U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
Headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, ACC is a two-star command with two subordinate one-star commands – the Expeditionary Contracting Command (ECC, for locations outside the continental United States) and the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC, for locations inside the continental United States) – and six major contracting centers that provide support to AMC’s life cycle management commands. These centers also provide contracting support to several program executive offices and program managers supporting the U.S. Army’s major acquisition programs. From a Soldier’s food and clothing to bullets and bombs; from tanks and trucks to watercraft, aircraft, and small satellites; from their weapons to the installations where they work and live with their families, ACC leverages the world’s most powerful economic force, the free enterprise system, to bring innovative products and services to America’s warfighters. As the Army’s principal buying agent, ACC offers the contracting expertise of some of the best-trained people in the Army, ready to support the warfighter while ensuring responsible stewardship of taxpayers’ funds. ACC ensures contracting support to the Soldier as mission requirements emerge and as the Army transforms and operates within the continental United States and around the globe. An international business enterprise, the command executed more than 174,000 contracts in fiscal year 2015 valued at more than $55 billion, which is equal to 73 percent of the Army’s contract dollars. ACC accomplishes this with more than 6,000 military and civilian employees at more than 100 locations worldwide. In fiscal year 2015, ACC supported Army and joint operations in more than 50 countries.
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U.S. European Command
A subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) delivers readiness to the U.S. Army by contracting for equipment and services vital to the Army’s global mission. From bullets and beans to tanks, aircraft, and ammunition, if a Soldier needs it, ACC buys it.
On April 7-8, 2016, the U.S. Mission to Greece and the U.S. Army’s 409th Contracting Support Brigade donated essential humanitarian supplies for migrants and refugees in Greece on behalf of the U.S. government. Thousands of beds, sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, diapers, and other necessities were provided to the Hellenic Republic First Reception Service for distribution at sites across Greece.
The ECC provides effective and agile contracting service across the full spectrum of military operations for U.S. Army service component commanders in support of Army and joint operations as well as to other defense organizations at locations outside the continental United States. In FY 2015, ECC completed more than 20,000 contracting actions valued at more than $1.93 billion.
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