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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting officer's representative.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause defines a contracting officer's representative (COR) and requires that the contractor receive a copy of the written designation when one is appointed. It matters because it clarifies that the COR's authority is limited and that the COR cannot change contract terms or make commitments affecting price, quality, quantity, or delivery.

Applies to: Contractors under contracts that include this clause

What it requires

  • Receive a copy of the written COR designation if a COR is designated

Key terms: Contracting officer's representative · written designation · authority

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 201.602-70, use the following clause:

Contracting Officer's Representative (DEC 1991)

(a) Definition. Contracting officer's representative means an individual designated in accordance with subsection 201.602-2 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

(b) If the Contracting Officer designates a contracting officer's representative (COR), the Contractor will receive a copy of the written designation. It will specify the extent of the COR's authority to act on behalf of the contracting officer. The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or changes that will affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or any other term or condition of the contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.103 Identification of provisions and clauses. · 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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