Proposed SFOO Organization Following a detailed review of the SFOO management operation, assisted by a committee of industrial experts, a plan for the manufacture of implosion-type weapons was proposed by SFO in September 1952. This is discussed in a following section. Accompanying it was a proposal that reorganization of the SFOO headquarters staff be undertaken to reflect more adequately the scope of 1952 operations and to anticipate requirements for providing staff services to match the projected program expansions. It was projected that the reorganization would begin with assignment of three Assistant Managers, one each for operations, for weapons development and production, and for administration. Warious modifications of the the proposal have since been considered. Most recently the addition of an Assistant Manager for storage operations has been proposed. Various staff and field offices would report to each Assistant Manager. It was planned that Information, Security, and the Assistant General Counsel would report directly to the Manager. The scope of the Santa Fe Operations activity today will probably require activation of some form of the proposed plan, Contracts Administered by Headquarters A few contracts and several inter-agency agreements are administered directly by SFOO. Two contracts are assigned to SFOO by Division of Biology and Medicine solely for contract administration, one being with the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Research and Education, Albuquerque, and the other being with University of California in Los Angeles. Office of Test Operations administers a contract with Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier for test-supporting technical services, and with Vitro Corporation of America for test related (DBM) instrumentation, The test office and the Office of Production Coordination administer various inter-agency agreements. The Carco contract for aircraft service is handled through Supply Division. are contract representatives. 6. For all other operating contracts, field office managers EXPANSION OF THE TOTAL SFO ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL PLANT The following comparisons indicate the development of the field SFOO and contractor organization and of the physical plant. Date columns are approximately July 1 for the year indicated. Field Offices 1947 None 1950 Sandia Kansas City 1953 Sandia Kansas City Burlington Burlington Los Angeles --------- Rock Island =—s_- - -------- ALES Los Alamos Rocky Flats Pantex Eniwetok Las Vegas Spoon River DUEnd Projected Project Plum-B 3m 27