Contingency Contracting Officers: Establishing a Successful Interagency Profession

Abstract

Contingency Contracting Officers (CCOs) faced many challenges during extended operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Never before have they dealt with contingency contracting in multiple overseas locations simultaneously, and with a host of contracting organizations. The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan directed the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DOS), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to work together to plan, manage, and oversee contractors in theater. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) discusses some of the problems that CCOs encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan in executing contracts. The paper reviews current statutory and regulatory requirements and describes training for personnel who execute contracts for the DoD, DOS, and USAID. It proposes key prerequisites that will enable CCOs to prepare, direct, and administer more efficient procurement of goods and services in support of future contingency operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561248

Entities

People

  • Kelly Gibson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.