FCR-201 COR
FCR-201 – CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE
(COR) LEVEL 2 | EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | LATEST 2026/2027
FCR-201 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)
1. Which official is the only person authorized to enter into, administer,
or terminate a government contract and to make related
determinations and findings?
A. The Requiring Activity Commander
B. The Contracting Officer
C. The Program Manager
D. The Contracting Officer's Representative
B. The Contracting Officer
Under FAR 1.602-1, only Contracting Officers acting within the limits of
their warrants may bind the Government to a contract.
2. A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is designated in writing
by whom?
A. The COR's first-line supervisor
B. The Contracting Officer
C. The contractor's program manager
D. The Head of the Contracting Activity's legal counsel
B. The Contracting Officer
FAR 1.602-2(d) requires the Contracting Officer to designate and
authorize the COR in writing.
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3. Which document defines the specific duties, responsibilities, and
limitations of a COR on a particular contract?
A. The Standard Form 1449 continuation sheet
B. The Statement of Work cover page
C. The COR designation (appointment) letter
D. The contractor's quality control plan
C. The COR designation (appointment) letter
The designation letter spells out what the COR may and may not do, and
the COR must stay within those limits.
4. Which of the following actions is a COR authorized to take?
A. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the Contracting
Officer
B. Change the contract delivery schedule
C. Increase the contract price to cover added work
D. Waive a contract requirement the contractor finds burdensome
A. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the
Contracting Officer
A COR monitors and reports; changes to price, schedule, or requirements
belong only to the Contracting Officer.
5. A COR may redelegate his or her authority to:
A. An alternate COR chosen by the COR
B. No one
C. A trusted contractor site lead
D. Any government employee in the same office
B. No one
COR authority cannot be redelegated; only the Contracting Officer can
designate another COR.
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6. Under FAR 1.602-2(d), a COR must be a government employee
unless:
A. Otherwise authorized in agency regulations
B. The COR holds a FAC-COR Level III
C. The contract is under the simplified acquisition threshold
D. The contractor agrees in writing
A. Otherwise authorized in agency regulations
The FAR requires the COR to be a government employee unless agency
regulations authorize otherwise.
7. Which statement about a COR's authority is correct?
A. A COR may authorize work outside scope during emergencies
B. A COR may make changes if the contractor agrees
C. A COR may approve minor changes under $10,000
D. A COR has no authority to make commitments or changes that affect
price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms
D. A COR has no authority to make commitments or changes that
affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms
FAR 1.602-2(d)(5) is explicit that the COR has no authority to make
commitments or changes affecting contract terms.
8. The COR's designation letter should be acknowledged by the COR and
a copy furnished to:
A. The Government Accountability Office
B. The Defense Contract Audit Agency only
C. The COR's personnel file only
D. The contractor and the contract file
D. The contractor and the contract file
The contractor must know who the COR is and what the COR may do, and
the file must document the designation.
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9. Under the Federal Acquisition Certification for CORs (FAC-COR), how
many training hours are required for Level I?
A. 24 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 60 hours
D. 8 hours
D. 8 hours
Level I requires 8 hours of training and is generally suited to low-risk
contract vehicles such as supply contracts.
10. FAC-COR Level II requires how many hours of initial training?
A. 80 hours
B. 16 hours
C. 40 hours
D. 8 hours
C. 40 hours
Level II calls for 40 hours of training plus one year of prior COR
experience for moderate-risk contracts.
11. FAC-COR Level III requires how many hours of initial training?
A. 40 hours
B. 100 hours
C. 24 hours
D. 60 hours
D. 60 hours
Level III requires 60 hours of training and two years of COR experience
for complex, high-risk contracts.
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FCR-201 – CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE
(COR) LEVEL 2 | EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | LATEST 2026/2027
FCR-201 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)
1. Which official is the only person authorized to enter into, administer,
or terminate a government contract and to make related
determinations and findings?
A. The Requiring Activity Commander
B. The Contracting Officer
C. The Program Manager
D. The Contracting Officer's Representative
B. The Contracting Officer
Under FAR 1.602-1, only Contracting Officers acting within the limits of
their warrants may bind the Government to a contract.
2. A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is designated in writing
by whom?
A. The COR's first-line supervisor
B. The Contracting Officer
C. The contractor's program manager
D. The Head of the Contracting Activity's legal counsel
B. The Contracting Officer
FAR 1.602-2(d) requires the Contracting Officer to designate and
authorize the COR in writing.
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3. Which document defines the specific duties, responsibilities, and
limitations of a COR on a particular contract?
A. The Standard Form 1449 continuation sheet
B. The Statement of Work cover page
C. The COR designation (appointment) letter
D. The contractor's quality control plan
C. The COR designation (appointment) letter
The designation letter spells out what the COR may and may not do, and
the COR must stay within those limits.
4. Which of the following actions is a COR authorized to take?
A. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the Contracting
Officer
B. Change the contract delivery schedule
C. Increase the contract price to cover added work
D. Waive a contract requirement the contractor finds burdensome
A. Monitor contractor performance and report findings to the
Contracting Officer
A COR monitors and reports; changes to price, schedule, or requirements
belong only to the Contracting Officer.
5. A COR may redelegate his or her authority to:
A. An alternate COR chosen by the COR
B. No one
C. A trusted contractor site lead
D. Any government employee in the same office
B. No one
COR authority cannot be redelegated; only the Contracting Officer can
designate another COR.
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6. Under FAR 1.602-2(d), a COR must be a government employee
unless:
A. Otherwise authorized in agency regulations
B. The COR holds a FAC-COR Level III
C. The contract is under the simplified acquisition threshold
D. The contractor agrees in writing
A. Otherwise authorized in agency regulations
The FAR requires the COR to be a government employee unless agency
regulations authorize otherwise.
7. Which statement about a COR's authority is correct?
A. A COR may authorize work outside scope during emergencies
B. A COR may make changes if the contractor agrees
C. A COR may approve minor changes under $10,000
D. A COR has no authority to make commitments or changes that affect
price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms
D. A COR has no authority to make commitments or changes that
affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms
FAR 1.602-2(d)(5) is explicit that the COR has no authority to make
commitments or changes affecting contract terms.
8. The COR's designation letter should be acknowledged by the COR and
a copy furnished to:
A. The Government Accountability Office
B. The Defense Contract Audit Agency only
C. The COR's personnel file only
D. The contractor and the contract file
D. The contractor and the contract file
The contractor must know who the COR is and what the COR may do, and
the file must document the designation.
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9. Under the Federal Acquisition Certification for CORs (FAC-COR), how
many training hours are required for Level I?
A. 24 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 60 hours
D. 8 hours
D. 8 hours
Level I requires 8 hours of training and is generally suited to low-risk
contract vehicles such as supply contracts.
10. FAC-COR Level II requires how many hours of initial training?
A. 80 hours
B. 16 hours
C. 40 hours
D. 8 hours
C. 40 hours
Level II calls for 40 hours of training plus one year of prior COR
experience for moderate-risk contracts.
11. FAC-COR Level III requires how many hours of initial training?
A. 40 hours
B. 100 hours
C. 24 hours
D. 60 hours
D. 60 hours
Level III requires 60 hours of training and two years of COR experience
for complex, high-risk contracts.
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