Department of Management Services
Florida 1033 Program
Florida 1033 facilitates a law enforcement support program, which originated from the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1997 (FY 97). This law allows transfer of excess Department of Defense property that might otherwise be destroyed to law enforcement agencies in the State of Florida. All items were excess which had been turned in by military units or had been held as part of reserve stocks until no longer needed.
Since its inception, the program has nationally transferred more than $5.4 billion worth of property. In 2014, $980 million worth of property (based on initial acquisition cost) was transferred to law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Requisitions cover the gamut of items used by America’s military -- clothing and office supplies, tools and rescue equipment, vehicles, rifles and others small arms. Of all the excess equipment provided through the program, only five percent are weapons and less than one percent are tactical vehicles.
More than 8,000 law enforcement agencies have enrolled in the program nationwide. Florida has more than 200 actively participating agencies.
To sustain itself as a self supporting entity, Florida 1033 charges the law enforcement agencies a small service fee for each item of federal surplus property the agency requires.
Defense Logistics Agency Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) provides information about the 1033 program at their home page here: http://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/Offers/Reutilization/LawEnforcement.aspx
The State Coordinator for Florida 1033 is Zachariah.Barton@dms.fl.gov
The State Point of Contact for 1033 is Cherie.Williams@dms.fl.gov