48 CFR § 842.270 - 842.270 Contracting Officer's Representatives' role in contract administration.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s842.270"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 842.270 - 842.270 Contracting Officer's Representatives' role in contract administration."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "842.270"
section_name: "842.270 Contracting Officer's Representatives' role in contract administration."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "842"
part_name: "CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "842"
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# 842.270 842.270 Contracting Officer's Representatives' role in contract administration.
(a) A contracting officer may designate a qualified person to be the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the purpose of performing certain technical functions in administering a contract.
(b) The COR acts solely as a technical representative of the contracting officer and is not authorized to perform any function that results in a change in the scope, price, terms or conditions of the contract.
(c) A COR designation must be made in writing by the contracting officer. The designation shall identify the responsibilities and limitations of the COR. A copy of the designation must be furnished to the contractor and the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), if separately assigned.