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Section 5601.603-3-90: Appointment of Contingency Contracting Officers.

(a) All Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO) warrants are subject to the limitations of USSOCOM business and contract clearance procedures. Contingency warrants are further limited to the duration of the contingency or deployment and are only valid while actually deployed in support of a contingency operation. Selection procedures shall comply with 5601.603-3.
(b) All CCOs shall attend the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Contingency Contracting Course (CON 234) prior to deployment. A waiver may be requested from the DOP if this requirement cannot be met due to the urgency and immediacy of the mission.
(c) All contracting office chiefs shall notify SORDAC-KA of the deployment and redeployment of contingency contracting officers to overseas locations when contracting authority is granted by a USSOCOM issued warrant.

Attachment 5601-1: USSOCOM REVIEW PROCESS AND APPROVAL LEVELS
Attachment 5601-2: DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS OF UNAUTHORIZED COMMITMENT

HQ, United States Special Operations Command
Special Operations Research, Development, and Acquisition Center (SORDAC-K)
SOFARS 5601
February 2007