The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is authorized to make changes to the contract, even if those changes affect price or quality.

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is authorized to make changes to the contract, even if those changes affect price or quality.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Only with contracting officer approval

Answer: (B)

The important idea is that authority to alter the contract lies with the Contracting Officer, not the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The COR administers and monitors performance, directs work within the contract’s approved scope, and handles day-to-day oversight. But when a change would affect how much the government pays or the quality or nature of the deliverables, that requires an official contract modification issued by the Contracting Officer. In practice, the COR can document a request for a change and coordinate with the CO, who then uses the contract’s Changes clause to authorize any adjustment in price, schedule, or scope. Without that formal approval, no changes should be binding on the government. That’s why the statement is false: changes that affect price or quality cannot be made by the COR alone.

The important idea is that authority to alter the contract lies with the Contracting Officer, not the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The COR administers and monitors performance, directs work within the contract’s approved scope, and handles day-to-day oversight. But when a change would affect how much the government pays or the quality or nature of the deliverables, that requires an official contract modification issued by the Contracting Officer.

In practice, the COR can document a request for a change and coordinate with the CO, who then uses the contract’s Changes clause to authorize any adjustment in price, schedule, or scope. Without that formal approval, no changes should be binding on the government. That’s why the statement is false: changes that affect price or quality cannot be made by the COR alone.