Operational Contract Support (19-008)
Contract Support Integration - answer The coordination and synchronization of
contracted support executed in a designated operational area in support of the joint
force.
Requirements Determination - answer Requirements determination encompasses all
activities necessary to develop, consolidate, coordinate, validate, approve, and prioritize
joint force contract support requirements and consists of three major subordinate
functions: requirement development, requirement consolidation, and requirement
validation.
Requirements Development - answer Requirements development is the process of
defining actual requirements for contracted support and capturing these requirements in
"acquisition ready" contract support requirements packages. When possible, Service
component commands and their major support commands should consolidate common
contracted service and commodity requirements under a single designated
management activity [requirements consolidation].
Requiring Activity - answeris the military or other designated supported organization that
is overall responsible for the particular requirement (supplies, services, or construction)
being resourced through commercial means. The requiring activity has specific
requirements development responsibilities to include development of "acquisition ready"
contract support requirements packages and support to the contract management
process by unit-provided trained contracting officer representatives (CORs), technical
inspectors, and/or receiving officials.
Supported Unit - answeris an organization that is the recipient of contracted support. A
supported unit may also be the requiring activity, if it initiates the request for support.
Even when not officially designated as a requiring activity, supported units play an
important role in assisting the JFC and Service component commanders and may be
required to provide a COR and receiving officials to assist the requiring activity and
supporting contracting officer to monitor contracted support. In almost all situations,
supported units will, at a minimum, play a role in integrating selected contractor
personnel into local military operations to include such things as contingency base
services and force protection (FP).
Operational Contract Support Integration Cell (OCSIC) - answerthe OCSIC is the key
organizational element to effective and efficient OCS planning and integration. The
primary task of the OCSIC at both the GCC and subordinate JFC level is to lead the
OCS planning and execution oversight effort across the joint force. This OCS-focused
cell also serves as the primary collector and consolidator for major OCS-related
information from various sources, to include the supporting LSC, LSCC, or JTSCC
, SCO; other related centers, working groups, and boards (e.g., joint logistics operations
center, civil-military operations center, IFO-related cells or working groups, other
support boards such as the joint facilities utilization board).
Contracting Support - answerThe execution of contracting authority and coordination of
contracting actions in support of joint force operations.
Contingency Contract - answeris a legally binding agreement for supplies, services, and
construction let by government contracting officers in the operational area as well as
other contracts that have a prescribed area of performance within a designated
operational area.
Contingency Contracting - answeris a subset of OCS and includes the process of
contracting for supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources in support
of contingency operations. Contingency contracting, by definition, is conducted by
contracting officers warranted under authorities granted to the Services, CSAs, and
functional CCMDs under Title 10, USC, in accordance with (IAW) rules established in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), Service FAR supplements (Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations
[CFR]), and applicable contingency contracting acquisition instructions (AIs).
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) - answeris the official who has overall responsibility
for managing the contracting activity. HCAs do not typically exercise command authority
within the operational area. Additionally, there will always be multiple contracting
activities in support of joint operations.
Senior Contracting Official (SCO) - answeris the staff official designated by a Service
HCA to execute contracting authority for a specific command and/or operational area. In
joint operations, SCOs are normally commanders of Service component theater support
Contracting Officer (KO) - answeris the government official (military or civilian) with the
legal authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts. Within all
components, the contracting officer is appointed in writing through a warrant (Standard
Form 1402). Only duly warranted contracting officers are authorized to obligate the
USG, legally binding it to make payments against contracts. The three main types of
contracting officers are procuring contracting officers (PCOs), administrative contracting
officers (ACOs), and termination contracting officers (TCOs). Often, the PCO is also
responsible for ACO and TCO functions when there is no separate ACO and/or TCO
appointed. Unlike PCOs, ACOs duties are limited to administering the contract.
Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) - answeris a US Service member or civilian
(not a contractor) or multinational partner service member or civilian nominated by the
requiring activity or designated supported unit and appointed in writing by the
contracting officer. Primary COR duties include on-site monitoring of contractor
performance, providing quality assurance, certifying receipt of services, and acting as a
liaison between the requiring activity and the contracting officer. While CORs require
Contract Support Integration - answer The coordination and synchronization of
contracted support executed in a designated operational area in support of the joint
force.
Requirements Determination - answer Requirements determination encompasses all
activities necessary to develop, consolidate, coordinate, validate, approve, and prioritize
joint force contract support requirements and consists of three major subordinate
functions: requirement development, requirement consolidation, and requirement
validation.
Requirements Development - answer Requirements development is the process of
defining actual requirements for contracted support and capturing these requirements in
"acquisition ready" contract support requirements packages. When possible, Service
component commands and their major support commands should consolidate common
contracted service and commodity requirements under a single designated
management activity [requirements consolidation].
Requiring Activity - answeris the military or other designated supported organization that
is overall responsible for the particular requirement (supplies, services, or construction)
being resourced through commercial means. The requiring activity has specific
requirements development responsibilities to include development of "acquisition ready"
contract support requirements packages and support to the contract management
process by unit-provided trained contracting officer representatives (CORs), technical
inspectors, and/or receiving officials.
Supported Unit - answeris an organization that is the recipient of contracted support. A
supported unit may also be the requiring activity, if it initiates the request for support.
Even when not officially designated as a requiring activity, supported units play an
important role in assisting the JFC and Service component commanders and may be
required to provide a COR and receiving officials to assist the requiring activity and
supporting contracting officer to monitor contracted support. In almost all situations,
supported units will, at a minimum, play a role in integrating selected contractor
personnel into local military operations to include such things as contingency base
services and force protection (FP).
Operational Contract Support Integration Cell (OCSIC) - answerthe OCSIC is the key
organizational element to effective and efficient OCS planning and integration. The
primary task of the OCSIC at both the GCC and subordinate JFC level is to lead the
OCS planning and execution oversight effort across the joint force. This OCS-focused
cell also serves as the primary collector and consolidator for major OCS-related
information from various sources, to include the supporting LSC, LSCC, or JTSCC
, SCO; other related centers, working groups, and boards (e.g., joint logistics operations
center, civil-military operations center, IFO-related cells or working groups, other
support boards such as the joint facilities utilization board).
Contracting Support - answerThe execution of contracting authority and coordination of
contracting actions in support of joint force operations.
Contingency Contract - answeris a legally binding agreement for supplies, services, and
construction let by government contracting officers in the operational area as well as
other contracts that have a prescribed area of performance within a designated
operational area.
Contingency Contracting - answeris a subset of OCS and includes the process of
contracting for supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources in support
of contingency operations. Contingency contracting, by definition, is conducted by
contracting officers warranted under authorities granted to the Services, CSAs, and
functional CCMDs under Title 10, USC, in accordance with (IAW) rules established in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), Service FAR supplements (Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations
[CFR]), and applicable contingency contracting acquisition instructions (AIs).
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) - answeris the official who has overall responsibility
for managing the contracting activity. HCAs do not typically exercise command authority
within the operational area. Additionally, there will always be multiple contracting
activities in support of joint operations.
Senior Contracting Official (SCO) - answeris the staff official designated by a Service
HCA to execute contracting authority for a specific command and/or operational area. In
joint operations, SCOs are normally commanders of Service component theater support
Contracting Officer (KO) - answeris the government official (military or civilian) with the
legal authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts. Within all
components, the contracting officer is appointed in writing through a warrant (Standard
Form 1402). Only duly warranted contracting officers are authorized to obligate the
USG, legally binding it to make payments against contracts. The three main types of
contracting officers are procuring contracting officers (PCOs), administrative contracting
officers (ACOs), and termination contracting officers (TCOs). Often, the PCO is also
responsible for ACO and TCO functions when there is no separate ACO and/or TCO
appointed. Unlike PCOs, ACOs duties are limited to administering the contract.
Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) - answeris a US Service member or civilian
(not a contractor) or multinational partner service member or civilian nominated by the
requiring activity or designated supported unit and appointed in writing by the
contracting officer. Primary COR duties include on-site monitoring of contractor
performance, providing quality assurance, certifying receipt of services, and acting as a
liaison between the requiring activity and the contracting officer. While CORs require
