| ACRONYM | DEFINITION |
| CIO-SP3 | The CIO-SP3 Small Business Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) program from the National Information Technology Acquisitions and Assessment Center (NITAAC) offers a large and diverse pool of small business innovators, cutting edge technology, streamlined acquisition and fast provisioning. The CIO-SP3 program is designed to support federal CIOs who want to obtain quick and flexible information technology support services and can be used by any federal civilian or Department of Defense (DoD)agency tofulfill a broad range of mission critical IT requirements and socioeconomic goals. |
| SeaPort-e | It provides an efficient and effective means of contracting for professional support services and enhancing small business participation. … SeaPort-e is the Navy’s electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management and Program Management. |
| Alliant Small Business | |
| IDIQ | IDIQ is a U.S. federal government contracting acronym meaning indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity. This is a type of contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of supplies or services during a fixed period of time. |
| GWAC | A governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) is a contract between a commercial IT service or product vendor and the U.S. government that consolidates the procurement of IT solutions across multiple federal agencies. |
| IT Schedule 70 | It is a long-term contract issued by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to a commercial technology vendor. … IT Schedule 70 is one of 62 GSA Schedules under which a vendor can apply for a contract. It is the GSA’s largest Schedule. |
| 8(a) | Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act; Federal Contracting Preference Program for Disadvantaged Businesses |
| AAR | After Action Report |
| ACAT | Acquisition Category |
| ACO | Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ACQ | Acquisition |
| ACS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
| ACWP | Actual Cost of Work Performed |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADPE | Automated Data Processing Equipment |
| AI | Action Item |
| ALIN | Agreement Line Item Number |
| ANS | American National Standard |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AVBS | Automated Best Value System |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| B&P | Bid and Proposal |
| BAA | Buy American Act or Broad Agency Announcement |
| BAC | Budgeted Cost at Completion |
| BAFO | Best and Final Offer |
| BAT | Best Available Technology |
| BD | Business Development |
| BDO | Blanket Delivery Order |
| BMM | Business Matchmaking |
| BOA | Basic Ordering Agreement |
| BOS | Business Opportunity Specialist |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement |
| CA | Cooperative Agreement |
| CAD | Computer Assisted Design |
| CAGE | Commercial and Government Entity |
| CAO | Congressional Affairs Office |
| CAS | Cost Accounting Standards |
| CBI | Confidential Business Information |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| CCDR | Contract Cost Data Report |
| CCR | Central Contractor Registration |
| CDA | Contract Disputes Act |
| CDD | Contract Delivery Date |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| CEA | Cost Effective Analysis |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFSR | Contract Funds Status Report |
| CICA | Competition in Contracting Act |
| CID | Commercial Item Description |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CLIN | Contract Line Item Number |
| CM | Configuration Management |
| CMM | Capability Maturity Model |
| CMMI | Capability Maturity Model-Integrated |
| CMO | Contract Management Office |
| CMT | Contract Management Team |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| COB | Close of Business |
| COFC | U.S. Court of Federal Claims |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| COR | Contracting Officer Representative |
| COTR | Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative |
| COTS | Commercial Off-the-Shelf |
| CPAF | Cost Plus Award Fee |
| CPFF | Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
| CPIF | Cost Plus Incentive Fee |
| CPN | Contract Payment Notice |
| CPR | Cost Performance Report |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
| CWHSSA | Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| DACA | Days After Contract Award |
| DARO | Days After Receipt of Order |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DBA | Davis Bacon Act – Addresses prevailing wages on federal contracts |
| DCAA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DCMA | Defense Contract Management Agency |
| DEL | Delivery |
| DFARS | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DI | Document Identifier |
| DIC | Document Identifier Code |
| DID | Data Item Description |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DLH | Direct Labor Hour |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DOS | Department of State |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DUNS | Data Universal Numbering System |
| DVBE | Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise |
| DVD | Direct Vendor Delivery |
| DZ | Dozen |
| EA | Each |
| EB | Electronic Business |
| EC | Electronic Commerce |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| EDD | Estimated Delivery Date |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDOP | Expedited Delivery Order Process |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EOM | End of Month |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETC | Estimate to Complete |
| FAC | Federal Acquisition Circular |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FAS | Federal Acquisition Service |
| FASA | Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| FFRDC | Federally Funded Research and Development Center |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards |
| FISMA | Federal Information Security Management Act |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales |
| FMV | Fair Market Value |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FPDS | Federal Procurement Data System |
| FPI | Fixed Price Incentive |
| FPL | Federal Procurement List |
| FSC | Federal Supply Classification |
| FSN | Federal Stock Number |
| FSS | Federal Supply Schedules |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| G&A | General and Administrative |
| GAA | General Agency Agreement |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GBL | Government Bill of Lading |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| GFM | Government Furnished Materials |
| GFP | Government-Furnished Property |
| GOCO | Government Owned, Contractor Operated |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSARS | General Services Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| GWAC | Government-wide Acquisition Contract |
| HBCUs | Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| HCA | Head of Contracting Activity |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HUB | Historically Underutilized Business |
| HUBZone | Historically Underutilized Business Zone |
| IA | Information Assurance |
| IAW | In Accordance With |
| ID/IQ | Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IG | Inspector General |
| IQC | Indefinite Quantity Contract |
| ISO | International Standards Organization (or International Organization for Standardization) |
| ISSA | Inter/Intra Service Support Agreement |
| IV&V | Independent Validation and Verification |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JOC | Job Order Contracts |
| KM | Knowledge Management |
| KSPH | Keystrokes per Hour |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LOA | Letter of Offer and Acceptance |
| LOB | Line of Business |
| LOE | Level of Effort |
| LOP | Letter of Procurement |
| LT | Lot |
| M&IE | Meals and Incidental Expense |
| MACC | Multiple Award Construction Contract |
| MATCO | Materials Analysis, Tracking and Control |
| MBDC | Minority Business Development Center |
| MBE | Minority Business Entrepreneur |
| MILSPEC | Military Specification |
| MIL-STD | Military Standard |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MWBE | Minority or Woman-Owned Business Enterprise |
| NAICS | North American Industry Classification System |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASFARS | National Aeronautics Space Administration FAR Supplement |
| NAVFAC | Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
| NDI | Non-Developmental Item |
| NIIN | National Item Identification Number |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NLT | No Later Than |
| NSN | National Stock Number |
| NTE | Not to Exceed |
| O/A | On or About |
| O&M | Operations & Maintenance |
| OCONUS | Outside the Continental United States |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| OFCCP | Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
| OFPP | Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OSDBU | Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OWBO | Office of Women’s Business Ownership |
| P/N | Part Number |
| PAR | Payroll, Accounting and Reporting System |
| PCO | Procuring Contracting Officer |
| PCR | Procurement Center Representative |
| PEO | Program Executive Officer |
| PES | Professional Engineering Services |
| PID | Procurement Item Description |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PIV | Personal Identity Verification |
| PK | Package |
| PL | Public Law |
| PMP | Program Management Plan |
| PO | Purchase Order |
| POA&M | Plan of Action and Milestones |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| POCA | Performances Oriented Construction Activity |
| PR | Pair; Peer Review(s); Purchase Request |
| PRDA | Program Research and Development Announcement |
| PTAC | Procurement Technical Assistance Center |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAB | Quality Assurance Program |
| QBL | Qualified Bidders List |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| QPL | Qualified Products List |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RD&D | Research, Development and Demonstration |
| RDD | Required Delivery Date |
| RDDTE | Research, Development, Demonstration, Testing and Evaluation |
| RFB | Request for Bid |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quotation |
| SABER | Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements |
| SADBUS | Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist |
| SAT | System Acceptance Test |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SBAC | Small Business Advisory Committee |
| SBDC | Small Business Development Center |
| SBIC | Small Business Investment Company |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SBLO | Small Business Liaison Officer |
| SBSA | Small Business Set Aside |
| SCORE | Service Core of Retired Executives |
| SDB | Small Disadvantaged Business |
| SDV | Service Disabled Veteran |
| SDVOSB | Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SF | Standard Form |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification Codes |
| SIN | Special Item Number |
| SKN | Stock Keeping Number |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit |
| SOO | Statement of Objectives |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer Program |
| T&M | Time and Materials |
| T for C | Termination for Convenience |
| T for D | Termination for Default |
| TBA | To Be Announced |
| TCO | Termination Contracting Officer |
| TD | Technology Development |
| TIN | Taxpayer Identification Number |
| TINA | Truth in Negotiations Act |
| TIPS | Technical Information Packages |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TTN | Technology Transfer Network |
| U/I | Unit of Issue |
| UCC | Universal Commercial Code |
| UPC | Universal Product Code |
| USC | United States Code |
| USG | United States Government |
| V&V | Verification and Validation |
| VA | Veterans Administration |
| VAR | Value Added Reseller |
| VC | Venture Capital or Venture Capitalist |
| VOB | Veteran-Owned Business |
| VSC | Vendor Support Center |
| WAWF | Wide Area Work Flow |
| WBC | Women’s Business Centers |
| WBE | Women’s Business Enterprise |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WOSB | Woman-Owned Small Business |
| WRD | Wage Rate Determination |
| XO | Executive Officer |
| YOB | Year of Birth |
| YR | Year |
| YTD | Year to Date |