(U) Contracts with Space Technology Laboratories, Inc

Contract AF 04(647)-302 for Able 3 and Able 4. In view of a missile test
dent that happened last week, ‘the launch schedule has been’ amended. The Able
‘Lunar Satellite, using an Atlas 20-D boosted vehicle willbe Aaumched in
November 1959, and the Able 4-Deep Space Probe, using a Thor boosted vehiele will
‘be launched in December, 1959. The additional cost is estimated to be. $300,000.00 -
for the Space Technology Lal tories, Inc. portion of this Project.

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Attached are the weekly diary items for Space Projects Office.

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RICHARD G. ROWLAND : w 2 atch

Major, USAF 1. Weekly Diary LBZaP (v)
Chief, Space Projects Office 2. Weekly Diary LBZSA (8)

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Satellite Bystens
1. Military Specifications: (uncx)

This office participated in a Military Specifications. Canference
held by EMD representatives at IMD. Specifically, the purpose was

to review the impact of applying MII-D-70327, . "Drawings, Exygineering
and Associeted Lists" on the R&D ‘contract in lieu of MIL-D-5028B.

The-comtractor had expended cons: le effort in an analysis
Comparing the requirements of both ‘spec: ations. and in their opinion,
it-was believed that if the requirements of MII-D-70327 were to be
applied in lien of 50288, ‘the program could be expected to incur
‘additional costs. In view of this position, BMD requested IMAD to
submit ‘to AFEMD their requirements for waivers and/or exceptions to
70327 to keep it within the realm of the program drawing requirements.
Applying NIL-D-70327 in the R&D contract will negate to a considerable
degree the:necessity for reworking R&D drawings in order to comply

. With the requirements of MIL-D-70327 on a production contract.

2. Realignment of MIDAS and SAMOS Launch Schedules: (UNCL)

The limited availability of launch pajs, ‘as well as certain schedule
‘ghanges within the program, made it necegsary to realign Isunch schedules
for both SAM0S end MIDAS programs. This realignment has been initiated
with TMSD. .

8. SEAY
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Chief, Batellite Systems


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1 October 59 Thru 7 October 59

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(0) Communication Satellite Program

The meeting vas held last Saturday, 3 October 1959 Pr Colenei—Btshop+s-OITize:

with representatives from LEP, LBPF, and LBZS to @iscues the pros and cons regarding
Air Force acceptance of the General Electric (Philadelphia) proposal for the Re
Commmnication Satellite. Briefly, General Electric proposed two alternatives: ”,

(a) CPFF Contract with estimated cost of $5,312,200., (75% of $7,081,600. )
with fixed fee of 7% of that cost with a guarantee that the company would bear any |
additional costs incurred above the estimated total cost in an amount not to exceed:
$1,770,400. ‘This amount is the projected effect of new General Electric cost’: -
savings methods.

(b) Incentive Performance Contract with basic cost of $5,311,200 for deter-
mination of incentive fee.

negotiate a straight CPYF contract Electrie in view of the state-or-
the-art of this particular R and D and the numerous major changes, both

/ (0) Ate previous in-house Air Force meeting (1 September) it was decided to
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in scheduled and in the design-- eppitoach, that will no doubt. occur

during this program. .As a result of this decision, negotiations with General

| Electric were completed 23 September 1959 for e CPFF contract. However, it was

decided at the 3 October 1959 meeting that LBZS should re-open negotigtions with

: General Electric and accept their original offer in lieu of the CPFF contract

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negotiated. Re-negotiations with General Electric began 7 October 1959. Although
it is too early to see whether or not we can write a contract to accept a General
Hlectric offer without ASPR deviation, every attempt is being made to complete the
negotiations this week so aa to meet our date of 15 October 1959 to have a definitive
contract to General Electric for signature. If we cannot meet thia time schedule,

\ then our only alternative is to issue a letter contract so as to provide General

\Mectric with the necessary contractual coverage.

—ts} A Conmmication Satellite Project meeting was held at AFBMD/EMC on 7 October
1959 attended. by representatives from General Electric, Bendix, ARPA, AFEMD, WADC,
and BMC. AYEMD advised the group that the program schedule would be stretched cut an
additional five months. It is expected that the revised schedule will be firmed
up with all the intermediate milestones within the next. ten days.

(U) Letter Contract AF 4(647)-hi9 Aeronutronics System - Program 609A

Aeronutronics submitted their cost Proposal to us on 2 October 1959. Evaluation

of, 8 proposal is now in process. Negotiations will be scheduled to commenée
approximately two weeks. Negotiations should be completed and the definitive

contract written and submitted to Aeronutronics by 31 October 1959. .

DOWNGRATED AT 17 YEAR ! ,

INTEEVADS; NCT. U O'A ICALLY ng
DECLAS 2iEO, DOO f.. 5206.10 SILB z S ¥BP/

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