A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DOD AND FEDERAL NON-DOD COR COMPETENCIES

The purpose of this research is to analyze and measure the effectiveness of the guidance for identification, development, certification, and management of contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) within the Department of Defense (DoD) in comparison to Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives (FAC-CORs). The research team utilized responses from the DoD COR Competencies Survey and provided recommendations on its findings to improve training and technical competency structures in order to leverage best practices from the FAC-COR structures. Although the research did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference in proficiencies between DoD-CORs and FAC-CORs, the results demonstrated a strong correlation between time-spent and proficiencies, which allows for areas of further research. Regarding the proficiencies of the DoD-CORs and FAC-CORs, it is evident that there are areas the DoD can improve through coordination with FAC-CORs and Federal Acquisition Institute.