CONVERSATION WITH DD/S, 2 DECEMBER 1963, REGARDING PROCUREMENT ACTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF LOGISTICS WITH REFERENCE TO PROJECT OXCART

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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2014
• Sequence Number: 197
• Publication Date: December 5, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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Stlfl.TEC V; Conversation with DDIS?, 2 December 1963. rsgar4ing Procurem t
Actioes of the Office of Logistics with Reference to Project OXC RT
o ke? Executive OtCLtr, DD/Sik T. and I .uet with
Col. White In the latteris office the afternoon of 2 December to discuss
with tttu the current deplorable state of affairs with regard to two EADIOSA
coatracte in support of project OXCART. These two items were as fellows:
at. A contract &j
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b. A pro
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for certain services and medtflcsUoita
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of OXCART.
rat of which
problem and second,
of VAL) dated 29 Nov ember
tat. mute evidence of the c
for
rement Divieion activities on the OXCART project and / Athol'
n in detail Cm this &moment. We recniaded Col. 'White that only
hits House had assigned a DX priority to Project oxcAstr,
e highest category of :/attional projecte and that while there are
certain elements of OXCART which would and should he contracted for by the
Office of Logistics in terms of our Agreement with that Office, aevertheless
failure on the part of OIL. to conduct procurement activities with the same
peed and streamline procedures of OSA soon results in these peripheral
d*velopznents becoming pacing item* for the entire program.
3. Col. White read the two papers with *yid t inter
sod to him that OSA draft a memorandum to the Etrector
glides through DD/SkT and DD/S ulth concurreace lines for both v.
effect point out the working inter-reiatioaship betels's:a OXCART
as conducted by OSA and support procurement to OXCART as
by the Procerement Division, Office of Logistics la this propos
formally reielnd Mr. Garrison of the.1)X priority burliness
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? to km the Director regular insistence on achieving In early
I readiness for OXCART. Ws will conclude by asking that in
cootie such as that Procurement
Division forge some of the normal procedures employed in instances where
time is not of the essence and expedite their procurement to the greatest
degree possible. Cot. Whibs seemed to find no basic reason for challenging
this paper and it was agreed we would bring it together as. soon saw. could.
In the meantime he asked for specific contract numbers in the two critical
cases so that he could pursue this on an investigative and remedial action
basis without delay. was advised of these developments and
*eked to furnish Col. White's office with the necessary background informa
tion on the two -matters above.
A. CUNNU4GkIAMI JR.
pity Assistant ro c tor
(Special Activities)
DAfl/OSAiJACmcm
Dietribution:
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- Contract Division
- Programs Staff
14 - IMF, OSA
i5 - LAD, OSA
*6 Security Staff
*7 - AD/OSA
#8&9 - DAD/OSA
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