NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



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■" UNITED STATES COVERN.MENT 



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Memorandum 



vs. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

 COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 



TO : Mr. Dor.ald B. i-bore 



Director, OiTice of Adainis^rative 

 Services 



FROM 



Assistant Director for Administration 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey 



date: Kay 12, 1965 



In reply refer to; 7 



subject: Recon:icndation for contract, Continental Shelf Study 



We are ready to nove ahead with a contract to carry out a 

 study which v;ould analyze the needs for Continental Shelf 

 Surveys. A high-level ad hoc group (aos^ly nongovern^iental) 

 is being for:ied to evaluate the study in relation to our pro- 

 graas. The urgency to get under way is underscored by the 

 requirement of Assistant Secretary Holloaon that a report 

 be in his hands by September 1, 1965« 



Of the firas with whoa we discussed the stuc.;- the following 

 sucairted written proposals which are attacri.ea nerewith: 

 3£."ctelle Meaorial Institute, Corplan Associates and Econoaic 

 Associates. Our analysis of the proposals led us to the 

 conclusion that 'che two latter proposals were not responsive 

 enough to be acceptable; we believe that our ains for the 

 study can be satisfactorily carried out by the Battelle 

 Memorial Institute, and, therefore, urge that negotiations 

 begin as quickly as possible, in order that they may proceed 

 M'Lzh. uhe necessary work. Vve wo'old suggest that a letter of 

 intent aight be appropriate. Our analysis of the proposals 

 is given below. 



It is important to understand that the work of this study 

 requires a balance between the scientific-engineering inputs 

 and the eleaents of econoaic developaent analysis. It is 

 also important that the fira xindertaking the study should 

 have a maxiaua of inhouse capability; although soae sub- 

 contracting might be desirable, uhe interests of this study 

 would be better served if subcontracting could be eliminated 

 or kept to a minimum. One of the major difficulties is the 

 small amount of time available for carrying out the study, 

 therefore, the capability of a firm in being able to cope 

 with this problem is of vital concern. 



Personnel 



Each firm appeared to have well -qualified people prepared 

 to MOT^ Ci- this project. Che approximate man-months of work 

 were calculated as 10 for Corplan, 15*5 for Battelle and 

 16 for Economic Associates. The Battelle proposal offers 



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