NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL

contract. Only the Contracting Officer may make such
changes. COR duties may not be delegated.
4.3. Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative (ACOR).
The ACOR is the alternate government official nominated by the
CO and appointed in writing by the Contracting Officer and
designated in the contract. The ACOR provides technical
direction/clarification only in the absence of the COR.
4.4. Role of Technical Assistants. The COR is aided in quality
assurance by training managers who fulfill technical assistant
functions. Normally, training managers are designated in
writing by the department head as technical assistants for
specific courses or pieces of equipment.
Technical Assistants
Direct and evaluate the work performance of the
contractor’s instructor/technician staff.
Assist the site manager in contract management.
The contractor determines staffing, not the
government, based on the job requirements listed in
the contract.
4.5. Communication with the Contractor
The COR communicates directly with the training managers
and with the contractor site manager on matters pertaining
to the contract. Informally, training managers may
communicate on a daily basis with the contractor's
supervisors, but they may not communicate with the
contractor's non-supervisory personnel on matters
pertaining to the contract or their work performance. For
example, curriculum maintenance requirements or problems
such as an instructor's failure to dress per standards
outlined in the contract may be discussed with the
contractor's supervisors but not with the contractor's nonsupervisory
personnel. It should be noted that while
communication between training managers and the
contractor's supervisory personnel is allowed, all official
communications between the government and the contractor
must go through the COR to the contractor site manager.
The COR will coordinate, as necessary, with the Contracting
Officer.
Evaluation of the Contractor’s Performance. Training
managers must also be familiar with the contractor
requirements. They may evaluate the contractor's
6-17
NAVEDTRA 135C