Contracting / Grant Officer Representative (COR / GOR) Refresher Training

1. Contracting / Grant Officer Representative (COR / GOR) Refresher Training • Instructors – • Dan Signore • Chief, Customer Service Center (CSC) Purple • USAMRAA • Laurie Hovermale • Contracting Officer/Account Manager, CSC Purple • USAMRAA

2. US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Fort Detrick, MD Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) Commander, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Dr. Paul Michaels (PARC) Director, USAMRAA USAMRAA Awards (138% increase since 2004) 40% Assistance Agreements 60% Contracts Staff (49% increase since 2004) 162 Authorized to hire 225 $2.99B in FY 09

3. US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity • Provides contracting support to: • USAMRMC and its worldwide network of laboratories • Fort Detrick Army Garrison and military tenant activities • Office of the Surgeon General • Congressional programs • Numerous reimbursable customers • USAMRAA provides quality, timely, and cost-effective business advice and solutions to our customers and stakeholders Innovative Acquisition Instruments • Cooperative Agreements • Grants • Contracts • Rapid Prototyping • COTS Solutions • Government Purchase Cards • Web Access to BAA, PAA, New Products and Ideas Customer Service Center Gold

4. USAMRAA Organization FY 10 CSC Orange Training Branch SAPs 4

5. COR CONTRACTING OFFICER and GRANT OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR/GOR) TRAINING US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5014

6. Introduction and Overview Training Objectives: • Be sure that we answer your questions • Present the Course Outline • Provide a brief overview of the acquisition process • Provide some policy guidance, share some experience and give some “helpful hints”

7. Introduce Yourselves • Who are you? • Where are you from? • What kind of contracts are you involved with, and what is your responsibility for them? • What one question do you need to have answered before you leave?

8. Ground Rules….. • Hours – 0800 - 1600 • Comfort and Convenience • Coffee and Refreshments • Breaks > # breaks = happier # students. • Lunch is typically 1130-1230 • Classroom is Interactive & Informal

9. Course Outline Monday • Introduction • Acquisition Overview • Pre-Award Considerations • Lunch • Grants and Cooperative Agreements • Post-Award Considerations • Monitoring

10. Course Outline Tuesday • Changes and Modifications • Inspection and Acceptance • Procurement Integrity, Contractors in the Workplace • Lunch • Past Performance • Payments and Closeout • Delays and Disputes

11. What you’ll learn(Beyond the Course Outline) • Course Content • The “Shalls” • Managing Risk • Best Practices • Contracting Process has two objectives • To acquire goods and services to meet the Army’s mission • To promote the public welfare by distributing resources in an open and fair way to constituent groups: large and small businesses, universities, non-profit organizations, and others

12. Why is this course important? • The mission is too important not to pay attention • Contracting will always be a source for filling shortfalls • Contract administration is a highly regulated, important function • Contract administration must be done consistently and within legal guidelines

13. Ready to Go? Questions and Issues?