Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5030.53
October 16, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, July 31, 2017
WHS
SUBJECT: Reimbursement for General Services Administration (GSA) Space, Services, and
Facilities; and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington Headquarters
Services (WHS), and Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) Services
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction 5030.53 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in
DoD Directives (DoDD) 5105.53 and 5110.04 (References (b) and (c)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for:
(1) Paying GSA for space, services, and facilities within and outside the National Capital
Region (NCR) in accordance with Public Law (PL) 92-313 (Reference (d)) and chapter 101 of
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (also known as “The Federal Property Management
Regulations” (Reference (e))).
(2) Paying DHS, WHS, and PFPA for services provided within the NCR in accordance
with PL 107-296 (Reference (f)), section 1315 of title 40, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(Reference (g)), DoDD 5105.68 (Reference (h)), section 2208 of title 10, U.S.C. (Reference (i)),
and WHS Buildings Maintenance Fund Charter (Reference (j)).
(3) Processing the above reimbursements and payments in accordance with the
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations (Reference (k)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
