R 122010Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 122/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/ESTABLISHING OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT CAPABILITY IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MARADMIN 744/12/27 DEC 2012//
REF/B/MARADMIN 231/13/01 MAY 2013//
REF/C/MARADMIN 283/14/13 JUN 2014//
REF/D/MARADMIN 492/14/29 SEP 2014//
NARR/REF A PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE REALIGNMENT OF CONTRACTING CAPABILITY FROM THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT (SE) BACK TO THE MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP (MLG), AS A RESULT OF PRE-QIG (FSRG) ACTIONS. REF B CONVENED A CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CAPABILITY WORKING GROUP TO REFINE THE POST QIG STRUCTURAL CHANGES WITHIN THE LOGISTICS COMBAT ELEMENT (LCE), BALANCE THE CONTRACTING CAPABILITY AND OPTIMIZE ITS USE WITHIN OPERATIONAL FORCES AND THE SE. REF C ESTABLISHES A SOURCING AND EDUCATION SOLUTION FOR CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING OFFICERS BY MAKING THE 3006 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITY (MOS) A NECESSARY MOS TO THE PRIMARY 3002 MOS. REF D ANNOUNCED THE AIR FORCE’S CONTRACTING TRAINING SCHOOL AS THE NEW USMC MOS TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS (MOS 3044).//
POC/M.R. ROBINSON/LTCOL/HQMC, I AND L, LB/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/
TEL (703) 604-0038 DSN 664/EMAIL: MACON.ROBINSON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. PURPOSE. PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT (OCS) CAPABILITY WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS.
2.  BACKGROUND. THE MARINE CORPS’ CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FORCE (CCF) IS COMPRISED OF 154 MARINES: 121 ENLISTED AND 33 OFFICERS. REF A THRU D HAVE REALIGNED AND REORGANIZED THE CCF AND ESTABLISHED NEW TRAINING PROCEDURES TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN A CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING WORKFORCE THAT IS BALANCED AND OPTIMIZED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE OPERATIONAL FORCES AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT (SE). AS PART OF THE 182K RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS, CCF MARINES UNMAPPED TO MLG HEADQUARTERS (HQ) WERE MOVED TO SERVICE COMPANY (SVCCO), HEADQUARTERS REGIMENT (HQTRS RGMT), MLG TO ALIGN WITH THE OTHER LCE SERVICE FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2014. MARINES STILL SITTING IN SE MAPPED BILLETS IN MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS (MCI) EAST AND WEST WILL BEGIN RECEIVING PCA ORDERS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MLG ASSIGNMENTS. ALL TABLE OF ORGANIZATON AND EQUIPMENT CHANGE REQUESTS (TOECRS) FOR CCF REALIGNMENT TO REFINE POST QIG/182K STRUCTURAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND SUBMITTED TO TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION (TFSD) FOR THE NEXT AUTHORIZED STRENGTH REPORT (ASR) EXPECTED TO RUN IN MARCH 2015.
3.  GENERAL. THE CCF REALIGNMENT ESTABLISHED AN OCS CAPABILITY THAT PROVIDES CONTRACT SUPPORT PLANNING AND INTEGRATION AND CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AT THE MARFOR AND MEF, AND A CONTRACTING SUPPORT EXECUTION FUNCTION AT THE MLG. OCS CAPABILITY IN THE MARINE CORPS WILL SYNCHRONIZE, INTEGRATE AND PROVIDE CONTRACT SUPPORT TO MAGTF AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL MISSIONS. TO SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN THIS OCS CAPABILITY, CHANGES IN CCF TRAINING, ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND DOCTRINE HAVE BEEN MADE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  TRAINING: THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING COURSE AT MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SCHOOLS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ALL TRAINING FOR ENLISTED 3044 CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS IS THROUGH THE MISSION READY AIRMAN COURSE AT THE AIR FORCE CONTRACTING SCHOOLHOUSE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. ALL TRAINING FOR 3006 CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING OFFICERS IS EITHER THROUGH SELECTION ON THE COMMANDANT’S CAREER-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD (CCLEB), FOR SUPPLY OFFICERS ONLY, TO ATTEND THE NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) RESIDENT’S COURSE IN ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OR SELECTION TO THE NPS DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. ALL ENTRY LEVEL, FIRST TOUR MARINES (CAPTAINS/SERGEANTS) IN THE CONTRACTING FIELD WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A SE BASE CONTRACTING OFFICE TO OBTAIN CONTRACTING EXPERIENCE FOR LEVEL I AND II ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION.
    B.  CCF ORGANIZATION. REALIGNMENT OF THE CCF ESTABLISHES THE FOLLOWING OCS CAPABILITIES.
        (1)  TO INTEGRATE, MANAGE AND OVERSEE OCS AS A FUNCTION OF LOGISTICS, HQMC I&L REALIGNED THE OCS SECTION FROM I&L CONTRACTS DIVISION (LB) TO I&L LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICY, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION (LP).
        (2)  MARFORAF, MARFOREUR, MARCENT, MARFORSOUTH, AND MARFORPAC HAVE OCS ADVISORS WITHIN THE G4 STAFF SECTION.
        (3)  I, II, AND III MEF HAVE OCS ADVISORS WITHIN THE G4 STAFF SECTION.
        (4)  1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD MLG HAVE A MEF EXPEDITIONARY CONTRACTING PLATOON (ECP), IN HQTRS RGMT, SVCCO. THE ECP IS THE MEF’S EXPEDITIONARY CONTRACTING CAPABILITY FOR ALL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR MEF ASSIGNED MISSIONS.  1ST, 2ND AND 3RD MLG WILL ESTABLISH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR FLEET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACTING MARINES TO SE BASE CONTRACTING OFFICES TO MEET CONTRACTING QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE CONTRACTING SUPPORT IN THE ECP.
        (5)  DUE TO ITS UNIQUE MISSION, II MEF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE FORCE (CBIRF) HAS AN ORGANIC CONTRACTING CAPABILITY ON ITS T/O. BASED ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE II MEF ECP, CONTRACTING SUPPORT AT CBIRF WILL BE OPERATIONALLY ALIGNED UNDER 2ND MLG CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. ADC I&L (CONTRACTS) WILL WORK WITH CBIRF AND 2ND MLG TO ESTABLISH POLICY AND DEVELOP A CONCEPT OF SUPPORT THAT DEFINES THE TYPE AND LEVEL OF CONTRACTING SUPPORT THAT CBIRF MUST EXECUTE TO SUPPORT AND RESPOND TO ITS UNIQUE MISSION. ADDITIONALLY, TO OPTIMIZE AND IMPROVE CONTRACTING SUPPORT TO CBIRF, GARRISON/BASE CONTRACTING SUPPORT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (RCO-NCR), MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO.  DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN SUPPORT, ADC I&L (CONTRACTS) WILL ENSURE THERE IS NO INTERRUPTION IN CONTRACTING SUPPORT TO CBIRF.
        (6) DUE TO THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF 3006 CONTRACTING OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS, VACANCIES IN SOME BILLETS WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE. TO MITIGATE THESE SHORTFALLS, IT IS VITAL THAT THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR WORK IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH RESPECTIVE PRIMARY MOS MONITORS TO SCREEN EVERY OFFICER WITH AMOS 3006 FOR POTENTIAL ASSIGNMENT TO FOLLOW-ON TOURS. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO FILL KEY BILLETS. AN APPROPRIATE MEMO WILL BE PLACED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF ALL OFFICERS SELECTED FOR FOLLOW ON TOURS TO ENSURE NO UNINTENDED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OCCUR DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. THESE MEMOS WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THESE OFFICERS ARE FILLING CRITICAL BILLETS AND THAT SELECTION INTO THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING OFFICER PROGRAM ENHANCES THEIR COMPETITIVENESS FOR PROMOTION.
    C.  EMPLOYMENT OF OCS CAPABILITY.
        (1)  MARFOR OCS ADVISORS HAVE NO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. THEY PLAN, COORDINATE, VALIDATE AND SYNCHRONIZE MISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CCF SUPPORT IN RESPECTIVE COMBATANT COMMANDER (CCDRS) THEATER OF OPERATION; PROVIDE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) CONTRACTING EXPERTISE AND ADVICE TO MARFOR, MEF AND MAGTF COMMANDERS;  LIAISE AND SERVE AS CONDUITS TO CCDR AND OTHER EXTERNAL CONTRACTING SUPPORT AGENCIES; PROVIDE COMMAND ASSISTANCE TO USMC CONTRACTING MISSION IN AOR.
        (2)  MEF OCS ADVISORS HAVE NO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. THEY PLAN, COORDINATE, VALIDATE AND SYNCHRONIZE MAGTF AND SMALLER DEPLOYING UNITS REQUIREMENTS FOR CCF SUPPORT; PROVIDE CONTRACTING EXPERTISE AND ADVICE TO MAGTF COMMANDERS; TRAIN UNITS ON REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN CONTRACTING SUPPORT (STATEMENTS OF WORK, CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE, FIELD ORDERING OFFICERS, GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL PURCHASE CARD); SERVE AS THE MAGTF OCS CONDUIT FOR JOINT OPERATIONS AND ADVISOR TO MEF ON ALL CONTRACTING SUPPORT ISSUES; OVERSEE REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION, VALIDATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR MAGTF CONTRACTING SUPPORT.
        (3) ECP IS ORGANIZED TO OVERSEE, PLAN, COORDINATE, SUPERVISE AND EXECUTE CCF SUPPORT FOR THE MEF AND SMALLER UNIT OPERATIONS. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACTING SUPPORT TO ANY SIZE MAGTF OR AUGMENTATION TO A JOINT CONTRACTING AGENCY. THE ECP TASK ORGANIZES TO SUPPORT MARINE CORPS MAGTF MISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE FULL RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS (ROMO). ALTHOUGH CONTRACTING IS ORGANIC TO THE SUPPORTED UNIT, ALL CONTRACTING SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ARE CENTRALLY CONTROLLED AND MANAGED THROUGH THE ECP. THIS ALLOWS CONTRACTING OVERSIGHT AND REACH-BACK CAPABILITY (I.E. OVER THRESHOLD REVIEWS OR AUTHORITY APPROVAL AND LEGAL REVIEW) AS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT CONTRACTING EXECUTION IN THE FORWARD DEPLOYED AREA OF OPERATION. THIS REQUIREMENT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS FOR CONTRACTING OFFICERS/SPECIALISTS TO HAVE FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE FROM UNDUE COMMAND INFLUENCE.
        (4) DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT OCS.
            (A)  ADC I&L (CONTRACTS) DRAFTED MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) ON THE CCF PROGRAM. THE MCO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE CCF. CURRENTLY, MCO IS IN ADJUDICATION OF O-6 LEVEL REVIEW. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF MCO IS SEP 2015.
            (B) ADC I&L (CONTRACTS) DRAFTED A MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) OCS GUIDE. THE MCRP PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING OCS IN THE MARINE CORPS. MCRP IS CURRENTLY IN DRAFT PREPARING FOR AO LEVEL REVIEW. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE FOR PUBLICATION IS DEC 2015.
            (C) ADC I&L (CONTRACTS) IS DRAFTING STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS TO REQUEST ESTABLISHMENT OF OCS ON THE MARINE CORPS TASK LIST (MCTL) UNDER LOGISTICS. CURRENTLY OCS HAS BEEN ADDED IN BOTH JOINT AND ARMY DOCTRINE AS A LOGISTICS FUNCTION. MARINE CORPS OCS TASKS WILL BE STAFFED FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL ONCE COMPLETED.
4.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
5.  THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. M. FAULKNER, DC I&L//