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Project Apollo: Americans to the Moon
hardware, laboratory models, “test” spacecraft, certain long lead items, and a
detailed engineering mockup of the Apollo Spacecraft.
The Administrator may determine that negotiation will be conducted with
several companies. If such negotiations are directed, the names of the
companies selected for negotiations will not be announced. Following
completion of such negotiation, the Source Evaluation Board will again
report to the Administrator the results of the negotiations at which time he
will determine that company with which to negotiate a contract if satisfactory
terms can be arranged. Announcement of such selection will then be made
in accordance with NASA regulations. Negotiations will be conducted by
the Space Task Group procurement and technical staffs, with supplemental
assistance from Headquarters management and technical staffs. The contract
will be negotiated to spell out as extensively as possible all facets of contractor
organization, management, technical performance and cost control to achieve
the maximum assurance of protection of the interests of the Government,
consonant with the urgency of the work of the Project.
SELECTION OF BIDDERS LIST
The field of contractors suitably qualified to undertake a program of this
magnitude is limited. It is intended to solicit proposals from only 12 [6] companies
who have indicated their definite interest in the Apollo Program and who have
demonstrative competence and capability to successfully perform the procurement
under consideration. Any other firms who may request an opportunity to submit
a proposal will be required to furnish substantiating evidence as to their ability to
perform before a request for proposal will be furnished. Space Task Group will
maintain a complete documentation of the reasons for selection of companies
invited to receive request for proposal and the reasons for declining to furnish
requests for proposal to any company so requesting.
The selected sources are as follows:
1. Boeing Airplane Company
Seattle, Washington
2. Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
3. General Dynamics Corporation
San Diego, California
4. Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.
Santa Monica, California
5. General Electric Corporation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Akron, Ohio