COMMENTS ON CORNING REAR-VIEW SCREEN PROPOSAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00873A001900010055-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2012
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: March 9, 1965
• Content Type: MISC

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C0NNENTS ON CORNING REAR-VIII SCREEN PROPOSAL
This looks like a sound proposal to do a needed job, but
at a rather inflated price. I notice that the bulk of the cost
(83 per cent, to be exact) idabsorbed by personnel. Judging
from the resumes we are getting high-poi4er people for the
money,` but their power does not lie in the direction of optics;
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rather, I should think, in microwaves, elctronics, magnetics,
and the like. I notice that the first nine months of'the contract
will be devoted to. bringing an. engineer up to speed on the
literature and theory. of optical diffusdrs. Surely we can find
a company with a qualified optics man already on the payroll.
Their description of the lab facilities doesn't impress me
much, either. They have obviously been trying to get a glass-rod
laser going with modulation and interferometry experiments and now
find themselves with unused lab space (as well as-people) on their
hands, and would lute us to play WPA. They also. seem to be
stuck with a.gross of spectroscopic plates wkich they'd like
to use up before the expiration date.
To sum up, I don't think we s4oi4d buy this., but rather
look around for a company with a capability already in being.
Dan L.
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I believe this is a well-written proposal -
wish all such proposals werte as well organized
and clearly written.
I disagree with Dants comments about cost..
On the basis of CPFF, and assuming: Overhead
at 150%, G&A at 15% and a fee of 10%, this works
out to about a total labor (real) cost of
approximately for the 15-month period.STAT
If they used the caliber of people they vend,
they will lose money - and we will gain some
probably useful work.
I do agree with both Dan and Hank. This work
should hake been done long ago - and why are
Othey proposing EE'J to work and be educated ?
For an optics firm they appear to be suffering
from lack of qualified optical people. They
appear to be trying to save some of their people
from being laid-off - why else put EE's in
optics, unless you belong to the University-of
STAT
9 March 1965
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2012/09/06: CIA-RDP79B00873A001900010055-4