Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-102
§6308 Contracts for Transportation of Federal Government Securities
Title 41 › Subtitle II — Other Advertising and Contract Provisions › CHAPTER 63 — GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS › § 6308
Summary
Give contracts for carrying government gold, cash, or securities to the lowest reliable bidder, when possible, after telling all carriers who can do the work.
Full Legal Text
Title 41, §6308
Public Contracts, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
When practicable, a contract for transporting bullion, cash, or securities of the Federal Government shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after notice to all parties with means of transportation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 630841:24.July 7, 1884, ch. 332, (words after “fifty five thousand dollars” in 3d par. under heading “Miscellaneous Objects Under the Treasury Department”), 23 Stat. 204. The words “bullion, cash, or securities of the Federal Government” are substituted for “moneys, bullion, coin, notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, and paper” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “awarded” is substituted for “let” to use more modern terminology.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
41 U.S.C. § 6308
Title 41, Public Contracts
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102