(DoD) Contract awarded by contracting organizations whose contracting authority does not derive directly from the theater support contracting head(s) of contracting activity or from systems support contracting authorities. See also systems support contract; theater support contract.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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