Acronyms

ADR – alternative dispute resolution

AFARS – Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

BAA – Buy American Act

BPA – blanket purchase agreement

C.F.R. – Code of Federal Regulations

CAFC – Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

CICA – Competition in Contracting Act

COC – certificate of competency

COFC – Court of Federal Claims

DASA(P) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement

DFARS – Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DOD – Department of Defense

DOJ – Department of Justice

DPAP – Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

EAJA – Equal Access to Justice Act

FAR – Federal Acquisition Regulation

FASA – Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act

GAO – Government Accountability Office

GS – General Service

GSA – General Services Administration

HCA – head of the contracting activity

HUBZone – historically underutilized business zone

ID/IQ – indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity

IFB – invitation for bids

J&A – justification and approval

JWOD – Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act

ODASA(P) – Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement

OFPP – Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OHA – Office of Hearings and Appeals

PIA – Procurement Integrity Act

PWS – performance work statement

RDT&E – research, development, test, and evaluation

RFP – request for proposals

RFQ – request for quotes

RSA – Randolph-Sheppard Act

SAP – simplified acquisition procedure

SBA – Small Business Administration

SBJA – Small Business Jobs Act

SLA – state licensing authority

SOW – statement of work

SSDD – source selection decision document

SSEB – source selection evaluation board