CLOSING DOWN, MOVING OUT
The 1742nd Transportation Company, South Dakota National Guard, escorts a convoy through Qalat, Afghanistan, July 23, 2014, on the way to Kandahar Airfield as part of the Regional Command – South effort to close outlying bases and draw down forces. Closing out contracts related to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq has been both challenging and rewarding for the ACC-RI team. In the future, it could be simplified through the use of paperless contract files and VCE tools. (U.S. Army photo by SSG John Etheridge)
various PMs the Army has in the States, but would be the single portfolio manager for all services in theater.
Finally, the Army needs to maintain a reachback capability. Te primary reason that the closeout mission has recaptured so much money is the constant turnover of deployed contingency contracting officers. Tose who worked tirelessly in theater undoubtedly did the best they could, but when personnel rotate in and out in as few as four months with little to no overlap, knowledge, history and even basic personal connections are eas- ily lost. Tis risk is greatly reduced by having a stable, enduring workforce that has experience with these types of contracts.
For more information, contact the ACC-RI at
usarmy.ria.acc.
mbx.acc-ri-pao@
mail.mil.
MR. JAKE ADRIAN is chief of the Global Reachback Contract- ing Division at ACC-RI. He holds an MBA from St. Ambrose University and a B.A. in liberal studies with an emphasis in economics, math and aerospace engineering from Iowa State Uni- versity. He is Level III certified in contracting and Level I certified in program management, and is a member of the Army Acquisi- tion Corps (AAC).
MS. ANDREA KALB is chief of the Contract Closeout Branch, Reachback Division, at ACC-RI. She holds an MBA from North- ern Illinois University and a B.A. in international business from Bradley University. Kalb is Level III certified in contracting and is a member of the AAC.
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