CHAPTER II, SECTION 7 Throughout the Operation equipment hav- ing an original acquisition value of $2,457,235 was purchased for $924,003, reflecting a saving of $1,533,232, or approximately 62% of the cost. Expenditures for all equipment during Operation HARDTACK from both commercial and Government excess sources totaled $3,156,000, of which $924,003 was spent for excess items, representing approximately 30% of the total purchases of equipment. Acquiring equipment from Navy stock and Government excess lists proved invaluable, since immediate delivery was possible on emergency items which normally have long lead-time re- quirements when purchased from commercial sources. In addition to the purchase of equipment for Operation HARDTACK; it was necessary to borrow on a “no charge” basis seven pieces of heavy equipment valued at approximately $200,000 from the Navy at Pearl Harbor for use at Johnston Island. The locating, arranging for the loan, inspecting, preparing for shipment, and the shipping of this equipment were accomplished in seven days. Also arrangements were made with the Chief, BuDocks, U.S. Navy, for the loan of two 500-kw and two 600-kw diesel- driven portable generators for EPG and one 500-kw portable diesel-driven generator for John- ston Island. Total acquisition value of these generators was approximately $400,000; however, as a result of these arrangements, no costs were incurred other than transportation and rehabili- tation upon return to the Navy. INSPECTION SECTION. To insure a high quality of materials and workmanship in the fabrication of special items and to aid further the over-all construction effort, the Inspection Section assisted certain of the Vendors in job planning and production con- ous service functions, such as export packing, pre-employment medical examinations at Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu, reproduction for thousands of feature drawings, etc. Through this action, solicitation of bids covering all major services was released far enough in advance of the Operation to ensure complete coverage of known requirements. During the program, similar construction materials, not covered by AME stockpiling ac- tion but called out in small quantities against separate CBM’s, were grouped in accumulated totals, and requisitions were issued for standard package quantities. This procedure enabled the Purchasing Department to take advantage of lot prices and better delivery time and decreased the necessity for duplication of orders in small quantities. Requisitions for long delivery items, sucn as telephone and power cable, dehumidification units, generators, power panels, and special fabrication items, were released to the Purchasing Department early in the program. Delivery was scheduled to accept partial quantities over a predetermined period of time to provide Jobsite with adequate quantities of materials at all times. In addition to Home Office-initiated mate- rial and equipment requirements, all requisitions prepared in the field were reviewed for quality, description, justification, and conformance to the construction schedule prior to transmittal to Procurement for the required action. The following table shows the work accom- plished by the Requisition Section during HARDTACK as compared with that during REDWING: ITEM REDWING HARDTACK trol. AME?’s, CBM’s, and Revisions 2,260 4,957 On several occasions it was necessary to transfer Inspectors from the Home Office for a CRE’s, FRE’s, and Revisions 9,380 15,272 CRE’s, FRE’s, and Revisions (Line Items) 55,000 74,895 period of weeks to carry out prolonged fabrication inspection duties at Vendors’ plants. Included among the important installations on which inspection was expanded throughout fabrication were the ABMAservice tower on Johnston Island, the LSM-444, (now called the ALOTO), and the diesel generators and other equipment for the WeatherStations. REQUISITION SECTION. Preliminary requisition action was under- taken in supportof the anticipated construction program based on advance criteria. While this advance action was small in scope compared with the activity during construction, it involved construction and operational materials, equipment build-up and replacement, and variPage 326 During HARDTACK it was evident the preliminary preparation for entry into the construction phase had laid a firm foundation for the requisition activity. Advance procurement on long delivery items of materials and equipment, good coverage of stockpile items by AME’s, a clear and concise nomenclature using H&N Materials Standards Catalog Reference data, and streamlined paperwork, and the use of the H&N Standard Operation Procedure enabled the Requisition Section to keep abreast, and in many cases ahead, of construction re- quirements,