AGENCY POSITION CONCERNING SINGLE VERSUS MULTIPLE AWARD FOR SECURITY CONTAINERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002800030026-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: April 12, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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12 APR 1974
MWORA:r;)UM FOR: Commissioner, rederal Supply
Service
General Services Administration
SUBJECT a Agency Position Concorning Single.
Vorsus 1:4'ultiple Award for Security
Containers
1. At a 24 October 1973 meeting or the Inter-
agency Committee on Security 'Equip,:en.t, this Agency
too'.: a position favor in:; miulti?lrs ai,zird for procure-
ment of security containers. On 1 X'pril 1974, this
Agency received a request froa tho Co;-Lrilttc^?o chairuiari
for a written confirmation of this position. Such is
being provided herein.
2. Our experience has shown that the ;.,ultiplo
award procedure encourages td :ul,ufacturor competition
and induces product versatility and higher quality.
As a cor,sequonee it increases customer flexibility
in the use of containers.
3. A pro;;ra::: involving a sin :1e procurement
award would eliminate this flexibility. Inasmuch as
there is no conr,ercial market or the higaer priced
govermdont? approved security containers, a. number of
currc;;t viaanufccturors have indicated that, in ti-o
absence of a :;overn-:?ent contract, it would-:tot be
ccono.:tically feasible for then to continuo to pro-
duce tho containers and related parts. c
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4. It is cur cons itlcred j t dat3ant that mul -
tiplo award procurc;.:ent is nccossary for the continua:
offectivo opcration of the security equipment pro-
grans of this Agency and the othcr :m7bor agoncies
of the IntcrayencY Advisory Coz:.nittee on Security
Equipment. Accordingly, ure strongly endorse the una t-
iMous recoxi: cndotioi, by the Co: ittco members on 24
October 1973, that the ::au1tiple a rd contract for
approved security containers ho continued.
Charles W. Xano
Director of Security