DATE OF FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY: ALTHOUGH PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION SHOULD BEGIN IN FY-1992.

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00981R000200270013-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2013
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Directorate CEC/EC: DA/OL
Initiative Name and FY: Procurement of Direct-To-Plate Capability
FY-1992
Date of Full Operating Capability: Although procurement activities
and equipment installation should begin in FY-1992. It is not
expected that FOC will be achieved until FY-1993.
Cost Estimate: (Dollars in Thousands)
1992 1993 .1994
Funds 2,000 .500 0
Positions 0 0 0
Problems To Be Addressed: Increased collection capabilities within
the Agency are expected to drive the requirements for finished
intelligence publications beyond Printing and Photography Group's
current capabilities to produce printing plates. Current procedures
involve the labor intensive and expensive processes of offset
photography and manual layout of negatives. Direct-to-plate
capability will eliminate both of these processes for black and
white publications, and permit imaging of printing plates directly
from the page composition system. An FY-1989 Study will serve as
the basis for this initiative.
Proposal: Implement direct-to-plate capability in Ol/P&PG
- Determine requirements for plate size, page imposition
schemes, imaging speed, and processing requirements.
- Determine vendors who have a reasonable chance of
meeting our stated requirements.
- Prepare test for direct-to-plate systems, and conduct
tests at vendor selected sites.
- Record results, select vendor, and initiate contract.
- Install system, test, and delivery.
- Fine-tune software for increased efficiency.
Justification for Proposal: Increased requirements for production
of time-critical current intelligence publications are already
straining current P&PG resources. Enhanced collection capabilities
coupled with anticipated growth in analysis capabilities in the DI
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dictate that P&PG streamline its publication processes to eliminate
labor-intensive manual processes wherever possible. Offset
photography and film stripping are the most obvious candidates for
automation which will result in the greatest savings of time,
materials, and manpower.
Description of Funding Requirements: We will use $2 million in
FY-1992 to acquire a direct-to-plate system. $500,000 will be
utilized in FY-1993 to tailor vendor supplied software to our
specific requirements and to fund for custom software development.
Coordination: This initiative will be coordinated with the DI and
the DS&T.
Space Impact Statement: Hardware acquired as a result of this
initiative will replace existing equipment; therefore, no additional
space requirements are anticipated.
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