 1 Air-brake equipment 21 Cars, railroad 21 Aircraft communications Cartridge brass 11 equipment 18 Cases, filing 6 Airplanes 14 Castings 11-12 Airplane accessories 14 Cement 11-12-13 Airplane equipment 14 Ceramics 15 Airplane parts 14 Chairs, barrack 5 Aluminum and Alloys 11-12 Charcoal, activated 15 Animal drawn transportation 9 Chemicals 15-22-23 Animal drawn vehicles 4 Chemicals, industrial 11 Apparatus, fire fighting 8 Chemical plant equipment 15 Appliances, surgical 22-23 Cipher devices 16-17 Arches, corrugated steel 21 Cleaning and preserving Automobiles 8 materials 3-4-5-7 Automotive equipment 11-12-13 Clipping machines, Horse Aviation fuel 14 and Mule 5 Cloth 15 Bacon 5 Clothing 1 Badges 1 Clothing, Alaskan 7 Bags, burlap 21 Clothing, rubber 1 Bags, canvas 21 Copper 11-12 Bakery equipment 4 Corned beef 5 Balances, sensitive 11 Corned beef hash 5 Bars 11 Cots, canvas 5 Bedsteads, barrack 5 Cots, steel 5 Beef, frozen 7 Cranes 21 Bicycles 8 Biologicals 22 Dental equipment 21 Blankets 1 Dental instruments 22 Blank forms 6 Dental supplies 22-23 Boats, harbor 10 Desks, field 5 Boilers 21 Devices, office, labor Boots 2 saving 6 Brass 11-12 Diagnostic instruments 22 Bridges, steel 21 Dies 11-12 Bronze 11-12 Drafting equipment 21 Building 21 Dredges 21 Buttons 1 Drugs 22-23

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Duck 15 Equipment, wire and cable 16 Dump wagons 21 Explosives 11

Engines, electric 21 Fabric component 15 Engines, g asoline 21 Felt 15 Envelopes 6 Field equipment 22 Equipment, air-brake 21 Field stoves 4 Equipment, aircraft Filing cases 6 c ommuni cations 18 Fire fighting apparatus 8 Equipment, airplane 18 Fixtures 12 Equipment, automotive 11-12-13 Flags 1 Equipment, bakery 4 Flour 5-7 Equipment, camouflage 21 Flying equipment 14 Equipment, dental 22 Flying supplies 14 Equipment, drafting 21 Forage 3-4-7 Equipment, electric plating 12 Forgings 11 Equipment, explosive Fuel, aviation 14 processing 11 Furnaces, heat treating 11-12 Equipment, field 22 Furniture, office, officers’ Equipment, filing 6 and noncommissioned officers' 6 Equipment, fire control 19 Equipment, flying 14 Gages 11-12 Equipment, garage 8 Gas masks 15 Equipment, hospital 22-23 Glass components 15 Equipment, individual 4 Gloves 1 Equipment, kitchen 4 Grinders 11-12 Equipment, lighting 14 Equipment, lithographic 21 Hand tools 21 Equipment, medical 22 Harness 4 Equipment, mess 22-23 Hats 1 Equipment, meteorological 16 Heavy machinery 21 Equipment, motor repair Hoists 21 shop 8 Hospital equipment 22-23 Equipment, parachute s 14 Hospital furniture 23 Equipment, photo-engraving 21 Hydraulic presses 21 Equipment, photographic 14-16-20-21 Equipment, physi otheraphy 22 Implements, agricultural 4 Equipment, radio communi- Individual equipment 4 cations 16 Ingredient explosives 11 Equipment, scientific Insignia 1 laboratory 25 Iron 11-12 Equipment, submarine mine 24 Equipment, surgical 22 Jacks 21 Equipment, telegraph 17 Jigs 11-12 Equipment, telephone 17

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Kitchen equipment 4 Parachutes, equipment and instruments 14 Laboratory equipment 22 Photo-engraving equipment 21 Laboratory stains 22 Photographic equipment • 16-20-21 Laboratory supplies 22-23 Physiotheraphy equipment 22 Lamps, incandescent 6 Pigments 6 Lathes 11-12 Pillow cases 1 Leather 4 Plastics 15 Leggins 1 Plates 11 Light 11-12-13 Power 11-12-13 Lighting equipment 14 Power shovels 21 Lithographic equipment 21 Locomotives 21 Radio communication Lumber 11-12-13 equipment 16 Radio equipment 19 Machines 11-12-15 Rail transportation 9 Machine tools 8-11-12-15 Raincoats 1 Machinery for motor Ranges 4 repair shop 8 Ranges, electric and gas 6 Malt 5 Refrigerators 6 Matche s, safety 3 Rods 11 Mattresses 1 Roofing 11-12-13 Medical supplies 22 Rope, cotton 4 Men* s furnishings 1 Rope, manila 4 Mess equipment 22-23 Rugs 6 Mess stools 4 Mess tables 4 Saddlery 4 Metals 1 Sawmills 21 Metal components 11-12-15 Scales, postal 6 Meteorological equipment 16 Scales, weighing 5-11 Moles 12 Scientific laboratory Mosquito bars 1 equipment 25 Motor transportation 9 Shapers 11-12 Motor vehicle accessories 8 Shapes 11-12 Motor vehicle equipment 8 Sheets 1 Moulded rubber 15 Ships 10 Musical instruments 1 Shoes 2 Shoe laces 2 Oils 11-12-13 Shoe lasts 2 Optical instruments 12 Shooks, box 11-12-13 Overcoats 1 Socks 1 Stampings 11 Pack equipment 4 Steel 11-12 Paints 6-11-12-13 Steel bridges 21

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Steel construction 11-12-13 Transformers 21 Stools, mess 4 Trucks, cover 8 Storage tanks 21 Truck curtains 8 Strapping 11 Trucks, motor 8 Strapping, metal 11-12 Trunk lockers 5 Submarine mine equipment 24 Typewriters 6 Submarine mine supplies 24 Subsistence 3-4-5-7 Underwear 1 Supplies, general Uniforms 1 maintenance 11-12-13 Surgical appliances 23 Vehicles, animal drawn 4 Surgical dressings 23 Vehicles, motor 8 Surgical equipment 22 Vessels, marine 10 Surgical instruments 22 Veterinary equipment, Surgical supplies 22-23 instruments and supplies 23

Tables, mess 4 Wagons, dump 21 Telegraph equipment 17 Water transportation 9 Telephone equipment 17 Webbing 15 Tentage 4 White lead 6 Textiles, cotton 1 Wire 11 Textile products 22-23 Wire and cable 16-17 Textiles, woolen 1 Woodworking machinery 11-12 Thinners’ (paint) 6 Toilet articles 3 X-Ray machines 22-23 Tools, hand 8 X-Ray supplies 22 Tools, machine 8 Trailers 8 Yeast 5

This pamphlet has been compiled in the Purchase Infor­ mation Section, Purchase and Contracts Branch, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War. Public information in connection vdth procurement activities of the War Department which can not be supplied by the individual Purchasing and Contracting Officers may be secured upon application to this office.

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