The Use of Contingency Contracting in a Deployed Environment at the Tactical Level

Abstract

This thesis studied the use of contingency contracting, specifically the use of theater support contractors at the tactical level in a deployed environment and how this capability can be better used to provide logistical support for the tactical commander. It focused on current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and units experiences with contracted support from local vendors. This thesis showed ways in which units could better prepare to conduct contracting operations as well as lessons learned from past deployments. It also recommended programs and control measures units could use as well as what staff sections to include when developing a contracting program. In the end, it theorized as to how contracting operations could be used as part of counterinsurgency operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA452040

Entities

People

  • Boyd J. Tomasetti

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military Science
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.