PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL WEEKLY REPORT PERIOD ENDING ON 25 NOVEMBER 1986

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PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL
WEEKLY REPORT
Period Ending on 25 November 1986
1. Status of Tasks Assigned by Senior Management:
No tasks pending.
2. Major Events That Have Occurred During the Preceding Week:
a. CONIF Activity:
(1) CONIF input 148 contracts and 55 amendments during this
00 past week. This appears to be about average for this time of year.
(2) On Tuesday, 18 November, a monthly Engineering Review
Board was jointly held by the offices of Finance (OF) and
I Logistics (OL) personnel to review problems in the CONIF system.
Nothing significant was discussed.
b. Training:
(1)
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is presently giving the Contracts
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(2) completed a course on incentive contracting
given during the week of 17-21 November. acquired
literature on acquisition planning as wel
c. Agency Contract Review Board (ACRB) Activity
Six cases were reviewed by the ACRB on 18 November and all
were recommended for approval by the Director of Logistics, some
with caveats. Following these docket reviews, a short briefing
was given to all the ACRB members and advisors on the Coopers and
Lybrand report. The next ACRB session is scheduled for 2 December.
d. FOCI
One case was reviewed and approved.
e. Visitations:
(1) The Chief, Procurement Management Staff (PMS), OL, held a
visitation with the members of the Contracts Staff, Office of
Research and Development/DS&T.
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(2) Two members of CONIF went to the Contracts Management
Staff, Office of Technical Service (OTS)/DS&T, to discuss reports
and exchange ideas on how reporting can be improved.
f. Briefings:
(1) On Thursday, 20 November 1986, the C/PMS/OL, along with the
Executive Officer, OL, met with the members of the Office of
Development and Engineering, DS&T contract teams and briefed them
on the Coopers and Lybrand report. A briefing of all contract team
chiefs is scheduled for 25 November.
(2) On Thursday, 20 November, 18 procurement,/,;`
pe so ei, three auditors from the Commercial Systems and Audit
Division, OF, and three security officers from the Security Staff,
OL, along with six members from the O TS team, received
a briefing from the personnel at OTS' It was evident
that the briefing gave all personnel a greater appreciation and
understanding of the operational requirements of OTS. Briefings
such as this one are designed to break down barriers and en er
cooperation and understanding between different elements in the
Agency. It furthers the expeditious processing of items related to
the Agency mission.
g. Reports/Papers
(1) A memorandum on increased competition goals in fiscal year
1987 by each directorate for signature by the Executive Director of
Central Intelligence has been drafted. It requests each
directorate to project its increases in competition which will be
monitored by the information contained in CONIF.
(2) A draft of a paper has been prepared for the Deputy
Director for Intelligence on what a procurement management review
will entail and the anticipated goals has been completed.
(3) Procurement Note (PN) 161, which relates to withholding
provisions, has been under review for the purpose of update. An
agreement was reached with the Audit and Certification Division,
OF, to modify the withholding provisions of time and material
contracts with a value of less than $100,000. PN 161 will be
revised to reflect the agreed upon change.
3. Upcoming Events
Concepts, Inc. (MCI), located in Vienna, for the purpose of
discussing the possibility of MCI giving in-house training on the
subjects of negotiations and cost and pricing.
a. I will visit Management
C O N F I D E N T I A L
C O N F I D E N T I A L
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b. OL/PMS and CONIF will review the "method of procurement
indicator" on the business justification.
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