Acronyms
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
ADV - Auditable Dollar Value
AGAR - Agriculture Acquisition Regulation
Air Force Aconyms - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Air_Force_acronyms_and_expressions, [1]
ANC - Alaska Native Corporation
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
BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement
BOE - Basis of Estimate
BOM - Bill of Materials
BPA - Blanket Purchase Agreement
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
CAAC - Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC)
CAC - Contract Audit Coordinator
CACWS - Cumulative Allowable Cost Worksheet
CAGE Code - Commercial and Government Entity Number
CAO - Contract Administration Office
CAS - Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
CASB - Cost Accounting Standards Board
CCASS - Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System
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
CHOA - Corporate Home Office Auditor
CID - U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
CLIN - Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)
CO - Contracting Officer; The Acronym KO is also commonly used.
COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
CODSIA - Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations
COGS - Cost of Goods Sold
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
CSR - Compensation System Review
CSR - Contract Status Report
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
DCI - Detailed Cost Impact (Proposal)
DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMC - Defense Contract Management Command
DD252 - The Material Inspection and Receiving Report (MIRR)
DFARS - Defense Federal Aquisition Regulation Supplement
DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Services
DIBBS - DLA Internet Bid Board System
DL - Direct Labor
DM - Direct Materials
DOD - Department of Defense
DOD IG - Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG)
DoDAAC - Department of Defense Activity Address Code
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
DSS - Defense Security Service (DSS)
DTMO - Defense Travel Management Office
DUNS - Dunn and Bradstreet Number Data Universal Numbering System
EAC - Estimate At Completion
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
EOQ Funds - Economic Order Quantity Funds
EPLS - Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
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
FAC - Federal Acquisition Circular
FAPIIS - Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
FAR - Federal Acquisiton Regulation
FASA - Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994
FASAB - Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board
FBO - Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
FCCOM - Facilities Capital Cost of Money Also See-Cost of Money
FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FEMP - Federal Energy Management Program
FFATA - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFP - Firm Fixed Price
FMS - Foreign Military Sales
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)
FP/LOE - Fixed Price Level of Effort
FPRA - Forward Pricing Rate Agreement
FSS - Federal Supply Schedule
FTA - Free Trade Agreement
FTE - Full Time Level of Effort
FTR - Federal Travel Regulations (FTR)
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAGAS - Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
GAO - General Accounting Office
G&A - General and Administrative (G&A) Expense
GDM - General Dollar Magnitude
GFE - Government Furnished Equipment
GIDEP - Government - Industry Data Exchange Program
GOCO - Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated
GPC - Government Purchase Card
GSA - General Services Administration
GWAC - Government Wide Acquisition Contract
HCA - Head of Contracging Activity
HMRC [uk] - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customers (HRMC)
HUB Zone - Historically Underutilized Business Zone
IAS - International Accounting Standards
IASB - International Accounting Standards Board
IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
IFF - Industrial Funding Fee
IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
IR&D - Independent Research and Development
ITAR - International Traffic Arms Regulations
JTR - Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)
JV - Joint Venture
LCM - Lower of Cost or Market
LCM - Life Cycle Management
LH - Labor Hour
LOE - Level of Effort
LPTA - Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable
LTA - Long Term Agreement
KO - Contracting Officer, See CO
MAARS - Mandatory Annual Audit Requirements
MAJCOM - Major Commands
MAS - Multiple Award Schedule
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)
NAICS - North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS)
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
NIDs - National Interest Determinations
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
NRE - Non-Recurring Engineering
OCI - Organizational Conflict of Interest
ODC - Other Direct Cost
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFPP - Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OIG - Office of Inspector General
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
ORCA - Online Representations and Certifications Application
P Card - Purchase Card
PGI - Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI)
PII - Procurement Instrument Identification
PMO - Program Management Office
POP - Period of Performance
PPA - Pension Protection Act
PPE - Property, Plant and Equipment
PPI - Producer Price Index (PPI
PRB - Payroll Burden (Also called Fringe)
PSC - Professional Services Council
PTAC/P - Procurement Technical Assistance Center/Program
PWS - Performance Work Statement
R&D - Research and Development
REA - Request for Equitable Adjustment
RFP - Request for Proposal
RFQ - Request for Quotation
SAM - System of Award Management
SAP - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
SAT - Simplified Acquisition Threshold
SBA - Small Business Administration
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
SF - Standard Form
SG&A - Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Number
SIOP - Sales, Inventory, and Operational Process
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)
SSA - Selective Service Act
SSA - Special Security Agreement
T&M - Time and Materials
TIN - Taxpayer Identification Number
TINA - Truth in Negotiations Act
TCI - Total Cost Input
UAT - User Acceptance Testing
UCA - Undefinitized Contract Action
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
VAT - Value Added Tax
WARN (ACT) - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
WAWF - Wide Area Work Flow
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure
WINS - Web Invoicing System (to be replaced by WAWF)
WTO GPA - World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement