AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CONTRACT NO. FL-3011 WITH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, PROJECT EQUINE (AQUATONE).

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2011
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• Publication Date: February 1, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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1 February 1957
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 5 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 recommendation
is contained in Paragraph 6.
subject project. Amendment No. 1 thereto, covers the desiizn and
fabrication of two low altitude antennas for use under therogram.
Amendment No. 2 to the subject contract provides for installation of the
first radar mapping set being produced under the contract in the
Contractor's DC-3 aircraft, flight testing the equipment, and training
pilots in the operation of the equipment over a period of approximately
six weeks. Amendment No. 3 covers procurement of additional radar
equipment and spare parts for Project AQUATONE and Project
and four (4) radar equipments for the Department of the Air Force.
Amendment No. 3 also restates the contract work into equipment require-
ment groups for the respective activities in order to facilitate
administration of the contract. Amendment No. 4 provides for such
services as are necessary to assure compliance with contract performance
requirements for Items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 during operational testing
at domestic bases until 1 January 1957 and modifies Item 13 to enable
bench operation of certain system components. Amendment No. 5 covers
field maintenance services necessary to keep five equipments for Project
AQUATONE in proper operating condition during the period 1 July 1956 to
30 November 1957, at domestic and foreign locations.
3. Amendment No. 5 increases the contract price by $227,409
chargeable to Fiscal Year 1957 AQUATONE funds. Of this amount $32,000
will cover transportation costs and overseas differential payments.
These costs will be reimbursed on an actual cost basis. The balance or
$195,409 will be subject to price redetermination and covers the main-
tenance service for the period 1 July 1956 through 30 November 1957.
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4.
535,877"- Appropriation 21X6889 for Project EQUINE/AF
(funds transferred from the Dept. of the Air
force)
$3,376,13-8 - TOTAL
5. 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.
6. Approval of Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. FL-3011 and
execution thereof on behalf of the Agency by the authorized Project
Contracting Officer is recommended.
RICHARD M. BISSELL, JR.
The total obligations for the subject contract are as follows:
$1,308,869 - AQUATONE funds chargeable to Project EQUINE
4531,392- Air Maritime Division allotment for Project
SA/PC/DCI - Project Director
Comptr
Approval uested in Paragraph 6
above, ant d.
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