New: DOE O 541.1C Chg 1 (LtdChg), Appointment of Contracting Officers and Contracting Officer Representatives

To establish procedures governing the selection, appointment, and termination of all components of DOE, including NNSA contracting officers (COs) by ensuring federal staff are developed appropriately, in accordance with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) memorandum on May 7, 2014, entitled "Revisions to the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C). To ensure Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs)-now defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations as "...individual, including a contracting officer's technical representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions," are trained and appropriately developed. To ensure that federal project directors, certified under the Project Management Certification Development Program (PMCDP) are provided training by CORs. Supersedes DOE O 541.1C, dated 1-17-17.