APPENDIX J 



INFORMATION ON CONTACTING GOVERNMENT 

 CONTRACTING AGENCIES 



PROPOS>iL PROCEDURES 



1. The purpose of the Government-Industry Oceanographic Instru- 

 mentation Symposium was to acquaint Industry with critical parts 

 of the National Oceanographic Program which require new thinking 

 and technique development. Representatives of Industry were pro- 

 vided with the technical aspects of current instrumentation prob- 

 lems, and with general background information on oceanography 

 necessary for the successful solution of these problems. 



2. Since the ultinnate fruit of a symposium of this nature must be 

 harvested in accordance with Government Procurement Regulations, 

 the following specific information is pertinent: 



a. Presentations and general specification handouts (appendices 

 E, F, G, and H) are considered guidelines to stimulate think- 

 ing on instrument design, development, and production by 

 Industry. 



b. Bid sets for survey, and applied and basic research instru- 

 ment requirements will be promulgated at a later date. 



c. Those organizations which have not forwarded an up-to-date 

 statement of capability (to cognizant governmental activities 

 and to the National Oceanographic Data Center) are urged to 

 do so at their earliest opportunity. 



d. Those organizations interested in any or all of the instru- 

 ments and systems outlined during the Symposium are urged 

 to express this interest to the cognizant governmental acti- 

 vity(s) in order to be considered for bid sets on these items 

 as they are issued. 



3. The following are the cognizant activities: 



S\irvey instruments and systems : The Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries, U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office, and U. 5. Coast 



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