The COR/COTR Answer Book / Bob Boyd, CFCM.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Bob, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Government purchasing.

Public contracts--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Contracting officer's representative/Contracting officer's technical representative answer book

Place of Publication:

Tysons Corner, Virginia : Management Concepts Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Classic COR/COTR Reference Updated!Incorporating the most important changes to regulations affecting federal acquisition, this third edition of The COR/COTR Answer Book remains the "go to" reference for CORs, COs, and other acquisition professionals.Included in this third edition are: Updated and expanded coverage of the policies and regulations on government property Revised dollar thresholds that comply with the most recent changes In-depth coverage of performance-based paymentsCoverage of the new FAR rules on COR certification details the elements of this new three-tiered manda

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Contracting Officer's Representative and Contract Fundamentals; 1. What is the COR?; 2. What other terms do some agencies use in place of "COR"?; 3. What terms or roles can be confused with those of the COR?; 4. What is the source of the COR's authority?; 5. What authority may be delegated to the COR?; 6. What is the COR's authority on a contract?; 7. When should a COR be selected and designated for a contract?; 8. How are CORs selected and designated?

9. What selection criteria does an agency use to select the COR?10. When is a letter of designation used?; 11. What are the elements of a letter of designation?; 12. What other means of designation do agencies use to outline the duties of a COR?; 13. What are the general duties of a COR?; 14. In what areas of contract administration are CORs usually assigned duties and responsibilities?; 15. What are the COR's communication and documentation responsibilities?; 16. What typical occurrences require the COR to communicate with the CO?

17. Why is it important to be aware of limits on communications with contractors?18. What are the differences between formal and informal communications with a contractor?; 19. How does the COR respond to contractor requests for information or action?; 20. What kinds of communication does the COR have with subcontractors?; 21. What are the requirements for proper documentation of communications?; 22. What should the COR document?; 23. What is the COR's role in interpreting technical requirements?; 24. What is the technical direction clause?; 25. What is an agreement?; 26. What is a contract?

27. What are the types of contracts?28. What are the elements of a contract?; 29. What is "agency"?; 30. What is an independent contractor, and what is an agent?; 31. What is actual authority?; 32. What is apparent authority?; 33. What is ratification?; 34. How can agency be terminated?; Chapter 2: The Federal Acquisition Process; 35. What is the federal acquisition process?; 36. What is the vision of the federal acquisition process?; 37. What are the goals of the federal acquisition process?; 38. What are the phases, steps, and functions of the federal acquisition process?

39. What are the COR's performance objectives as a member of the contracting team?40. What are standards of performance? Why are they important?; 41. What are some strategies that the acquisition team can use to meet these standards of performance?; 42. What ethical principles apply to the COR, and why are these principles important?; 43. What general guidance on ethics does the FAR provide?; 44. What are other useful sources of ethical guidance?; 45. What procurement integrity requirements apply to the COR?; 46. What ethical concerns and issues of integrity are relevant to the COR's work?

47. What is the gratuities clause?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523097173

1523097175

9781567263749

1567263747

OCLC:

1020496881