ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01577A000100010017-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 2, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
1. The reference cautions Con r g
Government-wide limitations imposed on procurement of Automatic Data Processing
Equipment (ADP).
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2. This issuance brings to the attention Contractin
Agency controls placed over not only the acquisition and other ADP services as well.
REFERENCE: Procurement Note No. 29, dated 3 September 1969
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3. By.means of a memorandum dated 21 ll rrdirect0ed adthat his approval
Deputy Director, the Executive Director Comptr a be obtained prior to commitment of Agency efunds ~emorandum isPattached fogyourions.
A copy of the Executive Director -Comptroll
Distribution:
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1 - PMS/DD/S&T
I - FMS/ORD/DD/SCT
1 - SC&P13/OEL/DD/S&T
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1 - SC&PS/TS43/NPIC/DD/1
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John F . Blake
Director of Logistics
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1 - Fa. ACRB Advisor
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21 APR 1970
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MEMORANDUM FOR; Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for -y Director Director for Science and Technology
DepDeputy Director #or Support
SUBJECT : Approvals Concerning Acquisition of ADP
Equipment and Services
1. Restraints on available resources and the need to centralirc
Agency consideration of plans to acquire significant ADP ecuiprne:i
and services require that such plans -be fore: arced to me. or appr oval
even if such ace uisitionS have already been budgetcd?
2. '1 he following criteria arc to be applied in dcter~rli.;inc; dose
roval before Agency funds arc
quire my app
ADP acquisitions which re comrnitte d :
a. Any computer, whether used as a stand-alone
processor or as an integral element of some larger,
computer-controlled system and whether used on Agency
premises or elsewhere. (Small desk calculators,
whether or not of electronic design, are excluded.
b. Any upgrading of a computer (e. g. , additional core,
I/O devices, etc, ) which results in a net increase in cost of
over $4, 000 per month in rental or $150, 000 for purchase.
C. Any contract the principal purpose of which is to
acquire software or other ADP services costing "over.
$50, 000.
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