text: Financial Management Operations
  CONTRACTING SUPPORT BRIGADE (CSB)
  1-106. CSBs are command selection list, colonel-level TOE commands assigned to the ECC. The CSB
  commander is the Army’s primary theater strategic and operational level contracting support planner and
  advisor, and has mission command of Army theater support contracting organizations. Currently, CSB
  Headquarters (HQs) are aligned to each theater Army, the one field Army (the theater and field armies are
  hereafter referred to as an army service component command or ASCC) and two Army corps headquarters.
  However, regardless of habitual alignment, the CSB may deploy to any theater of operations to support the
  ARFOR commander as directed. Once deployed within a theater of operations, the CSB can command
  multiple contracting battalions within the theater. Forward stationed CSB commanders are dual-hatted as
  the installation theater or field army principle assistant responsible for contracting (PARC) and, as such,
  have a PARC tables of distribution and allowances (TDA) office, in addition to the ASCC-aligned CSB
  TOE structure. While these forward stationed PARC TDA offices can provide limited reachback and
  temporary operational augmentation support, it is important to note the CSB TOE is a deployable
  organization separate from the theater or field army PARC TDA structure.
  1-107. The primary operational contracting mission command headquarters is the CSB. The 22-person
  CSB headquarters can either be theater-committed and aligned to provide direct support to an ASCC, or it
  can be globally-available and aligned to provide direct support to a corps. In either case, the CSB
  Commander typically serves as the Army’s Senior Contracting Official within an assigned area of
  operations. If the Army is designated as the lead service for contracting, the CSB Commander may also
  serve as Senior Contracting Official for Joint contracting personnel deployed to that same area of
  operations.
  1-108. As the senior Army contracting element within the ASCC or corps, the CSB provides contracting
  advice and assistance to the supported commander and staff, including assisting with preparation of Annex
  W (Contract Support Integration Plan) to deliberate and crisis-action plans. The CSB plans and executes
  theater support contracting support within the assigned area of operations and performs tasks such as
  providing mission command for assigned or attached contracting personnel, establishing contracting
  priorities of support, participating in or, if designated as lead service for contracting, leading the Joint
  Contract Support Board, developing, reviewing, and managing the contingency contracting processes, and
  developing and implementing contracting-related policies and procedures to enable the operational
  commander’s desired end-state. The CSB also coordinates with sister service, external support, and system
  support contracting elements to reduce competition for resources, deconflict priorities, and eliminate
  unnecessary, redundant support.
  1-109. The FMSC should coordinate closely with the CSB Contract Support Plans and Operations officer
  to ensure FM and contract support are well-planned and synchronized within the theater.
  CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING BATTALIONS (CCBN)
  1-110. The CCBN is a globally-available unit providing mission command of subordinate contracting
  units or personnel and is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising contract award,
  administration, and closeout for supplies, services, and construction. The CCBN reviews internal and
  external contractual actions to ensure statutory, regulatory, and procedural compliance and establishes
  programs to ensure maximum competition.
  1-111. The 13-person CCBN headquarters is typically employed in either the division or corps rear area.
  When aligned with a division headquarters, the CCBN provides mission command of CCTs providing
  direct or general support to units in the division AOR. As the senior Army contracting commander in the
  division area, the CCBN commander provides advice and mission planning assistance to the division
  commander and staff. When positioned in the corps area and aligned with a corps headquarters, the CCBN
  provides general support on an area basis through its assigned or attached CCTs. While the CSB also
  operating in the corps area is focused on operational-level planning, policies, and procedures, the CCBN is
  focused on mission command of downtrace elements as they execute tactical-level contract support.
  Though aligned and providing DS/GS to an operational force, the CCBN remains assigned to the CSB
  headquarters, even in small-scale operations where the CSB may not deploy forward.