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UNDERSTANDING ARMY ACQUISITION Arms Export Control Act


AECA Foreign Military Sales


Section 3 [22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.] FMS


U.S. may sell defense articles and services to foreign countries and international organizations when the president formally finds that to do so will strengthen the security of the U.S. and promote world peace.


LOA


May be funded by country national funds or U.S.


Manages ~6,000 FMS cases valued at ≥ $200 billion.


government funds. Letter of Offer and Acceptance


A government-to-government agreement that identifies the defense articles and services the U.S. proposes to sell to another country.


Determines which countries will have programs.


BENEFITS & IMPACTS


• Supports combatant commanders' goals and engagements.


• Provides for military compatibility and interoperability. • Reduces production costs. • Enhances political-military ties. • Enhances defense industry interests of both nations.


FORCE MULTIPLIER


USASAC manages roughly 6,000 FMS cases valued at more than $200 billion, providing U.S. partners and allies with equipment and training. USASAC’s total package approach includes not just the weapon system but also the parts, maintenance and logistics support to keep the system operational. (Image by USASAC and the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center)


30 years ago,” said Decker. “It may be an item that is no longer in the Army inven- tory, an older, obsolete model, or it may lack a national stock number, but the customer still needs the item to continue their mission.” Decker said simply not having an item in stock is not an answer, no matter how difficult it is to find.


It is the Acquisition Support Branch’s job to locate (via exhaustive internet research and industry engagement) and provide the nonstandard items to keep FMS customers up and running. Te Acquisition Support Branch focuses predominantly on items to outfit troops—boots, gloves, body armor,


helmets, tents, targets and Meals Ready to Eat. It also provides training and commer- cial repair and return capability (from calibration to rebuild) for equipment that cannot be repaired at Army depots.


Te Services and Products Division has multiple tools at its disposal to acquire items, said Decker—primarily blanket purchase agreements, but also one-time competitive or sole-source contracts. Low-dollar, high-volume materiel and services procured through the division total approximately $200 million annu- ally, with commercial return and repair tallying $35 million annually.


“We work extremely hard to ensure our partners have what they need to be success- ful, to contribute to coalition operations and regional stability, because when they win, we win,” said Decker.


NONSTANDARD STANDARDS While the Services and Products Divi- sion concentrates on Soldier support items, USASAC’s Simplified Nonstan- dard Acquisition Program obtains smaller quantity, low-dollar spare parts for FMS customers. Also housed in New Cumber- land, the program office specializes in off-the-shelf spare parts—anything from nuts and bolts to tread for a tank—that


https://asc.ar my.mil 85 Executes the program.


Interfaces with 119 Security Cooperation Offices worldwide.


Provides security assistance and FMS to over 150 nations and international partners.


• U.S. Army and DOD are strong advocates for U.S. industry.


• Keeps industry production lines “hot.” • Promotes regional stability. • Enables partner nations to share the burden during coalition operations.


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