Foreign Military Sales
Yes
Building Partner Capacity
No
Note Input Responsibility
CWD
Date Range Of Use
All
References
Note Usage Instructions for Documents

Mandatory for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) when a Nonrecurring Cost (NC) charge applies but has been waived.

Mandatory for Amendments and Modifications when lines are added, and an NC charge applies to the new lines and has been waived; or quantities are increased on lines where an NC charge applies and has been waived.

The note should identify the DSCA Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS) Task Identification (ID), which currently begin with the Office of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD/P) component name acronym USP, and date of all NC waivers that have been granted against the case.

Note Text

"Nonrecurring Costs (NC) apply to line(s) [insert numbers] of this Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA). The purchaser's request to waive these charges has been approved by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) memorandum ["subject" and "tracking number"], dated [insert date]. Therefore, these costs have not been included in this case."