AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO CONTRACT NO. FL-3011 WITH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, PROJECT EQUINE (AQUATONE).

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• Publication Date: June 19, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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19 June 1957
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 7 to Contract No. FL-3011 with
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baltimore,
Md., Project EQUINE (AQUATONE)
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation submitted for
approval of the Director of Central Intelligence. Such recom-
mendation is contained in Paragraph 7.
2. Contract No. FL-3011 provides for the design, fabrica-
tion and delivery of certain radar equipment for use in aircraft
for Project AQUATONE, and the Air Force. It also in- 25X1
eludes field mainte ce ~ equipments for Project AQUATONE
for the period 1 July 1956 through 30 November 1957?
.3. Amendment No. 7 covers additional Magnetron tubes for
Item 16 and establishes a target and ceiling price for all items'
of the contract except Item 16 of Appendix I and Item 1 of
Appendix II (field maintenance). It is anticipated that a maxi-
mum price for these two items will be established on or before
1 August 1957. This Amendment provides additional funds for
research and development which has been performed and which could
.not be realistically estimated and included in the previous com-
mitments.
which consists o
f $755,728 for additional R&D for Items 1 through
15, $97,308 for
Magnetrons and $273,615 for establishment of the
ceiling price.
The amount of $1,126,652 is chargeable as follows:
Fiscal
Year
Project Amount
1957
AQJTATONE $654,433.64
1957
365,36o.do?
1958
60,397.92*
1957
46460.44 .-
$ 1,126,052.00
Amendment 7 provides that this amount is
contingent upon the availability of funds.
Concurrence by the Comptroller in the space provided below will
indicate that Fiscal Year 1957 funds are available for this com-
mitment.
4. Amendment No. 7 increases the contract price by $1,126,652
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5. The total obligationsfor the subject contract are as
follows
$1,985,014.97 - AQUATONE funds chargeable to Project
EQUINE.
2,056,176.93 - Air Maritime Division allotment for
Project
727,435.10 - For Project EQUINE~AF (funds transferred
Prom the Dept. of the Air Force)
$ 4,768,627.00 - TOTAL
6. By memorandum dated 29 July 1955 from the Director of
Central Intelligence to the Comptroller, and in accordance with
the provisions of Section 10(b) of Public Law 110, the Director
of Central Intelligence has certified that the sum of $3,500,000
is available for expenditure for Project EQUINE. Amounts above
this certification will be handled under the new procedure
approved by the Director on 15 December 1956.
7. Approval of Amendment No. 7 to Contract No. FL-3011 and
execution thereof on behalf of the Agency by the authorized Project
Contracting Officer is recommended.
RICAARD M. BISSELL, JR.
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SA/PC/DCI - Project Director
Approval ~eque'ted
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