DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00800R000100240033-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: May 21, 1976
• Content Type: MISC

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Authority to negotiate an Individual Contract
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Upon the basis of the following findings and determina-
tion, a proposed contract justified below is recommended to
be negotiated without formal advertising pursuant to the
authority of 20 U.S.C. 2304 (a) (10), as implemented by para-
graph 3-210.2.
1. During the week of 18 April 1976, the MAX III
suffered a total "blackout" due to loss of critically
required interior ambient control. In order that the
principle mission be successfully executed
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providing MAX III equipment cooling along with ambient
cooling be maintained within the critical limits of the
system. Any deviation from this temperature criteria
causes automated equipment to fail. Failure of the
MAX III is catastrophic since it viably causes possible
loss to one time transmissions, delays communications
on a worldwide basis, and potentially causes internal
damage to electronic components. Failure of the disc
storage units alone, which contain critical systems
data, all current message traffic plus that traffic
processed through the system for the previous seven (7)
days, as well as the statistical system data necessary
to restore the complete MAX system to service cannot
be estimated or valued. The loss of proper ambient
temperature also adversely affects cryptographic equip-
ment. Unscheduled shut down of MAX III, even for a
short time is totally unacceptable with potential impact
on world affairs.
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2. The facility is electrically protected
with virtually fail-safe electrical systems consisting of
modern uninterrupted power availability incorporating associated
generators and switchgear. There currently is insufficient
back-up air conditioning consistent with heat producing expansions
of communications equipment presently being reconfigurated and
installed by the Office of Communications.
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3. The high outside ambient season is very close and the
installation of auxiliary equipment air conditioning is
imperative. The market for manufacturers of suitable air
conditioning equipment has been canvas
Incorporated has the only equipment available in the necessary
time frame to meet the requirement. Therefore, a negotiated
contract for a manufactured and installed chiller and asso-
ciated components compatible with existing air conditioning
and compatibility with the result tha
equipment is necessary to provide the required air conditioning
back-up and related Agency communication links.
4. DETERMINATION - A proposed negotiated contract is
justified because of the limited time availability in securing
competition through formal advertising and the associated
scenario of events that must necessarily transpire as a conse-
quence of those procedures.
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