March 17, 1995

The Honorable William J. Perry
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Washington, D.C. 20310

Dear Mr. Secretary:

This letter addresses an ongoing situation in your department regarding the interruption of delivery to the services of a metal conditioner called MILITEC-1. We are familiar with the product and its proven effectiveness in various applications. We are concerned that, despite the efforts of Congress to help resolve a problem with the continued delivery of this product within the DOD community, the issue is still unsettled.

It appears to us that the delay in resolving this situation is denying our forces the use of the same product that other federal agencies - including the United States Secret Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration - specify for use. We cannot understand why the money-saving and even potential life-saving benefits of MILITEC-1 are currently not available to our military personnel, when other agencies put this product to good use.

We understand that a reasonable solution for a continued delivery of MILITEC-1 was recently agreed upon between Congress and representatives of the Naval Sea System Command and the Defense Logistics Agency - only to be reneged upon by NAVSEA last month. This agreement is in the best interests of all parties and should go forward :

the Defense Department will approve continued listings of MILITEC-1 in the Defense Supply Catalogue for use in DOD as a weapons lubricant and for machine shop applications, and will process all requisitions and orders from DOD and non-DOD agencies.

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