E80 PLOTTER SCHEDULE

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• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: April 1, 1964
• Content Type: MISC

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRECISE
AUTOMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC PLOTTER
by
L. V. STREES
U. S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Washington 25, D. C.
Presented by L. V. Strees
at the
INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
Frankfort/Main
Germany
and
Presented by R. J. Beaton
at the
AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SURVEYING AND MAPPING
and AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY
TECHNICAL MEETINGS
St. Louis, Missouri
September 1962
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ABSTRACT
Considerations leading to the development by the U. S. Naval Oceanographic
Office of an automatic digital plotter capable of plotting discrete points or the
scribing of continuous curves to an accuracy of ?0.005-inch over a plotting area
of 60 x 60 inches will be presented.
The plotter design and integration of an electronic digital computer to provide
an automatic cartographic plotting system for nautical chart preparation will be
discussed.
Automatic plotters in general, their future application and impact on cartographic
concepts will be briefly outlined.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRECISE AUTOMATIC
CARTOGRAPHIC PLOTTER
INTRODUCTION
Automation, or more precisely, automatic control has been properly called
a "Second Industrial Revolution". Its impact and effect in many industrial fields
is well known to us all and is now a matter of history. Although automation has
been late in arriving in the field of cartography, there can be little doubt that it
will be playing an increasingly important role in our cartographic procedures.
Some of us may feel, and in fact even argue, that cartography is an art
of human creativeness and as such does not lend itself to automation. Since this
may be partly true, then it should be logical for us to ask; "Why do we need auto-
mation and what is its place in cartography?".
Rather than attempt a discussion of these questions for the general field of
cartography, which certainly would be extremely interesting, it may be more fruitful
if I limit my comments to a more narrow field of cartography, - that of nautical
charting.
A NEED FOR AUTOMATION
Because a nautical chart is one of the marine navigator's most essential and
reliable aids, it is natural that in its historical development it has reflected new and
changing techniques in marine navigation. As these navigational techniques have
become more complex, the need to portray new and additional information on our
nautical charts has become mandatory.
To illustrate this point, let us consider one of the more widely used
electronic navigation systems - the so-called "Hyperbolic System". In this
system synchronized signals are transmitted from two stations, and the difference
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in distance from these two stations is determined by using the elapsed time interval
between receipt of each of the two signals or their "phase difference". The locus
of positions on the earth spheroid for which this time difference is the same, is a
"line of position". If three or more transmitting stations are used in pairs, then
the ship's location on the earth spheroid will be determined as the intersection of
two "lines of position", one line for each pair of stations.
Traditionally lines of position for electronic navigation have been con-
structed by the cartographic draftsman who plotted discrete points of the curve
and then drew a smooth continuous curve through them. This is still the system
that we employ. Because of the characteristics of these curves and the accuracy
required in their drafting, an average chart requires the plotting of nearly 4000
points. As the necessity to incorporate "hyperbolic" navigation curves on charts
increases, it becomes apparent that more rapid and efficient means of preparing
these curves without sacrificing accuracy is needed. The most promising solution
to this problem appears to be the construction of these curves by an automatic
control system.
THE AUTOMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC PLOTTER
In an automated system, as in the manual construction of curves, two
basic operations are required. First, we need a set of instructions and secondly
a means of interpreting and performing these instructions. Inasmuch as the first
operation is a straightforward mathematical procedure, we need not concern
ourselves with it here. Instead we shall concentrate on the latter operation
which is more complex and upon- which,the efficiency and quality of our desired
product depends. Let us therefore examine some of the characteristics of plotters
designed to draw curves.
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Plotters which have the capability of drawing continous curves can be
separated into two broad classifications. In the first class are the analogue
plotters; in the second the digital plotters. Included in the analogue category
are those plotters in which the movement of the plotting point is linked to a
mechanical, electrical device or analogue voltage circuits which simulates
the mathematical function of which the curve is the graph. Included in the
digital category are those plotters in which the movement of the plotter point
between two locations is controlled by instructions to the plotter in the form
of digital data. Analogue plotters generally require a specialized programming
device for each class of curves and hence are limited in versatility. Because
of the nature of mechanical and electrical devices, they are also limited in
accuracy. Thus, it appears that for cartographic applications, where versatility
and accuracy are of paramount importance, the digital type of plotter is the
more desirable.
Accordingly, an examination of available digital plotters led us to
the conclusion that if we were to automate cartographic operations, we needed
an automatic digital plotter designed specifically for that purpose.
, was uwarcled a contract to
design, and is now in the process of assembling for the U. S. Naval Oceano-
graphic Office such a plotter - the E-51 Automatic Cartographic Plotter.
This plotter is designed to be a fully automatic cartographic plotter
that may be used in a wide variety of cartographic operations employed in
the preparation of nautical charts. One of the unique requirements, in
addition to its ability to plot points to a positional accuracy of ?0.005 inch
(0.127 mm) is the scribing on coated plastics of continuous second or higher
order curves to the same accuracy standard.
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Before presenting some of the plotter design considerations, it may
be well to note some pertinent fundamental concepts from the field of geometry
which enabled us to simplify the design of a continuous curve plotter and still
maintain the required accuracy. One such concept, which for lack of a better
descriptive name, I shall call the "polygonal path approximation of a curve."
For well-behaved curves it is possible to select a finite number of discrete points
of the curve and connect these points with line segments (Figure 1). It is further
possible to select these points so that for the line segment connecting two points
the maximum of the minimum distances between the segment and arc does not
exceed a selected tolerance. Thus we are assured that a polygonal path so
selected does not depart from our desired curve by an amount that exceeds
the selected tolerance.
Recognizing that we can approximate our desired curves by polygonal
paths we can now return to some design considerations of this plotter. The
plotter will need only to travel sequentially to each vertex of our polygonal
path in a straight line. For this type of operation, linear digital interpolation
is used. The E-51 plotter would receive its logical command instructions in
digital form, thus providing the increment in each axis which is required to
arrive at the next point. The first step in its operation is to divide the required
motion in each axis into smaller increments. These steps can be fed into the
servomechanisms of the machine one at a time in a manner which keeps the system
on the required line at all times. Such a technique has been found desirable
because the control equipment associated with the plotter is simplified. Also,
the plotter can deviate from its command position by no more than the required
tolerance. It should be noted that, because of the inertia of the scribing head
and sequence of command instructions, the plotter in the line scribing mode of
operation does not completely stop at each vertex, but rather continues around
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T is maximum distance between arc and chord.
Fig. 1 - Straight Line Approximation of a Curve Segment
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the vertex. This is desirable since it produces a curve" which has a smooth
appearance. On the other hand, while it is operating in the discrete point
plotting mode of operation, it will stop at the required increment and drop the
marking point.
Figure 2 is the E-51 Precision Digital Coordinatograph in the process of
assembly. The overall dimensions are approximately 8 x 8 x 4 feet, and it weighs
about 7,500 pounds. From the picture one can get some idea of the sturdiness
needed to maintain the stability necessary for accurate performance over extended
time periods. The plotting surface, which is 60 x 60 inches in dimension, is
constructed of honeycomb aluminum upon which is bonded a hard rubber sheet.
A vacuum flattening system is provided on the plotting surface to hold the plotting
sheet or photographic film in place. The Project Engineer is shown adjusting the
mechanical print head - one of the three interchangeable heads that the plotting
head will accept. The other two interchangeable heads are the scribing and photo-
graphic projection heads.
The mechanical print head, after is has been brougit to a desired location
by the plotter drive will automatically print programmed numbers consisting of a
dot and three digits at a rate of 600 numbers per hour. Details of the mechanical
print head are shown in Figure 3. The photographic print head will project (at
programmed locations) from 70 mm roll film negatives containing digits, symbols,
and letters onto photographic film placed on the plotting surface. It will expose
these items at a rate of 400 per hour.
The E-51 plotter can accept appropriate commands through either a
punched paper or magnetic tape reader. Figures 4 and 5 are the magnetic
tape reader and the electronic logic circuitry of the director.
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Fig. 2 - E-51 Precision Digital Coordinatograph in the Process of Assembly
Fig. 3 - Automatic Program Controlled Mechanical Print Head
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Fig. 4 - Magnetic Tape Input Unit with Side Panel Removed
for E-51 Automatic Plotter
Fig. 5 - Director Unit with Side Panels Removed to Show Electronic
Control Circuits for E-51 Automatic Plotter
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AUTOMATED CARTOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
With the development of the E-51 Cartographic Plotter, automated techniques
as applied to nautical cartography is now a practical possibility. As mentioned earlier,
the preparation of hyperbolic lines of position is one of the cartographic operations of
nautical charting which lends itself to automatic control. A typical sequence of
automated operations involved in their preparation will be briefly outlined. There
are two distinct phases, data prepration and then the actual plotter scribing. The
data preparation phase is principally performed on a high speed electronic digital
computer such as the IBM 7070/1401. In this machine the necessary mathematical
computations and logical instructions are performed and result in the preperation
of a magnetic tape record in the proper format for the plotter input. This tape
contains both the sequential plotter commands and the increments of each poly-
gonal-path approximation that the plotter will be required to scribe. Following
the programmed input, the scribing head moves, in sequence, to each successive
vertex of the polygonal-path approximation for the curve. This procedure would be
repeated for each curve which is programmed to appear on a manuscript. The
scribed manuscript is now available as a "negative" from which the color separation
press plates can be made.
A somewhat different cartographic procedure which also lends itself to
automation is the portrayal of water depths by soundings. Water depths are shown
by numbers which represent depths at their locations. The basic source from which
the soundings are obtained is a hydrographic survey smooth or fair sheet. This smooth
sheet represents the graphical result of a field hydrographic survey operation, there-
fore, it contains soundings in excess of those needed on published nautical charts.
It is one of the tasks of the nautical cartographer to make a selection of the critical
and representative soundings. In the conventional procedure the cartographer
examines the smooth sheet and selects those soundings which he wishes to have appear
on the published chart. In the final drafting operations, these depth numbers are
transferred onto another manuscript. At present, a tedious procedure using printed
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"stick-up" numbers is employed to show the soundings. Because of the nature
of the type "stick-up" operations, a constant edit of the manuscript is necessary
to avoid mistakes and omissions. Although we do not feel that is is possible yet
to automate the decision functions that the cartographer uses to make the sounding
selections, the procedures employed to prepare the sounding sheet can be readily
automated by using the photographic projection head of the E-51 system.
Construction of the sounding sheet by automation requires only that the
location of each desired sounding be digitized - that is, to associate with each
sounding the numbers (digits) which uniquely locate and identify that sounding.
The two-dimensional rectangular coordinate system is ideal for this requirement..
In a practical procedure the cartographer would select the soundings he
wished to appear on the published chart. He would indicate the soundings
selected by special marking on the smooth sheet. The coordinates of the
selected soundings would then be measured and recorded together with the
sounding number on punched paper tape - a form which can be processed by
a high speed electronic computer. The computer can perform scale changes,
map transformations, etc., with this data and prepare a coded tape program
which will command the E-51 plotter system. The plotter may then be operated
in the photographiTtype placement mode of operation. In this mode, the
photographic projection head is used and unexposed photographic Film is placed
on the plotting surface. The plotter is then programmed to move to the proper
location and project the image of a programmed sounding value on the photo-
graphic film fastened on the plotting surface. This sequence of operations would
be repeated until all the sounding items had been exposed. The exposed film,
after photographic development, provides a film positive showing the soundings
in the proper type style and location.
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SUMMARY
The development of the E-51 Automatic Cartographic Plotter now
makes the automation of many cartographic operations a practical possibility.
I have touched upon only a few of the many applications that the E-51 plotter
will have at the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office. We. have yet to utilize
the full potentialities of modern high speed electronic computers in controlling
automated cartographic systems and storing data for graphic expression. The
E-51 plotter together with associated electronic computers, provides a powerful
combination which will enable us to continue to meet the ever-increasing need
of the maritime community for accurate and timely charts. Our results to date
have been extremely encouraging and I feel that soon we can report that
automation has arrived in nautical cartography.
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. NEGOTIATED CONTRACT (SUPPLIES AND SERVICES)
REQUISITION OR OTHER PURCHASE AUTHORITY
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CONTRACT/TASK ORDER NO.
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ISSUING OFFICE 2sX1A
NAME
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ADDRESS
Post Office Box 8043
Southwest Station
Washington, D. C. 20024
CONTRACTOR
NAME ADDRESS
CONTRACT FOR
Engineering Consulting Services
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This negotiated contract is entered into pursuant to statutory authority and any required determination
made.
This contract is entered into, by and between the United States of America, hereinafter called the
Contracting Officer executing this contract, and above named Contractor who is an no Individual,
incorporated in the State of , hereinafter called thiContractor.
Government,
III
and findings have been
represented by .the
Partnership, El Corporation,
The parties hereto agree that the Contractor shall furnish the facilities and deliver all supplies and perform all the services set
forth in the attached Schedule, or Task Orders, issued hereunder, for the consideration stated therein.
The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions on the re-
verse hereof, attached Schedule and General Provisions. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Schedule and General
Provisions, and any specifications or other provisions which are made a part of the contract by reference or otherwise, the Schedule
and the General Provisions shall control. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Schedule and the General Provisions,
the Schedule shall control.
The Contractor represents (a) that it r.3 is, is not, a small business concern. For this purpose, a small business concern is
a concern that (i) is not dominant in its fielFof operation and, with its affiliates, employs fewer than 500 employees, or (ii) is
certified as a small business concern by the Small Business Administration. (See Code of Federal Reg., Title 13, Ch. Ht Part
103, 21 Fed. Reg. 9708, which contains the detailed definition and related procedures.), (b)that it.0 has isi has not, previously
been denied a Small Business Certificate by the Small Business Administration, and (c) if offeror is a regular dealer, it also rep-
resents that all supplies to be furnished hereunder Di will, E will not be manufactured or produced in the United' States or Its
territories or possessions by a small business manufacturer or producer; and, further, makes the representations regarding contin-
gent or other fees, set forth on the reverse hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract as of 25 March 19-6.5.
SIGNATURES (Type or print all names under all 'signatures)
CONTRACTOR
BY 25X1A
TITLE
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY 25X1A
CONTRACTING OFFICER
WITNESSES (In case of corporation, witnesses not required, but certificate on the reverse must be completed.)
NOTICE
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794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
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This contract and correspondence relating thereto must be handled in strict accordance with classified
handling and storage instructions furnished the contractor under separate cover by the procuring activity.
Contractor, if a corporation, should cause the following certificate to be executed under its cor-
NOTE:
porate seal, provided that the same officer shall not execute both the contract and the certificate.
CERTIFICATE
I, , certify that I am the
of the corporation named as Contractor herein; that
, who signed this contract on behalf of the Con?
tractor, was then of said corporation; that said
contract was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is
within the scope of its corporate powers.
(Corporate Seal)
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CONTRACTOR'S STATEMENT OF CONTINGENT OR OTHER FEES
not, employed or retained any company or person (other than
to solicit or secure this contract; and (b) that he
or person (other than a full?time bona fide employee
or brokerage fee, contingent upon or resulting from
relating thereto as requested by the Contracting officer.
the term "bona fide employee," see General Services Admin?
Fed. Reg. Dec. 31, 1952, Vol. 17, No. 253.)
The Contractor represents: (a) that he MI has, Q has
a full?timeiebona fide employee working solely for the Contractor)
=II has, I i has not, paid or agreed to pay to any company
working solely for the contractor) any fee, commission, percentage
the award of this contract, and agrees to furnish information
(Note: For interpretation of the representation, including
istration Regulations, Title 44, Secs. 150.7 and 150.5(d),
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. SELLER'S INVOICES --Invoices shall be prepared and
submitted in triplicate unless otherwise specified. Invoices
shall contain the following information: Contract number,
Order number (if any), Item number; contract description
of supplies or services, sizes, quantities, unit prices,
and extended totals. Bill of lading number and weight
of shipment will be shown for shipments made on Gov-
ernment bills of lading. The Contractor or his author-
ized representative will sign ONLY the original (ribbon
typed copy, if typed). When the invoice is signed or re-
ceipted in the name of a company or corporation the name
of the person signing, as well as the capacity in which
he signs, must appear. For example: "John Doe Corn-
pany, by John Smith, Secretary," "Treasurer,v or as the
case may be.
2. LABOR INFORMATION -- Attention is invited to the
possibility that wage determinations may have been made
under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act providing
minimum wages for employees engaged in the manufac-
ture for sale to the Government of the supplies covered
by this contract. Information in this connection, as well
as general information as to the requirements of the act
conce:-ning overtime payment, child labor, safety and health
provisions, etc. may be obtained from Wage and Hour
and Public Contracts Division, Department of Labor, Wash-
ington 25, D. C.
3. DISCOUNTS: In connection with any discount offered,
time will be computed from date of delivery of the supplies to
carrier when delivery and acceptance are atpoint of origin or
from date of delivery at destination or port of embarkation
when delivery and acceptance are at either of those points, or
from date correct invoice or voucher (properly certified by the
Contractor) is received in the office specified by the Govern-
ment if the latter date is later than the date of delivery.
4. SAMPLES: Samples of items, when required, must be
submitted within the time specified and at no expense to the
Government. If not destroyed by testing, they will be returned
at Contractor's request and expense, unless otherwise spec-
ified in the Schedule.
5. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY -- No ma-
terial, labor, or facilities will be furnished by the Government
unless otherwise provided in the Schedule.
6. AGENTS -- Contracts signed by an agent must be ac-
companied by evidence of his authority.
7. ALTERATIONS -- Any alterations in this contract
made by the Contractor must be initialed by both the Con-
tractor and Contracting Officer.
8. MISTAKES -- Contractors are expected to examine the
drawings, specifications, circulars, schedule and all instruc-
tions pertaining to the supplies or services. Failure to do so
will be at the Contractor's risk. In case of mistake in ex-
tension of price the unit price will govern.
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CONTRACT/TASK ORDER NO.
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ARTICLE I - SCOPE OF WORK:
The Contractor shall provide such Architectural and Engineering
services as may be set forth in specific Tasks under this Contract.
ARTICLE II - PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES:
The extent and character of the work to be done by the Contrac-
tor under this Contract shall be subject to the supervision, direction,
control and approval of the Contracting Officer or his authorized
Technical Representative.
ARTICLE III - PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:
The Contractor shall furnish services as set forth in this
Contract at such times as may be required by the Contracting Officer
or his Technical Representative during the period 22 March 1965
through 30 June 1965.
ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION/FUNDING:
There is hereby obligated for the aforesaid services an amount
of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.00)
covering services to be performed during the period 22 March 1965
through. 30 June 1965. The obligated amount is, as indicated, an
estimated amount, it being understood that complete reimbursement
for the aforesaid services by the Contractor shall be reimbursed in
accordance with the following rates:
CATEGORY
RATES PER. HOUR
Partner $10.30
Sr. Designer 6.80
Designer 5.90
Draftsman 5.20
Stenographer 4.80
OVERTIME RATES:
The Contractor will notify the Technical Representative when
overtime rates are required and secure his prior authorization for
payment of such rates. When overtime payments are authorized,
reimbursement shall be in accordance with the following rates:
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
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MATERIALS:
CATEGORY
RATES PER HOUR
Partner $10.30
Sr. Designer 9.20
Designer 7.83
Draftsman 6.79
Stenographer 6.18
Any materials furnished by the Contractor at the request
of the Technical Representative of the Contracting Officer shall
be at net cost to the Contractor.
RECORDS:
The Contractor agrees to make available at the office of the
Contractor at all reasonable times during the period of perfor-
mance hereunder and for three (3) years thereafter any of the
Time Records for inspection or audit by the Contracting Officer
or his duly authorized representative.
PAYMENTS:
The Contractor shall be reimbursed hereunder in accordance
with ARTICLE 5, Section F of the attached General Provisions.
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQV1PMENT:
Government owned equipment in the Contractor's possession shall
be maintained, controlled and accounted for in accordance with
ARTICLE 2, Section F of the attached General Provisions.
ARTICLE V - TRAVEL:
Travel expenses shall be reimbursed as follows:
a. Necessary travel expenses actually incurred by
employees of the Contractor in performance of work under
this Contract.
b. Travel by automobile for required travel of employees
of the Contractor under this Contract shall be reimbursed at?
a rate not to exceed TEN CENTS ($.10) per mile and such reim-
bursement shall be considered in lieu of the actual costs of
such travel.
25X1 A
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FORM 1412a
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States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and
794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
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c. Subsistence expenses actually incurred by employees
of the Contractor while in a travel status under this Contract
shall be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed TWENTY DOLLARS AND
NO CENTS ($20.00) per day.
ARTICLE VI - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:
The association of the Sponsor with the work to be performed
under this Contract is classified CONFIDENTIAL. the employees of
the Contractor involved in this work will be exposed to documents,
materials and information that are security classified up to and
including TCP SECRET. Accordingly, 211.1.ach_elli),Iwmg_S,....2f_lhe
,Contractor as have been a roved by the Contracting
writing ma e gigned_o_L, zyor o security classified mater-
may e removed from the Sponsor's premises nor shall the Con-
tractor generate any written records pertaining to such security
classified material nor orally dlgagg ,ss.me_A9,Any_ot)ar Perzon(s)
(including other Contractor officials ana7Or employeesTwithoui
specific written authorization from the Contracting Officer.,
The provisions of the "Security Requirements for Contractors"
and the "Contractor's Secrecy and Security Agreement", copies of
which have been furnished to the Contractor, are incorporated herein
by reference and made a part of this Contract.
When it is deemed necessary to disclose classified information
to a subcontractor to accomplish the purposes of this Contract, the
Contractor shAll request permission of the Contracting Officer prior
to Such disclosure. Upon the granting of permission, the Contractor
shall cause to be inserted in all subcontracts under this Contract
a provision similar to this article.
ARTICLE VII - FIXED PRICE TASKS:
Notwithstanding the provisions for time and material rates
set forth above, it is mutually understood and agreed that in
the event a proposed Task is found to have known parameters which -
can be fully defined, a firm fixed price will be negotiated to
cover the said task.
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
FORM
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States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and
794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
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CONTRACT/TASK ORDER NO.
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Task No. 1
STATEMENT OF WORK:
The Contractor shall provide such consultant services
concerning installation, environmental and operational prob-
lems for the specialized systems and equipment located at
Naval Weapons Plant, Washington, D.C. as may
be requested by the Technical Representative of the Contrac-
Illi-2111E.Sg.
GENERAL PROVISION:
The General Provisions cited on the Contract signature page
shall consist of Section(s) A & F, attached hereto 'and made a
part hereof.
The Contractor shall comply with the General Provisions,
Section(s) A & F, attached hereto and made a part hereof-. In
the event of any discrepancy between the General Provisions
and the Schedule, the latter shall apply.
INVOICE INSTRUCTION:
On all invoices submitted under this Contract, the Contractor
shall include the sponsor approved mailing address for payment.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX CLAUSE:
a A. Virsi
The Contractor will store all security classified material
in connection with this Contract in a safety deposit box accessible
only to security authorized personnel
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
FORM
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NOTICE
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States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and
794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
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