ODP Information Bulletin
                   No. 00-13 August 23, 2000


          TO:       All State Administrative Agency Heads
          All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact

          FROM:     C.H. Straub, II
          Director

          SUBJECT:  Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Equipment Purchase Agreement for Office of
          Justice Programs (OJP) State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Grant
          Recipients


Under a signed agreement between the DLA Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) and
OJP's Office for Domestic Preparedness Support (ODP), state and local
jurisdictions that have or will receive OJP equipment funding through OJP's State and Local
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program may utilize DSCP prime vendors to expedite
domestic preparedness equipment purchases for their jurisdictions.  To take advantage of this
special program, state and local jurisdictions are encouraged to contact DSCP directly to establish
an account with a fire fighting prime vendor representing your region, and to further familiarize
your agency with the purchasing process.  To contact DSCP about establishing an account, please
call Bill Litz at (215 ) 737-4452, or Steve D'Agostino at (215) 737-2475.  

A fact sheet explaining this program in greater detail will be provided to all OJP grantees as soon
as possible.  In the meantime, if you need to discuss this program with ODP staff, feel free to
call either Frank Lepage or Bob Johns who can be reached at (202) 305-9887.