Contracting Officer Representative – Level II Certification

COR Level II Boot Camp ™

This course was formerly named COR/COTR 40 Hour. The course content and title now fully conform to the OMB memorandum of 6 September 2011. Click here to download a copy of the memo.
This course is taught using our Active*Learn ™ training model. Consists of fast-paced learning, break-out sessions, team assignments, learn by doing. We have used this approach for over a year with superb student evaluations. The students learn by doing and enjoy the experience.
COR (40 Hours) – 40 CLPs

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Course Date	Training Course Location
- Jun 4-8, 2012	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202
- July 30 – Aug 3, 2012	Fort Belvoir, VA
- Aug 6-10, 2012	Embassy Suites – 4315 Swenson St. – Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Aug 13-17, 2012	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202
- Oct 22-26, 2012	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202
- Oct 22-26, 2012	Embassy Suites – 4315 Swenson St. – Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Jan 7-11, 2013	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202
- Feb 4-8, 2013	Embassy Suites – 4315 Swenson St. – Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Mar 18-22, 2013	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202
- May 20-24, 2013	Embassy Suites – 4315 Swenson St. – Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Jun 3-7, 2013	Embassy Suites Crystal City, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202

This course is available for On-Site Training. We will bring this course to your agency or company.
Contact Don Dickson, On-Site Training Manager at (301) 455-5633 or Don.Dickson@GovernmentTrainingInc.com

Accreditation

This course meets all COR training requirements for Level II COR Certification/Re-Certification based on the COR Training Requirements identified in the 6 Sep 2011, OMB FAC-COR Memorandum effective 1 January 2012.

40 CLPs are awarded to each attendee and qualifies for Level II Certification.

Course Description

Strengthening the acquisition workforce is critical to ensuring that the government gets the best value for the more than $500 billion of goods and services it procures annually. Each member of the acquisition workforce plays a critical role, including Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs), who ensure that contractors meet the commitments of their contracts. CORs are often the first to recognize when a program or contract is under-performing, and are increasingly being asked to manage high-value, complex contracts that involve varying degrees of risk. To be sure they are trained and developed appropriately, the OMB memorandum referenced above, revises and replaces the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s (OFPP) requirements for the Federal Acquisition Certification for CORs (FAC-COR), originally issued in November 2007, to establish a risk-based, three-tiered certification program for civilian agencies that better reflects the important role of the COR. The new FAC-COR requirements will be effective January 1, 2012, and agencies should begin developing guidance to ensure their CORs are appropriately certified. This course meets all requirements for COR Level III Certification. (This text excerpted from 6 Sept 2011 OMB letter)

The course emphasizes the COR’s unique perspective on the contracting process, providing participants with guidance on the successful performance of the essential COR duties as well as the FAC-COR competencies identified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).

We have also completed the following handbooks directed at the above business sector. These include:

Please click on book image for details:

Performance-Based Contracting	Managing Cost Reimbursable Contracts	Managing Teleworkers	Small Business Contracting

GTI’s DUNS number is 832316512, and the Tax ID is 27-0799412.

Major topics help participants

• Strengthen communication ability/relationship building among government program, user and procurement personnel as well as among the contractor counterparts
• Recognize program cost, schedule, performance risks
• Heighten awareness of COR duties & responsibilities
• Know the what and how of contractor evaluation principles and techniques
• Upgrade ability to select contractor through creating performance based statements of work, cost estimates & doing best value tradeoffs
• Learn how the COR can use interaction and project controls well to sustain & further the agency’s programs
• Know how to obtain better feedback about contractor performance and be better able to respond to the findings
• Heighten awareness of technical personnel's influence in changes, dealing with inadequate contractor performance, claims, disputes & handling ethical concerns
• Transfer Lessons Learned to other contracts
  • Use project templates to effectively plan and execute contract management
  • Have Case Studies drive home your responsibilities and their limitations
  • Have practical exercises show you how to stay out of a jam
  • Experience your influence throughout the entire acquisition lifecycle
  • Best Practices about how to effectively meld communication and project management
  • Lessons learned about stronger performance evaluation: throughout the contract

Example Attendees Include

• Program/Project Management Personnel
• Contracting Officers
• CORs
• Procurement Specialists/Analysts
• Financial Managers

Topics to be covered include…

1. Introduction

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and legal framework
• Essential competencies
• Essential duties

2. What is a COR? - Key COR responsibilities

• Working with the acquisition team
• Effective communication
• Negotiation
• Allowable and prohibited activities
• Ethical responsibilities

3. COR Role in Acquisition Planning - Developing the statement of work

• Performing market research
• Developing the independent government estimate
• Improving the Statement of Work
• Performance Based Services Acquisition
• Developing the quality assurance surveillance plan
• Developing evaluation factors
• Obtaining approvals
• Recommending government property

4. COR Role in Contract Award - Pre-award/post-award technical assistance

• Proposal evaluation
• Preparing for contract administration
• Participating in the post-award orientation

5. COR Role in Contract Administration - Administering government property

• Monitoring contract performance
• Risk Management – How to spot warning signs of impending cost/schedule performance problems
• Inspecting, accepting and rejecting contract deliverables and performance
• Recommending modifications and options
• Intro to Earned Value Management
• Resolving delays
• Administering stop-work orders
• Resolving contract disputes and claims
• Identifying and resolving performance problems
• Providing termination assistance

6. Additional Contract Administration Issues - Modifications and options

• Delays
• Claims
• Alternative Disputes Resolution
• Remedies
• Termination

7. Closeout and Lessons Learned - Documenting past performance

• Calculating and recommending contractor payment
• Key tasks required for contract closeout
• Preparing and communicating lessons learned

Course Highlights

• List of spending traps to avoid
• Practical exercises – learn by doing
• All courses taught in our professionally equipped training center with ergonomic seating.

Student Fee

This is a 5-day course

NOTE: Click here to obtain information on special pricing for this course.

• Government: $1,895.00
• Contractor: $1,995.00

How to register

Registrations are payable by Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover or Check.



FAX or Mail the completed form to:

Dave Dickson
Government Training Inc.
20842 Derrydale Square
Sterling, VA, 20165
FAX: 941-870-9651

Contact Customer Service at 703-622-1187 or Customer.Service@GovernmentTrainingInc.com

Course Schedule

• Registration begins at 8:00 am
• Class begins at 8:30am
• Class ends at 4:30pm
• There are several 10-15 minute breaks throughout the day.
• Lunch generally begins at 12:00pm and lasts approximately 1 hour

GTI Cancellation Policy

You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the course.

Cancellation requests must be sent in writing (email or fax) and will be subject to a $100.00 processing fee. No cancellations or transfers are accepted within 2 (two) weeks prior to the course start date or later.

PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee. In the rare occasion that a course is cancelled or postponed, please note our reimbursement is limited to paid tuition only.

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