Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4000.19
April 25, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, November 30, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Support Agreements
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference
(a)), this instruction reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4000.19 (Reference (b)) to
establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for support agreements.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. 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 DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
b. This instruction does not apply to:
(1) Interagency assisted acquisitions that are defined as a type of interagency acquisition
where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as
awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order, in accordance with sub-part
2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Reference (c)).
(2) Supported and supporting DoD Component memorandums of agreement (MOAs)
entered into pursuant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum (Reference (d)).
(3) Reciprocal fire protection agreements that are consistent with chapter 15A of Title
42, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (e)).
(4) Transactions by DoD Components to acquire goods or services from specific sources
mandated by law, such as from the General Services Administration.
