Core Courses

• None

Elective Courses

• None

Mandatory

Suggested

COR Duties and Delegated Authority

• Review of the Acquisition Process
• The COR’s Authority
• Exercise: It Started with a Phone Call
• The COR Files: Trouble Before the Start

Understanding the Requirements Document

• Why Requirements Documents Matter
• Using the Requirements Document
• Exercise: Phrase Surgery
• The COR Files: Designed for Trouble

Monitoring Contractor Performance

• Monitoring Performance: Overview and Expectations
• Monitoring Technical Performance
• Monitoring Schedule Performance
• Monitoring Cost and Financial Condition
• Monitoring Statutory and Security Compliance
• Monitoring Subcontractor Performance
• Documenting Monitoring Actions
• Red Flags Across Monitoring Domains
• Exercise: Tool Time—Pick Your Monitor
• The COR Files: Trouble Below the Surface

Documenting Contractor Performance

• Responding to Poor Performance
• Contract Remedies and Termination
• Disputes and Escalation
• Documenting Performance in CPARS
• Exercise: What Would You Write?
• The COR Files: Trouble Takes Shape

Payments, Invoices, and the Prompt Payment Act

• The COR's Role in Reviewing Invoices
• What Makes an Invoice Acceptable?
• Adjustments and Reductions
• Final Documentation and Submission
• Prompt Payment Act
• Exercise: How Much Do You Pay?
• The COR Files: Trouble in the Totals

Ethics, Conflicts, and Fraud Indicators

• Ethical Conduct in Contracting
• Conflicts of Interest
• Identifying Fraud in Government Contracts
• Exercise: Build the Case
• The COR Files: Trouble Behind the Curtain