IIS HARDWARE REVIEW BY(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A001900040005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 8, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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NPIC/TSSG/D-1071-68
8 February 1968
25X1A MEMORANDUM FOR. TSSG
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1. In accordance with request which you
passed on to me this morning, I have reviewed pages 14 and 164,6f
Part I, Vol. I of the Phase 11 M report with
would like, i.e., that the equipment listed is Tn
- was unable to offer the assurances that
'off-the-shelf" and that the estimated prices are reasonable.
either of us, would be to contact the various equipment manufacturers
and compare their products with our specifications and note what
differences existed and what prices were involved. This would be
an extensive undertaking and would not allow us to give a very rapid
answer.
questions. The only way a definitive answer could be given by
in the world today to give a "gut" answer to
enough with the huge number of such equipment being manufactured
3. As I told you, neither nor I have enough ex-
perience in purchasing this type of? equ pment, nor are we familiar
4. In talking with members of the UPD I have been told that
there are no known pieces of equipment which meet the specifl
cations in every detail. however, by taking minor exceptions to
the specifications as written, it is indeed possible to utilize
off-the-self equipment. This is the path that DPD is intending to
pursue,
5. While it is true that if we transfer our R&D IIS money to
DPD, we will have nothing budgeted if development is later requiredy
I do not feel that this is an insurmountable problem. It seems to
me that money could be transferred from DPD back to us for PAD pur-
poses if circumstances So dictated. At this time however, such a
reverse transfer seems unlikely.
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
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6. In summation I really feel that we must rely on the ex-
pertise that NPIC is paying for in OFD. After all, what is the
real difference between relying on computer people for co uter-
typo information and relying on people for
- information, chemists for c em ca nformation,:.and etc.?
Chief, Support .,ystcros , ranch TSSG
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