REQUEST FOR OVERRUN EXPENDITURE OF(SANITIZED) FOR A VIEWGRAPH MAKER BY (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP78B04770A002800020004-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 28, 2016
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June 28, 2006
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4
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Publication Date: 
October 26, 1967
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MF
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Approved For Release 2006/06/28: CIA-RDP78BO477OA002800020004-7 NPIC/TDS-195/67 26 October 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, National Photographic Interpretation Center SUBJECT . Request for Overrun enditure of for a Viewgraph Maker bylul This memorandum requests permission to modify a, contract with and to provide for an overrun payment from past year funds to allow completion of one viewgraph maker. 2. In FY-1967 NPIC contracted with Ifor a. i- cation of two viewgraph makers for a tot of the In August of 1967 NPIC was notified by 0 of an overrun on the contract of aboutl _J A stop-work was immediately issued in order to resolve the problem. After a, series of meetings with the company, NPIC received their final overrun estimate on 12 October 1967. Investigation on the part of NPIC, has led to the conclusion that had incurred the overrun cost primarily due to poor company managerial per- formance, although the equipment itself appeared to be potentially successful. 3. Attachments to this memorandum contain more detailed information on the project and a list of alternative moves that NPIC could make in solving the problem. After evaluation and consultation between TDS and appropriate NPIC components, it is accordingly recommended that NPIC purchase one viewgraph maker prototype at an overrun cost of Upon completion of this piece of equipment it would be delivered to the Publications Division of NPIC. 4. It is recommended that the contract be modified to include the purchase of one viewgra. h maker a a.n overrun cost of the total contract then being The Technical Development Staff and the Publications Division believe that the total cost of this one item will provide a, valuable piece of equipment even though the cost appears to be exhorbitant. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/06/28: CIA-RDP78BO477OA002800020004-7 SUBJECT: Request for Overrun Expenditure of Maker by0 for a Viewgraph 25X1 25X1 5. The overrun costs for the completion of this contract when approved will be expended from FY-1967 funds. The Budget and Finance Branch, SS has affirmed that sufficient fundEAa.re availaxyle? olonel, U Assistant fo Technical velopment, NPIC Attachments: 1. Memo, TDS/D-1089-67 2. Project Description by ARTHUR C. LUNDAHG Director National Photographic Interpretation Center Distribution: Original & 1 - NPIC/SS/LB (after approval) 1 - NPIC/C/PD 1 - DDI/C/IAS 1 - NPIC/TDS/DS 2 - NPIC/A/TD