# MPCC-401(a)(i) Contingency Contracting Officer Training

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MPCC-401(a)(i)
Contingency Contracting Officer Training

April 2010

A. General. The training addressed within this procedure is intended to provide the contracting unit commander with a comprehensive outline for conducting unit level contingency contracting training. It lists the minimum required training and is in no way intended to be all inclusive or limit individual unit’s creativity. Units are encouraged to supplement this training with additional training as frequently as unit leadership deems appropriate or required. The mandatory training will typically consist of at least a 1-hour block of time. A training session should normally follow the basic schedule outlined below. Units are encouraged to adapt this schedule to suit the specific needs of their CCOs.

B. Notional Training Session Agenda

1. 10 Minutes: Instruction/Briefing of Topic
2. 5 Minutes: Question/Answers from Briefing
3. 15 Minutes: Scenarios/Role Playing
4. 15 Minutes: CCO games or additional scenarios
5. 15 Minutes: Administer/Grade/Discuss Test

C. Training Documentation

1. Following Air Force “Guidelines for Crediting Continuous Learning Activities Policy,” members are highly encouraged to apply for Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) credits after completing each training event by clicking “Apply for CLPs”.

2. Mandatory Initial Training course completion certificates will be filed in the individual’s AF Form 623, for enlisted members; Personal Readiness File (PRF), for officers; or annotated on an AF Form 971, for civilian personnel.

3. All other training referenced in this mandatory procedure shall be documented using locally developed procedures that:

a. Identifies the training topic covered

b. Records the names and signatures (electronic signatures are acceptable) of the trainee

c. Annotates the date the training was completed
d. Includes a process for make-up training, for those unable to attend initial offering
e. Is readily accessible for review upon request

f. As a minimum, data must reflect a 24 month history

D. Initial Contingency Contracting Training

1. Mandatory Training. As a minimum, the following courses will be completed before an individual can be assigned as a CCO. Members are only required to accomplish once, so long as they can provide proof of completion.

a. Defense Acquisition University’s (DAU) CLC 039, Contingency Contracting Simulation
b. DAU’s CLG 001, DoD Government Purchase Card
c. DAU’s CLC 005, Simplified Acquisition Procedures
d. Local Government Purchase Cardholder/Approving Official Training as prescribed in AFI 64-117, Chapter 4, paragraph 4.3.3.3.

2. Recommended Initial Training:

a. AFFARS Appendix CC Review
b. CONS 234, Joint Contingency Contracting
c. Overview of unit incident response plans
d. Review of unit kit inventory

E. Recurring Contingency Contracting Training

Mandatory Training. As a minimum, the following topics will be covered in unit-level training at least once per year. This training was derived using the AFLMA developed “Contingency Contracting: A Joint Handbook for The 21st Century”. The Handbook, along with its accompanying DVD, is the primary source for all training material. The DVD contains multiple briefings, scenarios, games and tests for each of the topics in the outline below. These references and Federal Acquisition Regulation should be used as primary sources for unit training.

a. Handbook Introduction/Overview

b. Legal Authorities

c. Contingency Funding

d. Contingency Contracting Planning and Guidance

e. Contingency Contracting Procedures (Part 1)

f. Contingency Contracting Procedures (Part 2)

g. Contract Administration

h. Protest, Claims, Disputes, and Appeals

i. Foreign Business Considerations

j. Local Emergencies and Incident Response

k. Ethics and Integrity

l. Contingency Contracting Kit Inventory and Inspection / Individual Mobility Folder

m. Inspection /Deployment Training Review Recommended Training

F. Recurring General Contracting Training

Mandatory Training. As a minimum, the following will be covered in unit-level training at least once per year.

a. Blanket Purchase Agreements

b. Source Selection Procedures

c. Contract Administration

d. Performance Based Service Acquisitions

e. Simplified Acquisition Procedures

f. Customer Education (SOW writing, funding process, etc)

g. Transition in the AOR/Continuity Books/After Action Reports/Lessons Learned

h. Contractor Officer Representative (COR) and Field Ordering Officer (FOO)

i. Training/responsibilities

j. Funding/Fiscal Law

k. Contract Closeout

l. Requirements contracts / Time & Material contracts / Un-priced Contract Actions

m. Ratifications / Terminations