SAFE LOCATION ALTERNATIVES

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 1, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM : Deputy Director, National Foreign Assessment
Center
SUBJECT . SAFE Location Alternatives
1. This memorandum records my views on the location for the
central facilities for SAFE. A question on alternative locations was
raised at the 16 February EAG meeting. In sum, I believe that we should
reaffirm the decision to locate__SAFE_ on~he ground floor in the north-
east corn erof the Headquarters building.
2. Alternative locations are possible. Attached is a memorandum
from the SAFE project team that discusses in some detail a location in
a new building on the compound, in surplus Government space elsewhere,
or in a newly leased building. The memorandum also discusses costs
already incurred for the CIA Headquarters location--about $3 million.
Some of this sum might be recoverable if the location is changed, but
only with the expenditure of large sums to facilitate relocation of
installed equipment.
3. The proposed three locations would result in estimated initial
costs of between $8 and $10 million, which would be added to the current
estimated total cost of SAFE, and each would result in added annual
costs beyond those of operating within the building.
4. A very rough estimate of the cost of totally leasing SAFE
services is on the order of $1 million per month for the contractor's
facilities to which communication costs must be added. This price, in
my view, absolutely rules out the leasing option.
5. All of the options pose problems in terms of increased security
risks and degraded communications reliability.
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SUBJECT: SAFE Location Alternatives
6. In my view, these options are undesirable, even if costs were
comparable to those involved in use of the designated space in Head-
quarters. Because of funding problems and changes in direction, SAFE
has already fallen some years behind the initial hoped-for start-up
date. The competitive contracts now being evaluated are based in part
on a Headquarters site, and relocation would require reworking at least
part of the design effort and cost assumptions. The funds already
expended are for very long lead-time facilities. I have a major interest
in bringing SAFE on line as soon as possible and I am, consequently,
opposed to a change of any ilk that extends significantly time to
start-up.
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. ?. MEMORANDUM FOR: Director,. of Central Reference
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SUBJECT SAVE Location Alternatives
The SAFE system can be located outside the Lead--
quarters Building. We have briefly examined the costs,
support and security aspects of three possible alternative
locations: a) a new building an the Headquarters compound;
h) surplus government space in the Washington area.; and c)
leased space in the Washington area. We have assumed that
the majority of users served by SAFE will remain in the
Headquarters Building for all alternatives. (Note: There
..> may be some significant communications cost savings by
colocating the analysts with SAFE but this has not been
studied.) We have also assumed, for these alternatives,
that the SAFE system itself will continue to be developed by
a system development contractor and will be government owned
and operated. Tabs B, C, and 1) summarize, our findings with
respect to the alternatives studied.
2. We have already invested $2,961,000 in. preparing
for installing the SAFE hardware in our Headquarter; Building,.
as shown in Tab A. $1,027,000 of this amount has been trans--R
furred to GSA for site preparation work but has not been spent.
This in FY-70 money which might not be transferable to other
alternative sites. $460,000 of the $2,961,000 was used to
purchase and install an emergency generator which would still
he usable for alternative #l described in Tab B. Some con--
sicleration might be given to reinstalling this generator at
a remote site for alternatives 2 and 3, but the cost of re-
moving and reinstalling it might approach its acquisition cost.
3. Our primary concerns regarding location at a place
outside the immediate Headquarters area would be co;Wstunica--
ti_ons reliability and security. it is clear that the service
to analysts would degrade and the security risks would be
greater because of the remote location. Considering the fact
that we have already made compromises in the reliability
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communications costs as shown in alternatives 2 and 3, and
the costs of further development activities to correct
deficiencies and keep the systems abreast of changing needs.
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the development cost, a contractor could build a SAFE sy"tem
and provide us the services on a leased basis. The contractor
would probably have to charge us about $1M per month to
provide the services that. CIA would require and recover his
investment and operating costs. Added to this would be the
specifications for the computer .ystem in the interesl.s of
reducing costs, a reduction in c-nn,.municatioils reliability,
resulting from a remote location could well lead to an
operationally unacceptable system.
4. We have not studied in any detail the alternative
'-of-leasing the SAFE service. Ilowever, once we have paid
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"SUNK" COST'S
(Costs common to any alternatives to planned use of
space in Headquarters Building.)
Costs already incurred to prepare space in Headquarters
Building:
1,027,000 **
equipment in "C" vault. 800,000
FY-78 renovation funds already
transferred to GSA
Transformer and related
Emergency power wiring $ 572,000
Emergency motor generator 460,000
A&E design for Headquarters site 100,000
Total $2,859,000
** Possibly recoverable (?)
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TAB B
Alternative 1
SAFE located in a new structure on Headquarters
compound.
a. New construction would probably not be ready
in less than four years.
b. Communications problems would be minimized -
a direct cable link between buildings would
suffice.
C. Construction costs would be offset by
economics in communication, and in leasing
costs and renovation costs of alternative
sites outside Headquarters.
d. Security problems would be minimal but at
least one additional 24-hour guard post
would be created.
Costs:
Construction *
$6,000,000
Communications link
250,000
Chilled water and power
2,000,000
Estimated total
$8,250,000
Plus "Sunk" costs
* For this purpose, assume 30,000 sq. ft. at
$200 per sq. ft.
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SAFE located outside the headquarters complex but on a secure
government facility (i.e., Bolling Field, Arlington Hall
Station).
a. A building having true vaulted space is required.
This includes reenforced concrete walls, window-
less construction, and full time security guards.
b. Adequate zone of control would have to be provided
around structure, or a shielded enclosure built
to meet tempest requirements.
c. Uninterruptable power and emergency back-up power
would have to be installed.
d. Secure wideband communications must be provided
between Headquarters and the remote site.
e. Remoteness from the user creates the management
problem of remaining responsive to his needs.
It makes a difficult problem more so.
f. The facility could only be shared by agencies
having similar security constraints., This would
exclude most civilian agencies.
Approximately 2500 sq. ft. of space is required
at Headquarters for communications interface and
high speed printers.
h. If 600 s q. ft. of free space cannot be guaranteed,
then would cost an
additional $1,000,000.
a.
One time -
Communications for Dusers $2,250,000
Power, cooling, and emergency power 2,500,000
Vault construction (20,000 sq. ft.)
and site preparation 5,000,000
Estimated total $9,750,000 +
b. Recurring -
Cost of space'to agency Unknown
Full time security guards $100,000 per year
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g. Because commercial facilities, depending on
their surroundings, lack the concentric rings
of security control which are found at the
Headquarters location, they are much more
vulnerable to terrorist attack or other physi-
cal damage. It would be unwise at this time,
based on past experience and current conditions,
to predict that this threat will diminish in
the future, especially for a vulnerable loca-
tion.
h. Uninterruptible power and emergency backup
power would be required. In commercial facili-
ties such installations could be more difficult
and costly than on a government-owned (and
usually more spacious) facility.
Communications for users $ 2,250,000
Power, cooling and emergency power 2,500,000
Vault construction (20,000 sq. ft.)
and site preparation 5,000,000
Shielded enclosure (at least) 1,000,000-+-
Estimated Total $10,150,0004
b. Recurring -
Security guards $ 7.00,000
(per year)
Lease costs (at $10/sq. ft./year) 300,000
(per year)
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