DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY
201 12th STREET SOUTH, STE 203
ARLINGTON, VA 22202-5408

MEMORANDUM FOR :

Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (International Affairs)
Attn: SAUS-IA-DSZ
Department of the Army
Director, Navy International Programs Office
Department of the Navy
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (International Affairs)
Department of the Air Force
Director, Defense Logistics Agency
Director, National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Director, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
Director, Defense Logistics Information Service
Deputy Director for Security Assistance, Defense Finance and Accounting Service -- Denver Center

SUBJECT :

Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) Note Regarding Anti-Tamper (AT) Measures (DSCA 00-16)

REFERENCE :

1. DSCA Memorandum, 16 May 2000, Statement of Anti-Tamper (AT) Measures in the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (DSCA 00-07)

Referenced memorandum forwarded OUSD(AT&L) guidance requiring that AT measures be implemented in Foreign Military Sales programs and Direct Commercial Sales to ensure the protection of selected critical technologies in U.S. weapon systems. It also directed that AT measures be addressed in the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).

The MILDEPs have requested that we specify the exact wording that should be included in the LOAs. The following interim change to the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM) provides generic language for a new note to be included in all LOAs for materiel sales (not applicable to services LOAs).

Add paragraph 70105.L.14 as follows:

This guidance is effective immediately for all new cases and will be included in the Defense Acquisition Deskbook version of the SAMM as E-Change 18. Questions regarding this matter should be directed to Beth Baker (703) 604-6612/DSN 664-6612, e-mail: beth.baker@osd.pentagon.mil.

Tome H. Walters, Jr.
Lieutenant General, USAF
Director