USE GOVERNMENT
FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOFA POLICIES. AUTHORIZED LOGISTICS SUPPORT ITEMS
INCLUDE: COMMISSARY, TO INCLUDE RATIONED ITEMS; AFFES (MILITARY EXCHANGE) TO
INCLUDE RATIONED ITEMS AND PURCHASE OF POL; MILITARY POSTAL SERVICE; CHILDREN
ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND DOD OVERSEAS SCHOOLS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION
FOR OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS (NON-TACTICAL); EMERGENCY MEDICAL/DENTAL
SERVICES; LOCAL MWR SERVICES; CLASS VI, TO INCLUDE RATIONED ITEMS; MILITARY
BANKING FACILITIES; CUSTOMS EXCEPTION; MORTUARY SERVICE; LEGAL ASSISTANCE IF
NECESSARY; CREDIT UNIONS; AND NATO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT LETTER AND/OR
STAMP, IF SUCH ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AND EACH INSTALLATION COMMANDER HAS THE
DISCRETION TO APPROVE OR DENY ACCESS TO ANY/ALL ITEMS.\~\~TDY FOR LESS THAN 90
DAYS IN ONE CALENDAR CAN BE PERFORMED WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE COR AND/OR
CONTRACTINGOFFICER.
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INVITED CONTRACTOR OR TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE STATUS UNDER U.S. - REPUBLIC OF
KOREA (ROK) INVITED CONTRACTOR (IC) AND TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (TR) STATUS
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE U.S.-ROK STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) AS
IMPLEMENTED BY UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA (USFK) REG 700-19, WHICH CAN BE FOUND
UNDER THE PUBLICATIONS TAB ON THE US FORCES KOREA H O M E P A G E \ * H Y P E R
L I N K " ,
(A) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS CLAUSE
U.S. ROK STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) MEANS THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY
BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE U.S. OF AMERICA, REGARDING FACILITIES AND
AREAS AND THE STATUS OF U.S. ARMED FORCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AS AMENDED
COMBATANT COMMANDER MEANS THE COMMANDER OF A UNIFIED OR SPECIFIED COMBATANT
COMMAND ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 U.S.C. 161.
IN KOREA, THE COMBATANT COMMANDER IS THE COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC
COMMAND. UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA (USFK) MEANS THE SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMAND
THROUGH WHICH US FORCES WOULD BE SENT TO THE COMBINED FORCES
COMMAND FIGHTING COMPONENTS.
COMMANDER, UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA (COMUSK) MEANS THE COMMANDER OF ALL U.S.
FORCES PRESENT IN KOREA. IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, COMUSK ALSO SERVES AS
COMMANDER, COMBINED FORCES COMMAND (CDR CFC) AND COMMANDER, UNITED NATIONS
COMMAND (CDR UNC). USFK, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT
(USFK/FKAQ) MEANS THE PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICE TO USFK FOR ALL ACQUISITION MATTERS
AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S.-ROK SOFA AS APPLIED TO US AND THIRD COUNTRY
CONTRACTORS UNDER THE INVITED CONTRACTOR (IC) AND TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (TR)
PROGRAM (USFK REG 700-19). RESPONSIBLE OFFICER (RO) MEANS A SENIOR DOD EMPLOYEE
(SUCH AS A MILITARY E5 AND ABOVE OR CIVILIAN GS-7 AND ABOVE), APPOINTED BY THE
USFK SPONSORING AGENCY (SA), WHO IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING AND
ADMINISTERING APPROPRIATE LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR IC/TRS DURING CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE IN THE ROK.
(B) IC OR TR STATUS UNDER THE SOFA IS SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF USFK,
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (FKAQ), UNIT #15237, APO AP
96205-
5237.
(C) THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COORDINATE WITH HQ USFK/FKAQ, IAW FAR 25.8, AND
USFK REG 700-19. FKAQ WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE CONTRACTOR STATUS UNDER THE
SOFA AND NOTIFY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OF THAT DETERMINATION.
(D) SUBJECT