Fort Leonard Wood (FLW), the city of St. Robert, and the Central Ozark Central Utility Services Alliance (COUSA) recently entered into two significant Intergovernmental Support Agreements (IGSAs) to provide street sweeping and fire extinguisher maintenance on FLW, creating mutually beneficial efficiencies and cost savings.

IGSAs are agreements between the Army and state or local public partners that serve the best interest of both parties and improve installation support services for Mission, Soldier, and Family Readiness. IGSAs are authorized by 10 USC 2679 and can be used as one of many authorities to achieve win-win partnerships.

Army-wide there are over 140 approved IGSAs that provide various services such as pavement repairs and maintenance, municipal services, stray animal control, solid waste management/recycling, grass mowing/vegetation control/composting, research, etc. These two new agreements are now added to the FLW list of existing IGSAs that include providing animal shelter and control services, environmental services, and confinement services. 

The installation had previously identified several potential opportunities for IGSAs that included grass mowing services, fire extinguisher maintenance and repair, elevator maintenance, fire suppression maintenance, mass notification, maintenance of appliances, CCTV maintenance and repair, and sanitary refuse.

IGSAs are defined by the following:

• Provide, receive, or share installation-support services
• Are not subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Can be sole-sourced
• Are not subject to the Davis Bacon Act
• Can use wage grades paid by state or local governments
• Align with the Secretary of the Army’s business reform goals
• Can have quick concept approval and simple agreement modification
• Can span up to 10 years with a simple renewal process

Benefits of IGSAs for our military partners include mission sustainment, strengthened community bonds, improved installation operations, facilities, infrastructure, and services, and efficient paths to acquiring installation support services. The benefits for local, regional, and state-qualifying entities include job creation, new revenue streams, increased buying power and general funds, improvement of operations and infrastructure, higher credit ratings, and the opportunity for jobs and money to stay local.

“This is quite an accomplishment for our installation and our community. We have continued to pursue mutually beneficial IGSAs over the years and are glad to see these agreements being reached. We look forward to seeing even more IGSAs come to fruition going forward,” said Sustainable Ozarks Partnership Executive Director Dorsey Newcomb.