CONTRACT AF33(657)-12846, FOLLOW-ON (Sanitized) PROCUREMENT STATUS OF SYSTEM CONTROL LOGIC (SCL'S) THEREUNDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72B00464R000400090052-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: August 17, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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17 August 1966
Subject: Contract AF33(657)-128L6, Follow-on "Procurement 25X1A
Status of System Control Logic (SCLs ereunder
Reference: Letter of Authorization dated 11 August 1966
This letter will serve to acknowledge receipt of the subject
correspondence authorizing the procurement of one (1) additional
SCL (Spare Parts List #49 under the subject contract has been
reserved for the procurement of said unit identified to Serial
#11) and additionally advise of the current status of the delivered
SCL's insofar as the "Black Plague" problem is cpncerned.
The following points are significant as of this date:
25X1A
1, Pending a settlement of responsibility agreed in early
May 1966 to implement manufacture of new CN's and cards,
using the Minuteman approved gold/moly/gold bonding process
which has an excellent reliability history.
2. Consequent to 1 above it is expected th
at ret
rofitting of
the SCN's will begin during September a
the end of calendar year 1966.
nd be
completed by
3?
has recently accepted
this
Contractor's
basic proposal for settlement of the liability for defective
SCN's (gold/aluminum bonded semiconductor networks), in
that they have agreed to assume the financial responsibility
for retrofitting the SCN's manufactured between June 7, 1965
and November 16, 1965. (This includes about half of the
SON's in Serial #5, all of #6, #7, part of #9 and #10, and
spares estimated at a value of about 25X1A
4. The quality of the SCN's in Serial #3, #4 and part of #5
remains in question. TI has stated same are not defective
and will meet overall MTBF requirements. This Contractor
has, however, taken the position that the foregoing must
be proven and a 1000 hour test of Serial #4 has been
suggested, and agreed upon. Details of the test are
presently being resolved - generally along the following
guidelines:
25X1A
a. If #4 fails the test, ^ will pay for the additional SCN's
and the actual costs of running the test. 25X1A
b. If #4 passes the test, this Contractor will
to pay for the extra SCN's (valued at about
whether or not they are retrofitted in #3 and 4 in that
this Contractor previously authorized the manufacture of,
SCN's and preparation of retrofit cards for #3, #4, and
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part of #5 in order to protect program schedules and
assure the best possible reliability to the user.
5. Presuming Serial #L. does pass the above 1000 hour life test,
and at present this Contractor is not confident it will, the
residual SCN's will be utilized as follows:
a. Diverted for utilization in Serial #11 at an estimated
transfer value of $125,000, and
STATINTL
b. Diverted for utilization as spare parts for any of
the eight (8) operational units.
It is this Contractor's judgement that the foregoing points
constitute a plan which offers maximum assurance of highest reliability
in SCL performance at minimal overall cost to the program.
In the event additional information is required, please contact
the undersigned.
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