COR 206/222 Student Resources

This page is a compilation of web resources that complements The Academy’s COR 206/222 course, COR 206/222: Contracting Officer’s Representative and the Contingency Contracting Environment.   

The Contracting Officer’s Representative course (COR 222) provides a comprehensive review and instruction on the role and responsibilities of the Contracting Officer Representative. This course is combined with the Contracting Officer’s Representative in the Contingency Contracting Environment class (COR 206) which covers ethical situations and cultural differences a COR may experience while deployed in a contingency operation.

For the convenience of students, the links listed below are grouped consistent with the COR 206/202 Student Guides as published by The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech.  Please email us at info@ContractingAcademy.gatech.edu if you discover a web link that is broken so that we may update it.

Introduction to COR 206/222

• COR 206/222 Course Objectives

• FAR Parts and Subchapters

• Glossary of Terms for CORs

• DoD’s Standard for Certification of CORs for Service Acquisitions USA005569-09-DPAP

• Program Manager’s Toolkit

COR 222 – Contracting Officer’s Representative

Lesson 1 – The Role of the Contracting Officer Representative

• The Role of the Contracting Officer Representative

• DoD COR Handbook – Mar. 22 2012

• COR’s – What To Expect – Jan. 2019 – Lesson 1 – COR 222

• DoD Standard for Contracting Officer’s Representative Certification – DODI 5000.72

• COR Nomination – WHS Form 4 – July 2009

• Monitoring Contract Performance – DepSecDef – 08.22.2008

• Defense Contingency COR Handbook – 09.2012

• Contracting Officers Representative Tracking (CORT) Tool

• COR Responsibilities – chart

• Better Buying Power – Key Policy Documents – DoD – 04.12.2011

• Better Buying Power 3.0 – DoD – 04.09.2015

• CORs – Managing the Govt’s Technical Experts To Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes

• City of El Centro v. United States of America

Lesson 2 – Ethics and Integrity

• Executive Order 12674 – Apr. 12, 1989 – Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

• DoD Joint Ethics Regulation – DoD 5500.7

• Procurement Integrity Act – Restrictions on disclosing and obtaining contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information

• Conflict of Interest

• Ethics and Procurment Integrity 07.2007

• Working with Gov’t Contractors 11.2007

• Fraud Awareness Handbook 2011

• FAR Operating Guide – July 2015

Lesson 3 – Acquisition Planning

• Acquisition Team Charter – Template

• Communications Plan for Acquisition Team

• The Three Phases of Acquisition

• DoD Integrated Product and Process Development Handbook 08.1998

• Market Research Guide – DoD Security Cooperation Agency – June 2010

• Requirements Package Checklist

• Performance Work Statement – Sample

• Handbook for the Preparation of a Statement of Work

• Statement of Objectives Information Guide

• Service Acquisition Mall – SOW/PWS/SOO Preparation Resources

• Independent Govt Cost Estimate – Sample Spreadsheet

• Commercial Item Determination Checklist

• Government Definitions of Commercial Item with Examples

• Commercial Item Handbook – DoD AT&L 2011

• Defense Acquisition Guidebook – Feb. 26 2017

Lesson 4 – Awarding the Contract

• DoD Source Selection Procedures 03.04.2011

• Competition in Contracting Act

• Resources for Justifications & Approvals (J&A) and Sole Source Acquisitions

• Small Business Types and Programs

• Procurement Acquisition Lead Time (PALT) Forecasting Model

• Acquisition Lead Time – Sample PALT

• Myths about Conducting a Debriefing

Lesson 5 – Managing the Contract

• Standard Form 33

• Sample Contract – Firebird

• SF 1449

• Uniform Contract Format

• DD 1155 – Order for Supplies or Services

Lesson 6 – Contract Modifications

• SF 30

Lesson 7 – Unauthorized Contract Changes

• Unauthorized Commitments

Lesson 8 – Delegated Authority of the COR

• COR Desk Guide

Lesson 9 – Special Considerations for Service Contracts

• The Service Contract Act of 1965

• Wage Determinations

• Walsh- Healy Public Contracts Act

• Acquisition Requirements Roadmap Tool

• DAU Assets to Assist CORs 

• The Service Acquisition Process – DAU video

Lesson 10 – Contract Administration

• Contractor Inspection Requirements

• Payment Requirements

• COR_Voucher_and_Invoice_Review_Guidance_June_2019 – Lesson 10 – COR 222

• Contractor Performance Reporting

• Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Template

• A Guide to Best Practices for Contract Administration, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, October 1994

• DAU’s Service Acquisition Mall  (tools and templates to create your performance-based service acquisition requirements)

Lesson 11 – Performance Monitoring

• Post Award Conference Checklist – DD1484 Post Award Conference Record

• Guide for Preparation of DD Form 254 – (security requirements and classification guidance)

• DD 1423 – Contract Data Requirements List

• DD 254 – Contract Security Classification Specification

• DoD Guidebook for Govt Contract Property Administration

• Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Resources

• CPARS (for documenting contractor performance)

• Sample Contractor Satisfaction Survey

Lesson 12 – Non-Compliance and Remedies

• Termination for Default

• Termination for Convenience

• Termination for Cause

• Termination for Cause and Default – Discussion of Contract Terminations

Lesson 13 – Special Considerations for Construction Contracts

• Davis-Bacon Act – Labor Standards for Construction Contracts

• The Miller Act – GSA brochure

Lesson 14 – Special Considerations for Research & Development (R&D) and Major Systems Contracts

• Sample ITAR Statement for Reports

• Export Control Resources:

  • www.export.gov

  • www.exportcontrol.org

  • www.pmddtc.state.gov

• DoDD 5000.01

• DoDI 5000.02

• Defense Acquisition Guidebook

COR 206 – The Contingency Contracting Environment

Lesson 1 – The Role of the Contracting Officer’s Representative

• COR Nomination – WHS Form 4 – July 2009

• Monitoring Contract Performance – DepSecDef – 08.22.2008

• Inspector Duties for Construction Contracts – Afghanistan – 11.23.2011

• Better Buying Power – Key Policy Documents – DoD – 04.12.2011

• Designation of Contracting Officer’s Representatives and Oversight Framework Could Be Improved for Contracts in Afghanistan Aug 2016

Lesson 2 – Contract Basics

• Official Web Site for DoD Forms

• DCMA Contract Closeout Guidebook – Sept. 2011

• Contract Closeout Flowchart

Lesson 3 – Special Considerations for Contingency Contracts

Cultural Awareness Resources:

• CIA World Factbook

• World Smart Resource Center

• Defense Science Board – Understanding Human Dynamics

• Defense Language Institute (offers culturally-based education in more than 40 languages)

• U.S. Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (information about regional cultures and languages)

• Air Force’s Air University (sociocultural and language resources)

• Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Expeditionary Skills Training Portal

• Defense Contingency COR Handbook

• DoD COR Handbook – Mar. 22 2012

• Army Deployed COR Guide – Sept. 2008

• State Department Website (learn about your destination)