The COR/COTR Answer Book
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:...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tysons Corner, Virginia :
Management Concepts Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628579206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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?
