Identifying Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements for Contracting Officer Representatives in Deployed Environments

Abstract

Sequestration has forced the military services to downsize, but given today s world events, the mission appears to be growing. With that said, the Department of Defense (DoD) has relied extensively on the private sector during contingencies to help carry out various aspects of its mission for military operations. Because of certain military specialties needed, total force capacity restraints, and service rotation policies, the critical reliance on contractor support has increased the DoD s demand for Operational Contract Support (OCS). This OCS increase has resulted in an equivalent reliance on Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) in order to provide effective and efficient contract surveillance for Contingency Contracting Officers (CCO) and ultimately Combatant Commanders (CCDR). This has been further amplified because as the DoD continues to downsize, a COR s competencies (knowledge, skill, and abilities (KSA) must be further developed to meet the CCDR s evolving OCS needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 2015
Accession Number
ADA619570

Entities

People

  • Allen D. Husted

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Delphi Method
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.