Contracting Officer Representative Course.

CONTRACTING OFFICER
REPRESENTATIVE COURSE



FAR43-43answer--Federal43Acquisition43Regulation

FAR43must43follow43-43answer--1)43commit43to43fair43and43open43competition
2)43ensure43responsible43use43of43taxpayer43money
3)43maintain43highest43ethical43standards

COR43general43responsibilities43-43answer--1)43acquisition43planning
2)43market43research
3)43contract/performance43management

COR43traits43-43answer--
technical43expertise43and43familiarity43with43all43aspects43of43the43contract

COR43specific43duties43-43answer--
1)43furnish43technical43direction43and43monitor43contract43performance
2)43maintain43independent43relationship
3)43ensure43contractors43are43paid43for43authorized43services/materials43only
4)43review,43accept,43and43reject43deliverables

OFPP43-43answer--Office43of43Federal43Procurement43Policy

mission43of43FAI43-43answer--
ensure43the43development43of43a43federal43acquisition43workforce

COR43planning43purpose43-43answer--1)43validate43identified43need
2)43establish43requirements
3)43develop43elements43of43the43acquisition43plan

COR43planning43responsibilities43-43answer--1)43assist43with43market43research
2)43define43requirments

243meanings43of43solicitation43-43answer--
1)43process43of43requesting43bids43from43potential43contractors
2)43physical43document43requesting43bids43from43potential43contractors43(RFP,43RFB,43
RFQ)

, During43solicitation,43the43gov't43releases43the43following43to43industry43-43answer--
1)43request43for43proposal43(RFP)
2)43request43for43bid43(RFB)
3)43request43for43quote43(RFQ)

COR43evaluation43step43-43answer--
1)43assessment43of43proposal43using43criteria43in43RFP,43RFB,43RFQ
2)43evaluate43nonprice43factors
3)43input43in43the43TET43summary43report

COR43award43step43-43answer--
1)43CO43issues43execution43contract43signed43by43all43parties
2)43notify43all43unsuccessful43parties
3)43delegation43letter43and43contract43docs43and43forms43given43to43the43COR

COR43post-award43tasks43-43answer--1)43monitor43contractor43performance
2)43receive43and43approve43invoices
3)43assure43contractor43security
4)43maintain43documentation
5)43assist43with43close-out

how43do43you43know43when43to43function43as43a43COR43or43a43PM?43-43answer--
If43contract,43then43PM.43If43delegation43letter,43then43COR

internal43stakeholder43-43answer--
any43person,43group43or43org43whose43interests43will43be43directly43affected43by43the43pr
oject

examples43of43internal43stakeholder43-43answer--
pm,43co,43cor,43ipt,43business43sponsors,43senior43leadership

external43stakeholders43-43answer--benefit43indirectly43from43the43project

examples43of43external43stakeholders43-43answer--
contractors,43legislators,43taxpayers,43veterans

IPT43-43answer--integrated43product43team

when43is43an43IPT43needed?43-43answer--
projects43valued43above43743million43or43projects43that43are43complex,43carry43technical4
3risk,43program43risk43or43business43risk


acquisition43plan43answers43what43questions43-43answer--1)43what43are43we43buying
2)43does43anyone43make43what43we43need?
3)43how43much43are43we43willing43to43pay?43
4)43how43will43we43go43about43getting43bids?