TECHNICAL BACKGROUND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A002100090016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 16
• Content Type: REQ

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TECHNICAL BACKGROUND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
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I. Contractor
B. Evaluation of previous performance: No previous contracts with EPIC.
Previoul-_, performance for USNPIC and WPM rated rexcelleDt.
II. Brief description of tais procurement: solution, versatile roll-film.
stereo-viewer.
A. Deliverable items:
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Tow (2) such viewers, the first to be delivered within
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3 months of date of contract the second to be delivered within 91 months, as
? described in proposal 552A, dated 17 July 1963 with amending
letter dated 25 July 1963.
B. Is this procurement for other than a standard, "off the shelf" or slightly
modified commercial item? YES If "yes", is it anticipated that
any more of this 'mit will be procured? possible If so, a complete
set of directly reproducible manufacturing drawings and specifications
would normallybe included in this procurement. Comments: Such
110 drawings should be incluUed.
C. Will contract cover a period of more than 90 days? YES
If "yes", are progress reports desired? YES If so, indicate fre-
quency, content and number of copies desired: Bi-z;lonthly; general
accomplishments, milestones, visitors, expenditures, anticipated delays;
four copies.
D. Is any Government-owned property to be provided to the contractor?
etc.)
No If so, list and indicate its availability (where, when,
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E. Is any special tooling involved?
F. Security:
I. Association with the Sponsor is
2. The specifications and/or drawings are
3. The item is Unclassified
Unclassified
4. Contractor personnel known to be aware of this proposed procurement:
5. Other security information
III. Reasons for selection of this source. If other sources were considered, indi-
cate results. If no other sources were considered, list the reasons why this
firm is considered to be uniquely qualified to perform this work.
See attached sheet.
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Name Telephone
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a reference to the item number to which the comment applies.
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Reasons for selection of this source.
-Since 1960, many different welboleelfalid development orgaelsations
have been invited to submit proposals reorthe development of a versatile,
high-resolution, roll film stereo-viever. Many such proposals have been
received but with. one exception, that of none claimed to
be able to meet the required desiga goal of S lines mm magnification.
Such e goal requires resolution of :-.40 lines/ma it 5X and 400 lines at 50
etc. By employing fiber optitiee-the means of transmitting an image from
a moving objective to a fixed ocular, engineers contended that the
degrading effects of the complex eeevent anal optical systems for accom-
plishing this could be overcome. WW1 the help of an optical integrating
system developed during the process of boildieg such a viewer, the claims
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USNPIC early in 1962. There the viewer has -received extensive operational
and technical evaluation, (Please consult the attached /Evaluation Report
NPIC 203/63-U, dated May 1963). The pertiemance of the equipment was
phenomenal and the P.I. acceptance enthusiastic.
Since that time * group of potential technical development organizations
we invited to propos* on a relatedAarelopment for a Stereoscopic Point
Transfer Device, which required a high-perforpance scanning, stereo-viewing
system. These organisations were given an **licit design objective and
detailed explanation of the purpose of the device during the month of
February 1963. Sine highly-qualified concerns were invited to propose.
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system was prIctically a copy e or r ever, was 25X1A
ill priced considerably higher. The system claimed to be capable
of only 375 lines/Ism at 125X, which is less than the original viewer 25X1A
which resolves at least 400 lines/mm at 50X. In addition the price was 25X1A
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On this bati3 of sampling the field of iou1 develo other firms
invited to proposq include:
1 superior cape-
IRIRIPITtsdovelopment through their prouc fiber otpics system
is well-substantiated, and that no further investigation of the field is
justified.
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