COR TRAINING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025 26 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ FAR must follow. Answer: 1) commit to fair and open competition
2) ensure responsible use of taxpayer money
3) maintain highest ethical standards
◉ COR general responsibilities. Answer: 1) acquisition planning
2) market research
3) contract/performance management
◉ COR traits. Answer: technical expertise and familiarity with all
aspects of the contract
◉ COR specific duties. Answer: 1) furnish technical direction and
monitor contract performance
2) maintain independent relationship
3) ensure contractors are paid for authorized services/materials only
4) review, accept, and reject deliverables
◉ OFPP. Answer: Office of Federal Procurement Policy
,◉ mission of FAI. Answer: ensure the development of a federal
acquisition workforce
◉ COR planning purpose. Answer: 1) validate identified need
2) establish requirements
3) develop elements of the acquisition plan
◉ COR planning responsibilities. Answer: 1) assist with market research
2) define requirments
◉ 2 meanings of solicitation. Answer: 1) process of requesting bids from
potential contractors
2) physical document requesting bids from potential contractors (RFP,
RFB, RFQ)
◉ During solicitation, the gov't releases the following to industry.
Answer: 1) request for proposal (RFP)
2) request for bid (RFB)
3) request for quote (RFQ)
◉ COR evaluation step. Answer: 1) assessment of proposal using
criteria in RFP, RFB, RFQ
2) evaluate nonprice factors
, 3) input in the TET summary report
◉ COR award step. Answer: 1) CO issues execution contract signed by
all parties
2) notify all unsuccessful parties
3) delegation letter and contract docs and forms given to the COR
◉ COR post-award tasks. Answer: 1) monitor contractor performance
2) receive and approve invoices
3) assure contractor security
4) maintain documentation
5) assist with close-out
◉ how do you know when to function as a COR or a PM?. Answer: If
contract, then PM. If delegation letter, then COR
◉ internal stakeholder. Answer: any person, group or org whose
interests will be directly affected by the project
◉ examples of internal stakeholder. Answer: pm, co, cor, ipt, business
sponsors, senior leadership
◉ external stakeholders. Answer: benefit indirectly from the project
2025 26 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ FAR must follow. Answer: 1) commit to fair and open competition
2) ensure responsible use of taxpayer money
3) maintain highest ethical standards
◉ COR general responsibilities. Answer: 1) acquisition planning
2) market research
3) contract/performance management
◉ COR traits. Answer: technical expertise and familiarity with all
aspects of the contract
◉ COR specific duties. Answer: 1) furnish technical direction and
monitor contract performance
2) maintain independent relationship
3) ensure contractors are paid for authorized services/materials only
4) review, accept, and reject deliverables
◉ OFPP. Answer: Office of Federal Procurement Policy
,◉ mission of FAI. Answer: ensure the development of a federal
acquisition workforce
◉ COR planning purpose. Answer: 1) validate identified need
2) establish requirements
3) develop elements of the acquisition plan
◉ COR planning responsibilities. Answer: 1) assist with market research
2) define requirments
◉ 2 meanings of solicitation. Answer: 1) process of requesting bids from
potential contractors
2) physical document requesting bids from potential contractors (RFP,
RFB, RFQ)
◉ During solicitation, the gov't releases the following to industry.
Answer: 1) request for proposal (RFP)
2) request for bid (RFB)
3) request for quote (RFQ)
◉ COR evaluation step. Answer: 1) assessment of proposal using
criteria in RFP, RFB, RFQ
2) evaluate nonprice factors
, 3) input in the TET summary report
◉ COR award step. Answer: 1) CO issues execution contract signed by
all parties
2) notify all unsuccessful parties
3) delegation letter and contract docs and forms given to the COR
◉ COR post-award tasks. Answer: 1) monitor contractor performance
2) receive and approve invoices
3) assure contractor security
4) maintain documentation
5) assist with close-out
◉ how do you know when to function as a COR or a PM?. Answer: If
contract, then PM. If delegation letter, then COR
◉ internal stakeholder. Answer: any person, group or org whose
interests will be directly affected by the project
◉ examples of internal stakeholder. Answer: pm, co, cor, ipt, business
sponsors, senior leadership
◉ external stakeholders. Answer: benefit indirectly from the project
