CONCURRENCE IN AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. BC-450, HYCON MFG. COMPANY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, PROJECT (SANITIZED)/T&M

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00487R000400780051-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: January 22, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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22 January 1957
ME40RANDIAM FOR ME RECORD:
SUBJECT: Concurrence in Amendment No. 1 to Contract No.
BC-450, Hycon Mfg. Company, Pasadena, California,
Project ~ (T&M
1. This memorandum contains recommendations submitted
for approval of the Project Director. Such recommendations
are set forth in paragraph 5.
2. Contract No. BC-450 provides for modification, repair
and overhaul of photographic equipment and related ground sup-
port equipment developed and being produced by the subject con-
tractor and the Perkin-Elmer Corporation for Project AQTATONE
and the Department of the Air Force under separate contracts
between the Agency and these firms.
3. The contract provided authority for the Contractor
to expend an amount not to exceed $150,000 and vas chargeable
to FY 1957 A JATONE funds. It was anticipated that additional
funds would be required after some experience vas gained as to
the amount and type of repairs to be made. The Contractor in-
dicates that by 15 January 1957 the original amount of $150,000
will be expended. Amendment No. 1 authorizes an increase of
$150,000 or a total authorization of $3-09.,000. It is possible
that $75,000 additional funds will be required prior to 30 June
1957. Amendment No. 1 provides that of the total amount of
$300,000 that $255,000 is available for repairs for Customer
No. 1 (AQUATONE) and $45,000 for Customer No. 2(Air Force). The
Contractor is to segregate repair costs for the respective cus-
tomers and indicate the customer accordingly in his billings. A
recap of the funds chargeable is as follows:
FY 1957 AQUATONE Funds
*255
-000
Dept. of the Air Force
chargeable during FY 1957
.
45,000
Total
300,000
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4. The Director of Central Intelligence by memorandum
to the Comptroller dated 20 September 1956 certified under
Section 10(b) of Public Law No. 110 that $600,000 vas avail-
able for contract.
5. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. BC-450
and execution thereof on behalf of the Agency by the auth-
orized Project Contracting Officer is recommended.
Contracting Officer
Approval requested in
ted.
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