D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, § 5313
5313.1 Contracting Officers may appoint in writing a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative ("COTR") to provide such management oversight and technical direction for a particular procurement or contract as the Contracting Officer shall determine is necessary or useful.
5313.2 The COTR shall maintain an arm's length relationship with the contractor. COTRs have no authority to modify any contract.
SOURCE: Emergency Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 613 (January 22, 1999) [EXPIRED]; as Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7349 (September 17, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 4484 (June 12, 2009).