Cor - Contracting Officer’s Representative | Latest Exam Questions And Solutions - Verified Answers 2026/2027

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Course


COR - CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE |
LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS - VERIFIED
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CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) COURSE




1. Which official is the only government employee authorized to enter
into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related
determinations on behalf of the government?
A. Head of the Requiring Activity
B. Contracting Officer
C. Program Manager
D. Contracting Officer's Representative
B. Contracting Officer
Under FAR 1.602-1, warranted Contracting Officers alone hold authority
to bind the government contractually.
2. A COR's authority is established and limited by which document?
A. The COR's position description
B. The written designation letter signed by the Contracting Officer
C. The contractor's technical proposal
D. The agency's annual budget memo
B. The written designation letter signed by the Contracting Officer
FAR 1.602-2(d)(5) requires a written designation that spells out the
scope and limits of the COR's authority.


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3. Which action is a COR permitted to perform?
A. Approve an increase to the contract price
B. Authorize work outside the scope of the contract
C. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the Contracting
Officer
D. Change the delivery schedule in writing
C. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the
Contracting Officer
Monitoring technical performance is a core delegated duty; changes to
scope, schedule, or price remain with the Contracting Officer.
4. Under FAR 1.602-2(d), a COR designation may be made only when
the designee is:
A. A government employee or qualified person with no conflict of interest
and appropriate training
B. A contractor employee working on the same contract
C. Any person nominated by the vendor
D. A program staff member without training
A. A government employee or qualified person with no conflict of
interest and appropriate training
The FAR requires a COR to be a qualified government employee (or
authorized military member) free of conflicts and properly trained.
5. A COR's designation gives that person authority to:
A. Sign contract modifications
B. Perform only the specific duties delegated in the designation letter
C. Obligate funds
D. Make final acceptance decisions on all contract issues
B. Perform only the specific duties delegated in the designation
letter
COR authority is never inherent—it extends only to the specific technical
and administrative duties delegated in writing.




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6. What is an "unauthorized commitment" as defined in FAR 1.602-3?
A. An agreement that is not binding solely because the government
representative lacked authority
B. A verbal promise made by a contractor
C. A commitment made by a Contracting Officer above the warrant limit
through error in pricing
D. A contract awarded without competition
A. An agreement that is not binding solely because the government
representative lacked authority
An unauthorized commitment arises when a person without contracting
authority purports to bind the government.
7. The process by which an official with authority adopts an
unauthorized commitment is called:
A. Rescission
B. Definitization
C. Novation
D. Ratification
D. Ratification
FAR 1.602-3 describes ratification as the act of approving an
unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so.
8. Which COR action most commonly leads to an unauthorized
commitment?
A. Documenting a performance shortfall
B. Reviewing an invoice against delivery records
C. Attending a post-award conference
D. Directing a contractor to perform work not in the contract
D. Directing a contractor to perform work not in the contract
Technical direction that changes scope creates obligations the COR has no
authority to make.




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9. Technical direction given by a COR must:
A. Be oral only to save time
B. Override contract terms when the program needs it
C. Be issued without informing the Contracting Officer
D. Stay within the existing scope, price, and schedule of the contract
D. Stay within the existing scope, price, and schedule of the contract
Valid technical direction clarifies or fills in details within the scope of
work; it can never change terms.
10. Who may terminate a COR designation?
A. The finance office
B. The COR's peers on the project team
C. The Contracting Officer
D. The contractor's project manager
C. The Contracting Officer
Because the Contracting Officer designates the COR, only the Contracting
Officer can revoke or end that designation.
11. When a COR is reassigned to another position, the proper first step
is to:
A. Hand the files to the contractor
B. Destroy working notes
C. Continue performing duties from the new position
D. Notify the Contracting Officer so the designation can be terminated and
a successor named
D. Notify the Contracting Officer so the designation can be
terminated and a successor named
Designations are tied to the individual; the Contracting Officer must
formally terminate and replace them to avoid a gap in oversight.
12. A COR who is not an authorized official makes a commitment that
the agency decides not to ratify. Who may be held responsible?
A. The contractor only
B. No one; the agency must pay regardless
C. The individual who made the commitment
D. The Contracting Officer automatically
C. The individual who made the commitment
Unratified commitments can leave the individual personally liable and
subject to disciplinary action.

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