PROJECT APPROVAL REQUEST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO GROUPS OF THREE PROTOTYPES LIGHT-TABLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A003000040015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: July 28, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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tR Assistant for Plans and
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Executive Officer, Plena and Development Staff
Chief, Development Branch
>et Approval Request for the Develo :sent of Two
Gre pa of Three Prototypes Light-Tables
1. The Assist nt for Administration' a memorandum, dated 24 July
ing the subject PAR) questions the logic of a parallel
development C
cussed with you.
ad request that the subject be dis- STAT
2. The following facts and background are set dourn for your
inforrstation in relation to the requested discussion:
P. The light table is one of three items the P.I.
uses most, the other two being the tube magnifier
and the zoom microscope. The present light tables
are not ag uate.
b. The proposed light tables are the result of an
intense personal research effort into what the operc-
tio l people real. waant.
c. It should be understood that from the?very beginnin
we had hoped to be able to let this contract with n
than one m snufacturer -,. the es . nt is so important
it dictates this. A second contractor would expand our
list of contractors and. (in this case) vendors and help
us break the simonopol ad rersulting lack of a emir
from such canpenies
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d. Sixteen canpenies were solicited for bids. Pri- STAT
rily because of unrealistic bid times (2pr w+ksa)
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UnMcce e; t was to be a Parallel effort, it
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By t rtekine a del de to tit,, we obtain
totally different approaches in design philoso'
st dead, of both Citntp is or subsyst ,
is1d 1rcr e
quite superior to the system invisioned
proposed a, fins loading system that
(1). They bad a basically good -
(2). There was little dupliceticn between the
two, design concepts.
(3). They offereed. an extra iy good price.
etual caftreact -price.
(a) They knowingly or mowing y underbid t
There are probably a number of logical reasons.
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e. It must be understood that you can not put
down in a P.AR every item, cw cc sider tion that
yes into our decision re:.kia process. Neither
is it possible to anticipate all the questions
persons might concelwihly ask -- PAR's would be-
ecxtre volumes.
with, it had to be z12 fine proposal. Horner, we need this equip-
ment now. Not three years from flow! R & D being
wi it it is, it weld be foolish to expect any pro-
totype unit, no matter hots 'ell, it leaks on paper,
to be perfect the first time around.
0/ 1 lied already Indicated a to .e:ne
s ection. If on1 r tine a ttr y was t be deal
f a aaan _i at the lower fixed price bid
proposes.-in the PAR in order to pre
f. it was necessary to emphasize
R&D lend time.
r manufacturers,, mod, then be included
tion units at the time of manufacture
with a real opportunity of cutt
e
1 development. The only q
is this a sound approach from the tees'
nd fiscal stand points. We decided, a much
prolonged "soul-searching , to recomm3d
for parallel de ve t tor the fc l
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kci) they want to get Into this end
business and are willing to take a loss on the
Prototypes in order to make mcmcy on the
pro-
duction units. These are acme saib1e reasons
there are many additic .1 reasonybI ones that
could be theorized.
(4). As a fixed price bidden they roust produce or not
It is our intent to as itor this deer nt
to the hilt.
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(5). It in quite logical to obtain an alte
poe1mge for a relatively small Investment a
to the goverment.
(6). currently, boil
of t own design. This background
helpful on our contract. P WS knows,
thst is a relieble and
design
le risk
to
xperiece,
There were so to desk, consideratia which made
r+POSS1: debateable ss an 001Y clhaice
or ? s a at choice for de veL%peant however, it is
sn excellent choice for parallel d1pent. At the
:Price offered I* a min. At a higher price it would
not have been a ecotded, It a better alt
had been e i bl our ciua t on could, no dq~_ , have
chEa ed-
i. This PAR was hand carried through each member of the , with
copies distributed ehead of time. The PAR's on tutor .3pent
cnaiderable time die cusstn the project In detail with an std
all persons interested enough to request y addttic 1 intc tic
or clarification. Not one of the users,, the people who vct wll r
need this equipment, had any obJec except shy don t we
lave it natl..
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