CLC 222 — Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Flashcards

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  1. What is a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)?
  2. How is a COR appointed?
  3. What authority does a COR NOT have?
  4. Can a COR delegate their authority to another person?
  5. Can a COR be held personally liable?
  6. What documentation must a COR maintain?
  7. Conflict-of-interest rules prohibit a COR from doing what?
  8. A contractor offers a COR theater tickets worth $20. May the COR accept?
  9. Was CLC 222 renamed, and what is the current DAU COR course?
  10. Which of the following are duties the COR completes during contract performance? (Select all that apply.)
  11. Which section of the Uniform Contract Format (UCF) contains contract administration data, including the accounting and appropriation data (lines of accounting and ACRNs)?
  12. Which section of the Uniform Contract Format specifies the delivery and performance schedule the COR monitors?
  13. A written instrument of understanding between an agency and a contractor that contains contract clauses applying to future contracts and contemplates separate future contracts incorporating those clauses is a __________.
  14. An agreement between a contractor and the Government that includes a description, as specific as practicable, of the supplies or services to be provided and the methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders is a __________.
  15. True or False: a delivery order written against an IDIQ contract calls directly for a contractor's time and effort rather than for a concrete end product.
  16. As a COR, what is the first thing you should do if you think the contract needs to be changed?
  17. A cardinal change is a modification to a contract that is:
  18. The COR may have a significant role in negotiating a contract modification by doing what?
  19. Which of the following would be an example of a constructive change?
  20. What kinds of Government conduct cause constructive changes?
  21. When a contractor performs work beyond that required by the contract without a formal change order, and the work was ordered by the Government or caused by Government fault, that is defined as a:
  22. True or False: the Contracting Officer's Representative must read and understand the contract, including all attachments and modifications.
  23. True or False: a separate contract line item number (CLIN) should be established for each separately identifiable deliverable on a contract.
  24. During negotiations for a proposed change to the contract, the COR may be asked to evaluate which of the following?
  25. After a performance issue has been identified and a corrective plan is in place, what should the COR do?
  26. True or False: when the COR and the contractor disagree about what a specification in the contract requires, the COR should direct the contractor to perform according to the COR's interpretation.
  27. A bilateral modification (supplemental agreement) is used to do what?
  28. What is a unilateral contract modification used for?
  29. True or False: an option is a unilateral right of the Government to buy more than the quantity bought at award, or to extend the term of the contract.
  30. May contractor personnel serve as a contracting officer's representative on a DoD contract?
  31. Which DFARS clause is used in solicitations and contracts when appointment of a contracting officer's representative is anticipated?
  32. What are the three COR certification types under the DoD standard, and what decides which one applies?
  33. How much COR-specific refresher training does the DoD standard require?
  34. What must a COR surveillance file contain?
  35. Who may ratify an unauthorized commitment, and how far down may that authority be delegated?
  36. May the COR direct or supervise the contractor's employees?
  37. What must the COR do when the contractor asks for public release of information about the contract?

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