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APPENDIX CC - CONTINGENCY OPERATIONAL CONTRACTING SUPPORT PROGRAM (COCSP)
[Revised 1 May 2003]


PART CC-1 - GENERAL

CC-101 Scope.
This appendix establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes implementing procedures for the Air Force Contingency Operational Contracting Support Program (COCSP). This program is established to ensure responsive contracting support for military and non-military contingencies.


CC-102 Definitions.
"Advance Echelon (ADVON)" means an initial deployment element of personnel and equipment within a specific unit type code (UTC). The ADVON portion of a UTC normally consists of the equipment and personnel required to establish an austere operational capability for a period of up to seven days.


"Air Expeditionary Forces (AEFs)" are the pre-determined set of forces (aircraft, equipment, and personnel) from which tailored force packages will be deployed in support of theater commanders. Each AEF will operate a cross section of Air Force weapon systems (150 plus aircraft) and will include 10,000-15,000 personnel.


"Area Of Responsibility (AOR)" means a defined area of land and/or sea in which responsibility is specifically assigned to the commander of the area for the development and maintenance of installations, control of movement, and the conduct of tactical operations involving troops under the commander's control along with parallel authority to exercise these functions.


"Concept of Operations (CONOPS)" is a verbal or graphic statement, in broad outline, of a commander's assumptions or intent in regard to an operation or series of operations. The concept is designed to give an overall picture of the operation and provide clarity of purpose.


"Contingency" means an emergency, involving military forces, caused by natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or required military operations. Due to the uncertainty of the situation, contingencies require plans, rapid response, and special procedures to ensure the safety and readiness of personnel, installations, and equipment.


"Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO)" is a person with delegated contracting authority to enter into, administer, and terminate contracts on behalf of the Government in support of a local contingency, steady-state deployments, or other contingency operations. The CCO also acts as the primary business advisor to the deployed or on-scene commander.


"Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES)" is a set of specific processes that support the AF planning and execution community in deliberate planning, crisis planning, and crisis execution. It enables timely, employment-driven, collaborative planning, AF participation in the JOPES process supporting all levels of command, across the operational continuum using integrated tools, shared infrastructure, and common data consistent with Joint and AF Integrated Command and Control (C2) vision. DCAPE replaced the Contingency Operations Mobility and Execution System (COMPES)


"Designed Operational Capability (DOC)" is the mission for which a measured unit has been equipped, organized, or designed.


"Designed Operational Capability (DOC) Statement" is a document prepared by the parent MAJCOM for each measured unit that outlines the DOC of the unit and contains unit identification, mission tasking narrative, mission specifics, and resources to be measured.


"Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF)" is a force that is tailored to mission success with the right combination of capabilities and people to match the challenge. It is rapidly deployable to any part of the world. It is light and lean with the smallest possible footprint forward. It is globally connected to reach-back for worldwide information and support, and it can command and control the assigned forces in near real time. A schooled and seasoned air commander who can decisively apply the gamut of air and space capabilities across the spectrum of crises leads it.


"Operation Plan (OPLAN)" means a plan for a single or series of connected operations to be carried out simultaneously or in succession. It is usually based upon stated assumptions and is the form of a directive employed by higher authority to permit subordinate commanders to prepare supporting plans and orders. The designation "plan" is usually used instead of "order" in preparing for operations well in advance. An operation plan may be put into effect at a prescribed time, or on signal, and then becomes the operation order.


"Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)" means authorized streamlined purchasing methods in FAR Part 13 used to expedite purchasing support to the warfighter. SAPs are authorized for construction up to the SAT and commercial commodities and services up to $5 million.


"Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)" means $100,000, except that in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of a Secretary of Defense declared contingency operation (as defined in 10 U.S.C.101(a)(13)) or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation (as defined in 10 U.S.C.2302(8) and 41 U.S.C.259(d)), the term means $200,000.


"Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS)" is a Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) controlled automated data system primarily created to provide the National Command Authority (NCA) and JCS with authoritative identification, location, and resource information. It is used throughout the chain of command to measure the daily resource status of operating forces.


"Time-Phased Force Deployment Database (TPFDD)" is a database that identifies types and/or actual units required supporting operational plans and indicating origin and ports of debarkation or ocean area.


"Unit Type Code (UTC)" means a five-character, alphanumeric code used in automated planning systems that uniquely identifies a specific unit capability. The UTC is linked with specific personnel and/or logistical detail for the purpose of deployment manning, transportation planning, personnel accounting, and replacement planning. The Mission Capability Statement (MISCAP) linked with each UTC specifies the capabilities the UTC represents, as well as the limitations of usage of the UTC.


CC-103 Responsibilities.
Effectively supporting Air Force contingency operations requires thorough planning and support by organizations at all levels of authority. The following list delineates the key responsibilities and duties at each level to ensure well planned and executed contracting support. This list is not all-inclusive; each level is expected to identify and implement additional responsibilities as they are identified.


(a) Chief, Resource and Analysis Division (SAF/AQCX) shall:


(b) Each MAJCOM Director of Contracting shall:


(c) Each Air Force Unified Command Component Director/Chief of Contracting shall:


(d) The commander or chief of each operational contracting organization shall:


PART CC-2 - CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION

CC-201 Contracting authority.
Contracting authority to support contingency operations flows from the Secretary of the Air Force as the agency head, through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) to the commanders of the organizations identified in AFFARS 5301.601. These individuals are designated Heads of Contracting Activities (HCAs) for Other Contracting, with authority to designate individuals to exercise any delegable HCA authority as the HCA designee. The commander of the Air Force component command tasked to support the "supported commander" (as defined in JP1-02) is the HCA designee for contracting actions executed by deployed CCO's supporting JCS declared contingency operations or exercises, regardless of the geographical location of the CCOs deployment. However, for CCOs deployed for the sole purpose of augmenting an established contracting office, or contracting officers providing collateral support to the operation or exercise from their home base, the HCA remains as specified in 5301.601 for that contracting office.


CC-202 Establishment of need for contingency contracting officers (CCOs).
The contingency contracting officer (CCO) is the key individual providing contracting support to contingency operations. Operational contracting activities shall review contingency taskings and designate a sufficient number of qualified individuals to perform those contingency contracting taskings. If the contracting office requires more manpower to support OPLANS than can be reasonably provided without degrading home station functions, then the chief of the contracting office shall notify the MAJCOM of the shortfall. MAJCOM functional areas will identify these manpower shortfalls through the Wartime Manpower Requirements/Force Sizing Exercises (MANREQ/FORSIZE) computation for their command and designate alternate resources to meet the tasking to include Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs) if necessary.


CC-203 Selection of contingency contracting officers.
(a) Individuals selected as contingency contracting officers shall meet all the requirements for appointment as a contracting officer contained in FAR 1.603, as supplemented. As a minimum, warrants will specify contracting authority up to the "simplified acquisition threshold" on the face of the warrant.


(b) In addition, contingency-contracting officers shall also meet the following additional requirements:


CC-204 Appointment of contingency contracting officers.
Contracting officer warrants issued by the CCO's unit remain valid, unless there are specific limitations on the warrant that will hinder the CCO's ability to support contingency operations. If necessary, the HCA designee may issue additional warrants or increase the limits of warrants as needed in the theater. Upon notification of any tasking, the unit shall issue a warrant to an individual before deployment. Units can issue warrants for CCOs ahead of time if the CCO(s) are designated to support no-notice deployment(s). Specific contracting authority on a contingency warrant should be limited to the acknowledgement of threshold levels that a CCO's APDP level is applied to; i.e. micro-purchase, simplified acquisition, and unlimited.


CC-205 Contracting organizational relationships.
When CCOs deploy supporting contingency operations, they are under the operational, administrative, and functional control of the supported Air Component Command. The supported Air Component Command may pass functional authority to an intra-theater Component or to another designated HCA authority in AFFARS 5301.601 when CCOs are geographically separated from the supported area-of-operation. CCOs deployed with a unit will support that unit's contracting needs; however, the CCOs will be under the functional control of the designated command. The HCA designee will provide authority and direction to the deployed CCOs.


PART CC-3 - PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING SUPPORT

CC-301 Planning actions.
Each operational contracting office monitors current plans and coordinates on all plans that task the contracting organization for support according to AFM 10-401, Volume 1. Special attention should be given to determine appropriate actions to continue performance of essential contractor services pursuant to DODI 3020.37, Continuation of Essential DOD Contractor Services During Crisis and Joint Pub 4, Logistics, Chapter V, Contractors in the Theater, for any contract services being used to support military operations or local emergencies. Contracting support plans shall be established for (a) contingency support for military operations, and (b) contingency support for local emergencies.


(a) Contingency support for military operations: Contracting activities will make appropriate contracting inputs to OPLANs and dedicate a section of local support plans to contracting support for military operations.


(b) Contingency support for local emergencies. Another section of the local support plan will be dedicated to local emergencies and contingencies other than military contingency operations.


CC-302 Predeployment preparation.
Planning functions will emphasize the importance of performing site surveys. Resources permitting, each activity will perform site surveys at all preplanned deployment sites for local area and overseas destinations. Designated CCOs shall participate in site surveys and exercises on a rotational basis. Site surveys will:


(a) Update information concerning potential sources in the deployment area, including information from the U.S. Embassy, Consulate, Air Attaches, and/or other Government agencies operating in the same area. Include a master listing of contractors and identify those willing to provide emergency response after normal business hours. Also, survey vendor acceptance of the AF Government-wide Purchase Card for completing transactions;


(b) Identify sources for potential and pre-identified requirements. If a source is not available for any pre-identified requirement, the COCSP shall provide procedures to ensure the user is notified that contracting support may not be available for that requirement at that deployment site;


(c) Survey local customs, laws, taxes, and shortages within the local economy, local bureaucratic impediments, language difficulties, currency exchange rate fluctuations, and security concerns. If local sales tax exemption procedures or numbers are available, obtain them through embassy personnel;


(d) Examine local transportation and communication resources availability;


(e) Determine the applicability of the Host Nation Mutual Support Agreements, Status of Forces Agreements, Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreements, or other diplomatic agreements, if any, and evaluate the impact of these agreements upon contingency contracting within the deployment area;


(f) Survey facilities, equipment, and other support needed for the deployed contracting office. Coordinate contracting facility requirements with the Civil Engineer and Logistics functional commanders as necessary;


(g) Consider problems that should be anticipated in supporting contract requirements for an extended exercise or contingency operation. Particular attention should be given to those items or services that are available in limited quantities;


(h) Determine what contract formats may be needed in the local area considering Host Nation Support Agreements, expected taskings, and local business customs; and


(i) Official passports are required for each CCO designated to support no-notice deployments that require immediate departure to countries requiring a passport for entry. Each unit shall determine if a CCO needs to obtain an official passport when initially designated as a CCO. If units have difficulty securing official passports, contact SAF/AQCX for assistance in validating mission and coordination with the Pentagon Passport Office. When CCOs are deployed they shall have their passports in their possession at all times unless directed otherwise for security reasons.


CC-303 Deployment/mobility kits.
Operational contracting activities will develop local support plans and kits with contracting supplies, forms, instructions, and office equipment to respond to contingency situations. Refer to Attachment CC-1 for specific contents for contingency contracting kits.


(a) Each contracting activity shall develop and maintain deployment kits for use during contingencies. Unit kits will be pre-assembled and positioned for rapid retrieval and transport. Kits will be inventoried annually on the same cycle as support plan review and prior to deployment. Contents will be updated periodically to replace outdated material. Mission Capability (MISCAP) Statements for contracting UTCs are published in the War and Mobilization Plan, Volume 3, Part 3 and contain contracting cargo elements (LOGDET). Unit deployment kits may be tailored to the expected deployment location or expected emergency tasking, but they shall not exceed the size and weight limitations established in the LOGDET for the appropriate UTC. A complete assembled cargo package (UTC XFFK4) is an integral part of UTC XFFK1. Hand carried contracting kits (UTC XFFKT) are part of all other UTCs where specific taskings do not require complete cargo package. If required, the UTC XFFK4 shall be specifically tasked to accompany all UTCs other than UTC XFFK1.


CC-304 Contracting involvement in advance echelons (ADVONs).
Local contingency support plans will emphasize contracting participation on advance echelon (ADVON) teams. ADVONs should be manned with an experienced CCO to locate sources and become familiar with local conditions before arrival of unit personnel. Where no site survey information is available, timing is especially important. Plans should provide for adequate security arrangements and disbursing officer support during advanced deployments.


PART CC-4 - TRAINING IN CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING SUPPORT

CC-401 Air Force policy.
Appropriate training shall be provided to all contracting officers designated to support contingency operations. Contingency Operational Contracting Support Plan (COCSP) training may be included as a part of the training required by AFI 64-102, Operational Contracting. COCSP training should be provided to key personnel of major customer activities having contingency contracting support requirements.


CC-402 Individual CCO training.
Training provided to CCOs shall include:


(a) Initial Base-level CCO Training (see Attachment CC-2);


(b) CCO continuation training, tailored to the unit's area of responsibility, to include regular exercise participation;


(c) Ability to survive and operate in a nuclear, biological, and chemical environment;


(d) 9MM training and certification;


(e) Procedures to obtain funding for contingency contracting operations;


(f) Maintenance of individual mobility folders/mobility equipment/kit contents;


(g) Self-aid buddy care;


(h) CONS 234, Contingency Contracting Course (strongly recommended);


(i) Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Training;


(j) Law of Armed Conflict;


(k) AOR specific training to ensure continuity and uniformity as required (e.g. AFOSI, legal, SF, and embassy personnel);


(l) NATO procurement training shall be provided in order to be warranted under NATO procedures as a contracting officer if deployed to a NATO billet (this training may be provided in theater after assignment); and


(m) Government-wide Purchase Cardholder training.


CC-403 Training provided to non-contracting personnel.
The contracting activity will train non-contracting personnel designated to support contingency plans on the proper use of ordering instruments, SF 44, Government Purchase Cards, and other decentralized procedures authorized for use. (NOTE: Recommend using the AFLMA's Contingency Contracting Customer guide during this training.)


PART CC-5 - CONTRACTING SUPPORT FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

CC-501 Expedited contracting procedures in contingency operations.
(a) For most critical steps in the contracting process, the acquisition reform tools in FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS provide flexibility to permit expedited contracting actions to satisfy urgent and compelling requirements. However, such circumstances do not provide blanket waivers of regulatory requirements, nor do they eliminate the need to maintain required controls and documentation. Examples of existing authorities to expedite contracting actions include:


(b) When the nature of the contingency dictates, the appropriate level of authority may relieve CCOs of specific regulatory requirements contained in the FAR, DFARS, or AFFARS. These authorities are limited to those requirements contained in these regulations that are based on contracting policies established at that level. Department of Defense and Air Force contracting authorities maintain standby packages to initiate relief from regulatory requirements during contingencies. In a similar manner, MAJCOM contracting activities should identify in advance command-specific requirements that may be relaxed or waived during contingency operations. Operational contracting offices should also identify local requirements that would impede contingency contracting and coordinate procedures (within their authority) to relax those requirements.


(c) For Secretary of Defense declared contingency operations, it may also be possible to request relief from FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS requirements established as a result of statutes, Executive Orders, or other Executive Agency regulations (e.g., Department of Labor, Small Business Administration, etc.). Relief from these requirements could take considerable time to obtain, so their identification prior to declaration of a contingency operation is essential. SAF/AQC will be responsible for drafting legislative packages for relief in periods of National Emergency from statutes, Executive Orders, and Executive Agency regulations. MAJCOMs are encouraged to make recommendations for FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS requirements for which relief should be requested in support of contingency operations.


CC-502 Contracting functions under deployed conditions.
In providing contingency contracting support, CCOs will perform tasks required by established OPLANs, contingency support plans, and this appendix. Generally, contracting support of deployments takes place in four phases. A listing of expected activities for each phase is provided as follows.


CC-502-1 Contingency contracting activities during initial deployment.
(a) The Deployed commander responsible for the unit will:


(b) CCOs responsible for supporting the deployed unit will:


(c) Files and Documentation.


(d) Host Nation Support Agreements.


CC-502-2 Contingency contracting activities during build-up.
During the build-up phase of a contingency contracting deployment, CCOs will generally be heavily involved in supporting the beddown of arriving forces. In this phase, additional contracting personnel may arrive with the assigned unit to augment initial contracting teams. Contracting members from home bases should replace those members located at the site to support initial beddown activities. Establish as early as possible a responsive purchasing system. A responsive purchasing system shall include:


(a) Requirements requisitioning controls. Implement a procedure that is acceptable to the assigned commander. This procedure needs to address:


(b) Funding and Disbursing. Implement procedures with the finance staff to ensure funds are available to pay for purchases. Where AF Form 616, Fund Cite Authorization, is used for short-term contingencies, instructions shall be followed to properly record transactions. Instructions should identify any restrictions on equipment or services that are not properly chargeable to the appropriations cited on the AF Form 616.


(c) Purchasing methods. SF 44 (Purchase Order-Invoice Voucher), cash, Government-wide purchase cards, and simplified acquisition procedures are the primary tools for purchasing over-the-counter supplies and services during the initial days of the build-up. BPAs should be issued to several suppliers offering items of the same type as soon as possible to expedite ordering.


(d) Non-appropriated fund (NAF) contracting. Implement procedures acceptable to the assigned Commander and Chief of Morale, Welfare, Recreation, and Services (MWRS) that address:


CC-502-3 Contingency contracting during sustainment.
(a) Sustainment contracting provides contracting support from the completion of the build-up phase and through the duration of the contingency. The purchasing activity may expand into items for additional MWRS supplies, equipment and services, additional office supplies, tools, and equipment. Contingency contracting operations will focus on the business advisor role, file documentation, cost reduction, and other efficiencies.


(b) Requirements will be consolidated whenever possible to achieve the economies of quantity buying.


(c) As requirements become better defined, longer term contract arrangements may be established, such as indefinite quantity and requirements contracts. Emphasis should be on using performance based statements of work to avoid unnecessary costs and contracting with reliable sources at reasonable prices.


(d) Agreements may be established with other Services to share contract arrangements such as transportation, laundry, etc.


(e) Procedures will be established to acquire local purchase items that are not available in the AOR. Alternatives to consider are:


CC-502-4 Contingency contracting activity during termination/redeployment.
(a) On being notified of contingency termination or redeployment, the CCO will:


PART CC-6 - MOBILIZATION OF THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD

CC-601 General.
The National Guard Bureau (NGB) is an HCA of the Army. The NGB redelegates contracting authority to the United States Property and Fiscal Officers (USP&FO) and the various units. Because contracting authority does not flow through Air Force channels, MAJCOMs have no authority to develop policy affecting contracts under the cognizance of the USP&FO. The responsibility for such policy remains with the NGB. Once mobilized, individual units are attached to an Air Force command. The gaining commands are responsible for ensuring that the gained units are adequately prepared for mobilization.


CC-602 Specific command responsibilities.
The gaining commands are responsible for:


(a) Specifying which command publications shall be applicable upon mobilization. Publication requirements may differ by command and by unit based on the configuration of the unit and its mobilization plan;


(b) Determining the size and configuration of M-day contracting UDLs based on mobilization requirements of the unit. Changes shall be recommended to Headquarters USAF through appropriate channels;


(c) Establishing contracting training plans and objectives regarding this Supplement for use during inactive and active duty training;


(d) Developing a plan for expedited training on MAJCOM Supplements and directives that will take place only after mobilization;


(e) Establishing procedures and plans to ensure a smooth transition from nonfederalized to federalized status. Contracting officer warrants that become effective upon mobilization shall be issued when appropriate;


(f) Providing, at the request of the NGB, guidance, advice, and assistance in solving specific problems associated with M-day operational readiness;


(g) Providing staff assistance on contracting matters under the USP&FO's cognizance, provided that such assistance is requested by the NGB. Units requesting staff assistance shall send written requests through the USP&FO to the NGB;


(h) Ensuring that gaining command PDOs supply ANG units with gaining command contracting publications and forms that will be required for mobilization. Units shall requisition Air Force publications and forms through the unit PDOs;


(i) Reviewing and coordinating on logistics annexes to mobilization plans to ensure adequate contracting capability in a mobilization status;


(j) Reviewing and approving any host-tenant and interservice support agreements which would become effective upon mobilization; and


(k) Correcting Air Force IG reported deficiencies relating to mobilization capability (that is, active and inactive duty training, M-Day authorizations, and M-Day contingency planning).


ATTACHMENT CC-1- DEPLOYMENT KITS

Each operational contracting organization shall maintain sufficient supplies and equipment to provide quick reaction contracting support for deployment taskings and/or local contingencies. In addition to personal gear and unit-issued mobility bags, the subparagraphs below identify two primary Contingency Contracting Kits and equipment packages corresponding to Unit Type Codes XFFK4 and XFFKT that may be sources for deployment. Operational contracting organizations will maintain the required number of kits as assigned. Unless otherwise indicated, consumable items such as supplies and forms should be in sufficient quantity to operate for a 30-day period.


(a) XFFK4: This UTC may be tasked with each independently tasked UTC and is designed for large scale pop-up or sustained contingency operations at non-steady state locations or other locations where a robust mobile contracting office is needed with immediate access to operating equipment and supplies. The following items represent minimum kit contents to stand up a contingency contracting operation.


Home station items to include in kit or add to kit prior to deployment/emergency response


Contracting officer warrant (may be reduced to wallet-size)


Government-wide Purchase Card,


Third party bank drafts (optional)


List of unit-assigned Procurement Instrument Identification Numbers (PIINs)


Valid stateside driver license (a USAF military license is required when operating any vehicle exceeding a 14,000 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)


International driver license (obtain if needed for deployed location)


Official passport


Equipment and/or operational capability


Area-specific power transformers, spare batteries, miscellaneous electrical needs, extension cords, etc., (recommend purchase of dual-voltage equipment)


3 laptop computers


Printer or printing capability (may be purchased at deployment location)


Copier or copying capability (may be purchased at deployment location)


Fax machine or fax capability (may be purchased at deployment location)


Internet access capability (may be purchased at deployment location if available)


Publications, forms, and formats (may be automated using CD-ROM or other paperless media)


Publications


Forms


Formats


Miscellaneous items/supplies


Flashlights w/spare batteries


Julian calendar


General supply -type catalog to aid in communicating purchase descriptions


Administrative office supplies, pens, paper, etc.


Handheld calculators


Secure container (cash box/bag suitable for temporary storage of purchase cards)


(b) XFFKT: This UTC may also be tasked with any independently tasked UTC and is designed for quick reaction popup contingencies and local emergencies where a sustained presence is not anticipated. This handcarried package provides contingency contracting officers with ready-to-use tools to effect immediate acquisition support for the contingency and the ability to track those actions. All items shall be maintained in a high state of preassembled readiness. Equipment capability and quantity are specified in individual unit DOC statement. Unless otherwise indicated, quantities for consumable supplies and forms should be sufficient to support a field operation for 30 days. The following items represent minimum kit contents for this UTC.


Home station items readily available


Contracting officer warrant (may be reduced to wallet-size)


Government-wide Purchase Card


Third party bank drafts (optional)


List of unit-assigned procurement Instrument Identification Numbers (PIINs)


Valid state-side driver license (A USAF military license is required when operating any vehicle exceeding 14,000 GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating))


International driver license (if required for deployed location)


Passports (official )


Equipment


1 laptop computer


Miscellaneous power needs for laptop (spare batteries, charger, transformers, etc) (recommend dual voltage equipment)


Publications, Forms, and Formats (should be automated to the maximum extent possible)


Publications


Forms


Formats


Miscellaneous items/supplies


Flashlights w/spare batteries


Handheld calculator/administrative office supplies, pens, paper, etc.


ATTACHMENT CC-2 - CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING OFFICER INITIAL AND RECURRING TRAINING

Initial and recurring training: Initial training for all personnel designated as contingency contracting officers will consist of a complete review of AFFARS Appendix CC, the local contingency operational contracting support plan, and the items listed in the outline below. For AF enlisted members, this training will satisfy the knowledge requirement for the contingency core tasks in the specialty training standard. Continuation training should at a minimum consist of an annual review of AFFARS Appendix CC, kit inventories, plan reviews, and annual qualification training in general military skills such as ATSO, small arms qualification, etc. In addition, CCOs should be rotated for participation in local exercises, contingency competitions such as Top Dollar, and real world deployments at steady state and non-steady state locations. Unit deployment managers should actively participate in local exercise planning to ensure contracting scenarios are part of base exercises and evaluated for effectiveness. Initial CCO training shall be documented in enlisted training records and individual mobility folders for officer personnel. The unit deployment manager should track recurring training.


Initial training outline


GENERAL:


(a) Contingency Contracting Officer's mission


(b) Program requirements (AFFARS Appendix CC)


(c) Organizational responsibilities


(d) Contingency acquisition deviations


TRAINING TO SUPPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICT DEPLOYMENTS:


(a) Predeployment preparation


(b) Deployment kit contents


(c) Site surveys and documentation


(d) Qualification and designation of CCO positions


(e) Training requirements


(f) Deployment beddown


(g) Build-Up And Sustainment Activities


(h) Termination and redeployment


TRAINING FOR LOCAL EMERGENCIES:


(a) Planning responsibilities


(b) Contracting operations


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