WORK STATEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00096A000500060013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2004
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: July 21, 1970
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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WORK STATEMENT'- .
1. GENERAL:
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and an implementation plan and schedule for a distributed experimental
network of computers in the intelligence community for solving a?variety
of problems of common concern. The plan. is to be based on the assumptions
that:
(1) The initial network will consist of at least three
nodes, CIA1DIA and NSA with provision for expansion
to include other agencies (e.g.,FTD, NPIC, etc).
(2) Common~hardwar~ and 'software will be available at
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each node in the network.
a. A user operating from a remote terminal in one agency should
be able to work directly, in a secure fashion with either his owl system
or any one of the other participating systems in ,the network.
b. A user operating from a remote terminal should be able to
operate in either.an interactive or remote batch-mode depending upon his
desires. For example a user .should have'the following kinds of ~ .
~ a. The contractor is expected to devE:lop a concept of operations
Each participating organization will provide qualiried
personnel to operate their system and to engage in
problem solving activities.
b. In addition this plan will take into account the current
planning of the COINS Project Management Office.
2. CONCEPTS:
capabilities:
(1) To interrogate and retrieve information from .files in.
any, participating system. ,.
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 ~ (4) :To remotely write and debug programs in two or more
higher higher level languages ('e.g. FORTRAN IV and COEGL). orgy
any one of the systems and ,to store these programs for
future use.
{5)~ To write and edit upper and lower case textual material
(NOTE: Could be useful in writing inter-agency reports
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~(2) To remotely update or_maintain files in any participating
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system and also a capability to submit batch updates.
. {3) To use preprogrammed routines in any system.
using a conference call technique).
(6 ) . To share'. graphics
(7) To specify output to.be delivered to one or more remote
devices. ,;~
3. SPECIFIC TASK:
(a) (60~~~Des~cribes the type .of data processing activities, data
sources, data files and processes for three broad substantive intelligencE
areas of common concern to the participating agencies. The three
substantive intelligence areas will be identified by the COINS project
Manager in consultation with the Subsystem Managers. For each of these
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areas the contractor will:
(?1) Describe current operations throughout the community,, -
inter-organizational relationshipst problems and costs
associated with the current effort.
(2) Project improvements and payoffs to be. derived by the
? community if the network is used in support of the effort.
(a) (20~) Prepare a concept of operations without specifying
specific hardware except in generic terms. Ide~`tify applications and
describing capabilities to be~available in the network.
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(1) rdentify and describe in detail the major tasks to be
. performed in each fiscal year starting in FY-?l thru
.~ FY-?5. The following estimates will be provided for
each task.?
(a) Beginning and completion date
? +(b) Number man months of effort required by specialty
(e.g. communications engineer, computer engineer,-
systems analyst, junior programmer, senior
programmer, etc.) ?
(c) Dollar costs
(2?)~Prepare an implementation schedule integrating the tasks
showing relationships between tasks according to time.
(a) Pert Chart
(b) Milestone Chat
(3) Prepare a detail break down of costs (a) manpower by
specialty and (b) dollars both which should?be related to time and tasks
4. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT
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(a) The COINS Project Manager will make available:
:; (1) The general plan of events,
. .~ (2) Results of studies to date y
.~ (3) Design specifications for future systems that
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? have been tent~i.vely identified.
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~..; b. The COINS Praject Manager in consultation with the Subs~~-?
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Managers w~.ll ~.dent~.fy the three substantive intelligence areas___1~o~e
considered by the contractors.
c. The participating agencies will make available the_i~format
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required .by the contractors an the three substantive, intelligence areas
(e.g. briefing, discussions, reports cast of effort, etc). ~ .
d. ThY?COINS Project Management office
1. By 30 September 1970 .the contractor will deliver a concept: of
operations and an. impleme~n_tation plan and schedule containing at a ninir
and directi~:::i; of this effort.
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5. STEZ~S TO BE DELIVERED BY CONTRACTOR
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the items specified above.
2. xn addition, he should be pregared to deliver several oral
briefings.
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SUIIJECT: Concept of Operations and implementation Plan and Schedule
OnJECTIVE: To provide the contractor ) with suffi~~-t
information on three substantive intelligence areas during the next two
months (i.e. August and September) t4 enable them to develop a realistic
concept of operations with a related implementation plan and schedule.
They three areas selected should be ones which .could have a potentiality
high-pay off if a cooperative network of.computera were employed.
Substantive Inteili once Areas: The three substantive intelligence area
to a exam~.ned are
1. Sine-Soviet Strategic Weapon Systems
(Offensive and Defensive)
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Security Clearances: will be the contractor for this
study and they have personne w o ave SI and/or TK clearances.
Access and Information Required: Contracicors will require information
zrom GIA, DIA and NSA far each major activity related to the three sub-
stantive intelligence. areas being examined. For each of these activitie
they will require following information: ?
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Mission and Objectives
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Discription of Operation'
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Flow of Input Information '?
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Sources
Media
Volume
Frequency
Processes ~r~anual and machine)
Reports and Files received and produced
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Support Files
a. Manual and Machine Files
? ~ b. Formatted and Unformatted machine files
c. Micro-imagery Files
d. Photographs
5. ADP Su pp ort
a. Ramato vs Ofx-Lino batch processing
b. Computational ?
c. information Retrieval
6. Communications Support
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' a. Manpower
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