Wikipedia

Army Contracting Command

(Redirected from 409th Support Brigade)

The Army Contracting Command (ACC) is a contracting services command of the United States Army. "On October 1, 2008, the Army recognized the formal establishment of the Army Contracting Command as a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. This new Army organization performs the majority of contracting work for the U.S. Army, and consists of two subordinate commands responsible for installation and expeditionary contracting, and other Army contracting elements."[2]

Army Contracting Command
ACC's distinctive unit insignia
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Army
TypeContracting Command
RoleArranging Contracts
Part of U.S. Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQRedstone Arsenal, AL
Motto(s)"COMPARATOR, ARMATI, CUSTOS" (Soldier, Emptor, Guardian)[1]
Websitewww.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/acc
Commanders
Current
commander		MG Douglas S. Lowrey

There are three parts to the Army Contracting Command: Expeditionary Contracting Command Brigades, Mission Installation Contracting Commands, and Contracting centers.

Expeditionary Contracting Command

edit

Expeditionary Contracting Command was a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Contracting Command headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The one-star command was organized to accomplish its global operational missions through its nine Contracting Support Brigades, seventeen Contingency Contracting Battalions, sixteen Senior Contingency Contracting Teams, and ninety-two Contingency Contracting Teams.[3] Expeditionary Contracting Command was discontinued and merged with Army Contracting Command on October 1, 2017.[4]

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC)

edit

Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC)[5] is a one-star command. It is made up of more than 1,500 military and civilian members assigned to three contracting support brigades, one field directorate office and 33 field offices throughout the nation and Puerto Rico that provide contracting support across the Army.

Headquarters:

  • MICC headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas[6]

Contracting Support Brigades, Field Directorate Office and Subordinate Activities:[7]

Contracting Centers

edit

Major Contracting Center Locations:

  • ACC-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
  • ACC-New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.
  • ACC-Redstone, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
  • ACC-Rock Island, Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.
  • ACC-Detroit Arsenal, Detroit Arsenal, Mich.
  • ACC-Orlando, Orlando Florida

List of commanders

edit
No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
Executive Director, U.S. Army Contracting Command
1Jeffrey P. ParsonsMarch 13, 2008[8]September 27, 20113 years, 198 days
2Carol E. LowmanSeptember 27, 2011[9]May 17, 2012[10]233 days
Commanding General, U.S. Army Contracting Command
1Major General
Camille M. Nichols		May 17, 2012[11]October 2, 20131 year, 138 days
2Major General
Theodore Harrison III		October 2, 2013[12]August 19, 20151 year, 321 days
3Major General
James E. Simpson		August 19, 2015[13]May 31, 20182 years, 285 days
4Major General
Paul H. Pardew[14]		May 31, 2018[15]June 21, 20213 years, 21 days
5Brigadier General
Christine A. Beeler[16]		June 21, 2021[17]June 14, 20242 years, 359 days
6Major General
Douglas S. Lowrey		June 14, 2024[18]Incumbent165 days

References

edit
  1. ^ Army Contracting Command's Heraldry Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH), Washington, DC. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ U.S. Army Expeditionary Command Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, About. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ Expeditionary Contracting Command Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2013.
  4. ^ "Expeditionary Contracting Command Cases Colors". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  5. ^ "U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command | MIC". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ "Leader's Perspective: MRI restores contracting structure, recovers customer base". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  7. ^ MICC Fact Sheet Archived August 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, 21 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Army Stands Up Contracting Command". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  9. ^ "Army Contracting Command leadership changing". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  10. ^ Became deputy to the commanding general of ACC until her retirement in August 2012.
  11. ^ "Nichols named new ACC commander". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  12. ^ "Media Advisory: ACC Change of Command and ECC Relinquishment of Command Ceremony". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  13. ^ "ACC welcomes new commander". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  14. ^ "Major General Paul H. Pardew - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  15. ^ Affairs, SAMANTHA HILL Army Materiel Command Public. "Pardew takes reins of Army Contracting Command". The Redstone Rocket. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  16. ^ "Brigadier General Christine A. Beeler - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  17. ^ "DVIDS Webcast - U.S. Army Contracting Command Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony". DVIDS. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  18. ^ Teutsch, Rebecca (2024-06-13). "U.S. Army Contracting Command to celebrate Change of Command ceremonies". WHNT-TV. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Army_Contracting_Command&oldid=1229206319"