Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

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A Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) is a business communications liaison between the United States government and a private contractor. He or she ensures that their goals are mutually beneficial. The COTR is normally a federal or state employee who is responsible for authorizing (or denying) actions and expenditures for both standard delivery orders and task orders, and those that fall outside of the normal business practices of its supporting contractors and sub-contractors. Most COTRs have experience in the technical area (i.e., electronics, chemistry, physics, etc.) that is critical to the success of translating government requirements into technical requirements that can be included in government aquisition documents for potential contractor to bid and execute that work.