Foreign Military Sales
The program through which partner governments buy defense articles and services from the United States rather than from a company.
Five pieces in this topic
What Foreign Military Sales is and who takes part
The statutory authority, the division of responsibility between the State and Defense departments, how eligibility is decided, and what the published figures actually measure.
02Foreign Military Sales or Direct Commercial Sales
Who holds the contract in each route, who issues the export license, what the manual says about neutrality, and which items are restricted to the government to government channel.
03How an FMS case is built, from request to agreement
The Letter of Request, the three kinds of answer a purchaser can ask for, the response times the manual actually publishes, and the difference between an amendment and a modification.
04Congressional notification of arms sales under 36(b)
The statutory thresholds and review periods, the informal review that precedes them, and why the dollar figure in a published notification is a ceiling rather than a price.
05How a US company supplies a Foreign Military Sale
Who holds the contract, which organizations run a case, how the ordinary acquisition rules apply, where a foreign customer's influence stops, and what the surcharge is.
Key terms in this topic
AECADSCALOASAMMImplementing agencyDCSDDTCITARG2G OnlyDFARSLORROMP&ADFASSection 36(b)MDECNTiered ReviewJoint resolution of disapprovalCase managerSCOFMS administrative surchargeDFARS 225.73
Other topics in buying and selling
- Letters of Request 3 pieces
- Eligibility and Scope of Sale 3 pieces
- Pricing, Payment and Billing 3 pieces
- Case Changes and Reviews 3 pieces
- Case Closure 2 pieces
- Financing and the Trust Fund 3 pieces
- Writing the Agreement 3 pieces
- Multinational Sales 3 pieces
- Case Development Controls 3 pieces
- Before the Case Is Written 3 pieces
- Line Level Financial Review 3 pieces
- Contracting for a Case 3 pieces
- Cooperative Programs and Contributions 3 pieces
- Pricing Services and Support 3 pieces
- Procurement Pricing and Waivers 2 pieces
- Billing and Cost Recovery 3 pieces
- Standby Letters of Credit 3 pieces
- Executing and Reconciling a Case 3 pieces
- Problems, Reductions and Closure 3 pieces
- Leases and Other Sales 3 pieces
- Preparing the Offer 4 pieces
- Pricing Articles and Offers 5 pieces
- Paying for a Case 5 pieces
- Sole Source, Changes and Secrecy 4 pieces
- Assistance Procurement and Claims 3 pieces
- Buy American for Supplies 4 pieces
- Construction and Overseas Content 3 pieces
- Specialty Metals and Covered Materials 4 pieces
- Domestic Source Restrictions 4 pieces