AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00360R000800060020-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 20
• Content Type: CONT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Officer's
and Findings
ACTNOPITY TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT
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The Central Intelligence Agency proposes to enter
contract vi for the pro-
curement of consulting services in connection with Project CORONA.
I hereby find that this procurement, Project CORONA is esti-
mated to cost $10,000 and is chargeable to Fiscal Year 1961 fund
and is for the work set forth above. I also find that this pro-
curement is in the interest of National Defense and that it will be
certified by the Director of Central Intelligence in accordance with
procedure approved by the on 15 December 1956, to be for objects
of a confidential,, extraordinary and emergency nature and therefore
within the purview of procurement authority of the Agency as stated
in Sect ,oa 10(b) of Public Law 110, 81st Congress. Procurement ' y
25X1 A formal advertising of the services called for by the proposed Con.
tract No. - would result in public disclosure of the nature
and character of the CtP49A Program and would thereby jeopardize
the security classification of this project.
I hereby determine, as Contracting Officer for this Contract..
that the necessity and authority for negotiation of this contract
have been adequately documented by proper Agency authority, and that
the proposed contract uiat necessarily be negotiated without forte
advertising.
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