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Article: Army establishes new contingency contracting units.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
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- Army Logistician
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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In a move toward transition of the Army's contingency contracting mission from the Army Contracting Agency to the Army Materiel Command, the Army issued activation orders on 28 July to establish two contingency contracting battalions (CCBs) and 14 contingency contracting teams (CCTs) under AMC's new Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. The 72 Soldiers assigned to the battalions and teams represent 30 percent of the Army's contingency contracting force structure. The units will align with AMC's existing Army field support brigades (AFSBs) located around the world.
"By consolidating the contingency contracting mission into AMC, we can provide ...