Government Contract Acronyms
ACO | Administrative Contracting Officer |
AIMS | Advertising and Integrated Marketing Solutions |
BAFO | Best and Final Offer |
BOA | Basis of Award |
BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement |
CAV | Contractor Assistance Visit |
CCR | Central Contractor Registration (now part of SAM) |
CDM | Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation |
CO or KO | Contracting Officer |
COMSATCOM | Commercial Satellite Communications |
COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
CPARS | Contractor Performance Assessment Review System |
CSP | Commercial Sales Practices |
CTA | Contractor Teaming Arrangement |
D&B | Dun & Bradstreet |
DAR | Defense Acquisition Regulation |
DFARS | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
DoR | Dealer of Record |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DUNS | Data Universal Numbering System |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EDWOSB | Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business |
EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
EPA | Economic Price Adjustment |
EPEAT | Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool |
EPLS | Excluded Parties List System (now part of SAM) |
ERM | Electronic Records Management |
eSRS | Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System |
EULA | End-User License Agreement |
FAI | Federal Acquisition Institute |
FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
FAS | Federal Acquisition Service |
FBO | Federal Business Opportunities (also known as FedBizOpps) |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
FPDS | Federal Procurement Data System |
FPR | Final Proposal Revision |
FPT | Formatted Product Tool |
FSC | Federal Supply Class |
FSS | Federal Supply Schedule |
FSSI | Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative |
FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
FY | Fiscal Year |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GEOINT | Geospatial Intelligence |
GPA | Government Procurement Agreement |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GSAM | General Services Administration Manual |
GWAC | Government Wide Acquisition Contract |
HACS | Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services |
HCaTS | Human Capital and Training Solutions |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HSPD | Homeland Security Presidential Directive |
HUBZone | Historically Underutilized Business Zone |
IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity |
IFF | Industrial Funding Fee |
IOA | Industrial Operations Analyst |
IPS | Identity Protection Services |
ISR | Individual Subcontracting Report |
ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
JWOD | Javits-Wagner-O”Day Program |
LOS | Letter of Supply |
MAP | Minimum Advertised Price |
MAS | Multiple Award Schedule |
MFC | Most Favored Customer |
MOBIS | Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services |
MOT | Maximum Order Threshold |
NAICS | North American Industrial Classification Standard |
NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
OCONUS | Outside Continental United States |
ODC | Other Direct Costs |
OIG | Office of Inspector General |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
ORCA | Online Representations and Certifications Application (now part of SAM) |
OSBDU | Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
PBS | Public Buildings Services |
PCO | Procurement Contracting Officer |
PES | Professional Engineering Services |
PIV | Personal Identification Verification (Federal) |
PO | Purchase Order |
PPIRS | Past Performance Information Retrieval System |
PRC | Price Reduction Clause |
PSC | Product and Service Codes |
PSS | Professional Services Schedule |
PTAC | Procurement Technical Assistance Center |
PWS | Performance Work Statement |
QAP | Quality Assurance Plan |
RFI | Request for Information |
RFP | Request for Proposal |
RFQ | Request for Quote |
SAM | System for Award Management |
SAT | Simplified Acquisition Threshold |
SBA | Small Business Administration |
SBDC | Small Business Development Center |
SCA | Service Contract Act |
SCLS | Service Contract Labor Standards |
SDVOSB | Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
SIN | Special Item Number |
SIP | Schedule Input Program |
SOW | Statement of Work |
SSQ | Schedule Sales Query |
SSR | Summary Subcontracting Report |
T&C | Terms and Conditions |
TAA | Trade Agreements Act |
TAPS | Temporary Administrative & Professional Staffing Services |
TDR | Transactional Data Reporting |
Ts&Cs | Terms and Conditions |
USC | United States Code |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
VOSB | Veteran-Owned Small-Business |
VSC | Vendor Support Center |
WAWF | Wide Area Workflow |
WDOL | Wages Department of Labor |
WOSB | Woman-Owned Small Business |
WTO | World Trade Organization |