Contracting Officer Representative (COR) 101 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Question : Contracting Officer (CO)
Correct answer: A Federal employee delegated authority to
award, administer, and terminate contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders, task orders and modifications; obligate Government funds; and make determinations and findings, all subject to the limitations of his or her Certificate of Appointment.
Question : Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)
Correct answer: A Federal employee appointed in writing,
delegated limited responsibilities by a CO to perform specified contract management duties related to technical oversight and administration of a specific contract.
Question : What are 4 things the COR must not tell
contractors to do: any of the following?
Correct answer: 1) Hire or fire a particular employee;
2) Reassign or discipline an employee;
3) Grant or deny leave; and 4) Change employee duty hours.
Question : What are the two main types of contracts?
Correct answer: 1) Fixed-price and 2) Cost-reimbursement.
Question : COR post-award responsibilities include:
Correct answer: 1) Understanding the contract;
2) Keeping files current and complete; 3) Correspondence and responses; 4) Correspondence with the contractor; 5) Notifications to the Contracting Officer; 6) Monitoring contract performance; 7) Training; 8) Travel;
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10) Personnel and labor; 11) Inspection and acceptance or rejection of deliverables; 12) Treatment of proprietary and classified information;
13) Managing problems; 14) Handling unsatisfactory performance; 15) Tracking modifications; 16) Conclude appointment/designation appropriately; 17) Technical expertise; 18) Understanding COR limitations; 19) Protecting sensitive Government information; and related duties
Question : What is the purchase request document?
Correct answer: 1) is an official request for action;
2) authorizes the contracting process to begin; 3) is coordinated and signed by a responsible official of the initiating office; 4) forms the core information of the solicitation document and resulting contract; and, 5) provides funding and financial officer certification as to the availability of funds.
Question : What is the Supplies (Contract type)?
Correct answer: These types of contracts acquire an
identifiable end item. The item may be an individual component (e.g., paint or lumber) or an entire system (e.g., a computer).
Question : What is the Services (Contract Type)?
Correct answer: These types of contracts directly engage a
contractor's time and effort to perform an identifiable task (e.g., transportation or latrine cleaning).
Question : What is the Construction (Contract Type)?
Correct answer: These types of contracts acquire the
construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of real property (e.g., buildings, airfields, and roads). COR duties tend to be the most complex for these contract types.