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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting office focuses on customer communication, service
February 22, 2018 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston uses communication techniques and customer service skills to focus on the acquisition process to ensure Soldiers have the tools they need to deploy, fight and win across the entire spectrum of combat. ... MORE

(From left) Tracy Williams, K.A. Boles, Samuel Colton and Regina Espinosa discuss transferring contracts to another office during a meeting Jan. 31 at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Williams is a contract specialist with the MICC-Fort Sam Houston Reserve Support Division, and Boles is system administrator at MICC-Fort Sam Houston. Colton and Espinosa are contracting officers also with the division.

410th Contracting Support Brigade hones contingency contracting skills at JBSA-Camp Bullis
February 14, 2018 — Approximately 40 members of the 410th Contracting Support Brigade put their contingency contracting skills to the test during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 7-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Role playing as a local vendor, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kortney Johnson (right) seeks favor in a contract award from Sgt. 1st Class Jason Zahnley (left) during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Zahnley is the NCO in charge of the 677th Contracting Team and Johnson is the property book officer for the 410th Contracting Support Brigade at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

MICC remembers Martin Luther King Jr. achievements, leadership
January 18, 2018 — Nearly 50 years after his death, Martin Luther King Jr.’s message continues to challenge the nation to recognize that individuals should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff provides opening remarks during the 2018 Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Theater Jan. 17. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Commander of Mission and Installation Contracting Command pins on brigadier general
December 18, 2017 — The commander of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony Dec. 15. ... MORE

Phyllis Perdue (left) and Linda Boruff (right) add shoulder boards reflecting the new rank of Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff during a promotion ceremony Dec. 15 in San Antonio. Linda is the wife of the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and Perdue is his sister.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command exceeds small business goals for third consecutive year
November 9, 2017 — The award of approximately $2.1 billion in contracts to small businesses in fiscal 2017 drove the Mission and Installation Contracting Command to achieve all five of its socioeconomic goals for the third consecutive year... MORE

Officials with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Small Business Programs credit industry outreach efforts across the command as a vital tool in helping meeting the organization’s small business goals. In August, approximately 100 representatives from small and large industry took part in an acquisition forecast open house conducted by the MICC-Fort Sam Houston contracting office in San Antonio. With more than 60 businesses represented, those in attendance heard from leaders from the MICC headquarters and contracting office on the value of small business participation in helping improve market research and increase competition.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command support to Soldiers exceeds $4.8 billion in fiscal 2017
October 17, 2017 — Acquisition members from Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston executed 31,312 contract actions valued at more than $4.8 billion in support of Soldiers and their families during fiscal year 2017... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command realigns organizational structure
October 5, 2017 — A handful of contracting offices subordinate to the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are being realigned beginning this month as the command transforms itself to be more responsive to its mission partners... MORE

Implementation of a new Mission and Installation Contracting Command alignment is designed to better support the training and readiness needs of organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico supported by the command.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new enlisted leader
August 23, 2017 — Members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomed their new command sergeant major during an assumption-of-responsibility ceremony Aug. 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Marco A. Torres addresses members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and guests during an assumption-of-responsibility ceremony Aug. 23, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. As the new MICC command sergeant major, Torres received the organizational colors from Col. William M. Boruff, the MICC commander, during the ceremony.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leadership changes hands
July 12, 2017 — Command of the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command changes hands during a July 26 ceremony at the Army North Quadrangle on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. William Boruff (left) will assume command of the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert (right) in a July 26 ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders gather to discuss contracting priorities
January 9, 2017 — Leaders from across the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, took part in an acquisition leadership training event in December at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche speaks with leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as part of an acquisition leadership training event Dec. 7, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Wyche spent the day in San Antonio meeting with installation leaders from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and industry partners. Wyche is the deputy commanding general for the U.S. Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

Soldiers, families benefit from $4.6 billion in MICC contract support throughout country
October 12, 2016 — More than 32,000 contract actions valued at $4.6 billion were executed in support of Soldiers and their families by Mission and Installation Contracting Command acquisition members from throughout the country during fiscal year 2016. ... MORE

Members of the 412th Contracting Support Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are one of three brigades and a field directorate office across the country making up the Mission and Installation Contracting Command that together executed more than 32,000 contract actions during fiscal 2016 in support of Soldiers and their families.

MICC resource management team achieves 100 percent financial management compliance
September 14, 2016 — The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command resource management team at Fort Sam Houston has achieved 100 percent compliance with the Department of Defense Financial Management Certification program. ... MORE

(From left) Carmen Matos and Mary Miller discuss budget targets Aug. 24 at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command resource management office at Fort Sam Houston. Matos is the program and budget division chief and Miller is a financial management analyst at the MICC. Along with Matos and Miller, the rest of the resource management staff have completed their Department of Defense Financial Management Certification requirement.

Fort Rucker aviation support contract transfers to MICC
August 25, 2016 — Officials from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Sam Houston are poised to manage the execution of the largest acquisition in its seven-year history with the transfer of contract oversight for U.S. Army rotary wing maintenance services at Fort Rucker, Ala... MORE

An instructor pilot walks onto the flightline while maintenance crews inspect at UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at Lowe Army Heliport, Fort Rucker, Ala. in a dense fog that blanketed lower part of the state for several hours on the morning of May 9, 2013. Maintenance of existing equipment is crucial to keeping operating costs low for the multi-functional aircraft that has been used around the world for the past three decades. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Kosterman/Fort Rucker public affairs).

MICC acquisition forecast event attracts area business leaders
March 16, 2016 — More than 150 business representatives from the San Antoniometropolitan area met with Army contracting officials March 2 to hear aboutupcoming contracting opportunities during the Mission and... MORE

MICC personnel participate in joint operational contract support exercise
March 16, 2016 — U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Commandacquisition and support personnel from Fort Sam Houston will be participatingin an annual operational contract support exercise Monday through... MORE

Leader perspective: NCOER to define tomorrow’s leaders
February 15, 2016 — Since the start of this calendar year, noncommissionedofficers across the Army have fallen under a new rating system that’s unlikeanything they’ve seen for a generation but will help ensure NCOs... MORE

MICC teams with Junior Achievement, SA Works to mentor students
February 11, 2016 — Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert,commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command speaks to Fox Tech High School students as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 2 at Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MICC leaders come together to discuss acquisition matters
January 22, 2016 — Leaders from throughout the command took part in the Missionand Installation Contracting Command Acquisition Leadership Conference at FortSam Houston Dec. 1-4, 2015, to discuss key issues impacting... MORE

New Mission and Installation Contracting Command program reintroduces career series to assist contracting offices with workloads
January 22, 2016 — A new program is being developed to reintroduce a careerseries to assist contracting offices with their workload to support the Missionand Installation Contracting Command’s 2025 transformation.The... MORE

Renee Burek (left) discusses the 1105 career series program with Kim Wentrcek at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Burek is the 1105 program coordinator for the MICC and Wentrcek is chief of business operations for the MICC Contracting Operations Directorate.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command directorates merge to provide better field support
September 17, 2015 — he merging of two directorates at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command headquarters at Fort Sam Houston in August marks another step in the command’s posturing to sustain operations in a resource-constrained environment... MORE

Sybille Quigtar-Hamilton completes Defense Acquisition University studies to become a contracting officer’s representative at Fort Sam Houston Sept. 8. She is a Mission and Installation Contracting Command management and program analyst assigned to the business management operations division in the contracting operations directorate.