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Appendix 7 – COR Resources and References

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Appendix 7

COR Resources and References

Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/afcap.htm

AFCAP was initially conceived and implemented to provide civil engineers and services personnel a contract force multiplier.

Antideficiency Act

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/...

and

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/...

Codified at 31 USC 1351 and 31 USC 1517(a), the Antideficiency Act prohibits authorizing or incurring obligations or expenditures in excess of amounts apportioned by the Office of Management and Budget or in excess of amounts permitted by agency regulations.

Combating Trafficking in Persons

http://ctip.defense.gov/

This DoD site provides links to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) training, including mandatory general awareness course J3TA-US030, Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Defense Contingency Contracting Handbook

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ccap/cc/jcchb/index.html

This handbook provides contingency contracting tools, information, and training.

Contingency Contracting Reports (Department of Defense)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/reports.html

This site lists contingency contracting reports and provides links.

Contract Management Process Guide

http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/CMPG/

This Web-enabled guide was designed to benefit contracting personnel within the Marine Corps Field Contracting System and their customers.

Contracting Officers Representative Course

www.almc.army.mil

The Army Logistics Management College offers this 4-day residence course. (See courses and schedules under Academic Info.)

Contractor and Vendor Payment Information Guidebook

http://www.dfas.mil/contractorpay/ContractPayInformation011110.pdf

This Defense Finance and Accounting Service guidebook assists with preparing payment documentation to avoid billing errors that cause in payment delays.

Contractor on the Battlefield Resource Library

http://www.aschq.army.mil/Home/BattlefieldResourceLibrary.aspx

The purpose of this Army Sustainment Command site is to accumulate and offer materials helpful to the resolution of legal issues arising from operational contract support.

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

https://www.cpars.gov

This Web-based system is used to input data on contractor performance.

Contractors Accompanying the Force

https://scoe.learn.army.mil/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

The Sustainment Center of Excellence offers a contracting basics familiarization course. (See Course Catalogs; select SCOE Courses; and select Contractors Accompanying the Force.)

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Resources Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Community of Practice (CoP)

https://acc.dau.mil/cor

DAU's COR community of practice (CoP) provides a central clearinghouse of knowledge and learning assets and enables sharing of best practices and lessons learned.

COR training module

https://acc.dau.mil/cor

Contracting Officers Representative with a Mission Focus is an 8-hour online course. DAU also offers additional COR-related training modules. COR nominees without previous COR experience should also enroll in Contracting for the Rest of Us, a 2-hour online course.

Contingency Contracting Community of Practice

https://acc.dau.mil/contingency

This CoP provides links to information about ethics and integrity in contracting, policy and guidance, deployment, deploying contractors, contract administration, Ask a Professor, contractors accompanying the force, news sources and links, contracting officer tools, training materials, and after-action reports.

Contractors Accompanying the Force Community of Practice

https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=18014&view=w

This CoP includes links to policy and best practices.

Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

www.dcaa.mil

DCAA performs all contract audits for the DoD, and provides accounting and financial advisory services regarding contracts and subcontracts to all DoD components responsible for procurement and contract administration.

Defense Contract Management Agency

www.dcma.mil

DCMA provides contract administration services to DoD. (DCMA)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

DFARS 201.602-2 and PGI 201.602-2, Contracting Officer Responsibility

DFARS 204.70, Uniform Procurement Instrument Identification Numbers

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer Representatives

DFARS Appendix F, Material Inspection and Receiving Report

Defense Hotline

http://www.dodig.mil/hotline/

Anyone, whether uniformed or civilian, who witnesses what he or she believes to be a violation of ethical standards or the law (such as fraud, waste, or abuse of authority; potential leaks of classified information; or potential acts of terrorism) should report such conduct through the chain of command or directly to the inspector general of his or her respective service or directly to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense Hotline at 800-424-9098 (e-mail: hotline@dodig.mil).

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

http://www.dliflc.edu/index.html

This Web site provides instruction in foreign languages.

Defense Security Service (DSS)

https://www.dss.mil

DSS is a DoD agency that provides security support services.

DoD Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement

http://vets.amedd.army.mil/vetcom/directory.htm

This Web site provides directories by region.

DoD Guide to Collection and Use of Past Performance Information

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/Docs/PPI_Guide_2003_final.pdf

This guide is designed to articulate the key techniques and practices for the use and collection of past performance information.

DoD Specifications and Standards Homepage

http://www.dsp.dla.mil

This site contains information about DoD standardization, key points of contact, frequently asked questions (FAQs), MilSpec Reform, newsletters, training, nongovernment standards, and links to related sites.

Developing a Performance Work Statement in a Deployed Environment Handbook

http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/call/docs/09-48/09-48.pdf

Army Handbook 09-48 was published in September 2009.

Embassies and More

http://www.allstays.com/Resources/embassies.htm

This Web site covers "embassies, official offices, and more away from home."

The Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer Technical Representatives

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/memo/fac-cotr.pdf

This Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) memorandum was issued 26 November 2007.

Federal Acquisition Jump Station

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html

This Web site covers procurement and acquisition services by contracting activity.

Federal Acquisition Regulation

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

FAR Part 7–Acquisition Planning

FAR Part 10–Market Research

FAR Part 11–Describing Agency Needs

FAR Part 12–Acquisition of Commercial Items

FAR 15.304–Evaluation Factors and Significant Sub-Factors

FAR Part 16–Types of Contracts

FAR 22.10–Service Contract Act

FAR 32.7–Contract Funding

FAR Part 37–Service Contracts

FAR Part 46–Quality Assurance

FAR 3.104–Procurement Integrity

FAR 5.1–Dissemination of Information

FAR Part 15–Contracting by Negotiations

FAR 37.602(b)(2)–Quality Assurance for Service Contract

FAR 42.5–Postaward Orientation

FAR 12.208–Contract Quality Assurance

FAR 12.402–Acceptance

FAR 43.104–Notification of Contract Changes (Constructive)

FAR Part 42–Contract Administration and Audit Services

FAR 42.11–Production Surveillance and Reporting

FAR 52.232.25–Prompt Payment

FAR Part 45–Government Property

FAR Subpart 17.2–Options

FAR Part 49–Termination of Contracts

FedWorld Information

http://www.fedworld.gov

FedWorld was established by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the federal government.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/

This Web site provides statute, recent legislative history, opinions, and other information related to the FCPA.

GSA [General Services Administration] Advantage

https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advgsa/advantage/main/start_Page.do

GSA Advantage is the GSA Web site for supplies and services.

Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) Areas of Responsibility (AOR) Map

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/areas_of_responsibility.html

This Web site contains links to GCC AORs.

Guidebook for Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) in the Department of Defense

https://www.acquisition.gov/SevenSteps/library/DODguidebook-pbsa.pdf

DoD developed this guidebook as a cooperative effort among the components to help the acquisition team, and any other stakeholder, better understand the basic principles of PBSA and better implement performance-based methods in services acquisitions.

A Guide for Writing and Administering Performance Statements of Work for Service Contracts

https://acc.dau.mil/GetAttachment.aspx?id=30609&pname=file&aid=5448...

OFPP Pamphlet 4.

A Guide to Best Practices for Contract Administration

https://acc.dau.mil/GetAttachment.aspx?id=31456&pname=file&aid=5687...

OFPP's guide "contains best practices in contract administration that should be useful tools to program and contracting officials in administering federal contracts."

Iraq Culture Smart Card

http://www.armytoolbag.com/Tools/Culture/ArmyCard.pdf

The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) issues this and other guides for cultural awareness.

Joint Contingency Contract System (JCCS)

https://www.rebuilding-iraq.net/portal/page?_pageid=95,1&_dad=portal&am...

At the JCCS site, Business Transformation Agency (BTA) offers solicitation search, contractor registration, and JCCS FAQs and training.

CENTCOM Contracting

http://c3-training.net

This portal is for training and policy documentation. It includes checklists, policy links, and training.

Joint Ethics Regulation (JER)

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics

The JER, DoD 5500.7-R, explains standards of conduct relating to possible conflicts between private interests and official duties, regardless of assignment.

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov

The Library of Congress's Web site is a research tool offering resources such as the Country Studies Series (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/), which presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/logcap.htm

LOGCAP is a US Army initiative for peacetime planning for the use of civilian contractors in wartime and other contingencies.

Marine Corps Acquisition Workforce Development

http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/acqworkforce/

This Web site provides workforce developmental policy, planning, and consultation services and individualized education and training services, including recurrent military training services, that facilitate the individual and collective development of the Marine Corps' acquisition workforce and the Marine Corps System Command's support personnel.

Marine Corps Installations East/Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST/MCB) Contracting

http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcblejeune/contracting/Pages/default.aspx

This Web site contributes to Marine Corps warfighting excellence by (1) providing timely, innovative, and effective procurement support for all customers and (2) training and mentoring military procurement specialists to create accomplished, independent thinking professionals for expeditionary environments.

Monitoring Contract Performance in Contracts for Services

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/2008-0468-DPAP.pdf

This memorandum from Deputy Secretary of Defense, issued 22 August 2008, includes COR requirements.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Guide on PBSA

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/pbsa/guide_pbsc.html

This guide is a good reference for anyone involved in government service contracts.

Office of Government Ethics (OGE)

http://www.usoge.gov/

Offerings include ethics training, forms, library, and international assistance.

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

www.acq.osd.mil/

This Web site offers a library of DoD acquisition and technology documents and links to many other valuable sites.

Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

http://www.usoge.gov/laws_regs/exec_orders/eo12731.html

Presidential Executive Order 12674, April 1989.

Prompt Payment Act of 1982

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/31C39.txt

Public Law 97-177.

Seven Steps to Performance Based Services Acquisition

http://acquisition.gov/comp/seven_steps/home.html

OFPP guidebook.

Special Instructions for Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan

http://www2.centcom.mil/sites/contracts/Pages/Default.aspx

These instructions include mandatory requirements/guidance for contracting officers.

Standard Industrial Codes (SICs)

http://www.sba.gov/regulations/siccodes/

SICs are product numbers for supplies and services.

Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA)

http://www.aschq.army.mil/home/SOFAs.aspx

This site lists SOFAs and access agreements.

Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)

http://www.bta.mil/products/spot.html

SPOT has been designated as the Joint enterprise contractor management and accountability system to provide a central source of contingency contractor information.

Trafficking in Persons

http://www.dodig.mil/Inspections/IPO/TIP_17JUL2008.pdf

This site contains awareness training on TIP from the DoD Awareness Initiative.

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

http://www.usaid.gov

USAID is an independent government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.

Wage Determinations Online

http://www.wdol.gov/

This Department of Labor Web site presents prevailing wage rates to be paid on government contracts.

Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

https://wawf.eb.mil/

WAWF includes instructions, registration assistance, and system updates and messages.

World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

This Central Intelligence Agency site provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Other References
  1. 410th CSB Army Contracting Command, "Contracting Officer Representative Training," presentation (multiple files), Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 23-24 February 2009.
  2. Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Contingency Contracting: A Joint Handbook for the 21st Century, Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Journal of Logistics, December 2008.
  3. Army Contracting Agency, "Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGE)," undated.
  4. Les Barry, Quality Assurance Representative (QAR), Kuwait Theater, "DCMA COR/COTR Training," presentation, undated.
  5. Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, "Personal Conflicts of Interest (PCIs) of Contract Employees," Washington, DC, 24 November 2009.
  6. Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, "DoD Standard for Certification of Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR) for Service Acquisitions," Washington, DC, 29 March 2010.
  7. CECOM, Contracting Officer's Representative Handbook, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey: LCMC Acquisition Center, New Jersey, 1 November 2007.
  8. Center for Army Lessons Learned, Deployed COR: Contracting Officer's Representative: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, Handbook 08-47, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combined Arms Center, September 2008.
  9. Colonel Ken Copeland, Director, DCMA CSC, "DCMA's Integration into Military Exercises," presentation, undated.
  10. Defense Acquisition University, "Acquisition Community Connection," [Online] Available: https://acc.dau.mil/ CommunityBrowser.aspx.
  11. Defense Acquisition University, "Contracting Officer's Representative," Course No 222, January 2009.
  12. Defense Acquisition University, "COR With a Mission Focus," Course CLC 106, presentation (undated).
  13. Defense Acquisition University, Student Guide for Performance-Based Service Acquisition and the Seven Step Process, ACQ 265, November 2009.
  14. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 204.7003, Basic PII Number, 27 September 2010.
  15. Defense Intelligence Agency, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Deskbook, undated.
  16. Department of the Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Independent Government Estimate Preparation Guide, TRADOC Pamphlet 715-6, 19 July 2000.
  17. 17. Department of State, "Independent Government Cost Estimate," Foreign Affairs Handbook Volume 6 Handbook 2—Contracting Officer's Representative, 19 November 2003.
  18. Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense, "Contingency Contracting Capability/Contracting Officer Representatives (COR. Total Force Assessment and Implementation Plan," memorandum, 19 February 2009.
  19. England, Gordon, Deputy Secretary of Defense, "Monitoring Contract Performance in Contracts for Services," memorandum, 22 August 2008.
  20. United States Army, Contracting Officer's Representative Management System Handbook, Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), undated.
  21. Multinational Force–Iraq, "Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Appointment and Reporting Requirements," Fragmentary Order 09-185, Camp Victory, Iraq, 12 April 2009.
  22. Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness, "Business Rules for the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker," First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2008.
  23. US Air Force Air Education and Training Command, 37 Training Group, 345 Training Squadron, Technical Training: Quality Assurance Program Coordinator, Study Guide/Workbook, Blocks I and II, L3OZR64P4 0Q1A-I and L7OZT64P4 0Q1A-I, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, June 2009.
  24. United States Army, Combined Arms Support Command; Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office, "The Deployed Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Smartcard," GTA 90-01-016, Fort Lee, Virginia, November 2008.
  25. US Merit Systems Protection Board, Contracting Officer Representatives: Managing the Government's Technical Experts to Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes, Washington, DC, December 2005.

Appendix Acronyms

AOR – Area of Responsibility

CoP – Community of Practice

COR – Contracting Officer's Representative

DAU – Defense Acquisition University

DCAA – Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency

DFARS – Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DoD – Department of Defense

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

FCPA – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

GCC – Geographic Combatant Command

GSA – General Services Administration

JCCI/A – Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan

JCCS – Joint Contingency Contracting System

JER – Joint Ethics Regulation

LOGCAP – Logistics Civilian Augmentation Program

NTIS – National Technical Information Service

OFPP – Office of Federal Procurement Policy

PBSA – Performance-Based Services Acquisition

PGI – Procedures, Guidance, and Information

PWS – Performance Work Statement

SIC – Standard Industrial Codes

SOFA – Status of Forces Agreement

SOO – Statement of Objectives

SOW – Statement of Work

SPOT – Synchronized Predeployment Operational Tracker

TIP – Trafficking in Persons

USAID – US Agency for International Development

WAWF – Wide Area Workflow

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