1. Foreign Procurement Group

2. FPG
Washington DC-based group of countries that participate in Security Assistance and/or buy from U.S. suppliers
A customer focal point to US DOD on initiatives for FMS business process improvements
Mix of uniformed & civilian Defense Cooperation/Logistics/Procurement officials
Founded Feb 1999 as a result of ‘FMS Reinvention’ (‘Hamre’ Memo 1999)
Provides the international customer viewpoint to FMS re-engineering and reform
Initially 17 member countries in 1999, now 33

3. FPG Member Nations 1999 – 17 members, 2010 – 33 members
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey UK
Yemen 3

4. FPG Stakeholders Defense Security Cooperation Agency OSD AT&L DISAM
Government Accountability Office
Commercial Banks / Tufts University
International Customer Users Group (ICUG)
MOU Attachés Group
Industry Associations (NDIA, AIA, ALESA)

5. FPG Top 10 Priorities Priority Stakeholders Standard Level of Service
Access to DoD websites
Transportation
Processing times
Third party transfers
Blanket authorizations
DSCA/MILDEPs
DSCA/DoD CIO
DSCA/Customs/Dept of Transportation/State
DSCA/MILDEPs/FPG Metrics WG
State (5 and 6)

6. FPG Top 10 Priorities Priority Stakeholders
FMS as a commercial alternative/quantify and define the value-added of FMS
Country specific cost and schedule performance measures
Access to contracting documentation
Improvements to delivery listings
Foreign Commercial Procurement WG
DSCA/MILDEPs/FPG Metrics WG
DSCA/DPAP
DSCA

7. FPG Contacts Chairman: Dr Jennifer Stewart
Director General, Defence Procurement
Canadian Embassy
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Secretary: Lt Cdr Paula McKenzie
Defence Logistics Officer
New Zealand Embassy
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