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NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)


NSPA brings together, in a single organization, acquisition, logistics, medical and infrastructure capabilities including the related procurement function to answer a vast variety of customer requirements in all domain: air, ground, maritime, cyber and space. These range from the multinational acquisition of complex platforms, such as aircraft, helicopters and unmanned systems, to the provision of supplies such as fuel, spare parts and ammunition, or services such as maintenance of radars for air defence, or deployable infrastructure, transportation, medical and catering services.

Since its establishment in 1958, NSPA acquires, operates, and maintains everything through an unbiased link between industry and the nations, enabling the consolidation and centralisation of logistics management functions, providing a "cradle to grave" support and allowing its customers to achieve economies of scale.

Over 60,000 companies are registered in the NSPA source file, of which 10,000 are actively doing business with NSPA's customers.

NSPA is a customer-funded agency, operating on a "no profit - no loss" basis.

NSPA is headquartered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with main operational centres in France, Hungary and Italy. The Agency employs around 1,550 staff and overseeing over 500 contractors in NATO's missions across the world.

OUR CUSTOMERS

At NSPA, we constantly evolve to create and deliver value to our customers while effectively and efficiently meeting their requirements.

NATO Allies

NSPA's primary customers are the 30 NATO nations, more particularly the individual and joint materiel commands of their armed services.

Partner nations

Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations can also be customers, provided they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NSPO.

NATO Commands & other Military Authorities

Other multinational armaments organizations

Additionally, a non-NATO nation may request services directly from NSPA. This can be done either by using the Random Brokerage service or by establishing a specific Sales Agreement or Service Level Agreement with NSPA.

OUR ORGANISATION

As one of the three NATO Agencies, the NSPA operates under the under North Atlantic Council-approved charters.

The Agency is the executive body of the NATO Support and Procurement Organisation (NSPO), of which all 30 NATO nations are members. Those nations are represented in the NSPO Agency Supervisory Board (ASB), which directs and controls the activities of the NSPA.

The Agency's organizational structure is composed of four main business units:

CERTIFICATION

The Agency's organizational structure is composed of four main business units:


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