Joint Acquisition Command DoctrineA Success Story

Abstract

In the past, war planners typically treated acquisition as an afterthought. Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Joint Task Force commanders were not initially afforded the full value of acquisition capabilities to buy local resources and manage the exploding number of contractors in the Area of Responsibility (AOR). Recognizing this shortfall, DoD created the Joint Contracting Command (JCC). The JCC provided substantial contracting capacity and coordinationcritical attributes to effective, efficient AOR operations. This research and resultant report, originally prepared in2006 for the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, played a substantial role in shaping joint thinking, culminating in creating Joint Publication (JP) 4-10, Operational Contract Support. JP 4-10 establishes long-needed joint contracting doctrine for Combatant Command AOR operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1015785

Entities

People

  • Al Borzoo
  • Constance S. Short
  • Kenneth Brockway
  • Stan L. Vanderwerf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Operations
  • Procurement
  • Task Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.