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Registration open for 2025 Army contracting virtual outreach for industry
February 7, 2025 — Small businesses and other interested industry partners are now able to register for the fifth-annual Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advance Planning Briefing for Industry virtual contracting forecast event scheduled for May 8-10, 2025...

MICC issues small business event scam alert
January 22, 2025 — Mission and Installation Contracting Command mission and industry partners are cautioned to be aware of scams posing as small business events allegedly hosted by the government. Many of these scams are asking participants to remit a fee for fake events...

MICC University flagship courses making expansion-move to Army Contracting Command
December 3, 2024 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command hosted three training courses in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 as part of their MICC University training initiative conducted at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. By Spring of 2025, responsibility for two of the three courses will transition to MICC’s higher command, the Army Contracting Command in Huntsville, Alabama...

MICC welcomes new command sergeant major
December 2, 2024 — In a ceremony transitioning between command sergeants major for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Gusman relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. JennyAnne Bright in the presence of over 100 virtual attendees and over 160 in-person attendees on Nov. 20 at the historic MICC Long Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston...

MICC commander confirmed for promotion to brigadier general
December 2, 2024 — Army Col. Freddy Adams’ presidential nomination for promotion to brigadier general was confirmed Nov. 21 by congressional vote. Adams is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, currently serving as the commander of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, a one-star subordinate command of the Army Contracting Command...

MICC surpasses small business goals for tenth consecutive year
October 31, 2024 — In fiscal 2024, small business experts within the Mission and Installation Contracting Command once again surpassed contracting objectives in every socioeconomic category, marking a decade of consistent achievement...

MICC highlights new contract management tool as fiscal year contract execution exceeds $5.5 billion
October 11, 2024 — When the dust settled on the rush to close out fiscal year contracts by midnight on Sept. 30, acquisition professionals throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command estimate that over 22,000 contract actions valued at nearly $5.5 billion across the Army, including $3 billion to American small businesses, were executed throughout fiscal year 2024...

MICC senior leaders balance steadfast and new ideas during 2024 training event
August 6, 2024 — Approximately 80 senior contracting officials, directors and planners across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command converged for its annual Senior Contracting Officials and Directors Acquisition Training event in San Antonio, Texas, from July 30 to Aug. 2...

MICC leaders set to host annual acquisition training event in San Antonio
July 24, 2024 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command, led by Col. Freddy Adams, Clay Cole and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Gusman, will host their annual Senior Contracting Officials and Directors Acquisition Training event in San Antonio, Texas, from July 30 to Aug. 2...

MICC welcomes new commander
June 10, 2024 — More than 400 in-person and virtual guests attended the Mission and Installation Contracting Command change of command ceremony on June 7 in front of the historic Long Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

New portal streamlines field ordering officer capabilities
May 13, 2024 — A comprehensive overhaul of the field ordering officer program used in procuring micro-purchases of supplies and limited services recently transformed an outdated process heavily reliant on manual inputs into a more modern and integrated web-based framework offering greater efficiencies...

Small business outreach attracts record number of registrants
May 3, 2024 — Small business officials from the command wrapped up the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry last week, attracting a record more than 2,700 registrants...

MICC graduates contract leaders, master gunner courses
April 23, 2024 — Nearly two dozen contracting professionals gathered for a combined graduation ceremony hosted by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command deputy to the commanding general, Clay Cole, April 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

MICC commanding general to lead Army Contracting Command
March 14, 2024 — The Army chief of staff announced on Feb. 29 the selection of the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as the next leader of the Army Contracting Command...

Programs aim to develop MICC workforce members
February 21, 2024 — The application cutoff dates are quickly approaching for two leadership programs developing Mission and Installation Contracting Command workforce members to reduce skills gaps and promote personal and professional growth. The MICC is accepting applications from eligible civilian employees in select grades as well as military members through Feb. 22 for its job shadowing program and through Feb. 28 for its mentoring program...

MICC commanding general pins on second star
February 6, 2024 — Family, friends and colleagues, past and present, gathered at the Fort Sam Houston Theater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 2 to honor the promotion of the commanding general of U.S. Army Mission and Installation Management Command, Douglas S. Lowrey, from the rank of brigadier general to major general...

MICC sets dates for 2024 virtual industry outreach
December 22, 2023 — Small business representatives from across the socioeconomic spectrum can gain valuable insight on forecasted contract opportunities with the Army April 22-25, 2024, as part of a national virtual outreach effort...

Army announces MICC leader confirmation for second star
December 21, 2023 — Officials from the Army General Officer Management Office announced on Dec. 6 the selection of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command commanding general for promotion to the rank of major general...

Training aims to improve contract effectiveness, performance
October 30, 2023 — Mission partners joined members of the 904th Contracting Battalion and Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Stewart, Georgia, to further their skills in planning, developing and writing work statements as part of a virtual workshop that concluded this week...

MICC master gunners receive unique skill identifier
October 30, 2023 — The Army is now granting noncommissioned officers who successfully complete the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Master Gunner Course a personnel development skill identifier code recognizing the increased capability they bring to the service’s sustainment requirements...