As a general rule, government agencies often award contracts to the most competitive and reliable bidder. However, some contractors do shoddy work. As a COR, itâs your duty to inform your boss -- the contracting officer -- and provide counsel on the way forward. For instance, if a contractor is re-carpeting a road and you detect that his team has inadequate training on repairing roads, you can advise the contracting officer to initiate termination of the contract. A contracting officer representative serves as a communication liaison between the contractor and the agency. He can do this by facilitating direct meetings between parties, delivering written reports to his seniors, making phone calls and sending emails to either party.
Suppression is the act of keeping something from happening. An example of suppression is a government stopping citizens from participating in a certain activity. suppression. suppression. The act of suppressing.
Definition of:surge suppression. The diverting and/or diminishing of excessive current and voltage from the AC power line, which can damage sensitive electronic equipment. Power surges generally last less than 50 microseconds, but can reach as much as 6,000 volts and draw 3,000 amps when they arrive at the equipment. There are two principal types of technologies used in surge protection devices.