48 CFR § 302.101 - 302.101 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 302.101 - 302.101   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "302.101"
section_name: "302.101   Definitions."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "302"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "302"
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# 302.101 302.101   Definitions.

(a) *Agency head or head of the agency,* unless otherwise stated, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services or specified designee.

(b) *Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)* is a Federal employee designated in writing by a contracting officer to act as the contracting officer's representative in monitoring and administering specified aspects of contractor performance *after* award of a contract or order. In accordance with local procedures, operating divisions (OPDIVs) or staff divisions (STAFFDIVs) may designate CORs for firm fixed-price contracts or orders. COR's responsibilities may include verifying that:

(1) The contractor's performance meets the standards set forth in the contract or order;

(2) The contractor meets the contract or order's technical requirements by the specified delivery date(s) or within the period of performance; and

(3) The contractor performs within cost ceiling stated in the contract or order. CORs must meet the training and certification requirements specified in PGI Part 301.604.

(c) *Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA)* is an official having overall responsibility for managing a contracting activity, *i.e.* the organization within an OPDIV or STAFFDIV or other HHS organization which has been delegated broad authority regarding the conduct of acquisition functions.

[80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 72911, Nov. 16, 2020]