Announcing Contract Award and Responsibilities of the Contracting Officers’ Representative

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paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 170 Assignment 5: Announcing Contract Award and
Responsibilities of the Contracting Officers’
Representative
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Evaluate the
   requirements for
   announcing federal
   contract awards.
   Determine how these
   requirements apply to
   this scenario.
   Weight: 20%
   Did not submit or
   incompletely
   evaluated the
   requirements for
   announcing federal
   contract awards. Did
   not submit or
   incompletely
   determined how
   these requirements
   apply to this
   scenario.
   Partially evaluated
   the requirements for
   announcing federal
   contract awards.
   Partially determined
   how these
   requirements apply
   to this scenario.
   Satisfactorily
   evaluated the
   requirements for
   announcing federal
   contract awards.
   Satisfactorily
   determined how
   these requirements
   apply to this
   scenario.
   Thoroughly
   evaluated the
   requirements for
   announcing federal
   contract awards.
   Thoroughly
   determined how
   these requirements
   apply to this
   scenario.
2. Establish the
   responsibilities of the
   Contracting Officers
   Representative (COR)
   for this contract.
   Weight: 15%
   Did not submit or
   incompletely
   established the
   responsibilities of
   the Contracting
   Officers
   Representative
   (COR) for this
   contract.
   Partially established
   the responsibilities
   of the Contracting
   Officers
   Representative
   (COR) for this
   contract.
   Satisfactorily
   established the
   responsibilities of
   the Contracting
   Officers
   Representative
   (COR) for this
   contract.
   Thoroughly
   established the
   responsibilities of
   the Contracting
   Officers
   Representative
   (COR) for this
   contract.
3. Evaluate the existing
   training and certification
   requirements for CORs
   in general.
   Weight: 15%
   Did not submit or
   incompletely
   evaluated the
   existing training and
   certification
   requirements for
   CORs in general.
   Partially evaluated
   the existing training
   and certification
   requirements for
   CORs in general.
   Satisfactorily
   evaluated the
   existing training and
   certification
   requirements for
   CORs in general.
   Thoroughly
   evaluated the
   existing training and
   certification
   requirements for
   CORs in general.
4. Create a set of
   specific requirements
   for the COR working on
   the contract for 5,000
   electrical generators.
   Weight: 15%
   Did not submit or
   incompletely
   created a set of
   specific
   requirements for the
   COR working on the
   contract for 5,000
   electrical
   generators.
   Partially created a
   set of specific
   requirements for the
   COR working on the
   contract for 5,000
   electrical
   generators.
   Satisfactorily
   created a set of
   specific
   requirements for the
   COR working on the
   contract for 5,000
   electrical
   generators.
   Thoroughly created
   a set of specific
   requirements for the
   COR working on the
   contract for 5,000
   electrical
   generators.
5. Assess the
   importance of
   safeguarding
   proprietary information.
   Propose two (2) ways
   that proprietary
   information can be
   safeguarded in this
   scenario.
   Weight: 20%
   Did not submit or
   incompletely
   assessed the
   importance of
   safeguarding
   proprietary
   information. Did not
   submit or
   incompletely
   proposed two (2)
   ways that
   proprietary
   information can be
   safeguarded in this
   scenario.
   Partially assessed
   the importance of
   safeguarding
   proprietary
   information.
   Partially proposed
   two (2) ways that
   proprietary
   information can be
   safeguarded in this
   scenario.
   Satisfactorily
   assessed the
   importance of
   safeguarding
   proprietary
   information.
   Satisfactorily
   proposed two (2)
   ways that
   proprietary
   information can be
   safeguarded in this
   scenario.
   Thoroughly
   assessed the
   importance of
   safeguarding
   proprietary
   information.
   Thoroughly
   proposed two (2)
   ways that
   proprietary
   information can be
   safeguarded in this
   scenario.
6. 5 references
   Weight: 5%
   No references
   provided
   Does not meet the
   required number of
   references; some or
   all references poor
   quality choices.
   Meets number of
   required references;
   all references high
   quality choices.
   Exceeds number of
   required references;
   all references high
   quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing
   mechanics, and
   formatting requirements
   Weight: 10%
   More than 6 errors
   present
   5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present