Empirical Study of the Social Network of the Contracting Officer's Representative.

摘要

The overall purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the influence that the social network of the contracting officer's representatives (CORs) has on service contract oversight. The specific objective of this research project is to build on the understanding of services acquisition developed in previous research, while focusing on an area that has been neglected in these studies: the COR. In this study, three social networks spread across two military installations were examined. Additionally, data were collected from interviews with members of each social network. This research serves as a pilot study for future research on CORs and their social networks. The findings of the study suggest that a relationship exists between certain attributes of the COR's social network and his/her surveillance of the contractor and the service contract. The study also provides some recommendations for procurement contracting officers (PCOs) when they select an individual to serve as a COR for a service contract.