Institutional memory // curated public collection

Permanent Contract File

The jokes may be absurd. The records must be accurate.

This growing collection preserves approved CMCoE history with original sources and clearly labeled interpretation. It is not a complete download of the Facebook group.

Collections and exhibits

The Early Years: 2020-2021

CMCoE began as DoD Contracting Memes on August 18, 2020. It became Contracting Memes on June 8, 2021, and Contracting Memes Center of Excellence (CMCoE) on July 23, 2021. Explore 21 selected early sources: 19 meme images, one video source record and the July naming discussion. These are recovered early records, not a verified first-20 sequence. Comments and intervening history remain incomplete.

The Early Years: June 2021, continued

Thirty more selected posts from June 11–23, 2021: learning the FAR through memes, source selections, mission partners, EOFY recognition and the chaplain’s pizza. Includes 29 post images, three discussion attachments and 57 preserved comment records. One displayed comment remains unavailable; reaction GIFs and other gaps are identified. This owner-log selection is not a complete group-wide chronology.

The Early Years: June into July 2021

Thirty selected posts from June 23–July 4, 2021: contracting frustrations, collaborative contractor-profile parodies, playful expert titles, and a contemporary report of passing 300 members. Includes 47 image renditions and 65 preserved comments. One displayed comment remains unavailable. A short video is preserved privately and linked to its source; public playback is unavailable. This owner-log selection is not a complete group-wide chronology.

The Early Years: July 2021

Thirty selected posts from July 4–16, 2021: EOFY pizza parties, rules versus tools, Worldwide recognition, expeditionary contracting, and acquisition humor. Includes 37 source images and 74 captured comments and replies, matching the displayed counts at review. Reaction GIF animations are not preserved. This owner-log selection is not a complete group-wide chronology.

The Early Years: July 2021, Part 2

Thirty selected posts from July 16–25, 2021: tools-versus-rules debate, contracting mistakes, learning through memes, and the group-cover contest with its August 1 winner and revised design. Includes 45 images and 138 captured comments/replies out of 140 displayed. Two comments remain unavailable; reaction GIF animations are not preserved. This owner-log selection is not a complete group-wide chronology.

The Early Years: July 2021, Part 3

Thirty selected posts from July 26–30, 2021: expeditionary contracting, JRRB satire, early CMCoE identity, historical tagging, community participation and the cover-contest reminder. Includes 37 images and 72 captured comments/replies, matching displayed counts at review. Thirteen comments reference GIF animations that were not preserved. This owner-log selection is not a complete group-wide chronology.