LESSON 13
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Critical Task:
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OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
In this lesson, you will learn about military contracts, the role of the DESC in relation to military contacts, how to
prioritize projects, the importance of considering environment and what a contracting cycle is.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
Describe the role of DESC in MILCON projects, discuss the MILCON mission, describe
project prioritization, describe the importance of environmental considerations in MILCON projects and describe
the MILCON cycle.
CONDITIONS:
Given this lesson and DOD Manual 4140.25M.
STANDARDS:
With at least 70 percent accuracy IAW DOD Manual 4140.25-M.
REFERENCES:
DOD 7420.13-R, DOD 4140.25-M, and DLAM 4270.1.
INTRODUCTION
As a petroleum officer, you can be assigned to a position in which you will have to oversee a military construction
project to upgrade or replace existing petroleum facilities, or initiate the construction of a new facility. As such,
you need to be familiar with the military construction mission of the Defense Energy Supply Center, which is
responsible for the construction of all military bulk fuel storage facilities.
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