---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 302.101"
title: "48"
number: "302.101"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/302.101"
---

# §302.101. Definitions.

- (a) **Agency head or head of the agency,—** unless otherwise stated, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services or specified designee.
- (b) **Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)—** is a Federal employee designated in writing by a contracting officer to act as the contracting officer's representative in monitoring and administering specified aspects of contractor performance after award of a contract or order. In accordance with local procedures, operating divisions (OPDIVs) or staff divisions (STAFFDIVs) may designate CORs for firm fixed-price contracts or orders. COR's responsibilities may include verifying that:
  - (1) The contractor's performance meets the standards set forth in the contract or order;
  - (2) The contractor meets the contract or order's technical requirements by the specified delivery date(s) or within the period of performance; and
  - (3) **The contractor performs within cost ceiling stated in the contract or order.** CORs must meet the training and certification requirements specified in PGI [Part 301.604](/cfr/48/part301.604.md).
- (c) **Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA)—** is an official having overall responsibility for managing a contracting activity, i.e. the organization within an OPDIV or STAFFDIV or other HHS organization which has been delegated broad authority regarding the conduct of acquisition functions.

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 72911, Nov. 16, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2).

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 72911, Nov. 16, 2020]