Creation Date:       2007

Contract Client:       Defense Acquisition University

Description

Working with the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), WILL Interactive developed The Barda Bridge to introduce Department of Defense Contingency Contracting Officers (CCOs) to the unique challenges of conducting contracting operations in a true contingency environment. Atropia (U.S. ally to the north) and Ariana (enemy to the south) are located on the Caspian Sea and contain valuable natural resources important to U.S. interests. Both countries have multiple ethnic and religious traditions as well as border disputes that go back thousands of years. U.S. military assets were dispatched to Atropia to repulse Arianan aggressiveness in the region.

You get the call to move out. In two weeks, you find yourself on the ground in a remote corner of the world. What's more, you have to purchase most supplies from the local economy. What language do they speak here? What currency is used? What are the local customs? How will you deal with U.S. contractors vying for some of the action?

This robust VEILS® program steers you through pre-deployment, initial deployment to the warfighting zone and build-up phases, and concludes with a final major project—employing critical decision-making skills—before returning to your home station.