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The Contracting Officer Representative Toolkit is a knowledge base tool, developed by a Spring 2020 LEAP team in partnership with FAI. Some of the links provided require an additional user ID and password to access the material.
Policies & Guidance
OMB Policy Letter 05-01 - Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce, dated April 15, 2005
OFPP Acquisition InReach Hub - Is the only comprehensive source that provides current and upcoming OFPP activities.
OFPP Memo - Revisions to the Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives (FAC-COR), dated September 6, 2011
Training
FAC-COR Training Courses on FAI CSOD
FAC-COR Continuous Learning (CL)
DAU iCatalog – COR Training Courses
The Role of a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Knowledge Nugget (“Five minute animated video on the role of a COR” )
Communities of Practice
FEDPM CoP, Community of Practice for Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR CoP)
Department of Defense, Community of Practice for Contracting Officer's Representative (COR CoP)
COR Resources
Contracting Professionals Smart Guide
DAU Contingency COR Handbook
Department of Defense COR Guidebook
DAU Acquisition Tools and Resources Database
DAU Acquisition Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT)
Acquisition Gateway
Documents Library
Steps to Performance Based Acquisition (SPBA)
This guide, geared toward the greater acquisition community (especially program offices), breaks down performance-based service acquisition into eight steps. The steps cover each aspect of a performance-based acquisition.
Forecast of Contracting Opportunities
This tool provides a nationwide dashboard of upcoming federal contracting opportunities. All projected procurements are subject to revision or cancellation.
eBuy Open
GSA's eBuy-Open, is a web platform that provides access to all electronic Requests for Quote (RFQ) /Proposal (RFP) submitted through the GSA eBuy system from FY14 forward. A variety of data filtering, formatting and reporting features are available to analyze the data
CALC TOOL
The Contract-Awarded Labor Category (CALC) tool helps federal contracting officers and others find awarded prices to use in negotiations for labor contracts. It offers ceiling prices, fully burdened costs, services data, and worldwide rates.
Best-in-Class Research Tool
The Best-In-Class (BIC) Research Tool helps you identify and compare available Best-in-Class solutions to find the best one for your needs. The tool is a Government-wide designation for acquisition solutions that can be used by multiple agencies and that satisfy key criteria defined by the White House Office of Management and Budget. This page consolidates BIC Program-related articles and solutions posted in the Acquisition Gateway
Prices Paid Portal
The tool establishes a database that provides buying agencies with transparency into the prices paid by other agencies at the task or delivery order level.
IGCE Tool
The Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) creation tool allows individuals to build an IGCE using fully loaded labor rates from the CALC Tool, you can now easily build up your own labor rates by selectively adding indirect costs to base labor rate(s) you enter yourself. You can now selectively add indirect rates to nonlabor items (e.g. travel, materials), including the addition of a Materials & Subcontract (M&S) rate. A complete audit trail is downloadable for any CALC rates used in creating an estimate.
Basic Market Research Tool
Discovery is a market research tool that helps you explore GSA services contracts, vendors, and vendor contract history to determine whether a GSA contract can meet your needs.
Acquisition Gateway Tutorials
Use the Gateway to connect with resources, tools and each other to improve your acquisition experience! Check out the 80+ step by step guides and 12+ videos resources to learn how to use the different tools available to CORs. You must be registered and log into the Acquisition Gateway to access these resources.
Green Procurement Compilation
The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) is a comprehensive green purchasing resource designed for federal contracting personnel and program managers
FAR References
FAR 37.602
Performance Work Statement
FAR 32.905
Payment Documentation and Process (Invoices)
FAR 16.602
Labor-hour contract
FAR 16.601
Time-and-materials contract
FAR 16.3
Cost-reimbursement contract
FAR 16.2
Fixed-price contract on your project
FAR 15.304
Source selection planning
FAR 15.203
RFP Requirements
FAR 15.101
Best value continuum
FAR Part 15
Contracting by negotiation
FAR Part 13
Current simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) and procedures
FAR 11.000
Describing Agency Needs
FAR 10.002(b)(2)
Market research procedures
FAR 8.405-2(c)
RFQ requirements
FAR Part 7
Acquisition Planning
FAR Part 6
Competition Requirements
FAR Part 3
Ethics, Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest
FAR 1.604
Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulation available on Acquisition.Gov
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