OL STAFF NOTES - 27 MAY 1987

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00280R000300350026-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: May 29, 1987
• Content Type: MISC

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Listed below are
the topics that were
discussed at the D/L
staff meeting on
27 May 1987. While
they do not represent
the totality of our
discussions, they do
represent the
highlights. Your
division or staff chief
can provide you with
additional details on
those topics in which
you are interested.
29 May 1987
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OL Staff Notes - 27 May 1987
5. OL has been heavily involved this past week in
preparation for Judge Webster's 27 May swearing-in ceremony on
the Headquarters compound. Printing and Photography Division,
(P&PD) OL, printed and disseminated, within four hours of
receipt, Judge
Webster's biography, and ceremony tickets. In
addition, P&PD prepared gold-stamped binders and subject tabs
to be used in conjunction with Judge Webster's Agency
briefings. Facilities Management Division personnel spent
numerous hours over the Memorial Day Weekend in close
coordination with Protocol, Secret Service, White House
Communications and various other entities to ensure a
successful ceremony. (U)
6. In a 19 May meeting with Allied Corporation, OL
formalized new duties to be performed by an Allied employee.
This employee is called the Allied New Headquarters Building
(NHB) coordinator and is responsible for insuring an orderly
transition into the NHB by Allied operations and maintenance
personnel and investigating specific building systems. OL has
limited the tasking of this employee to the investigation of
problems or status of activities pertaining to utility systems
in the NHB. (U)
7. On 22 May, the Bid Package (BP) 4 contractor completed
work on the inbound lanes at the George Washington Memorial
Parkway (GWMP) entrance, and traffic entering the compound from
the parkway was rerouted to use the newly paved lanes. Phase
II construction to realign the outbound lanes at the GWMP
entrance is under way. To permit performance of Phase II
construction, traffic traveling from the Route 123 entrance to
west lot and the parking garage is being detoured through north
parking lot 24 hours a day. (U)
8. There will be a partial Headquarters power outage on
Saturday, 30 May from 0800 to 1200 hours. The purpose of the
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outage is to perform electrical work and will result in power
being interrupted to the 4F, 3F, 2F and GF corridors of
Headquarters Building. (U)
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ITEM OF INTEREST
26 May 1987
COMPETITION IN AGENCY CONTRACTING
The passage of the 1984 Competition in Contracting Act (CICA)
and other recent laws enacted by Congress have changed attitudes
about the role of competition in Federal procurement. An increased
emphasis is being placed upon competition, and it is now being
viewed as a measure of a successful acquisition program.
In 1986, a contract was awarded to Coopers & Lybrand (C&L) to
perform a study of the Agency's procurement function. With regard
to competition, the authors noted primary reliance on sole source
procurements in the Agency and strongly recommended CIA establish
reasonable goals for increasing competition.
While it is recognized that the unique mission of the Agency
precludes the ability to maximize the use of competition in awarding
contracts, there does appear to be room for improvement, and an
emphasis is being placed upon establishing goals to increase the use
of competition. Competition offers potential advantages, such as
improved ideas, designs, technology, delivery and product quality,
not to overlook the fact that it can and often does lead to better
prices. Therefore, it behooves the Agency to include competition as
an acquisition strategy to the maximum extent possible.
In an effort to comply with CICA and to implement the C&L
recommendations, the following initiatives have been taken:
c. The Executive Director of the Agency sent a memorandum to
the four Deputy Directors, outlining their procurement
activity for fiscal years (FY) 1985 and 1986, requesting
they review the data, along with their projected FY 1987
procurements to determine which might best be competed
during FY 1987. They were requested to provide the
Director of Logistics with projected goals for increases in
percentage of competitively awarded contracts and dollars
compared with 1986 statistics. In response to the
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Executive Director's request, the significant goals have
been set by the individual directorates. Procurement
Management Staff is supplying quarterly statistical reports
to the directorates to enable them to monitor their progress
in achieving their goals for increased competition.
4. As a result of this renewed Agency-wide commitment to the
increased levels of competitive acquisitions, a strong foundation
has been provided which can achieve improved technical and cost
effective arrangements consistent with the Government procurement
system, and it also requires all employees to be advocates for
competition. Each individual has a commitment to pursue competitive
opportunities wherever possible and is responsible for providing a
competitive environment, with the Agency being the benefactor of the
many advantages that competition can provide.
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