In a move to achieve savings while buying products and services more efficiently, the Air Force has entered into a partnership agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA).

The Air Force’s Sustainment Center (AFSC) and GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier this month. The MOU, announced by GSA on August 18, 2014, will “assist the AFSC to more effectively obtain the products and services they need to accomplish their mission and serve the American people,” according to a GSA Blog post.

The agreement sets up a working group to identify potential GSA contracts that the Air Force could use. Some of the FAS programs that might assist the Air Force include: professional services contracts; General Supplies and Services Fourth Party Logistics program; Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI); and Global Supply Special Order Program (SOP).

This agreement follows the MOU the Air Force signed with GSA in December 2013. That agreement was for the AF use of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) and OASIS small business contracts to buy complex professional services.

The AFSC , headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, “provides critical sustainment for the Air Force’s most sophisticated weapons systems, including: A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130, B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, and C-5 Galaxy.”