EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
CHAPTER 22
SUPPORT FOR OTHERS
22-1. Support for Others (SFO). SFO is Corps-performed work funded
by non-Department of Defense (DoD) Federal agencies or by state,
local, tribal and foreign governments, international organizations,
and the private sector. (ER 1140-1-211 is applicable to this
program.)
22-2. Authorities. The authorities governing the SFO program are the
Economy in Government Act (31 U.S.C. 1535), 10 U.S.C. 3036(d) and the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (31 U.S.C. 6505). ER 1165-2-30
describes special authorities for performing work for state and local
governments in connection with authorized Civil Works projects.
22-3. Guidance on SFO Opportunities. The SFO program provides the
Corps with opportunities to serve the Nation and enhance its
capability to accomplish its assigned missions. Work accepted (see
paragraph 22-4, Approval Authorities) must be consistent with Corps
organizational purposes and be accomplished within manpower and
resource constraints. Work which is accepted should maintain or
enhance Corps ability to perform assigned missions and must not
adversely impact on their accomplishment. The Corps should provide
its SFO customers with a quality product, on time, and within cost
(i.e., same service as mission activity beneficiaries) and provide the
customer with a completed effort, using breadth of technical skills
and Corps review procedures, not simply Corps manpower. SFO
activities rely heavily on the design and construction talents of the
private sector when feasible, and recognize that the SFO customer
agency will retain responsibility for program planning and development
and budgetary justification.
22-4.
Approval Authorities.
a. MSC Authorities.
Major Subordinate Command (MSC)
commanders and heads of separate field operating activities (FOAs) are
encouraged to accept reimbursable work when the following criteria are
met (MSC commanders may delegate their authority to district
commanders):
(1) The work can be accomplished within the existing MSC
resource allocations until the next resourcing cycle occurs. If this
is not possible, the MSC (or FOA) should advise CERM-M of the
additional resources required to determine if a reallocation of
resources is possible.
(2) The work is within the MSC's civil works boundary, unless
other customer boundaries have been established.
(3) The work complies with the criteria checklist and
accompanying instructions of ER 1140-1-211.
(4) ER 5-1-10, Corps-wide Areas of Responsibility, establishes
procedures to follow when accepting, asigning and/or brokering work
and procedures to follow when performing work outside the geographic
or functional area of responsibility.
22-5. Work for State and Local Governments. Before commands can
support state and local governments the requesting government must
certify that it cannot obtain the services reasonably and
expeditiously from private firms.
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