Contracting Officer's Representative Course and the Contingency Contracting Environment

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) course provides a comprehensive review of and instruction on the role and responsibilities of the job. This course covers ethical situations and cultural differences a contracting officer representative may experience while deployed in a contingency operation.

What You Will Learn

• Fundamentals of contracting regulations
• Contract administration
• COR responsibilities

How You Will Benefit

• Review contract terms and conditions.
• Understand each party’s role and responsibility in contract administration.
• Document and obtain approval for contract changes and modifications.
• Monitor contract expenditures.
• Learn contract closeout methodology.
• Manage ethical and legal issues in the contingency contracting environment.

Course Content

• WHAT IS A COR?
• ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
• ACQUISITION PLANNING
• AWARDING THE CONTRACT
• HOW TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT
• PROCESSING CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS
• MANAGING UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACT CHANGES
• COMMUNICATIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
• MONITORING PERFORMANCE
• RESOLVING ISSUES WITH A CONTRACTOR
• SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SERVICE, CONSTRUCTION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS
• THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING ENVIRONMENT