JOINT PROCUREMENT OF BRIEFING PRINT ENLARGER BY OTHER AGENCIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A000400030020-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: April 18, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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NPIC/VABS/D/6-1805
18 April 1966
MICNORANDUX FOB Director, Office of Speeiel At i ies, DOM
THBOUOA: Emeeutive Direetor, NPIC
EUBSECT:Joint Proeurement of Brie r
r by Other Agencies
1. NP C is currently developing a Briefing Print Enlarger OW
under contract I this eoatreal was negotiated by the Contracting 0
Office of Spec Ac ivities, withl in May 1963.
The "breadboard. ' BPB was completed Lu January 1966 at a cost of about
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with the prototype phase be inning at that time at an estimated
cost of
2. The BPE is a fluid-gate enlarger designed to expose high quality
print. up to 40 it 40 inches with eontiamouely variable uageificetion from
3x to tiox. The prototype 1/ be designed to produee both bleak and
whits and color prints The product of the "breadboard" is considered to
be attemptable by EPIC.
3. It has been determined through a series of briefings on the IPE
presented throughout the community, and by demonstrations of its product,
that this eulogiser would fulfil immediate requirements nay established by
a number of *pules. The tire fester of 16 months to build a prototype
and a subsequent factor of an additional 18 mouths before delivery of
a production model creates an excessive delay in fulfilling the present
outside requirements. Through the medium of the Committee on Photographic
Exploitation (COPE), several agencies expressed the desire to purchase
chineee copies of the prototype model of the BPE rather than to welt for
production nodigls; these agengies would provide the necessary FT 1966
funds for the purchases. Tbel was asked to quote
a price for the BPI on the basis of produelog feur extra prototype models.
4. I Iproposed that four additional prototype model
BPEs be fabricated, component cy coroonent, as each oomponent of the
original prototype is completed under Contrast at no loss of time
to the original EPIC prototype schedule. Under this system, the additional
four prototypes would cost about l each.. The cost factor is meet
acceptable to the Navy and DIA.I, and they now propose to transfer FT
funds to EPIC for joint procureteat with the Onderetanding thnt t
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prototype will at no time encompass changes in scope. but will be exact
copies of the original XPIC prototype. The ageneies concerned understand
the inoreased risk in purchasing a erototyee rather titan to wait for
production models. They have Concluded that the present high quality
of the 'breadboard" product is eufficient to justify the timely purchase
of prototypes.
5. ecause of the securite eurroundine the de'lopaant of the
briefing Print Enlarger, the methoe by vhieh the d.evelopment originally
was contracted, the time frame in which the device is needed, and the
readily eve1 l:1bl* eontracting system vbieh would expedite delivery of tee
eularger, it is reqeested teat the Coatracting Officer of OSA handle
the contract for the additional prototypes under the special system now
in effect. In addition, it is new:weary that the security of the covert
component involved etl Ibe protected by avoiding open channels
of contracting.
6.Contract nonitofing fted technical management of the four
additional developmenta will be handled by IPIC Deyel
now monitoring_prOjeets under contract
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