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billing procedures. All contracts will incorporate all clauses required by law and
regulation, plus other special conditions that may be necessary to adequately
protect the Government’s interests.
Approved
[signed by Robert Seamans]
Associate Administrator
Enclosure No. 1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SPACE TASK GROUP
LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA
DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS
AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE CLASS OF CONTRACTS
Upon the basis of the following determination and findings which I
hereby make as agency head, the proposed class of contracts described below
may be negotiated without formal advertising pursuant to the authority of 10
U.S.C 2304 (a) (11).
This procurement will consist of more than one contract for the
accomplishment of Project Apollo.
Findings
I hereby find that the primary objective of Project Apollo is to safely place
a manned vehicle containing a 3-man crew into an earth and lunar orbital flight
making a soft lunar landing and return take-off and to effect a safe recovery of
the men and vehicle. A secondary objective is to study the capabilities of men for
extended periods of approximately 14 days in the environments associated with
earth and lunar launchings, orbital flights, lunar landings and recovery. There is an
urgent require ment for this program to be completed at the earliest date compatible
with reasonable assurance of success and with a high degree or assurance that the
human occupants can safely escape from any forseeable [sic] situation which may
develop. First attempt at orbital flight will be preceded by a program involving
numerous research, experimental, and developmental contracts.