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board outside operational area CAP civil augmentation program
CCAS contingency contract administration services COS chief of staff
HCA head of contracting activity
J-1 manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff J-2 intelligence directorate of a joint staff
J-3 operations directorate of a joint staff J-4 logistics directorate of a joint staff J-5 plans directorate of a joint staff
J-6 communications system directorate of a joint staff JCSB joint contracting support board
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RCC regional contracting center RCO regional contracting office SCO senior contracting official TBC theater business clearance
Legend contracting authority staff coordination Commander Administrative COS OPS Contracting OPS Branch Training Branch Future Plans Branch TBC Reachback Cell J-2/-3/-5 J-1 J-4 J-6 HCA Oversight Office SCO Reachback Closeout Specialized Contracting Intelligence Branch External OPS Branch Policy Branch OPS OPS JCSB OPS Other Senior Enlisted Advisor Contract Law Other Special Staff SCO CCAS SCO Theater Support CAP CCAS Teams Theater Support CCAS Teams RCC RCC RCC
RCO RCO RCO
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(c) J-2/3/5 Security, Operations, and Plans. Primary staff position that plans and prioritizes contracting actions for the commander in order to effectively and efficiently support the JFC’s mission. This staff section should be led by a senior DAWIA level III certified contracting officer with significant operational experience. In major long-term operations, the intelligence and contracting plans cell could be separate primary staff. The contracting operations section should include:
1. Intelligence Branch. The intelligence directorate may not be required for a JTSCC if the JTSCC can leverage support from the JFC’s J-2. If formed, the JTSCC J- 2 performs similar functions as any other J-2, but is more focused on OCS matters within the JIPOE process. This section does not require DAWIA certified personnel.
2. Contracting Operations Branch. This branch is responsible for monitoring and providing staff oversight on the day-to-day contracting operations, to include CCAS and TBC/CAD actions affecting the command. If there are major TBC requirements and the TBC process is not otherwise being covered as part of the functions of the OCSIC, this branch could include a separate TBC reachback cell or this mission could be tasked to the SCO reachback. It should be headed by a DAWIA level III certified contracting officer, but its overall staff should be a mixture of DAWIA and non-DAWIA personnel.
3. External Operations Branch. This branch is similar to the LSC coordination cell described above. It is responsible for all external coordination efforts to include the JSCB and OCSIC LNO functions. This branch should be headed by a DAWIA level II or III certified contracting officer.
4. Training Branch. This branch is responsible for internal staff and subordinate CCO training. It should be headed by a DAWIA level II or III certified contracting officer.
5. Policy Branch Section. This branch is responsible to create and maintain the JTSCC AI, and work acquisition-related policy issues and actions with the Service HCA coordination office and subordinate organizations, as required. It should be headed by a DAWIA level II or III certified contracting officer.
6. Future Plans Branch. This branch is responsible for working future plans-related actions in close coordination with the higher level J-5 office. This branch should be a mixture of a DAWIA certified contracting officers and non-DAWIA officers with planning experience.
(d) J-4 Logistics. Performs similar functions as any other J-4 and does not require DAWIA certified personnel.
(e) J-6 Communications. Performs similar functions as any other J-6 and does not require DAWIA certified personnel.
(3) Special Staff. The JTSCC will have a very small special staff, with the legal office being of primary importance. Details follow:
(a) Contract Law. Performs in a legal advisory capacity for the command in the execution of contracts. This section requires experienced SJA personnel with contract and fiscal law background.
(b) Other. A JTSCC may or may not have additional special staffs such as chaplain, public affairs, and comptroller. If these staff positions are not organic to the JTSCC, arrangements for such support should be made with the next higher level command. (4) Subordinate Commands. In some situations, a JTSCC will have multiple SCOs and subordinate contracting organizations.
(a) SCO. The SCO serves as the principal contracting representative for the JTSCC commander. The SCO commands, provides mentorship and contracting oversight of subordinate regional contracting centers (RCCs) and regional contracting offices (RCOs). In some operations, there could be a separate SCO for CCAS and for reachback contracting. All SCOs must be DAWIA level III certified contracting officers, preferably with significant operational experience. Responsibilities of SCOs in a typical JTSCC include:
1. SCO Theater Support. The SCO for theater support (referred to as simply the SCO if no other JTSCC SCO is established) ensures efficient and effective pre- award processes and contract awards for all in-theater contracting actions.
2. SCO for CCAS. The SCO for CCAS is responsible for executing theater-wide contract administration as directed by the JTSCC commander. This includes concept of CCAS support, CAD clearance process, CCAS of selected theater and external support contracts, COR requirements, training, and oversight. JMD manning for this office will include ACOs, QARs, property administration, and where appropriate, technical inspectors. These military or DOD civilian technical inspector SMEs will assist both unit CORs and JTSCC QARs in any and all technical oversight matters. Contracted technical inspection services may be utilized if insufficient military or DOD civilian SMEs are available. All technical inspection services will be executed in strict compliance with the FAR. This SCO works closely with SCO reachback to respond to CAD requests.
3. SCO Reachback. The SCO reachback, when formed, is responsible for executing reachback contracting using stateside or forward stationed contracting capabilities as directed by the JTSCC commander. The SCO reachback works very closely with SCO theater support to determine which contracts should be executed in theater or via reachback. SCO reachback may also be responsible for processing TBC/CAD requests, maintaining TBC/CAD data, and working with the OCSIC TBC/CAD on related issues.
(b) RCCs and RCOs. RCCs are regionally focused organizations made up of warranted military CCOs and/or civilian contracting personnel tasked to execute contracting actions in support deployed joint forces. RCOs are similar, but smaller, version of the RCCs.
(c) CCAS Regional Offices. Regionally focused CCAS offices should be established when there is an SCO CCAS. These offices provide CCAS to JTSCC
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task orders). These offices are composed of DAWIA certified ACOs, QARs, and property administrators.
(d) HCA Authority Oversight/Support Office. As stated at the beginning of this section, the JTSCCs receive their contracting authority from one of the Service SPEs, normally the Army or the Air Force. The Service providing this authority will normally stand-up an HCA authority oversight office to ensure JTSCC contracting is performed IAW the FAR, DFARS, and other contracting authority-related guidance. This Service HCA organization is not covered in the JTSCC JMD, is not deployed, and is not under the C2 of the GCC, but is an important part of the JTSCC operations. These types of operational matters should be worked through the subordinate JFC, to the GCC, and back to the JS in the Pentagon, if necessary. The HCA oversight/support office responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Plan and execute contract management reviews.
2. Assist in the establishment of JTSCC reachback capabilities to include contract closeout support.
3. Process Government Accountability Office protests. 4. Approve acquisitions above the JTSCC approval level. 5. Provide legislative coordination/issue support.
6. Review and coordinate local clauses with the Defense Acquisition Regulation System Council.
7. Coordinate contract audit support. 8. Provide reachback contract law support.