COR Study Guide 2026
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📋 COR Exam Format at a Glance
📚 COR Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample COR Questions & Answers
1. How does a COR verify that a firm qualifies as a small business for a specific procurement?
Small business status is self-certified by the contractor in SAM.gov; the COR can verify current registration and size representation through SAM.gov.
2. Which document formally records a contractor's failure to meet contract requirements and initiates a response from the contractor?
A cure notice formally notifies the contractor of a condition endangering contract performance and requires corrective action within a specified time.
3. Under FAR Subpart 19.5, which type of small business set-aside requires that the awardee be both a small business and perform at least 50% of the contract with its own employees?
FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting) for small business set-asides requires the prime to perform at least 50% of the labor with its own workforce.
4. Under a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract, the fixed fee is adjusted when:
The fixed fee in a CPFF contract is only adjusted if the contract's scope of work changes through a formal modification; cost overruns alone do not change the fee.
5. When a conflict arises between standard procedures and a unique situation in Small Business Programs, what should a COR professional prioritize?
Safety and ethics always take priority in Small Business Programs. When standard procedures don't adequately address a unique situation, consulting with experienced colleagues or supervisors ensures both safety and professional standards are maintained.
6. A contractor offers 'most favored customer' pricing as price reasonableness evidence. This is an example of which price analysis technique?
Catalog or market price analysis uses prices offered to the general public or most favored customers to establish reasonableness without requiring certified cost data.