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Procurement Rules and Provisions

NSPA procurement is governed by NSPO's Procurement Regulations, which establish the overall policy, and NSPA Procurement Operating Instructions providing the executive level.

For those requirements subject to NATO common funding, NATO regulations other than NSPA's can be applicable, namely NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) Procedures for International Competitive Bidding or the Bi-Strategic Command (Bi-SC) Procurement Directive.

• General Provisions for Fixed-Price Contracts (Materiel) – as of 24 August 2021
• General Provisions for Fixed-Price Contracts (Services) – as of 24 August 2021
• General Provisions for Fixed-Price Contracts (Transport)- as of 2 September 2015
• Provisions for NSPA Small Value Purchase Orders (Materiels) - as of 03 June 2021
• Provisions for NSPA Small Value Purchase Orders (Services) - as of 03 June 2021
• Termination for convenience of NSPA (1st July 2012) : NSPA Form 1144A
• NSPA Material Inspection and Shipping Report (MISR Form 194)

The thresholds for procurement processes and remedies are normally set with reference to NSPA Financial Levels, which are updated yearly.

Ethics and Integrity

NSPA staff display the highest standards of ethics and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities as directed by the NATO Code of Conduct and NSPA Ethics and Integrity Policy.

These are values that NSPA shares and promotes with its business partners. NSPA also expects its business partners to display these same high standards of ethical conduct and follow the Supplier Code of Conduct.

NATO Standards and other documents

NSPA requirements often include or relate to NATO Standards or publications. For NATO standards publications (Standardization Agreements (STANAG), Allied Quality Assurance Publications (AQAP), etc.), see General Quality Assurance Provisions.

The NATO codification system is the standard way of identifying spare parts, components and supplies within NATO as well as many non-NATO nations that have been joining the system. More information is available under www.nato.int/codification