Step-By-Step Process for Receiving a Blanket Retransfer Authorization for a Lead Nation Foreign Military Sales Case

The Lead Nation will forward the following documents to the third party transfer team at the Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers (State (PM/RSAT)): PM_RSAT-TPT@state.gov.

1. A copy of the Letter of Request (LOR).
2. A copy of the completed Standard Questionnaire (provided below).
3. Signed Basic Retransfer Assurances of Participating Nations (Figure C5.F22.) from each Participating Nation country included in the FMS case. This allows the Department of State to complete the blanket retransfer authorization approval in one action.
4. Signed Basic Retransfer Assurances for Lead Nation (Figure C5.F21.) from the Lead Nation, if the Lead Nation is procuring for its own national use on the FMS case..
5. A signed copy of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, if the Lead Nation requests blanket retransfer authorization after LOA signature on a basic case.

Standard Questions for Requests to the U.S. For Authority to Retransfer Government-Origin Defense Articles

1. Who is the Lead Nation?

   EXAMPLE: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

2. What commodity/equipment/service/technical data is to be transferred?

   EXAMPLE: N4-D-YAB Attached

3. How did the divesting country originally acquire the defense article(s)?

   Please note the FMS case designator:

   EXAMPLE: N4-D-YAB Attached

4. Why does that government wish to divest itself of the equipment?

   Default: National security purposes

5. Who are the Participating Nations?

   EXAMPLE: The Governments of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom

6. Is this a temporary or permanent transfer to the proposed recipients?

   Default: May be either

7. What is the planned end-use for the procurement (please provide as much detail as possible)?

   Default: National and NATO operations

8. Does the proposed recipient currently possess this model of equipment?

   Default: All proposed recipients are authorized for release by the USG

9. Is there a certain date requested for approval? If so, please indicate the date and provide the relevant details.

   Example: First deliveries are expected in Quarter [X] of Calendar Year (CY) YYYY

10. Please provide point of contact (POC) details for the divesting governments, the proposed recipients, and any intermediaries.