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Part 5318 - Emergency Acquisitions
AFFARS PART 5318 Knowledge Center
2019 Edition
Revised: 2 May 2022
Subpart 5318.1 - AVAILABLE ACQUISITION FLEXIBILITIES
Subpart 5318.2 - EMERGENCY ACQUISITION FLEXIBILITIES
5318.201 Contingency Operation
5318.000 Scope of Part
5318.001 Definition
A Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO) is a person with 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/incident commander or the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) director.
Subpart 5318.1 - AVAILABLE ACQUISITION FLEXIBILITIES
5318.125 Protest to GAO
Subpart 5318.2 - EMERGENCY ACQUISITION FLEXIBILITIES
5318.201 Contingency Operation
(b) Micro-purchase threshold. For delegation of HCA responsibility regarding micro-purchases of supplies or services to be used in support of a contingency operation, see MP5301.601 (a)(i) Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Matrix.
(c) Simplified acquisition threshold. For delegation of HCA responsibility regarding an increase in simplified acquisition threshold, see MP5301.601 (a)(i) Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Matrix.
(1) Selection, appointment, and termination of appointment. Requirements for the selection, appointment and termination of CCOs are described in 5301.603-2-90 Selection.
(S-90) For Air Force Contingency readiness policies, responsibilities, and implementing procedures, see AFI 64-105 , Contingency Contracting Support .
(S-91) Assign and maintain DoD Activity Address Codes (DoDAAC) for deployed forces within the area of responsibility, as required. See AFFARS 5304.7003-90.
(2) See MP5301.601 (a)(i) Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Matrix.
5318.202 Defense or Recovery from Certain Attacks
5318.270 Head of Contracting Activity Determinations
See MP5301.601 (a)(i) Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Matrix.
(S-90) HQ AFICC is the HCA designee for all delegable HCA responsibilities during contingency operations when determined by the HCA and may become the Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (JTSCC) or Joint Task Force Contracting commanding general if designated in the Combatant Commander?s (CCDR) plan IAW AFI 64-105. HCA authorities already delegated to a Senior Contracting Officer or a lower level in MP5301.601 (a)(i) Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Matrix will remain in effect and do not need to be re-delegated.
