DEFM421 - Joint Contingency Contracting

After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following Learning Objectives (LO):

1. Explain contingency contracting authorities and structure.

2. Explain the command and contracting lines of authority.

3. Explain the contingency contracting officer’s authority and command flow of that authority.

4. Explain the conditions of when contracting authority can change.

5. Explain the head of contracting activity (HCA) responsibilities.

6. Explain the senior contracting official (SCO) responsibilities.

7. Explain the contingency contract officer (CCO) and contracting officer representative (COR) responsibilities.

8. Explain the Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (JTSCC).

Please see the Student Handbook to reference the University’s grading scale.

Additional Resources:

Additional Resources:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) located at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

Universal Commercial Code (UCC) located at http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc

In the Course Materials folder there are PowerPoint presentations, leadership articles, and up to date APA handouts.

Netlibrary—you can read directly online. Note, printing is one page at a time and, depending on number of users at any one time, you may be locked out. http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=224414

Websites

In addition to the required course texts the following public domain Websites are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources as well. Note web site addresses are subject to change.