DELEGATION OF ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY TO THE CHIEF OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY UNDER SECTION 1.C.(3) OF THE CIA REGULATION(Sanitized) WITH REFERENCE TO SUB-PARAGRAPH 1.C.(2)(A)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000500060102-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 102
• Publication Date: April 1, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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Deputy Director (Administration
Chief of Procurement and Supply
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Delegation of Additional Procurement Authority to the Chief of
Regulation No
[With Reference to Sub-paragraph l..C.(2)(a).
Procurement l.y Under Section I .C . (3) of the CIA
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1. The urgency and magnitude of the Agency's procurement
program, in many ways comparable to that of the Armed Services,
now makes it most essential that the subject authority be re-
delegated to the Chief of Procurement and Supply within such
limitations., dollar or otherwise, as may be determined desirable.
This will permit contracts to be let more efficiently, effectively
and to the beat interest of the Government during the period of
the National 1wrgency.
2. It should be emphasized that it is not proposed to use
the subject authority where existing regulations are adequate.
They are. not adequate, however, to meet some of the Agency's
most important operating requirements which demand, immediate
purchase action outside the limitations normal to peacetime
procurement activities. I refer particularly to the crash"
situations that develop in connection with our overseas operations.
3. Similar authority for such negotiated procurement is
granted Beads of Procuring Activities by a specific provision
in the regulations of the Department of the Army. The aforesaid
provision cites the following instance as justifying negotiation:
"Rergency procurements of a high priority nature
which could not be effected by formal advertising
within the time required for delivery, such as
for supplies urgently needed to lend military
support in connection with a national or inter-
national situation or to meet immediately
emergency needs of an Army expansion program. It
(Federal. Register, Friday, March 21, 1952,
page 24l9, Par. 592.201-2(c)(2).
4. The de.
CIA Regulation No
and (2)(i) shall no
authority.
one required by Section l.C.(3) of the
with respect to sub-paragraphs
acted by the delegation of the subject
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5. This req *.t has been accorded a favorable review by
the Office of Ga *ral Counsel.
6. Accordinj y, there bas been prepared and is attached
Us delegation of procurement authority in provisional fors.
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