"This handbook provides the basic tools and knowledge to use in conjunction with the formal contracting officer's representative (COR) training given by your local contracting officer ... Contains a summary of acquisition policies and contract managerial tools designed specifically for contingency contracting officers (COOs). This handbook is designed to address realities CORs face in operations outside the continental U.S. The information in this handbook is extracted from numerous sources within the defense acquisition community and hard lessons learned from countless CORs and CCOs in deployed environments"--Page 1.

Cover title. "Sep 08." Part of the Army lessons learned documentation. "This is the first in a series of five handbooks that the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office [ALT-IO]) is writing and the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (via the Center for Army Lessons Learned [CALL]) is publishing in response to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command's operational contract support gap mitigation strategy"--Page i. "This handbook provides the basic tools and knowledge to use in conjunction with the formal contracting officer's representative (COR) training given by your local contracting officer ... Contains a summary of acquisition policies and contract managerial tools designed specifically for contingency contracting officers (COOs). This handbook is designed to address realities CORs face in operations outside the continental U.S. The information in this handbook is extracted from numerous sources within the defense acquisition community and hard lessons learned from countless CORs and CCOs in deployed environments"--Page 1.

The importance of contracting on the battlefield -- The acquisition team -- Contracting Officer's Representative training -- Contracting 101 : the basics -- Kinds and types of contracts -- Managing the contractor -- Managing your Contracting Officer's Representative files -- Forms used by Contracting Officer's Representatives -- Trafficking in persons -- Beyond basics : tips and tricks -- Ways to get in trouble fast -- What commanders and staff need to know about Contracting Officer's Representatives.