procedures and was carried out by the procurement organization described above. Requisitions were checked to assure that mandatory treasury supply items leg, typewriters) were not included for normal procurement and to insure that normal stock levels were not being exceeded. Sources of supply were then determined and note made of the qualifications of potential suppliers for the purpose of issuing invitations to bid on such items for which bidding procedures were prescribed. During this check, the availability of the items involved in Government surplus stocks was also determined in order to minimize expenditure of funds allocated to this project. Subsequent bidding and formal purchase order issuance was in accord with standard practices except that note was made on each purchase order of the fact that the purchase involved was under AEC Contract AT-(29-1)-507 and, in proper cases, that the items involved were for ex- port shipment. 13=5