### Question
How is the "contingency contracting personnel" defined?


### Answer
The term **contingency contracting personnel** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 3157* as follows -

> members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are members of the defense acquisition workforce and, as part of their duties, are assigned to provide support to contingency operations (whether deployed or not)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 3157*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart A-General > CHAPTER 209-OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT > SUBCHAPTER I-JOINT POLICIES ON REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, CONTINGENCY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING**

