PROCUREMENT POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04782A000100090015-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 22, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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1. This. memorandum contains a. request for action by the Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence. Such request is contained in paragraph 6.
2. Last fall the Chief of the Procurement Division and the Director of Logistics
conducted.,a series or briefings for the components of the Agency.,which nave, a prin-
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cipal interest in our contracting policies and procedures. Among other purposes,
these briefings were intended to educate the people principally concerned: with the'
advantages of incentive contracting under certain circumstances. Based upon the
understI*v'1ng that we had achieved an agreement in principle ,. the desirabilit~-
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of adopt'g incentive clauses wherever practicable, - I circulated for coordination a
proposed Agency notice to annolmce the policy that every effort would bems. to
obtain competitive bids to meet 'Agency requirements, including research and
development; and that incentive clauses would be included in Agency contracts when-'
ever prudent. The notice would also require that all proposals, other than techni'cah
"stitte of the art" explorations, be obtained in writing by or through the Office of
Logistics. A copy of the.draft noticeM as circulated is attar d,;; togeti er
comments we have received.
3. The other Deputy Directors agree in principle with the deem
to fling competition and introducing incentive clauses whenever feasible. In_pra