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Revision as of 08:02, 3 July 2018
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Introduction
Below, we have listed common acronyms used in US Federal Acquisition.
In many cases, there have been articles written providing further explanation and descriptions of the topic. By placing the cursor over the description, you will be able to determine if a link exists, which will take you to the article. Text in "blue" has articles, text in "black" does not have an article.
Other Sources for Acronyms
Air Force Aconyms - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Air_Force_acronyms_and_expressions, [1]
Other sources for acronyms are: http://www.acronymfinder.com
Acronyms
8(a) - Section 8 of the Small Business Act
A&D - Aerospace & Defense
A&E - Architect and Engineering --See: Architect-Engineering Services
AAI - Agency Accounting Identifier (AAI)
ACASS - Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support Systems
ACRN - Accounting Classification Reference Number (ACRN)
ACO - Administrative Contracting Officer
ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADV - Auditable Dollar Value
AECA - Arms Export Control Act (AECA)
AF - Air Force
AFMC - Air Force Materiel Command
AGAR - Agriculture Acquisition Regulation
AKA - Anti-Kickback Act (AKA)
ANC - Alaska Native Corporation
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ASBCA - Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
ASCP - Advanced Supply Chain Planning
B&P - Bid and Proposal
BAA - Buy American Act
BAFO - Best and Final Offer
BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement
BOE - Basis of Estimate
BOM - Bill of Materials
BPA - Blanket Purchase Agreement
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
C-TPAT - Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
CA - Contract Administrator
CAAC - Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC)
CAC - Contract Audit Coordinator
CACO - Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer
CACS - Contract Audit Closing Statement
CACWS - Cumulative Allowable Cost Worksheet
CAGE Code - Commercial and Government Entity Number
CAO - Contract Administration Office
CAPEX - Capital Expenditure
CAR - Contract Administration Report
CAS - Contract Administration Services
CAS - Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
CASB - Cost Accounting Standards Board
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
CCASS - Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System
CCL - Commerce Control List (CCL)
CCR - Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
CCFY - Current Contractor Fiscal Year
CDA - Contract Disputes Act of 1978
CFAO - Cognizant Federal Agency Official
CFIUS - The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CFSR - Contract Funds Status Report
CHOA - Corporate Home Office Auditor
CID - U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
CID - Commercial Item Description
CLIN - Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)
CMO - Contract Management Office
CNATRA - Chief Naval Air Training
CO - Contracting Officer; The Acronym KO is also commonly used.
COA - Certificate of Acceptance
COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
CODSIA - Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations
COFD - Contracting Officers Final Decision
COGS - Cost of Goods Sold
CO NSD - Commanding Officer Naval Supply Depot
CONUS - Continental United States
COR - Contracting Officer Representative
COS - Cost of Sales
COTR - Contracting Officer Technical Representative
COTS - Commercial Off-the-Shelf -- See: Commercially Available off-the-shelf (COTS) Item
CPAF - Cost Plus Award Fee
CPARS - Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
CPFF - Cost Plus Fixed Fee
CPIF - Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)
CPI - Consumer Price Index
CPIW - Consumer Price Index, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPIW)
CPSR - Contractor Purchasing Systems Reviews
CRP - Contract Receipt Point
CSR - Compensation System Review
CSR - Contract Status Report
CTI - Controlled Technical Information
CUI - Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
DACO - Divisional Administrative Contracting Officer
DARC - Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) Council
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Program Agency
DARS - Defense Acquisition Regulations System
DAU - Defense Acquisition University
DBA - Doing Business As
DBA - Defense Base Act
DBB - Defense Business Board
DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
DCAM - Defense Contract Audit Manual
DCC - Direct Commercial Contracts (DCC)
DCI - Detailed Cost Impact (Proposal)
DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMA-AQ - Contracts Directorate
DCMA-INST - DCMA Instruction
DCMAS - Special Programs Directorate
DCMC - Defense Contract Management Command
DD252 - The Material Inspection and Receiving Report (MIRR)
DDTC - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
DFARS - Defense Federal Aquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Services
DIBBS - DLA Internet Bid Board System
DIS - Defense Industrial Security
DL - Direct Labor
DLA - Defense Logistics Agency
DLAM - Defense Logistics Agency Manual
DLIS - Defense Logistics Information Service
DM - Direct Materials
DMACT - DFAS Merged Account
DMIS - DCAA Management Information System (DMIS)
DOD - Department of Defense
DOD IG - Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG)
DoDAAC - Department of Defense Activity Address Code
DoDAAD - Department of Defense Activity Address Directory
DOJ - Department of Justice
DP - Defective Pricing
DP - Office of Defense Pricing
DPA - Defense Production Act
DPAP - Office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
DPAS - Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS)
DPPS - Defense Procurement Payment System (DPPS)
DSCA - Defense Security Cooperation Agency
DSO - Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
DSS - Defense Security Service (DSS)
DTIC - Defense Technical Information Center
DTMO - Defense Travel Management Office
DUNS - Dunn and Bradstreet Number Data Universal Numbering System
EAC - Estimate At Completion
EAR - Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
ECATS - Electronic Catalog System (ECAT)
ECCN - Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
ECI - Employment Cost Index (ECI
eCMR - Contractor Manpower Reporting Application
ECP - Engineering Change Proposal
EDA - Electronic Data Access
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
EO - Executive Order
EO - Export Official
EOQ Funds - Economic Order Quantity Funds
EPLS - Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
ESOT - Employee Stock Ownership Trust (ESOT)
eSRS - Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS)
ETC - Estimate To Complete
EV - Earned Value
EVMS - Earned Value Management System
FAD - Final Acceptance Date
FAC - Federal Acquisition Circular
FAF - Financial Accounting Foundation -- Link to website is http://www.fasb.org
FAPIIS - Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
FASA - Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994
FASAB - Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board -- Link of website is http://www.fasb.org
FBO - Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
FCA - False Claims Act
FCCOM - Facilities Capital Cost of Money Also See-Cost of Money
FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FDD - Final Delivery Date
FEMP - Federal Energy Management Program
FERA - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA)
FFATA - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFP - Firm Fixed Price
FIRM - Functional Information Resource Management
FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
FLSA - Fair Labor Standards Act
FMF - Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
FMS - Foreign Military Sales
FNLA - Final Notice of Last Action
F.O.B. - Free/Freight On Board
F.O.B. Destination - Free on Board Destination
F.O.B. Origin - Free on Board Origin
FOCI - Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FP&A - Financial Planning & Analysis
FP/LOE - Fixed Price Level of Effort
FPDS - Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
FPRA - Forward Pricing Rate Agreement
FSA - False Statements Act (FSA)
FSRS - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS)
FSS - Federal Supply Schedule
FSSI - Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI)
FST - Field Support Team
FTA - Free Trade Agreement
FTE - Full Time Level of Effort
FTR - Federal Travel Regulations (FTR)
FY - Fiscal Year
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAGAS - Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
GAO - General Accounting Office
G&A - General and Administrative (G&A) Expense
GAS - Government Auditing Standards
GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board -- Link of website is http://www.fasb.org
GDM - General Dollar Magnitude
GFE - Government Furnished Equipment
GFM - Government Furnished Material
GFP - Government Furnished Property
GIDEP - Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
GOCO - Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated
GPC - Government Purchase Card
GPE - Government Point of Entry (GPE) For any requirement in the FAR to publish a notice, the contracting officer must transmit the notices to the GPE. FAR 5.003.
GPO - Government Publishing Office
GSA - General Services Administration
GSC - Government Security Committee (GSC)
GWAC - Government Wide Acquisition Contract
HCA - Head of Contracging Activity
HMG - Her Majesty's Government (UK)
HMRC [uk] - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customers (HRMC)
HUB Zone - Historically Underutilized Business Zone
IAS - International Accounting Standards
IASB - International Accounting Standards Board
ICAPS - Internal Control Audit Planning Summary (ICAPS)
ICQ - Internal Control Questionnaire --See-- DCAA - Internal Control Questionnaire and Cost Principles Assessment
IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
IFF - Industrial Funding Fee
IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
IG - Inspector General
IPERA - Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA)
IR&D - Independent Research and Development
IS - Industrial Specialist
ISDC - Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC)
ITAR - International Traffic in Arms Regulations
JTR - Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)
JV - Joint Venture
LCM - Lower of Cost or Market
LCM - Life Cycle Management
LH - Labor Hour
LOB - Line of Business
LOE - Level of Effort
LPTA - Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable
LTA - Long Term Agreement
LTA - Long Term Assignment
KO - Contracting Officer, See CO
M & I E - Meals and Incidental Expense
MAARS - Mandatory Annual Audit Requirements (MAARs)
MAJCOM - Major Commands
MAS - Multiple Award Schedule
MAS - Medical Administration Services
MFR - Memorandum for Record
MIRR - Material Inspection and Receiving Report
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOBIS - Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) - This is a GSA Schedule Program
MOCAS - Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS)
MOD - Ministry of Defense (UK)
MOD - Modification
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
NAICS - North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS)
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCAGE - NATO CAGE Code
NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
NIDs - National Interest Determinations
NISPOM - National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLA - Notice of Last Action
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
NPFTF - National Procurement Fraud Task Force (NPFTF)
NRE - Non-Recurring Engineering
NULO - Negative Unliquidated Obligation
OCI - Organizational Conflict of Interest
OCONUS - Outside Continental United States
ODC - Other Direct Cost
ODO - Other Disbursing Office
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFCCP - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFPP - Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OIG - Office of Inspector General
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
OPM - Office of Personnel Management
OPR - Office of Primary Responsibility
ORCA - Online Representations and Certifications Application
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWCP - Office of Workers Compensation Programs
P Card - Purchase Card
PA - Property Administrator
PCO - Procuring Contracting Officer
PEAT - Price Economic Adjustment Tool (PEAT)
PFCRA - Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA)
PGI - Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI)
PII - Procurement Instrument Identification
PIIN - Procurement Instrument Identification Number
PLAS - Performance Labor Accounting System[1]
PLCO - Plant Clearance Officer
PMO - Program Management Office
PO - Purchase Order
POAM - Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM). DISA Term,
POP - Period of Performance
PPA - Pension Protection Act
PPE - Property, Plant and Equipment
PPI - Producer Price Index (PPI)
PRB - Payroll Burden (Also called Fringe)
PRC - Price Reductions Clause(s)
PSC - Professional Services Council
PSCN - Production Schedule Completion Notice
PTAC/P - Procurement Technical Assistance Center/Program
PWS - Performance Work Statement
QA - Quality Assurance
QAR - Quality Assurance Representative
QMAC - Questionnaire on Method and Allocation of Costs (QMAC)
R&D - Research and Development
REA - Request for Equitable Adjustment
RA - Requiring Activities
RFP - Request for Proposal
RFQ - Request for Quotation
SAM - System for Award Management (SAM)
SAP - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
SAT - Simplified Acquisition Threshold
SBA - Small Business Administration
SDW - Shared Data Warehouse
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
SF - Standard Form
SG&A - Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Number
SICM - System for Integrated Contract Management[2]
SIOP - Sales, Inventory, and Operational Process
SIOP - Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP)
SLIN - Sub-Line Item Number (SLIN)
SECG - Small Entity Compliance Guide
SOFA - Status of Forces Agreement
SOO - Statement of Objectives
SOW - Statement of Work (SOW)
SPIIN - Supplemental Procurement Instrument Identification Number
SSA - Selective Service Act
SSA - Special Security Agreement
ST - Special Tooling
STE - Special Test Equipment
T&M - Time and Materials
TAA - Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
TCO - Terminating Contracting Officer
TCP - Technology Control Plan (TCP)
TIN - Taxpayer Identification Number
TINA - Truth in Negotiations Act
TCI - Total Cost Input
TPIN - Trading Partner Identification Number (TPIN)
UAT - User Acceptance Testing
UCA - Undefinitized Contract Action
ULO - Unliquidated Obligation
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
USD(AT&L) - Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
USD(C)/CFO - Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer
VAB - Value Added Base
VAR - Value Added Reseller
VAT - Value Added Tax
VECP - Value Engineering Change Proposal
VIQ - Variation in Quantity
WAH - Work at Home (WAH)- Telecommuting
WARN (ACT) - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
WAWF - Wide Area Work Flow ... See also ... DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure
WINS - Web Invoicing System (to be replaced by WAWF)
WIP - Work in Process
WSLA - Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA)
WTO GPA - World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement
