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AF UNIT POST OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90045 

REPLY TO SAFSL-1 ATTN OF: 

SUBJECT : 

TO: 

Delegation of Authority and Designation as Head of a Procuring 

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OSAF (SAFSL/Gen Evans) 

1. Procurement authorities are fractionated for two of the major 

MOL associate contractors. Therefore, the Deputy Director, MOL, 

does not have authority commensurate with his responsibility for the 

total program accomplishment. The General Electric MOL effort 

is divided near equally between Special Projects and the MOL SPO. 

Although duplication of effort in the procurement working organizations 

has been minimized by personal working relationships, the task 

difficulty is magnified by dual technically cognizant management and 

SE/TD offices, dual reporting channels, and dual management structures. A similar but less perplexing problem exists with the Douglas 

effort. In this case, the Special Projects effort is about 2% of the 

total MOL Program effort. 

2. The purpose of this letter is to request procurement authority 

relative to black MOL contracts. Such authority includes the 

responsibilities of contract writing, review, distribution, administration and audit. It does not pertain in any way to contractual 

authority or responsibilities concerning Eastman Kodak Company, 

nor does it anticipate the changing of present security responsibilities. 

Attached is the necessary delegation of authority which has been 

prepared for the signature of Secretary Flax (Attachment 1). Approval 

is needed as soon as possible in order that I may sign those contracts 

which are presently being negotiated. 

3. To operate with adequate security, it will be necessary to obtain 

certain waivers to ASPR, AFPI and other directives similar to those 

granted SAFSP. These will be submitted after the requested delegation 

of procurement authority is received. 

4. The following is a brief discussion of the specific operations involved: 

a. Preparation and Writing of Contracts. Within the MOL SPO, the 

contract writing will be accomplished by a fully qualified contract writer 

with the assistance of a procurement clerk. 

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b. Review of Contracts. It is my intention to establish a Contracts 

Review Board, utilizing highly qualified and experienced procurement 

and pricing personnel. Legal assistance will be obtained from cleared 

personnel within JAG SSD. 

c. Distribution of Contracts. After signature, four copies of each 

contract will be distributed along with all subsequent changes. One to 

the MOL SPO file, one to the contractor, one to the ACO and one to 

Gen Evans' office. 

d. Administering of Contracts. There presently exists a cleared 

base of people both at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and at Huntington 

Beach, California to handle this activity. 

e. Audit of Contracts. To be done by DCAA cleared auditors. 

f. Funding. Obligation authority will flow from 

to Colonel Clifford Kester, Chief, MOL SPO Program Control Division. 

Reports will flow from Col Kester to These reports are 

such items as completed obligation authority and monthly fund status. 

g. Security. The MOL SPO would handle receipt and transmission 

of contract and funding documentation, would be responsible for enforcing 

contractor security discipline and would approve contractor personnel 

for access to classified information. SAFSP would continue to be 

responsible for, and operate, the black communications center 

h. Payment of Vouchers. The contractor will send the vouchers 

to the MOL SPO. After review, the SPO will file all black supporting 

documentation and forward the unclassified voucher to a cleared SSD 

Finance Officer with a certificate that supporting documents are on file. 

5. The MOL SPO Directorate of Procurement and Production organizational structure and the manning required to perform the total MOL 

procurement functions including that falling under the black contracting 

authority is shown in Attachment 2. Within the Directorate of Procurement and Production, members of the Contract Review Committee will 

be the Deputy Director, Assistant Director (Contracts), and Assistan 

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Director (Pricing). We presently have 22 spaces approved for the 

Directorate, with 10 additional spaces in process of approval. 

Another 4 spaces will be required (identified by asterisk on 

Attachment 2). 

6. Request approval of the delegation of authority be obtained 

along with the approval of the proposed organization and manning. 

RUSSELL A, BERG 

Brigadier General, USAF 

Deputy Director, MOL 

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SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority and Designation as 

Procuring Activity 

TO: MOL SPO (SAFSL-1/Gen Berg) 

Head of a 

1. Pursuant to the National Security Act of 1947, as amended; Chapter 

137, Title 10, U.S. Code; Section 8012, Title 10, U.S. Code, and other 

pertinent statutes, regulations and directives, authority to act for the 

Secretary of the Air Force or the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

(Installations & Logistics) in the following particulars is .ereby 

delegated to the Deputy Director, Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) 

in respect to all projects and programs entered into or administered 

under the authority of the Director, MOL: 

a. To enter into, approve, and take other action in respect to 

contracts, change orders, supplemental agreements, awards, letter 

contracts, leases, amendments of contracts and other contractual 

instruments. 

b. To approve such deviations from the Armed Services Procurement 

Regulation (ASPR) as the Director of Procurement Management, Deputy 

Chief of Staff/Systems and Logistics, Hq USAF, is authorized to approve 

by Air Force Procurement Instruction (AFPI) 1-109.2 and to approve such 

deviations from AFPI as the Procurement Committee, Hq AFLC or Hq 

AFSC, is authorized to approve by AFPI 1-109. 50. 

2. Pursuant to paragraphs 1-201.7 and 1-201.14 of the ASPR, the Office 

of Deputy Director, MOL, is designated as a "Procuring Activity" and 

the Deputy Director, MOL, is designated as a "Head of a Procuring 

Activity" within the Department of the Air Force. Subject to the ASPR 

and the AFPI, the Deputy Director, MOL, is hereby vested with 

necessary authority to take such action as may be necessary to carry 

out the responsibilities assigned to him, it being the intent hereby to 

grant to the Deputy Director, MOL, for all projects and programs 

within his area of responsibility, authority comparable to that delegated 

to the Commanders, AFLC and AFSC and/or their subordinate offices 

and agencies. 

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3. There is specifically excepted from the delegation set forth above 

all authority to take action under Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 

et seq), to make the determinations required by Section 523 of the 

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1965 (and similar provisions 

in subsequent acts), and to authorize leases pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2667. 

4. The authorities hereby delegated may be redelegated, in writing, 

only with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force and under 

such terms, conditions and limitations as he considers appropriate. 

5. The authorities hereby delegated, and all provisions of the 

preceding paragraphs, pertain to all MOL contractual arrangements 

with the exception of that with Eastman Kodak Company. 

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR: 

Director Col 2916 

*Deputy Director Col 6516 

Assistant Director (Contracts) GS-15 6516 

*Assistant Director (Pricing) GS-14 6516 

*Contract Writer GS-13 6516 

Property Administrator GS-13 6516 

Procurement Clerk GS-6 65170 

Secretary GS-6 70470 

*Stenographer GS -5 70450 

INTEGRATION CONTRACT DIVISION: 

Chief Lt Col 6516 

Deputy Chief GS-14 6516 

Proc. Mgmt Staff Officer GS-13 6516 

Project Officer Maj 6516 

Contract Negotiator GS-12 6534 

Industrial Specialist GS-12 6524 

Procurement Clerk GS-5 65150 

Stenographer GS-5 70450 

Stenographer GS-4 70450 

GEMINI-B CONTRACT DIVISION: 

Chief Lt Col 6516 

Deputy Chief GS-14 6516 

Proc. Mgmt Staff Officer GS-13 6516 

Project Officer Maj 6516 

Contract Negotiator GS-12 6534 

Industrial Specialist GS-12 6524 

Procurement Clerk GS-5 65150 

Stenographer GS-5 70450 

Stenographer GS-4 70450 
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