CONTRACTING OFFICER POSITIONS IN THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R000200090003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: MF

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":itf0 i tt i FOR: Deputy firectaar A. 01 "w?:. tral ' tel Ii ;: rtct
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Deputy 'hirector for A ministration
Contracting Officer i ositions in the
Lintra1 Intellig lice :`: emcy
1.. Action a steT its xr,eraara.rkct contai.fa a
recommendation for your approval.
. SC rGl~Y>:Cl:
e advent of the s nior Intelligence Scrvice
procurement ever ui dertai.en) 3 also e p iasized tre neee for
i-ok-in clear t o role of the corrtractLi, officer as the foci.A
point for Tn ing or obta.iniin a final decision o u a ~ rocurerr(,: 4t.
;die office of the Inspector & neral (OIG) has in iur;ere:us
reports expressed concern over the role of tic; contract officer in the c:.IA. For exas:..plc, s ire the URIC audit ri: -ort
< ated ..a voiaber 1976 any. entitlc&:. ``A .ency E,lations ';it a tie
i iii sisiess s. om unity, , it was stated, fle (the contras; ti;'
officer) is art i izortant aleck arv ul. mice pcai ::, yet he i
a 'Aey ,e;=b r of a tea where pro,iuctit xr is para,kwiu;:t.
I .sofar as he play want to march to a 'ifferout Brun er ; a
St-, he is iii a disadvantageous situation.= I;, the .ru.?ft of
'the latest ;;ICS report involviaij. rya :~ztcment ie c ra t is
& ate d -ast 1)7:3 and is entitled x .:_:stTia1 entrtiactiT
ni Security"), the fo1 lowli comment was r`i do
is=rocurea eut decisions.' The Report of the 3 351C?4 ox:
overnr cnt Procurement, dates ece t:c r 1972 (this report
the culmination of the most exhaustive study of . x-{3 r l
(SIS) and the possible ill lementa.tion of the nerd.-I a,r syste1i
dictate that we take another look at the role of coatracti:,
officers in the acquisition process within the Central i tel-
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SUBJECT: Contracting officer Positions in the Central
Intelligence Agency
Distribution:
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1 - DCI
1 - DR
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