Who administers day-to-day activities following contract award and may be a delegate of the Contracting Officer?

• A. Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)
• B. Adjudicator
• C. Adversary
• D. Administrative Inquiry

Answer: (A)

The Administrative Contracting Officer handles day-to-day contract administration after a contract is awarded and can delegate those duties to others, such as a Contracting Officer’s Representative. This role oversees ongoing performance, approves routine modifications within delegated authority, processes payments, and responds to administrative questions from the contractor. The other options aren’t about ongoing contract management: an adjudicator decides disputes, an adversary is the opposing party in a dispute, and an administrative inquiry is not a position that administers contracts.