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Defined Order or Blanket Order case: which should a Foreign Military Sales purchaser use?

Updated 27 September 2026Checked against the SAMM: 12 September 2026

Some items can only be bought on a , among them , classified materiel and packages. Where either kind of case may be used, the 's policy, the purchaser's preference and what the items support decide. A is usually offered sooner and is more flexible, but the purchaser then prepares and submits its own requisitions.

WHAT THE LOA LINE STATES fmsedge.com Three types of FMS case What is a Defined Order case in Foreign Military Sales? Defined Order case for items that need item-by-item control What is a Blanket Order case in Foreign Military Sales? Blanket Order case for categories of items or services What is a Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement in Foreign Military Sales? CLSSA: FMSO I and FMSO II two cases, for recurring spare and repair parts What the LOA line states Items stated explicitly, with specific quantities or Months (MOS) Categories, with no definitive listing of items, quantities or MOS The end items supported, with no definitive listing of items or quantities Scope is limited to The original quantity listed (materiel); the MOS and service described (services) The categories, and a ceiling: the purchaser-specified case or line dollar value The end items described and the FMSO I and FMSO II dollar values Not provided on this case Relatively minor, non-SME items that do not require item-by-item control, except in an initial support package Classified material, MDE, SME, TDPs, ozone depleting substances, commercial items more readily provided from in-country MDE, SME, EDA, TDPs, publications, classified materiel, initial spare parts … even when identified by an eligible AAC Who requisitions The IA or the purchaser may initiate MILSTRIP requisitions under the implemented LOA What is the Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP)? The purchaser, preferably through SCIP; the lines are used until funds are exhausted What is a Foreign Military Sales Order II case? The purchaser, on the FMSO II case, normally through SCIP, to replenish its in-country stocks How a requisition is filled How does a Foreign Military Sales requisition work? Both: a standard requisition The ICP generally issues down to the item’s reorder point. Below it, the ICP director or designee may authorize issue if the item can be readily procured, assets are due in from contract, and/or U.S. Forces’ support is not jeopardized. What is a Foreign Military Sales Order I case? On the same basis as U.S. Force requirements, by the country’s F/AD; FMSO I buys equity; at maturity it provides 5 months of stock on hand, 12 months on order PC&H and transportation on the line What are accessorial charges in Foreign Military Sales? 3.5 percent for the first $50,000 in unit cost; 1 percent for the portion above Transportation: the DTC percent for the first $10,000 in unit cost; 25 percent of the DTC percent above 3.5 percent on blanket order lines Transportation: the DTC percent FMSO II: to include charges for accessorial costs CLSSA = Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement. FMSO = Foreign Military Sales Order. MOS = Months. SME = Significant Military Equipment. MDE = Major Defense Equipment. TDP = Technical Data Package. EDA = Excess Defense Articles. AAC = Acquisition Advice Code. IA = Implementing Agency. SCIP = Security Cooperation Information Portal. ICP = Inventory Control Point. F/AD = Force/Activity Designator. PC&H = Packing, Crating, and Handling. DTC = Delivery Term Code. FMS Edge type of case · the ceiling: what a Blanket Order case fixes in place of a list fmsedge.com · Current as of 12 September 2026 · SAMM C5.6.4 · C6.4.3 · C9.T4 · Glossary

What the LOA line states decides the type of case. A Defined Order case states the items explicitly, with specific quantities or months, line by line. A Blanket Order case states only categories of items or services and a dollar value the purchaser sets: the ceiling it requisitions against until the funds are exhausted. A Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement is two cases: the FMSO I buys equity in the U.S. supply system (once mature, 5 months of stock on hand and 12 months on order), and the purchaser requisitions against the FMSO II to replenish its own.

Defined Order, Blanket Order or CLSSA: what the LOA line states · Current as of 12 September 2026 · SAMM C5.6.4 · C6.4.3 · C9.T4 · Glossary · Download PNG

Choosing between a Defined Order and a Blanket Order case

There are a number of instances where, by regulation, procedures do not apply (see C5.6.4.2.3). These items must be ordered on a . Items that are generally restricted from being ordered on a include the following:

  • , including
  • Classified materiel (except classified publications, which must be on a stand-alone line)
  • Commercial items more readily provided from in-country (e.g., lumber, sand, gravel, household goods)
  • packages ()
  • Ozone-depleting substances

There are instances when either a Defined Order or may be used, depending on the specific and international partner involved. policy, international partner preference, and item application (i.e., support for a specific system or program, or general support to a customer service, unit, depot, etc.), will dictate which type of case is most appropriate. International partners may sometimes prefer a , because Blanket Order fall in case development Category A, which has a shorter standard (Table C5.T9). This is due to the fact that the international partner usually establishes the case dollar value, thereby eliminating the need for a more time-intensive data analysis.

Blanket Order cases can also provide more flexibility, since items are not specifically identified and requisitions can be submitted as long as funds remain on the case. However, since the responsibility for preparing and submitting requisitions lies with the international partner on Blanket Order cases, the international partner must be familiar with DoW requisitioning procedures and supply systems.

An important feature of both Defined Order and Blanket Order cases is that materiel requirements are normally filled from DoW stocks only if on-hand assets are above the control level, also known as the . The generally issues against standard requisitions down to the item's ; below it, the director or designee may authorize issue if the item can be readily procured, assets are due in from contract, or U.S. forces' support is not jeopardized. requisitions are satisfied on the same basis as U.S. force requirements.

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