Open AccessThe Role of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency in Support to Operations
Author(s) -
Pohl Árpád,
Gulyás György
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
academic and applied research in military and public management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-0744
pISSN - 2498-5392
DOI - 10.32565/aarms.2020.3.3
Subject(s) - procurement , agency (philosophy) , multinational corporation , quality (philosophy) , business , process management , operations management , operations research , engineering management , industrial organization , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , marketing , finance , sociology , philosophy , epistemology , social science
It is a basic requirement of the nations participating in multinational operations that the necessary resources be available at the required place and time, in the determined quality and quantity with optimal costs. In all of this, the Contractor Support to Operations, one of the pillars of the support to operations, has a more and more significant role. This method of support (besides the Host Nation Support) is destined for covering the gaps in the national military capabilities and capacities. It is indispensable these days to employ contractors for capitalising on their technological knowledge, as well as for achieving cost savings and a growth in the capabilities. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA or Agency), the ‘contract integrator’ organisation of the NATO also support the NATO and the nations this way. In this article, the authors would like to introduce the operation of the NSPA and discuss the potential opportunities in its use.