ACO |
administrative contracting officer |
ADR |
alternative dispute resolution |
ASBCA |
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals |
B&P |
bid and proposal |
BAFO |
best and final offer |
BCA |
Board of Contract Appeals |
BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
BOM |
bill of materials |
BPA |
blanket purchase agreement |
CAFC |
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
CBA-IPI |
CMM®-Based Appraisal-Internal Process Improvement |
CCASS |
Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System |
CDA |
Contract Disputes Act |
CDRL |
contract data requirements list |
CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act |
CIO |
chief information officer |
CLIN |
contract line item number |
CMM® |
Software Capability Maturity Model® |
CO |
contracting officer |
COR |
contracting officer’s representative |
COTR |
contracting officer’s technical representative |
COTS |
commercial off-the-shelf |
CPCS |
Competitive Performance and Continuous Surveillance |
CPSR |
contractor purchasing system review |
CR |
clarification report |
CR/DR |
clarification report/deficiency report |
DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
DID |
data item description |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DR |
deficiency report |
EAJA |
Equal Access to Justice Act |
EVMS |
earned value management system |
FACNET |
Federal Acquisition Computer Network |
FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
FARA |
Federal Acquisition Reform Act |
FASA |
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act |
FCA |
False Claims Act |
FCCOM |
facilities capital cost of money |
FOB |
free on board |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FPR |
final proposal revision |
FSS |
Federal Supply Schedule |
G&A |
general and administrative |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
GEIA |
Government Electronics Industry Association |
GFP |
government-furnished property |
GPO |
Government Printing Office |
GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
GSA |
General Services Administration |
GSAR |
General Services Administration Regulations |
GWAC |
governmentwide access contract |
GWP |
governmentwide programs |
HUBZone |
Historically Underutilized Business Zone |
IDIQ |
indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity |
IFB |
invitation for bid |
IFN |
item for negotiation |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
IT |
information technology |
JWOD |
Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act |
KPA |
key process area |
LTD |
live test demonstration |
MAS |
multiple award schedule |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NCMA |
National Contract Management Association |
ODC |
other direct costs |
OFPP |
Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
ORCA |
Online Representation and Certification Application |
OSBU |
Office of Small Business Utilization |
OSI |
(Air Force) Office of Special Investigation |
PEA/OFPP |
Procurement Executive Association and Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
PM |
program manager |
PPI |
past performance information |
PPIMS |
past performance information management system |
PRO-Net |
Procurement Marketing and Access Network |
REA |
request for equitable adjustment |
RFP |
request for proposals |
RFQ |
request for quotes |
SB |
small business |
SBA |
Small Business Administration |
SB/SDB |
small business/small disadvantaged business |
SCE |
software capability evaluation |
SDB |
small disadvantaged business |
SEI |
Software Engineering Institute |
SIC |
standard industry codes |
SOW |
statement of work |
SSA |
source selection authority |
SSEB |
Source Selection Evaluation Board |
UNSPSC |
(Dun & Bradstreet’s) Universal Standard Products and Services Classification |
WBS |
work breakdown structure |