| AAFES |
Army and Air Force Exchange Service |
| ABARS |
Automated Bid and Reporting System |
| ACC |
Air Combat Command |
| ACL |
Authorized Commodity List |
| ACMS |
Advanced Cost Management Systems |
| ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ACQ |
Acquisition |
| ACQ & SUST |
Acquisition & Sustainment |
| ACRS |
Accelerated Cost Recovery System |
| ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
| A/E, A&E, A-E |
Architect/Engineer |
| AETC |
Air Education and Training Command |
| AF |
Appropriated Funds |
| AFAA |
Air Force Audit Agency |
| AFB |
Air Force Base |
| AFBET |
Air Force Business Education Team (Training
team comprised of key Air Force employees possessing DoD contracting knowledge and
experience.) |
| AFMC |
Air Force Material Command |
| AFOSR |
Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AFRC |
Air Force Reserve Command |
| AFRES |
Air Force Reserve |
| AFRL |
Air Force Research Laboratory |
| AFSOC |
Air Force Special Operations Command |
| AFSPC |
Air Force Space Command |
| AIA |
Air Intelligence Agency |
| AMARC |
Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center |
| AMC |
Air Mobility Command |
| ANS |
American National Standard |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| API |
Acquisition Program Integration |
| ASBCA |
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals |
| ASC |
Aeronautical Systems Center |
| AQ |
Acquisition |
| ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| ASB |
Automated Supply Bulletin (Also referred to
as EDICT) |
| ASPM |
Armed Services Pricing Manual |
| ASPR |
Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| ARO: |
After Receipt of Order |
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| BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement (A general
announcement of an agency's research interest including criteria for selecting proposals
and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the government's
needs.) |
| BAFO |
Best and Final Offer (In the negotiation
process, upon completion of discussions, the contracting officer shall issue to all
offerors still within the competitive range a request for best and final offers.) |
| BDI |
Business Data Interchange |
| BDO |
Blanket Delivery Order |
| BEDOP |
Beyond Expedited Delivery Order Process |
| BIAC |
Business Industry Advisory Council |
| BN |
Brand Name |
| BNR |
Brand Name Resale |
| BNS |
Brand Name Support |
| BNS |
Brand Name System |
| B&P |
Bid and Proposal (cost) |
| BOA |
Basic Ordering Agreement (A general outline
of the supplies or services to be provided by the contractor.) |
| BOD |
Bid Opening Date (The final date that the
appropriate government office must receive a bid.) |
| BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement (An agreement
between the government and a vendor. The agreement gives the government the option to
purchase goods or services from the vendor when needed on a on call basis.) |
| BPO |
Bargain Purchase Option |
| BPO |
Blanket Purchase Order |
| BRAC |
Base Realignment and Closure |
| BSR |
Board of Standards Review |
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| CAAC |
Civilian Agency Acquisition Council |
| CACO |
Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer |
| CAD |
Computer Assisted Design |
| CAGE |
Commercial and Government Entity code |
| CALS |
Computer-aided Acquisition & Logistics
System, or Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support |
| CAM |
Computer Assisted Manufacturing |
| CARS |
Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
| CBD |
Commerce Business Daily (A publication of the
Department of Commerce which contains synopses of upcoming procurements, contract awards,
and research and development sources sought.) |
| CCDR |
Contract Cost Data Report |
| CCR |
Central Contractor Registration database |
| CE |
Civil Engineering |
| CEC |
Center for Electronic Commerce |
| CECSR |
Contractor Employee Compensation System
Review |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations (A collection of
publications that contains regulations for all Federal Departments and Agencies.) |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officers council |
| CFSR |
Contract Funds Status Report |
| CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act (A law that
requires full and open competition for Federal contracts.) |
| CID |
Commercial Item Description |
| CMRs |
Commercial Market Representatives (Small
Business Administration employees that provide assistance to small businesses in obtaining
subcontracts and counsel on how to market their products and services to prime
contractors.) |
| CNT |
Contract |
| CO |
Contracting Officer (The only person who can
bind the government to a contract. Contracting Officers have the authority to enter into,
administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.) |
| COB |
Close Of Business |
| COC |
Certificate of Competency (A document issued
by the Small Business Administration that certifies a small business as being responsible
for the purpose of receiving and performing a specific government contract.) |
| Commissary |
A retail store on a military installation
which sells grocery and household items at cost to authorized customers. |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| COR |
Contracting Officer Representative |
| COTR |
Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative |
| COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf |
| CPAF |
Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (contract) |
| CPCM |
Certified Professional Contract Manager |
| CPFF |
Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (contract) |
| CPIF |
Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (contract) |
| CPR |
Cost Performance Report |
| CPSR |
Contract Procurement System Review |
| CRAG |
Contractor Risk Assessment Guide |
| CSCSC |
Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria |
| CSSR |
Cost/Schedule Status Report |
| CTX |
Corporate Trade Exchange |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
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| DAC |
Defense Acquisition Circular |
| DAR |
Defense Acquisition Regulation |
| DARC |
Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council |
| DARO |
Days After Receipt Of Order |
| DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency (The government
contract audit agency which performs field pricing reviews.) |
| DCAI |
Defense Contract Audit Institute |
| DCAAM |
Defense Contract Audit Agency Audit Manual |
| DCMAO |
Defense Contract Management Area Office |
| DCMC |
Defense Contract Management Command |
| DCMD |
Defense Contract Management District |
| DCSC |
Defense Construction Supply Center |
| DEL |
Delivery |
| DESC |
Defense Electronic Supply Center (An
organization in the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency.) |
| DFAR |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
(Procurement regulations used by organizations in the Department of Defense. Also called
Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR).) |
| DFAS |
Defense Finance and Accounting Service |
| DGSC |
Defense General Supply Center (An
organization in the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency.) |
| DIC |
Document Identifier Code |
| DISA |
Defense Information Systems Agency |
| DISC |
Defense Industrial Supply Center (An
organization in the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency.) |
| DLA |
Defense Logistics Agency |
| DLAR |
Defense Logistics Agency Regulation |
| DLIS |
Defense Logistics Information Service |
| DLSC |
Defense Logistics Services Center |
| DMR |
Defense Management Report |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce |
| DoD |
Department of Defense (The military
departments (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine), and defense agencies.) |
| DODAAD |
Department of Defense Activity Address
Directory |
| DODD |
Department of Defense Directive |
| DODI |
Department of Defense Instruction |
| DODIG |
Department of Defense Inspector General |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOI |
Department of the Interior |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPA |
Defense Production Act |
| DPSC |
Defense Personnel Support Center |
| DRMS |
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service |
| DSC |
Defense Supply Center |
| DSP |
Defense Standardization Program |
| DTIC |
Defense Technical Information Center |
| DUE-IN |
Merchandise which is on order but not yet
received |
| DUNS |
Data Universal Numbering System |
| VA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| EAC |
Estimate at Completion (cost) |
| EC |
Electronic Commerce (Paperless exchange of
routine business transactions. If a business process can be automate, then it's classified
as EC.) |
| ECP |
Engineering Change Proposal |
| ECS |
Electronic Certification System |
| EDI |
Electronic Data (or Document) Interchange
(Electronic exchange of information; paperless office.) |
| EDOP |
Expedited Delivery Order Process |
| EDX |
Electronic Data Exchange |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EFT |
Electronics Funds Transfer |
| EOM |
End of Month |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETC |
Estimate to Complete |
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| F&A |
Finance and Accounting |
| FAC |
Federal Acquisition Circular |
| FACNET |
Federal Acquisition Computer Network |
| FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation (The
regulations governing all purchases made by the federal government.) |
| FFP |
Firm-Fixed Price (contract) (A type of
contract under which the government agrees to purchase goods or services at a set price.) |
| FFRDC |
Federally Funded Research & Development
Center (A facility funded by the government that conducts research and development work. A
university or a related non-profit organization operates the facility.) |
| FIRMR |
Federal Information Resource Management
Regulation (Government-wide regulations that govern the purchase of computer goods and
services.) |
| FMS |
Foreign Military Sales |
| FMV |
Fair Market Value |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act (A statute that
permits the public to obtain government records (with certain exceptions).) |
| FPI |
Fixed Price Incentive (contract) |
| FPL |
Federal Procurement List |
| FPR |
Fixed Price Redeterminable (contract) |
| FSC |
Federal Supply Class (A code number used by
the government to identify various items of equipment which are purchased by the
government.) |
| FSN |
Federal Stock Number (A code number used to
identify documents sold by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
Documents.) |
| FSS |
Federal Supply Service (An organization in
the U.S. General Services Administration.) |
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| G&A |
General and Administrative (cost) |
| GFE |
Government-Furnished Equipment |
| GFM |
Government-Furnished Materials |
| GOCO |
Government Owned, Contractor Operated |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
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| HBCUs |
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(Accredited institutions of higher education established prior to 1964, with a principal
mission of educating Black Americans.) |
| HCA |
Head of Contracting Activity |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HUB |
Historically Underutilized Business |
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| IAW |
In Accordance With |
| IDIQ, or ID/IQ |
Indefinite Delivery, (/) Indefinite Quantity
(Contract) |
| IFB |
Invitation for Bid (The solicitation method
used when conducting sealed bid procurements.) |
| IMPAC |
International Merchant Purchase Authorization
Card |
| IQC |
Indefinite Quantity Contract |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization (or
International Organization for Standardization) |
| ISSA |
Inter/Intra Service Support Agreement |
| IT |
Information Technology |
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| LRAE |
Long-Range Acquisition Estimates (To assist
industry planning and to locate additional sources of supply, some federal agencies
publicize estimates of unclassified proposed acquisitions. Estimates may be publicized as
far in advance as possible, and the availability is published in the
CBD.) |
| LINE ITEM |
Any item which carries a separate stock
number or is otherwise individually identified for ordering, storing, processing or other
handling purposes. |
| LSN |
Local Stock Number |
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| MBE |
Minority Business Entrepreneur |
| MIs |
Minority Institutions (Educational
institutions having significant minority enrollments. Designated minority groups include
Blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders.) |
| MIL |
Military |
| MIL-I |
Military Inspection Specifications |
| MIL-Q |
Military Quality Specifications |
| MIL-STD |
Military Standard |
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| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NEP |
Network Entry Point (The primary
communications center for EDI transactions to commercial Value Added Networks
(VANs).) |
| NLT |
No Later Than |
| NSN |
National Stock Number (A unique number
assigned by the General Services Administration which catalogs a wide range of items by
commodity, group, and class.) |
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| O/A |
On or About |
| O&P |
Outsourcing and Privatization |
| ODM |
On-Demand Manufacturing |
| OFPP |
Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
| OICC |
Officer in Charge of Construction |
| OSDBU |
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health
Administration (A division of the U.S. Department of Labor.) |
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| PCO |
Procuring Contracting Officer |
| PCR |
Procurement Center Representative–an SBA
employee |
| PEO |
Program Executive Officer (The corporate
operating official who supervises an assigned portfolio of mission-related Major and
Selected Programs.) |
| PIN |
Personal ID Number |
| P.L. |
Public Law |
| P/N |
Part Number |
| PO |
Purchase Order |
| POC |
Point of Contact |
| PRDA |
Program Research and Development Announcement |
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| QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| QBL |
Qualified Bidders List |
| QML |
Qualified Manufacturers List |
| QPL |
Qualified Products List |
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| R&D |
Research and Development |
| R&M |
Repair and Maintenance |
| RDD |
Required Delivery Date |
| RFB |
Request for BID |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal (Solicitation
document used in negotiated procurements when not using Simplified Acquisition
Procedures.) |
| RFQ |
Request for Quotations (Solicitation document
used to solicit quotes for small purchases.) |
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| SADBUS |
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Specialist |
| SAF |
Secretary of the Air Force |
| SAF/AQ |
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition) |
| SAF/SB |
Air Force Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization |
| SBA |
Small Business Administration (The federal
agency whose function is to aid, counsel, provide financial assistance, and protect the
interest of the small business community.) |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovative Research Program
(Requires federal agencies with research and development budgets in excess of $100 million
to set aside a fixed percentage of their budgets exclusively for small business
participation.) |
| SBIRS |
Small Business Innovative Research Systems |
| SBSA |
Small Business Set-Aside (A procurement
reserved exclusively for small business participation.) |
| SDB |
Small Disadvantaged Business (A small
business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at
least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals. The management and daily business operations must be controlled
by one or more of such individuals and the majority of earnings must directly accrue to
such individuals.) |
| SIC Codes |
Standard Industrial Classification Codes
(Numerical codes developed by the Office of Management and Budget for use in the
classification of establishments by type of activity in which they are engaged.) |
| SKN |
Stock Keeping Number |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit |
| SOO |
Statement of Objectives |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOW |
Statement of Work (A description of the
government's requirements for purchasing a good or service.) |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
(A program for research and development conducted jointly by small businesses and
research institutions.) |
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| TBA |
To Be Announced |
| TCO |
Terminating Contracting Officer |
| T for C |
Termination for Convenience (The
government-ordered discontinuance of a contract which no longer meets the government's
needs.) |
| T for D |
Termination for Duration |
| TIN |
Taxpayer Identification Number |
| TINA |
Truth in Negotiations Act |
| T&M |
Time and Materials (contract) |
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| UCC |
Uniform Commercial Code |
| UPC |
Universal Product Code |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
| USAFA |
United States Air Force Academy |
| USC |
United States Code |
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| VAN |
Value Added Network |
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| WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
| WOSB |
Woman-Owned Business (Small business
concern that is at least 51 percent owned by women who are U.S. citizens and who also
control and operate the business.) Also: WOSB (Woman-Owned Small Business) and WBE
(Women’s Business Enterprise). |
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| YTD |
Year To Date |