OSA CONTRACTING FOR PROJECT AQUILINE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Aquiline
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02750545
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 16, 2020
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2020
• Publication Date: April 21, 1970

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: OSA Contracting for Project AQUILINE
3.3(b)(1)
3.5(c)
On 16 April the DD/S&T stated his position with regard
to contracting for the operational phase of Project AQUILINE.
The matter was presented to him by Mr. Fred
a meeting with
Mr. Duckett stated that he felt OSA should be capable
of flexibility in its method of operation considering that its
future might very well involve Agency-funded operations in
addition to Project AQUILINE. Thus OSA contractstior Agency-
funded projects would be conducted in accordance with regular
Agency contracting procedures. He felt that the West Coast
Contracting Office should continue to contract for AQUILINE
requirements including those initiated by OSA in the operational
phase. Under these conditions the contracting officer in OSA
would be the primary liaison between OSA and the West Coast
Contracting Officer in much the same fashion as the ORD Con-
tracting Officer is the point of liaison with the West Coast
on ORD requirements which are contracted for by the West Coast
Contracting Officer.
It was pointed out to Mr. Duckett that under Agency
regulations the Director of Logistics was responsible for
the security of industrial contracts funded under Agency
appropriations. Mr. Duckett saw no problem in assuming
that the special security requirements of OSA could interface
with regular Agency industrial security by mutual agreement.
Later Mr. Blake confirmed that he would arrange for the
Chief, Logistics Industrial Security, to meet with the Chief,
OSA Security to determine what arrangements would be necessary
to provide the proper interface. Mr. Blake would also work
out guidelines for the Contracting Officer, OSA, in those
instances where OSA would be contracting for AQUILINE with
non-west coast contractors.
In view of Mr. Duckett's decision on this matter, which
was a change in his earlier approach to the AQUILINE con-
tracting for the operational phase, the attached memorandum
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of 28 November czajapr.gaIll-ao without further action. This
memorandum had been reviewed by 0/PPB and coordinated with
the DDS. Mr. John Clarke's note stating that perhaps the
action was a bit premature and suggesting the action be put
on the back burner is attached as part of the record. It is
interesting to note the comments of the DDS on OSA contracting
for the Agency-funded AQUILINE project. In substance that
position was:
a. It is improper to use NRO authority
for an Agency project.
b. If NRO authority is used for Agency-
funded contracting, use DCAA audit, not ICAD.
c. Security is better in the Agency
system.
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