LETTER TO RONALD C. OKLEWICZ FROM WILLIAM F. DONNELLY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89G00643R000900130016-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 22, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. Ronald C. Oklewicz
Federal Operations Manager
Apple Federal Government Operations
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Dear Mr. Oklewicz:
As the executive of the Central Intelligence Agency in
charge of procurement matters, Judge Webster has referred to my
office your letter of October 1, 1987.
The Agency wishes to express its appreciation for your
interest regarding the recently released Request for Proposal
(RFP) 87-B121; however, as you must be aware, any meeting with a
potential bidder during an ongoing competitive procurement could
be prejudicial to that procurement and is therefore unacceptable.
If you have any further questions, please contact the
cognizant contracting officer or chief of the procuring activity.
William F. Donnelly
Deputy Director
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Judge William Webster
Director,
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
The purpose of this letter is to express the concern of Apple Computer, Inc.
regarding the recently released RFP #87-B 121 for the unclassified acquisition of
generic workstations at the Central Intelligence Agency. The focus of our concern
is the fact that this RFP contains mandatory requirements which unduly restrict and
prohibit Apple from competitively bidding this procurement.
For the past two years Apple representatives have aggressively marketed to the CIA
and in the process have generated considerable interest within the user community
for the benefits that Macintosh technology provides in the analysts' environment.
Our representatives and company officials have conducted numerous executive calls
and briefings to your senior management in an attempt to create a fair and
competitive position within the Agency. There are many users who are convinced
that our innovative technology robustly connected to your existing ADP inventory
could greatly enhance the overall mission effectiveness of the CIA.
Apple Computer understands and could comply with the overall IBM data
communications and networking architecture developing within the Agency.
However, in our opinion, the RFP's restrictive design specifications conflict with
the intent of the FIRMR 201-30.013 which promotes functional specifications and
FIRMR 201-24.207 which requires an indepth justification for compatibility
limited specifications. In the spirit of the FAR Part 6 and CICA 2304, which
promote the requirements for "full and open competition", we suggest that the RFP
be restated to allow for a multiple vendor award. This would then provide a
procurement vehicle that would satisfy a broader user audience within the Agency.
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In writing to you directly we are seeking your rsonal involvement your reputation for fairness only after having exhausted all other avenues of h upon
with the exception of a formal GSBCA protest. To date we have participated change
RFC process and submitted numerous technical questions to encourage in the
to open up the specifications and allow for increased competition. Ageny
have been unsuccessful. These efforts
We want very much to work with the CIA and are convinced that
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opportunity to compete. After your review and at your convenience, given ke
to meet with you and your staff to discuss our suggestions in greater detail Iuld like . will be
contacting your office within the next week to discuss the possibility of arranging
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Sincerely,