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DARREN RS a ARR RO NERA: 5 Approved For Release 2003/09/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700280015-9 — BEAEESSRENS SSF SSS SH SR RES PER NR AP CREE mane neceetmene ere ecune serene CONFIDENTIAL NOVEL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION TECHNIQUE (U) JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT WITH SRT INTERNATIONAL 1. (C) Sole source procurement must be initiated for the award of the contract to SRI International of Menlo Park, CA, for FY 198], 2. (S) In order to fulfill the objective of this Statement of Work, the contractor is required to have a high degree of technical competence in the.analysis and 1 evaluation of advanced threat techniques. There is no doubt that SRI has the and has performed similar work for other US Government agencies over the past few years. Their previous work, under Contract DNA 001-78-C-0274, will form a highly meaningful data base which will greatly enhance the value and effectiveness of this contractual effort. 3. (C) The effort involved for a new contractor to research the same level of Capability and expertise that SRI currently possesses for this area of analysis and evaluation would be too time Consuming and uneconomical to acquire and develop, To acquaint a new contractor in this area of expertise would require several years simply to achieve the present level of expertise and competence possessed by SRI. 4, (C) The performance of SRI on similar DIA, Army and Air Force contracts in FY 1976, FY 1977, FY 1978, FY 1979, and FY 1980 is Judged as outstanding, fully dustifying them as a sole source. The SRI researchers implemented numerous innovations to maximize output of these prior year contracts, and were able to utilize additional resources at SRI without added cost to the Government. 5. (C) The capabilities and characteristics delineated above, especially the SRI- funded development of sources and data base, ensure that SRI International alone has the qualifications to satisfy the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work, especially within the compelling time frame of this contract. Approved For Relea PNP HEN THRE oe eorenzooz20085-8