Inquiry Letter: Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) Procurements

Abstract

I am writing to request information regarding the need for several recent procurements made on behalf of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). I am concerned that we may be buying equipment and vehicles in quantities that exceed the needs of the ANDSF. I am also concerned that such large acquisitions could prompt the premature disposal of equipment and vehicles that have already been issued to the ANDSF and that have significant service life remaining. The procurements in which I am interested, along with the total value of the procurement (as recorded in the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Security Cooperation Management System)and the CSTC-A memorandum of request number provided in parentheses, are as follows: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) for the Afghan National Army (ANA)($166 million; 14-E1A-207A); M16A4 Rifles for the Afghan National Police ($35 million; 15-E1P-300A); Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) for the ANA ($381 million; 14-E1A-205A); and, Ammunition for the ANA ($52 million; 14-S1A-407X).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2015
Accession Number
AD1140098

Entities

People

  • Jack Mitchell
  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Afghanistan
  • Ammunition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • National Security
  • Operational Readiness
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.