CONCURRENCE IN DEFINITIVE CONTRACT NO. TE-2191 WITH EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN AND GRIER, INC., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, (SANITIZED) PROJECT AQUATONE (RAINBOW)

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• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: January 21, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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21 January 1958
} RANDU14 FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT i Concurrence in Definitive Contract No. TI-2191 with td2erton
Germeehausen end Grier, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada,
Project AQUATONE (RAINBOW).
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation submitted for approval
of the Director of Central Intelligence. Such recommendation is set
forth in Paragraph 6.
2. This definitive contract CPFF type is the one contemplated in
our letter Contract which was effective 1 May 1957, This contract'
covers studies in the field of This company
had been working on this program undsubcontract issued by ! T under
our Contract No. M500, The Company discontinued charging MIT for the
work performed as of 1 May 1957.
3. An additional amount of $1.68,000.00 has been included in the
definitive contract as estimated costs.
will visit the Contractor on approximately 29 January 3.958 for
purposes of negotiating the fee and discussion of other contractual
matters. It is proposed to tentatively obligate $184,800 of FY IL958
AQUATONE (RAINBOW) funds subject to decrease if negotiations result
in a lesser amount for the fee which it is contemplated will be the
case. By concurrence to this memorandum the Project Comptroller
signifies that sufficient funds are available for this additional
obligation.
4. Certification of funds for this contract will be handled
under the procedure approved by the Director of Central Intelligence
on 15 December 1956, which in effect results in all 10(b) expenses
involving issuance of Treasury Checks being accumulated in a separate
account within the Finance Division. The amounts in this account
w111 be periodically scheduled for certification of the vouchers by
the Director. This procedure eliminates the necessity for a separate
certification of authority under Section 10(b) of Public Law 110,, 81st
Congress, for each contract.
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5. It in proposed that the definitive contract be signed Project Contracting Officer with the gnhY the
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