EUCOM Signs New Logistics Agreement with NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization

RDML Steven Romano and Mr. K. H. Muenzner sign the Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) between EUCOM and the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization (NAMSO).

On Wednesday, 22 April 2009, RDML Steven Romano, Director EUCOM J-4, and Mr. K.-H. Muenzner, NAMSA General Manager, signed a new Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) between EUCOM and the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization (NAMSO).

They took time during the Senior NATO Logistics Conference to sign this important agreement, which replaces one of the oldest ACSAs in existence, signed in 1982. This new agreement permits the exchange of logistic support, supplies and services between the US and NAMSO, such as food, clothing, petroleum, transportation, repair and maintenance.

US forces and NAMSO have relied heavily on the old agreement for vehicle maintenance and support, and this new agreement is even more flexible, allowing additional types of support to be exchanged.

ACSAs provide many benefits, including promotion of interoperability, enhanced operational readiness, cost effective mutual support with a reduced deployment footprint for joint exercises and contingencies, and responsive, flexible support during Peacekeeping and Disaster Relief Operations. There are three kinds of payments allowed under ACSAs: payment in cash, replacement in kind, and equal value exchange.

Under the last method, if NAMSO or the US receive support, they have up to one year to pay for the support with an equal value of other support or services, as long as both sides agree to the exchange when the order is placed.

Lt Col Timothy Klopfer, USAF
EUCOM ACSA Manager