CHARACTERISTICS OF FIVE SMALL PURCHASE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000400010072-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 72
• Content Type: REPORT

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CHARACTERISTICS OF FIVE SMALL PURCHASE ACTIVITIES
Westin house
GSFC
DSS-W
Agency
State
Comments
Approx. Annual Vol.
104,000
18,600
34,000
18,600
6,000
Buy's
No. of Buyers
30
10
19
17
6
Mgr. not included
Av. Buy's/Buyer/Day
14
8
7
4.4
4
Approximate
.,ough-put (days)
14
20
20
23
15
Estimated
Time Available to Buy
95%
90%
75%
90%
Estimated
Grade Range of Buyers
(GS 05-12)
GS 04-07
GS 04-11
GS 07-13
GS 06-11
Westinghouse $
equivalents
Av. Grade of Buyers
Single Item Req'n.
Req'n. Pre-buyer Pro-
cessed
Follow-up by Buyers
gate Expedite Sec-
tion
No
Yes
Occasional
Yes
No
No
Occasional
Yes
GS 07
No
No
Occasional
Yes
GS 10
No
Yes
Yes
Yes2
GS 111
No
Yes
No
Buying Done By Phone
Footnotes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
To extent possible
'One trainee is GS-06; buyers are GS-ll.
2CCDB follows-up only to point where contact is required with vendors.
Buyers take over from that point.
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Buyers Commodity-
oriented
P.O.'s Typed by Buyers
Westinghouse GSFC DSS-W Agency State Comments
Yes No
Daily Production Report
for Each Buyer No Yes No No No
V's From BPA's
Average Backlog
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No No No
40% Some 10% Some
1 wk. 2 wks. 4-5 wks. 2-3 wks.
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