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PROGRAM REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT 

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL MOL PROGRAM DOCUMENT 

AND ITS REQUIREMENTS ARE DIRECTIVE 

ON ALL COGNIZANT ELEMENTS OF THE MOL PROGRAM 

JAMES. FERGUSON 

General, USAF 

Director, MOL Program 

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MOL SECURITY POLICY 

ON 

MOL CONTRACTOR'S SOLICITATION OF NEW BUSINESS 

I. PURPOSE 

This memorandum clarifies the basic policy and ground 

rules affecting the conduct and procedures to be followed 

by MOL contractors who desire to use the fact of MOL 

Program participation, MOL related experience, or MOL 

hardware in soliciting new business from the government 

or commercial sources. 

II. BACKGROUND 

A great deal of experience has been acquired over 

the past years in the matter of surfacing satellite technology, hardware and capabilities developed for covert 

missions for use in normal classified or unclassified 

environment. This experience has shown that a great deal 

of care and attention is required to insure that the 

surfacing of covert related items does not reveal or tend 

to compromise some aspect of the covert mission, technology 

or organizational apparatus either immediately, or at,lito 

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subsequent time. (In this case, the term "surface" is 

applied in the broadest possible sense). 

It is to the best interests of the government/industrial 

technical community to make full use and exchange of all 

technology and capabilities--up to a point. That point is 

where further knowledge or dissemination of certain information could cause serious damage to the security of a vital 

national defense capability. To insure that this point is 

not passed, security precautions must be established well 

in advance of that point. Generally, the extent and depth 

of these precautions is a subjective judgement, influenced 

by previous experience, and may not always be popular or 

free of criticism. 

For example, a proposal by a contractor to use the 

MOL vehicle to conduct orbital experiments which have 

environmental and operational characteristics similar to 

those required for satellite photography, coupled with the 

assertion that this capability exists in the basic MOL 

spacecraft, represents a significant security risk to MOL. 

This risk may not be apparent in initial conta s or 

discussions, but it becomes apparent if the oposer is 

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required to demonstrate or support his assertion. The 

point is that while the asserted capability may be 

innocuous in itself, it cannot be subjected to detailed 

examination and verification. On the other hand there is 

considerable technology in the areas of bioastronautics, 

propulsion, navigation, communications, launch facilities 

design and engineering, electrical power supply, and launch 

vehicle development, related to the MOL Program which could 

be revealed without detriment to the security of the system. 

When a contractor accepts a contract which is covert, 

or related to covert tasks, he accepts a security responsibility considerably greater than that associated with ordinary 

classified work. One of the features of this responsibility 

is that any revelation of the contractor's accomplishments 

is generally restricted. However, the contractor does 

enjoy the advantage of having his capabilities clearly 

recognized at the level of government which makes important 

funding decisions regarding new studies and projects. He 

must understand, therefore, that participation in a covert 

enterprise requires significant adjustments to nal 

company practice. One of these adjustments is4tceptance 

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of special controls on the use of any data related to covert 

programs when soliciting new business. 

III. POLICY 

It is the policy of the MOL Program to cooperate with 

contractors and other program participants in releasing 

technical information for overall national benefits. However, to protect the sensitive elements of MOL and other 

reconnaissance programs, so that the overall objectives 

of the programs are not revealed, MOL contractors and subcontractors must obtain the approval of the MOL Systems 

Office prior to: 

(1) Using MOL technical data in responding to 

any request for proposal from the U. S. Government, any 

other government, or any commercial or non-profit organization. 

(2) Engaging in any "selling" activity, or 

sending unsolicited proposals using any reference to, or 

data from, the MOL Program to any potential customer. 

IV. PROCEDURES 

A. Response to Requests for Proposals (RFP4). A MOL 

contractor who receives an RFP to which the comoany desires 

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to respond and who wants to include MOL technical information or data will first forward that MOL data, together 

with the RFP, to the MOL Systems Office for review, security 

classification and approval. The MOL data will include all 

text and illustrations to be used in the written proposal 

and related oral presentations. Material approved by the 

MOL Systems Office in response to a specific request will 

not be altered or revised in any fashion without MOL Systems 

Office approval. Data are approved by the MOL Systems 

Office on a one-time basis; the approval process must be 

repeated prior to using the same data in another proposal 

or for other purposes. 

B. Unsolicited Proposals and Responses to Exploratory 

Actions. Should a situation arise where a potential customer 

makes an exploratory contact with a MOL contractor for the 

purpose of determining the capability of the contractor to 

respond to a request for proposal, the MOL contractor will: 

(1) Determine if the potential customer's interest 

involves MOL related data and will assess the scope and depth 

of involvement. 

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(2) Provide the MOL Systems Office tecompany 

name of the potential customer, time and placep proposed for 

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a response, and a list of names of all people expected to 

be present for the meeting. 

(3) Obtain MOL Systems Office approval of all 

MOL derived material proposed for the presentation, including 

hand-outs. 

(4) At the conclusion of the meeting, report 

the details of time, location, attendance and results to 

the MOL Systems Office. 

Data are approved for such presentations on a one-time 

basis. Each new or additional case must be approved on a 

case by case basis. The same procedure applies in the 

event a contractor wishes to make an unsolicited proposal 

using MOL data. 

C. Requests for reviews of cases covered in A and 

B must be submitted to the MOL Systems Office for approval 

sufficiently in advance of the need date (30 to 60 days) 

to permit review as far in advance as possible. 

D. In each of the foregoing cases, the relationship 

between technology, hardware, software, etc. and the MOL 

Program will be minimized to the extent practical*. 

E. Generally, MOL information will not 1 used in 

advertisements prepared for use in trade pul#cations or 

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the popular mass media. This includes personnel recruitment advertisements. Nor will MOL material be used in 

such things as calendars or brochures intended for wide 

distribution to the general public. However, brief 

acknowledgement that a company has a contract for MOL work 

may be made in such publications as annual reports and 

similar forms of stockholder communications, provided prior 

approval is obtained in accordance with procedures contained 

in the Program 632A Security Classification Guide and the 

MOL Program Information Plan. 

F. In any case not covered by established policy, 

or a potentially sensitive situation, the Systems Office 

will obtain prior approval of the Program Office prior to 

approving a contractor proposal. 

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