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Jun 10 2021

The Netherlands sponsors first NSPA Global Fuel Services standing contract capability


LUXEMBOURG - On 10 June 2021, The Netherlands signed an agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to sponsor the establishment of the first Global Fuel Services standing commercial contract capability, under the NSPA Operational Logistics Support Partnership.

The new capability increases NSPA's speed, flexibility and scalability when tasked to deliver fuel services worldwide, ensuring fast and flexible provisions of Fuel Services for operations and exercises during NATO and non-NATO missions.

A signing ceremony took place at NSPA Headquarters, in Capellen, Luxembourg, on 10 June 2021. Brigadier General Ernst Dobbenberg, Director of Weapon Systems & Agencies at the Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) in the Netherlands, accompanied by a Dutch delegation, met NSPA General Manager, Mr Peter Dohmen, NSPA Directors and senior officers. The meetings concluded with the signature of the Global Fuel Services contract.
NSPA kindly extends great appreciation to the Netherlands for taking the lead and sponsoring this monumental achievement. Undoubtedly, this capability will yield valuable propositions for national military requirements and the NATO Alliance

Peter Dohmen, NSPA General Manager

The Netherlands sponsors first NSPA Global Fuel Services standing contract capability
Global Fuel Services signing ceremony. From left to right (standing): Col Erik Ensing Fuel Services (DMO), Mr Anthony Luker, OLSP Logistics Officer, Mr Dane Tynes, Chief of OLSP Office, Mr Cheney Boutilier, Senior Procurement Officer, Brigadier General Ernst Dobbenberg and Mr Peter Dohmen (seated).

The Netherlands is a member nation of the NSPA Operational Logistics Support Partnership (OLSP), a multinational and multifunctional support partnership, comprised by 26 NATO Nations and Partners, that offers fast track access to a wide range of contracted support to military operations, missions and exercises worldwide.

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