The 1033 Program permits the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without charge, excess U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) personal property (supplies and equipment) to state and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs).

The 1033 Program has allowed law enforcement agencies to acquire night vision equipment, thermal imaging units, vehicles (land, air, and sea), weapons, computer equipment, body armor, fingerprint equipment, night vision equipment, radios and televisions, first aid equipment, tents and sleeping bags, photographic equipment and more.  Click on this link for more detailed information:  http://www.justnet.org/Pages/1033.aspx
 

Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO)

The LESO is responsible for the policy and procedures supporting the 1033 property disposal program.  Additionally, the LESO serves as a liaison between the State Point of Contact (SPOC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the 1122 Program.  Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) interested in these programs should contact their State Coordinator and SPOC respectively.  Click on this link for more detailed information: https://pubweb.drms.dla.mil/leeds/default2.asp
 

Application Procedures

• A state or local law enforcement or corrections official begins the process by writing a letter to the state coordinator, requesting that the agency be accepted for participation in the 1033 program.
   
• Upon approval of the request, the state coordinator prepares a Law Enforcement Agency Data Sheet, has it signed by the chief of the law enforcement agency and sends it to the U.S. Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO).
   
• LESO responds by sending a letter to the agency authorizing designated law enforcement agency officers to screen and receive property at all Defense Reutilization and Marketing Offices (DRMOs). In some states, all screening and acquisition of property is performed at the state level.

A copy of an e-mail from one of my Law Enforcement Officer Customers was sent to a LEO who was new to the 1033 Program.  It has some good information in it both about the 1033 Program and how to deploy the equipment obtained.  Click on the following link to download an Adobe.pdf version of this e-mail:  SWAT LEO 1033 Program Information.  You will need Adobe reader to view this document.  If you don't have Adobe reader, you can download a free copy of it by clicking on this link:  Adobe Version 9 Reader

In order to search the various DRMOs for the items you want, you will need their National Stock Numbers or NSNs.  Click on the graphic below to access the NSN page on this website.

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