EconDefense
INT-40 / Domestic and interagency support

Let States and localities buy eligible equipment through DoD

Provide a purchasing channel for counterdrug, homeland-security and emergency-response equipment procured by DoD for its own purposes.

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Authority / instrument · INT-40

State and local acquisition support

Domestic and interagency support

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense in coordination with GSA.

What this does not authorize / hard limit

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

Recorded executor

DoD eligible procurement channels and contracting officers

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedPurchaser funds equipment/admin costs in advance. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedThe 1122 program is a purchase channel for eligible state/local governments. It is not a grant, and it is distinct from 1033 excess-property transfers. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolINT-40 · Other statutory tools
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 281

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense in coordination with GSA.

Other statutory tools

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

The 1122 program is a purchase channel for eligible state/local governments. It is not a grant, and it is distinct from 1033 excess-property transfers.

1122 State Point of Contact purchasing

Who this route serves
Eligible state and local government agencies
Administering office / routing lead
Department of Defense program; GSA/DLA supply channels; certified State Point of Contact (SPOC)
Direct implementation

GSA expressly identifies § 281 and the 1122 program; its older § 381 reference reflects prior codification.

What this evidence label means
Published purchasing route

GSA publishes current SPOCs and instructions for equipment and vehicle orders. The state must have a certified SPOC.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

GSA — 1122 purchasing program · Eligibility; ordering procedures; State Points of Contactofficial program guidance · Evidence record

Program eligibility

  • Equipment must serve eligible counterdrug, homeland-security or emergency-response activity; the SPOC validates use and funding.

    GSA — 1122 purchasing program · Eligibility; ordering procedures; State Points of Contactofficial program guidance · Evidence record

Steps and preparation

  • Contact the state SPOC; MAS orders/payment go to the contractor, while vehicle orders use GSAFleet.gov.

    GSA — 1122 purchasing program · Eligibility; ordering procedures; State Points of Contactofficial program guidance · Evidence record

  • California’s implementation additionally requires agency certification and pre-authorization. Those state steps are not assumed identical nationwide.

    California OES — 1122 Program · Agency certification and pre-authorization orderingofficial state implementation guidance · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • State/local purchase funds · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    The purchaser supplies payment; this federal purchasing channel is not a free-equipment entitlement.

    GSA — 1122 purchasing program · Eligibility; ordering procedures; State Points of Contactofficial program guidance · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

GSA — 1122 purchasing program · Eligibility; ordering procedures; State Points of Contactofficial program guidance · Evidence record

1122 ordering guidance and SPOCs →

eligible government purchasing route: State/local agencies start with their SPOC; businesses are suppliers, not program beneficiaries.

Research scope and sources checked

Read GSA’s live program and state-contact guidance plus California’s actual ordering workflow; preserved the difference between national eligibility and state administration.

What remains unverified

  • Specific equipment eligibility, state participation, price, delivery and purchaser funds require confirmation before an order.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

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

Limits & exclusions

  • Not free grant/transfer authority or authority to acquire products DoD never buys for itself.
  • Purchaser arranges and pays shipment and administrative costs.

Funding conditions

  • Purchaser funds equipment/admin costs in advance.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • State program coordinator and local requestor

Resources

  • Purchasing State/local government advance payment

Approval

  • DoD program officials under prescribed procedures
  • Governor/state process for local requests

Execution

  • DoD eligible procurement channels and contracting officers
    Office profile

Partners & review

  • GSA
  • DHS equipment-list authority
  • State/local/tribal eligible agencies

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Local/State need → State coordinator/catalog eligibility → advance funds → DoD purchase and purchaser shipment.

Actor and execution-role sources

Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedPurchaser funds equipment/admin costs in advance. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedThe 1122 program is a purchase channel for eligible state/local governments. It is not a grant, and it is distinct from 1033 excess-property transfers. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.

Currentness: GovInfo 2024 U.S. Code baseline read; relevant FY2026 NDAA (Pub. L. 119-60, enacted 2025-12-18) amendments reviewed. Target 2026-10-02; source-specific OLRC checks and remaining delta are documented in international.md. No certification of current funds or executed delegations.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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