Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Role

1.4.3-Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Role CMS’ Contracting Officers’ Representative (COR), Contract Specialist, and Contracting Officer have overall responsibility for the SMRC. The Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management (OAGM), in coordination with the COR, are the only persons authorized to: • Enter into and commit or bind the government by contract for supplies and services; • Accept nonconforming work or waive any requirement of the contracts; • Authorize reimbursement to the contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of the contract; and • Modify any term or condition of the contract (that is, make any changes in the SOW, modify or extend the period of performance, change the delivery schedule).