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Action brief · INT-40

Let States and localities buy eligible equipment through DoD

Objective
Protect technology and industry
Family / instrument
Domestic and interagency support · State and local acquisition support
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense in coordination with GSA.
Executor · routing lead
DoD eligible procurement channels and contracting officers

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Equipment on applicable catalog; requested through State process and advance payment.
Homeland-security equipment also meets DHS Authorized Equipment List condition.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Purchaser funds equipment/admin costs in advance.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Not free grant/transfer authority or authority to acquire products DoD never buys for itself.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.

Actor sources

Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.