A&E EVALUATION BOARD INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED A&E FIRMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00244R000200260063-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: April 27, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. Following the receipt of detailed qualifications data, from three
selected firms, the A&E Evaluation Board conducted in-depth interviews as
follows:
12 April 1982: The Association of VVKR, Dewberry &
Davis, E. I. Brown
13 April 1982: Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
14 April 1982: CRS/Sirrine, Joint Venture
2. The following agenda was established for all three interviews:
a. Remarks by Evaluation Board Chairman
b. Introduction of firm's key personnel
c. Firm presentation
d. Facilities tour
e. Question and answer session
3. The Agency and General Services Administration were represented at
the interviews by the following persons:
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4. The 12 April interview was conducted in three locations, starting in
the Fairfax, Virginia, office of Dewberry & Davis. At this location, the
Messrs. Vosbeck, Dewberry, and Brown introduced their key personnel and
presented the Association's project management plan. Following a tour of the
facility, the group traveled to the offices of VVKR in Alexandria, Virginia,
for a presentation on the Association's experience in related projects.
Following this presentation, additional key personnel were introduced, and a
tour was made of the facility. The final portion of the interview was held in
the McLean, Virginia, office of E. I. Brown, where a computer graphics
operation was presented.
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5. The 13 April interview was conducted in the Detroit office of Smith,
Hinchman, and Grylls. Following a few introductory remarks by a senior
corporate officer, the project team headed by James Livingston, Group Vice
President, presented their approach to the project with particular reference
to relevant experience gained in the design of the new D.I.A. facility and the
G.E. Corporate Research & Development Center. Each team member contributed to
the presentation with respect to their own specific role and expertise.
Following the presentation, a tour was made of the proposed project area, the
lighting lab, and the computer graphics operation.
6. The 14 April interview was conducted in the CRS office in Houston,
Texas. Following the introduction of key personnel, Paul Kennon, President of
CRS, directed a detailed presentation of CRS' approach to architectural design
which places particular emphasis on programming. This was followed by a
discussion of the project schedule and manpower assignment by Jay Neyland,
project director. A tour was then conducted of the CRS facilities, which
included introduction to other senior officials in the firm. Since time did
not permit a tour of the Sirrine office, a slide presentation was made to show
the proposed project space.
7. Upon completion of the interviews, the Evaluation Board established
the following weights of the five evaluation criteria:
Project Management Plan 30%
Design and Planning Ability 25%
Relevant Project Experience 25%
Computer Capability 15%
Security Control 5%
8. Each Board member will independently score each firm and report the
results to the Office of Logistics Building Planning Staff (OL/BPS). OL/BPS
will tabulate the scores and present them to the next Evaluation Board meeting
scheduled for 30 April.
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Secretary
A&E Evaluation Board
Distribution:
Orig - OL/BPS (Official)
1 - ea Board Member
1 - EB Secretary
1 - L&PLD/OGC
2 - C/PD/OL
1 - OL Reader
1 - OL/BPS Chrono
OL/BPS (26Apr82) STAT
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