Case development efforts for solutions not currently being procured by the U.S. DoD may require additional activities such as: design, engineering, cost estimating, and other integration activities in order to properly develop and price the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).

This support can be acquired by either:

  1. The USG, based on analysis of the requirements, and must be captured in the case note from which the support is funded;
  2. The purchaser, through a request for unique requirements. These requests should be part of the Letter of Request (LOR) for the Non-Program of Record (NPOR) system and documented in the case note from which the support is funded;
  3. In the event the partner has no available, active cases from which to fund NPOR case development, an Analysis and Studies LOA or a Technical Support LOA can be created using the following manpower justification;
  4. If Foreign Military Sales (FMS)Administrative funds are used, the subsequent case must reimburse the FMS Administrative Surcharge Account upon implementation.

Row

Activity

N-CD1

Responses to Requests for Information (RFI) to identify defense requirements, discuss with industry what is feasible and deliverable (including pricing and schedule), answer questions that may result in an LOA

N-CD2

LOR defense article/service configuration review process

N-CD3

Competitions and/or evaluations that require LOA quality data

N-CD4

Preparation of Price & Availability (P&A) data

N-CD5

Development of LOA pricing data and notes (including unique payment schedules)

N-CD6

Entry of case information into the Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS).

N-CD7

Coordination of all LOA response documents throughout the Interagency, necessary for USG response to the LOR i.e. Manpower Travel Data Sheet (MTDS), Congressional Notification (CN), pricing documents, etc.

N-CD8

Quality control to ensure legal, financial and policy compliance

N-CD9

Participation in NPOR case development related meetings

N-CD10

Preparation of LOA document package

N-CD11

Identify options to satisfy training requirements

N-CD12

Working with the partner nation to ensure the document meets their requirements - to include providing the MTDS, RP069, etc. if requested

N-CD13

Conceptual design/engineering efforts required to properly price a line on the LOA

N-CD14

Transportation assessments for unique requirements - determine transportation mode, staging requirements, storage, etc.

N-CD15

Case Planning Meetings

N-CD16

Pre-Countersignature Meetings

N-CD17

Line-by-line review with the partner nation of NPOR LOAs