SUMMARY THE AGENCY ESTABLISHED A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000100090047-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 47
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The. I:,cnccy with the 1Buure i u o.
E'cderal S lpv)1y (-~o~: (;5j\) in 19471. Cvei the years, GSA has been ciithe Agency and their rylr cen 'z-.; trin,,~, ,.n t.a i
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in the Agency's abili y to meet. its worldwide co;imitments. In additiol
to the mat(-eriel support customarily provided by G"'A to all.
s~gencies,
purchases branch and fora limited nimI)er of personnel assigned to these
units. They also purchase materiel. anc1 .VChiC].es for the Agency in the
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The Supply Division has extensive contacts in various elements
the National Capital Region, Regional Federal_ Supply Service, and the
Automative and Tools Center.
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COVER ARRANGEi\ :N IS
During the period 1952 through 1975, GSA provided
Purchases Branch is a quick reaction activity that purchases low dollar
value items in the name of GSA. Their customers are primarily overseas
activities. During FY 79, SPB processed 15,020 line items representing
a dollar value of $1,541,258. This activity has operated for a number
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of years without difficulty- and was rovie red by Agency and GSA 1~ ;.~,rers
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ACQUISITION OF MATERIEL TIT 1011 PL DS'I IP
The Agency has enjoyed an excel l ejn I: relationship, with GSA o>>e-r the
years. However, the current. restricti-"ion on furniture procurement as
increased our paper flow and decreased our ability to meet cust:.o7.ic;r
requirements even through we are in full compliance with the 11)11,1111's.
(See attached memorandums) During F "19, we obta:4ned 2944 lire :ltc~r,s
valued at $1,942,818 from GSA through FEDSTR:IP (Stock). (U)
excellent support. During FY 79, we processed 324 line items
This was an excellent source of materiel until 1978 when the GSA
investigation resulted in the issuance of very restrictive procurement
policies. Those problems have now been resolved and we again receive
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VEIIICLIE ACQUISITION
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Generally, vehicle
procuremci..t requires. a loin lead time and it is not uncommon. for
vehicles to be on order for a year or more. In many cases, the Agency
does a poor job of forecasting; requirements and as a result, we submit
our requirements in September. Normal delivery time for s xians is 240
to 330 days from final date of consolidation; however, we have been
working; with GSA. in an effort to reduce delivery times. We currently
enjoy an excellent working relationship with the automotive center.
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SELF SERVICE SPORES
Self Services Store procedures have been tightened over the past
18 months to the extent that it is very time consuming. In addition,
there has been a large reduction in the availability of items to the
extent that the Small Purchases Branch has reduced their use of the Self
Service Store by 50%. The Self Service Store was one of the major con-
cerns during the investigation of GSA and it is reasonable to assume
that control procedures will ease up once GSA rebuilds its confidence
in the system. (U)
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