Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSA)

Purpose: To provide an overview ofACSA.

Bottom Line

  • There are 101 countries with ACSAs with 66 more pending.
  • ACSAs are the tool of choice for Combatant Commanders to transfer and obtain required Logistic Support, Supplies, and Services (LSSS) and have been used extensively for OIF/OEF.ACSAs also serve a strategic role by establishing relationships with other nations through development of this bi-lateral agreement and exchange of LSSS when needed.
  • J4 MNIAis JS lead for the ACSA program & has championed legislative changes for Section 1202 authority to loan Significant Military Equipment (SME).

Background.

  • Permits exchange of logistic support, supplies, and services such as food/clothing/petroleum; transportation; port services; medical services; base operations support; use of facilities; spares/components; billeting; airlift; communication services; ammunition; storage services; training services; and repair and maintenance.
  • Established by Title 10, Chapter 138, Section 2342.
  • DOS C175 May 2006 ACSA template allows OSD to negotiate ACSAs. This Authority has been delegated to COCOMS.
  • ACSA transactions are reimbursable; cash, replacement in kind (RIK), or equal value exchange (EVE).
  • ACSA Global Tracking and Reporting System (AGATRS) is the system of record for ACSA transactions.
  • J4 MNIA hosts an annual worldwide ACSA conference.

Section 1202.

  • Two determinations must be made in order to transfer SME:
  • A determination that the United States forces in the combined operation have no unfilled requirements for that equipment.
  • A determination that it is in the US national security interest to provide such equipment to the military forces of that nation.
  • Monthly reporting is required to OSD and semi-annually to Congress.
  • OSD has received 4 temporary authorities to loan SME via ACSA, Section 1202 (NDAA 2007), Section 1252 (NDAA 2008), and Section1204 (NDAA 2009) and Section 1203 (NDAA 2011). All authority to loan SME is referred to as “Section 1202”.
  • Section 1202of the 2007 NDAA granted SecDef the authority to loan Significant Military Equipment (SME) for personnel protection and survivability to coalition partners in combined ops with the United States in Iraq or Afghanistan by means of an ACSA. This authority has been delegated to the CENTCOM Commander.
  • Section 1252 of the 2008 NDAA included the provisions of 1202 and included the authority to loan SME to nations participating in combined operations with the United States as part of a peacekeeping operation under the Charter of the United Nations or another international agreement.
  • Section 1204of the NDAA 2009 included all of the provisions of 1252. It added 2 additional reporting requirements to Congress concerning equipment not returned. Authority was extended until 30 Sep 2011.
  • Section 1203 of the NDAA 2011 allows other COCOMs to loan SME for training prior to deployment to AFG.
  • Pending FY12 legislationwill extend Section 1202 authority to 30 September 2014.

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Prepared by: Jim Teaford, J-4/MNIA, 571-9798