International Operations
Contingency contracting officers support a range of overseas operations, including military operations in a major theater (e.g., Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan), smaller scale contingencies (e.g., Operation Just Cause in Panama), and humanitarian operations (e.g., Operation United Assistance in West Africa).
Key regulations on contracting support for international operations:
Contingency Operation Simplified Acquisition Threshold
Micro-Purchase Threshold Emergency Flexibilities (FAR Subpart 18.2)
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS)
Additional information on contracting support for international operations:
- Defense Contingency Contracting Handbook
- Defense Contingency Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Handbook
- Office of Federal Procurement Policy's Emergency Acquisitions Guide
The table below identifies some of the recent international contingencies supported by the U.S. military. Contingency policies and resources are available by clicking the links within the table. Archived international operations can be found here.
| Event | Location | Year | Thresholds at FAR 13.201(g) apply* |
| Hurricane Matthew (Humanitarian Operation) | Haiti and Jamaica | 2016 | No |
| CJTF-HOA Operation | CJOA, AFRICOM | Yes |
|
| Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Afghanistan | 2015 | Yes |
| Operation Inherent Resolve | Iraq and Syria | 2014 | Yes |
| Operation United Assistance | West Africa | 2014 | Yes |
| Operation Damayan (Super Typhoon Haiyan) | Philippines | 2013 | No |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn | Iraq | 2003 | Yes |
Afghanistan |
2001 |
Yes |
* The higher micro-purchase thresholds at FAR 13.201(g) are only authorized for “contingency operations” as that term is defined at FAR 2.101 (10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13)).
The same events found above are organized by CCMD, below.
| CCMD | Event | Location | Year |
SOUTHCOM |
Haiti and Jamaica |
2016 |
|
AFRICOM |
CJTF-HOA Operation | CJOA, AFRICOM | |
| Operation United Assistance | West Africa | 2014 | |
| Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Afghanistan | 2015 | |
| Operation Inherent Resolve | Iraq and Syria | 2014 | |
| Operation Enduring Freedom | Afghanistan | 2001 | |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn | Iraq | 2003 | |
PACOM |
Philippines |
2013 |
GCC Areas of Responsibility:
- GCC Areas of Responsibility
- GCC Operational Contract Support (OCS) websites: