abbreviations.yml

abbreviations:

  1102:
    longform:
    description: |
      Federal Government job series number for procurement personnel
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  8(a):
    longform: Section 8(a)
    description: |
       Also known as the 8(a) Business Development Program, Section 8(a) authorizes the Small  Business Administration (SBA) to enter into all types of contracts with other agencies and let  subcontracts for performing those contracts to firms eligible for program participation. The SBA’s  subcontractors are referred to as “8(a) contractors.”
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  AbilityOne:
    longform:
    description: |
      AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) provides employment opportunities for over 40,000 Americans who  are blind or have other severe disabilities by orchestrating government purchases of products  and services provided by nonprofit agencies employing such individuals throughout the country.
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  Acquisition:
    longform:
    description: |
      The acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction)  by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or  services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated.  Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description  of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts,  contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and  management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract.
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  Acquisition plan:
    longform:
    description: |
      An Acquisition Plan is a plan that documents all cost, schedule, technical, business, management, and other considerations that will govern an acquisition program and is derived from the Acquisition Strategy. It summarizes the acquisition planning discussions and identifies milestones in the acquisition process.
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  Acquisition planning:
    longform:
    description: |
      The process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated  and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner  and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
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  Acquisition workforce:
    longform:
    description: |
      Program Managers, Project Managers, Procurement Technicians, Procurement Clerks, most  CORs, and all personnel that are neither Contract Specialists nor certified Contracting Officers.
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  ADR:
    longform: Alternative dispute resolution
    description: |
      'ADR includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government  judicial process. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has  gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent  years. In fact, some courts now require some parties to resort to ADR of some type, usually  mediation, before permitting the parties'' cases to be tried. The rising popularity of ADR can be  explained by the increasing caseload of traditional courts, the perception that ADR imposes fewer  costs than litigation and provides greater confidentiality. FAR 33.214 discusses ADR.'
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  AEO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Agency Ethics Official
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  Aggregate award of all line items to one contractor:
    longform:
    description: |
      Awarding all line items to a single contractor is usually appropriate when suppliers sell the  contract items as an integrated unit.
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  Allocable:
    longform:
    description: |
      A cost is properly allocable to a contract if it is incurred specifically for the contract or is incurred  for another activity that also benefits the contract. With regard to the allocability of costs claimed,  the COR must look for any direct costs that appear to have no connection with the contract work.  If the COR cannot understand why the contractor would need billed materials or effort to perform  the contract, then the costs may have been charged to the contract in error.
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  Anti-Deficiency Act:
    longform:
    description: |
      The Anti-Deficiency Act prohibits Government officials and employees from obligating or  spending more money than has been made available by OMB, their agency, and the Finance  Office. Violations of the Act could result in penalties including suspension without pay, removal  from office, monetary fines, and/or jail time.
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  AP:
    longform: Acquisition plan
    description: |
      A comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost.  It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
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  APO:
    longform: Acquisition, Policy and Oversight Division
    description: |
      A division of a Federal Government contracting office responsible for policy implementation and  quality control of contracting operations.
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  ARRA:
    longform: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
    description: |
      The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub L. 111-5), is an economic stimulus  package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009. The Act was intended  to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn. The measures  are nominally worth $787 billion. The Act includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment  benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care,  and infrastructure, including the energy sector. The Act also includes numerous non-economic  recovery related items that were either part of longer-term plans (e.g. a study of the effectiveness  of medical treatments) or desired by Congress (e.g. a limitation on executive compensation in  federally aided banks). The ARRA is much larger than the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, which  consisted primarily of tax rebate checks.
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  BAFO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Best and final offer
    cross_references: Final proposal revision

  Best value:
    longform:
    description: |
      The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the  greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.
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  BOA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Basic ordering agreement
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  BPA:
    longform: Blanket purchase agreement
    description: |
      A simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing  “charge accounts” with qualified sources of supply.
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  Bundling:
    longform:
    description: |
      Consolidating two or more requirements for supplies or services previously provided or  performed under separate smaller contracts, into a solicitation for a single contract that is likely to  be unsuitable for award to a small business concern.
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  Buy American Act:
    longform:
    description: |
      The Buy American Act requires that only domestic end products be acquired for public use,  except for articles, materials, and supplies under certain circumstances.
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  CAGE:
    longform:
    description: |
      Commercial and Government Entity
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  CASO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Chief Asset Supply Officer
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  CBCA:
    longform: Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
    description: |
      The CBCA was established by section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal  Year 2006 to hear and decide contract disputes between government contractors and executive  agencies under the provisions of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-613, and  regulations and rules issued under that statute. The Board’s authority extends to all agencies  other than the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,  the Department of the Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United  States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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  CBP:
    longform: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    description: |
      CBP is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex components,  with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a  responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S.  regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
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  CCF:
    longform:
    description: |
      Commercial contract format
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  CCO:
    longform: Chief of the Contracting Office
    description: |
      The highest level procurement official in a Federal Government contracting office.
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  CCR:
    longform: Central Contractor Registration database
    description: |
      The CCR is the primary Government repository for contractor information required for the  conduct of business with the Government.
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  CER:
    longform:
    description: |
      Cost Estimating Relationships
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  Certified cost or pricing data:
    longform:
    description: |
      Includes all facts that, as of the date of price agreement that prudent buyers and sellers would  reasonably affect price negotiations significantly. Cost or pricing data are factual, not judgmental,  and include facts forming the basis for future cost projections, contributing to soundness of  estimates, and contributing to the validity of costs already incurred.
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  CFO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Chief Financial Officer
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  CFR:
    longform:
    description: |
      Code of Federal Regulations
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  CG:
    longform: Comptroller General
    description: |
      The Comptroller General of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability  Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office), a legislative branch agency  founded by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the Federal  Government.
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  Change order:
    longform:
    description: |
      A written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to make a change that  the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor’s consent.
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  CI:
    longform: Commercial item
    description: |
      Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by  non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and has been sold,  leased, or licensed to the general public; or has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the  general public.
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  CICA:
    longform: Competition in Contracting Act
    description: |
      A Federal Law, 41 U.S.C. 253, CICA requires competition for the award of all types of  government contracts. The purpose is to increase the number of competitors and to increase  savings through lower, more competitive pricing.
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  CIO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Chief Information Officer
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  Claim:
    longform:
    description: |
      A written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of  right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms,  or other relief arising under or relating to the contract.
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  Clause:
    longform: Contract clause
    description: |
      A term or condition used in contracts or in both solicitations and contracts, and applying after  contract award or both before and after award.
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  CLC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Continuous Learning Credits. All FAC-C warranted COs require 80 continuous learning credit every 2 years to maintain their certifications.
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  CLIN:
    longform:
    description: |
      Contract Line Item Number
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  CMR:
    longform:
    description: |
      Commercial Market Representative
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  CO:
    longform: Contracting Officer
    description: |
      A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related  determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the  contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting officer.  “Administrative contracting officer (ACO)” refers to a contracting officer who is administering  contracts. “Termination contracting officer (TCO)” refers to a contracting officer who is settling  terminated contracts. A single contracting officer may be responsible for duties in any or all of  these areas.
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  COC:
    longform: Certificate of Competency
    description: |
      The certificate issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) stating that the holder is  responsible (with respect to all elements of responsibility, including, but not limited to, capability,  competency, capacity, credit, integrity, perseverance, tenacity, and limitations on subcontracting)  for the purpose of receiving and performing a specific Government contract.
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  COI:
    longform: Conflict of interest
    description: |
      'Organizational conflict of interest means that, because of other activities or relationships with  other persons, a person is unable, or potentially unable, to render impartial assistance or advice  to the Government, or the person''s objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be  otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.'
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  Community Development Corporation:
    longform:
    description: |
      An organization that has received financial assistance under the Community Economic  Development Act of 1981.
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  Concern:
    longform:
    description: |
      Any business entity organized for profit (even if its ownership is in the hands of a nonprofit entity)  with a place of business located in the United States and which makes a significant contribution  to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes and/or use of American products, material and/or  labor, etc. "Concern" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint  venture, association, or cooperative. For the purpose of making affiliation findings (see 19.101)  any business entity, whether organized for profit or not, and any foreign business entity, i.e., any  entity located outside the United States, shall be included.
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  Contingency:
    longform:
    description: |
      A possible future event or condition arising from known or unknown causes, the outcome of  which is not currently determinable
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  Contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      A mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services  (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that  obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise  authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited  to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering  agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract  becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications.  Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C.6301, et seq.  For discussion of various types of contracts. See FAR Part 16.
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  Contract requirements:
    longform:
    description: |
      Contract requirements include more than just product requirements. They include any element of  the solicitation or contract that defines what the contractor must do to complete the contract  successfully.
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  Contractor:
    longform:
    description: |
      A business or corporation under contract to provide materials or labor to another entity.
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  COR:
    longform: Contracting Officer’s Representative
    description: |
      An individual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific  technical or administrative functions.
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  Cost analysis:
    longform:
    description: |
      Determines how much it costs a contractor to make a product or provide a service.
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  Cost contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      The contractor is reimbursed for actual allowable costs with no fee.
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  Cost realism:
    longform:
    description: |
      Involves an independent review of each cost element to determine if that element is realistic,  reflects the contract requirements, and is consistent with the contractor’s proposal.
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  Cost realism analysis:
    longform:
    description: |
      The process of independently reviewing and evaluating specific elements of each offeror’s  proposed cost estimate to determine whether the estimated proposed cost elements are realistic  for the work to be performed
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  Cost-based formula:
    longform:
    description: |
      Cost-based = Production cost + Reasonable profit
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  Cost-based pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      'A cost-based pricing approach combines the seller''s cost to produce a product with a reasonable  profit. Cost is based on production methods, product sales volume, and accounting methods. '
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  Cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      'A cost-reimbursement contract that provides a fee that rises as the contractor''s cost rise.  Because this contract type provides no incentive for the contractor to control costs it is rarely  utilized. The U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulations specifically prohibit the use of this type for U.S.  Federal Government contracting (FAR Part 16.102).'
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  Cost-reimbursement contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      A contract that reimburses the contractor for some or all of the allowable actual costs.
    cross_references:
    - "Cost-plus-award-fee contract"
    - "Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract"
    - "Cost-plus-incentive-fee contract"
    - "Cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contract"

  Cost-sharing contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      The contractor and Government share the costs.
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  COTR:
    longform: 'Contracting Officer''s Technical Representative'
    description: |
      An individual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific  technical or administrative functions.
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  COTS:
    longform: Commercially available off-the-shelf
    description: |
      Commonly referred to as COTS, these are commercial items that are sold in large quantities and  provided to the Government in exactly the same form as available commercially.
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  CPAF:
    longform: Cost-plus-award-fee contract
    description: |
      A cost-reimbursement contract that provides for a fee consisting of (1) a base amount fixed at  inception of the contract and (2) an award amount that the contractor may earn in whole or in part  during performance and that is sufficient to provide motivation for excellence in such areas as  quality, timeliness, technical ingenuity, and cost-effective management. The amount of the award  fee to be paid is determined by the Government’s judgmental evaluation of the contractor’s  performance in terms of the criteria stated in the contract. This determination and the  methodology for determining the award fee are unilateral decisions made solely at the discretion  of the Government.
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  CPARS:
    longform: Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
    description: |
      'CPARS is a web-enabled application that collects and manages the library of automated CPARs  in order to assess a contractor''s performance and provide a record, both positive and negative,  on a given contractor during a specific period of time. CPARS is for UNCLASSIFIED use only.  Each assessment is based on objective facts and supported by program and contract  management data, such as cost performance reports, customer comments, quality reviews,  technical interchange meetings, financial solvency assessments, construction/production  management reviews, contractor operations reviews, functional performance evaluations, and  earned contract incentives.'
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  CPFF:
    longform: Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract
    description: |
      A cost-reimbursement contract that provides for payment to the contractor of a negotiated fee  that is fixed at the inception of the contract. The fixed fee does not vary with actual cost, but may  be adjusted as a result of changes in the work to be performed under the contract. This contract  type permits contracting for efforts that might otherwise present too great a risk to contractors,  but it provides the contractor only a minimum incentive to control costs.
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  CPIF:
    longform: Cost-plus-incentive-fee contract
    description: |
      A cost-reimbursement contract that provides for the initially negotiated fee to be adjusted later by  a formula based on the relationship of total allowable costs to total target costs. This contract  type specifies a target cost, a target fee, minimum and maximum fees, and a fee adjustment  formula. After contract performance, the fee payable to the contractor is determined in  accordance with the formula. The formula provides, within limits, for increases in fee above target  fee when total allowable costs are less than target costs, and decreases in fee below target fee  when total allowable costs exceed target costs. This increase or decrease is intended to provide  an incentive for the contractor to manage the contract effectively. When total allowable cost is  greater than or less than the range of costs within which the fee-adjustment formula operates, the  contractor is paid total allowable costs, plus the minimum or maximum fee.
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  CPO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Chief Procurement Officer
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  Cure notice:
    longform:
    description: |
      'A notification provided by the Government to a contractor prior to termination for cause or default.  The notification describes the contractor''s failure that endangers performance of the contract and  specifies the time frame during which the contractor must correct, or cure, the failure. If the failure  is not corrected within the stated time frame, the Government may terminate the contract.'
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  Current revenue:
    longform:
    description: |
      The current revenue strategy focuses on maximizing current revenue rather than on maximizing  profit or long-term revenue.
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  D&F:
    longform:
    description: |
      Determination and findings
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  DAW:
    longform:
    description: |
      Director of Acquisition Workforce.
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  DCAA:
    longform: Defense Contract Audit Agency
    description: |
      The Defense Contract Audit Agency, under the authority, direction, and control of the Under  Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), is responsible for performing all contract audits for the  Department of Defense, and providing accounting and financial advisory services regarding  contracts and subcontracts to all Department of Defense Components responsible for  procurement and contract administration. These services are provided in connection with  negotiation, administration, and settlement of contracts and subcontracts. DCAA also provides  contract audit services to the Department of Homeland Security through an inter-agency  agreement.
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  Debarment:
    longform:
    description: |
      Action taken by a debarring official to exclude a contractor from Government contracting and  Government-approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified period.
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  Definitization:
    longform:
    description: |
      The need for the Contracting Officer to define, negotiate and finalize, in arrears, the full terms  and conditions of pre-approved contractor performance prior to a written and executed contract.
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  Delivery order:
    longform:
    description: |
      An order for supplies placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
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  Demand differential:
    longform:
    description: |
      In demand differential pricing, price varies by market segment. Prices may vary from customer to  customer, from geographic area to geographic area, and from day to day.
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  De-obligation:
    longform:
    description: |
      If there is no known potential for excess funds to be used in the future on the contract, a  recommendation should be made to the Contracting Officer for the de-obligation of the funds. To  de-obligate funds, the Contracting Officer issues a bilateral modification to the contract, de- obligating and removing the excess funds (i.e., removing the monetary liability of the  Government).
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  Determinations:
    longform:
    description: |
      There are various types of determinations. For example, there are determinations associated  with commercial items (commerciality determination), Government property (whether to furnish it  and what type to furnish), and the type of services to be acquired (advisory and assistance,  personal versus non-personal).
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  DHS:
    longform: Department of Homeland Security
    description: |
      The United States Department of Homeland Security has the primary responsibilities of  protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.  Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of  Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside  its borders. Its stated goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies,  particularly terrorism.
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  DoD:
    longform: Department of Defense
    description: |
      The United States Department of Defense is the Federal department charged with coordinating  and supervising all agencies and functions of the Government relating directly to national security  and the military. The organization and functions of the DOD are set forth in Title 10 of the United  States Code. The DOD is the major tenant of The Pentagon building near Washington, D.C., and  has three major components – the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the  Department of the Air Force. Among the many DOD agencies are the Missile Defense Agency,  the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon Force Protection  Agency (PFPA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence  Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The department also operates several  joint service schools, including the National War College.
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  DSBS:
    longform:
    description: |
      Dynamic Small Business Search
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  DTC:
    longform: Design-to-cost
    description: |
      An estimating technique that constrains design options to a fixed cost limit. The cost limit is  usually what the buyer can pay or what the marketplace demands. An affordable product is  obtained by treating target cost as an independent design parameter that needs to be achieved  during the development.
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  DUNS:
    longform:
    description: |
      Data Universal Numbering System
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  DVD:
    longform:
    description: |
      Digital Video Disc
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  E.O.:
    longform: Executive Order
    description: |
      Executive Orders are issued by the President to provide further direction for the execution of  Federal laws.
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  EAB:
    longform:
    description: |
      Enterprise Architecture Board
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  EAGLE:
    longform: Enterprise Acquisition  Gateway for Leading  Edge Solutions contract 
    description: |
      The Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions contract is a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, specifically designed as the preferred source of information technology (IT) services for the majority of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) enterprise infrastructure and initiatives.
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  Economically disadvantaged:
    longform:
    description: |
      Economically disadvantaged individuals are socially disadvantaged individuals whose ability to  compete in the free enterprise system is impaired due to diminished opportunities to obtain  capital and credit as compared to others in the same line of business who are not socially  disadvantaged. Individuals who certify that they are members of named groups (Black  Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, Subcontinent-Asian  Americans) are to be considered socially and economically disadvantaged. See FAR 19.001.
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  EDWOSB:
    longform: Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business Concern
    description: |
      A small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and  the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women  who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance  with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern  eligible under the WOSB Program.
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  EFT:
    longform:
    description: |
      Electronic Funds Transfer
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  EIA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Electronic Industries Alliance Standards
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  Elements of Responsibility:
    longform:
    description: |
      • Competency 
      • Capability 
      • Capacity 
      • Credit 
      • Integrity 
      • Tenacity 
      • Perseverance
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  eSRS:
    longform:
    description: |
      Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
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  EVM:
    longform: Earned value management
    description: |
      A project management technique for measuring project progress in an objective manner. EVM  has the ability to combine measurements of scope, schedule, and cost in a single integrated  system. When properly applied, EVM provides an early warning of performance problems.  Additionally, EVM promises to improve the definition of project scope, prevent scope creep,  communicate objective progress to stakeholders, and keep the project team focused on  achieving progress.
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  F&O:
    longform: Full and open competition
    description: |
      All responsible sources are permitted to compete for a contract award.
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  FAC:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Certification
    description: |
      The process of certification of Federal acquisition workforce employees.
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  FAC-C:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting
    description: |
      The FAC-C Program establishes the minimum education, training, and experience requirements  for contracting professionals in civilian agencies. It was established by OFPP Policy Letter 05-01  and OMB Memorandum, The Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program, dated  January 20, 2006. The intent of the FAC-C Program is to ensure that all contracting professionals  throughout the Government are properly trained and qualified to effectively conduct the  acquisition business of the Government. A similar program has existed in the Department of  Defense for over a decade and is now being implemented in the civilian agencies. One must be  FAC-C certified in order to be appointed as a Contracting Officer.
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  FAC-P/PM:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Certification – Program/Project management
    description: |
      The Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) establishes  general training and experience requirements for program and project managers in civilian  agencies. The FAC-P/PM focuses on essential competencies needed for program and project  managers; the program does not include functional or technical competencies, such as those for  information technology, or agency-specific competencies.
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  Fair Market Price:
    longform:
    description: |
      A price based on reasonable costs under normal competitive conditions and not on lowest  possible cost. See FAR 19.202-6.
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  Family or Group Buys:
    longform:
    description: |
      This option may be appropriate when you identify families or groups of line items that are made  or sold by the same contractor.
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  FAR:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Regulation
    description: |
      The overall governing Federal regulation related to acquisition of goods and services that applies  to all federal agencies.
    cross_references:

  FARA:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Reform Act
    description: |
      The Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995 includes provisions for full and open competition  among contractors. This is accomplished by requiring high-level agency approval for non- competitive acquisitions and by requiring that all contractors eliminated from competition in a  solicitation receive a debrief when one is requested.
    cross_references:

  FASA:
    longform: Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
    description: |
      'On October 13, 1994, President Clinton signed into law the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act  of 1994 (FASA). The comprehensive acquisition reform legislation streamlines the Federal  Government''s acquisition system and dramatically changes the way the Government performs its  contracting functions. The statute seeks to: (1) increase the Government''s reliance on  commercial goods and services; (2) streamline the procurement process for high-volume, low- value acquisitions; (3) improve access by small businesses to government contracting  opportunities; (4) improve the bid protest process; and (5) extend the Truth in Negotiations Act to  civilian agencies and raise to $500,000 the threshold for submitting certified cost or pricing data  under that Act.'
    cross_references:

  FedBizOpps:
    longform: Federal Business Opportunities
    description: |
      The single point where Government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including  synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be  accessed electronically by the public. The GPE is located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
    cross_references:

  Federal agency:
    longform:
    description: |
      Any executive agency or any independent establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the  Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and  any activities under the Architect’s direction).
    cross_references:

  Federal Business Opportunities:
    longform: Governmentwide point of entry
    description: |
      The single point where Government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including  synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be  accessed electronically by the public. The GPE is located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
    cross_references:

  FEMA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Federal Emergency Management Agency
    cross_references:

  FFP:
    longform: Firm fixed-price contract
    description: |
      Provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor’s cost  experience in performing the contract, therefore it pays the contractor a fixed amount. This type  of contract is used for acquiring supplies or services when there are reasonably definite  functional or detailed specifications, and the contracting officer can establish a fair and  reasonable price at the time of contract award. This type of contract places upon the contractor  the maximum risk and full responsibility for all costs and resulting profit or loss. It provides the  maximum incentive for the contractor to control costs and perform effectively and imposes a  minimal administrative burden upon the contracting parties.
    cross_references:

  FIDO:
    longform: Federal Interagency Databases Online
    description: |
      Fido.gov is an internet location for finding information related to federal interagency databases.
    cross_references:

  FirstSource:
    longform:
    description: |
      FirstSource serves as a DHS department-wide small business set-aside procurement vehicle for  IT commodities.
    cross_references:

  Fixed-price contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      Provides for payment of a fixed amount.
    cross_references: 
    - "Firm fixed-price contract"
    - "Fixed-price contract with award fee"
    - "Fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment"
    - "Fixed-price contract with redetermination"
    - "Fixed-price incentive-fee contract"

  Fixed-price contract with award fee:
    longform:
    description: |
      The contractor is paid a fixed amount and may earn an award fee.
    cross_references:

  Fixed-price contract with redetermination:
    longform:
    description: |
      The contractor is paid a fixed amount for the initial period. Amounts for subsequent periods are  adjusted, based on actual costs incurred.
    cross_references:

  FLETC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
    cross_references:

  FOB:
    longform: Free on board
    description: |
      This term is used in conjunction with a physical point to determine—(1) The responsibility and  basis for payment of freight charges; and (2) Unless otherwise agreed, the point where title for  goods passes to the buyer or consignee.
    cross_references:

  FOB Destination:
    longform: Free on board at destination
    description: |
      The seller or consignor delivers the goods on seller’s or consignor’s conveyance at destination.  Unless the contract provides otherwise, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of  shipping and risk of loss. On board destination – the contractor must pay to ship or deliver the  item.
    cross_references:

  FOB Origin:
    longform: Free on board at origin
    description: |
      The seller or consignor places the goods on the conveyance. Unless the contract provides  otherwise, the buyer or consignee is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.
    cross_references:

  FOIA:
    longform: Freedom of Information Act
    description: |
      The Freedom of Information Act represents the implementation of freedom of information  legislation in the United States. This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously  unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States Government. The Act  defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and  grants nine exemptions to the statute.
    cross_references:

  FPASA:
    longform: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
    description: |
      The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that  established the General Services Administration (GSA). The act also provides for various Federal  Standards to be published by the GSA.
    cross_references:

  FPDS-NG:
    longform: Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation
    description: |
      A publicly-accessible automated system that provides information about Government contracts  valued at $3,000 or more.
    cross_references:

  FPI:
    longform: Federal Prison Industries
    description: |
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), also referred to as UNICOR, is a self-supporting, wholly  owned Government corporation of the District of Columbia. FPI provides training and  employment for prisoners confined in Federal penal and correctional institutions through the sale  of its supplies and services to Government agencies (18 U.S.C. 4121-4128).
    cross_references:

  FPIF:
    longform: Fixed-price incentive-fee contract
    description: |
      A fixed-price incentive contract is a fixed-price contract that provides for adjusting profit and  establishing the final contract price by application of a formula based on the relationship of total  final negotiated cost to total target cost. The final price is subject to a price ceiling, negotiated at  the outset.
    cross_references:

  FPR:
    longform: Final proposal revision
    description: |
      Formerly “BAFO,” a Final proposal revision is an offer submitted to the Government in a  competitive negotiated procurement after discussions have been concluded. The Government  will request such proposal revisions from all offerors still remaining in the competitive range.
    cross_references:

  FPwEPA:
    longform: Fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment
    description: |
      A fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment contract provides for upward and  downward revision of the stated contract price upon the occurrence of specified contingencies.  Economic price adjustments are of three general types: (1) Adjustments based on established  prices. These price adjustments are based on increases or decreases from an agreed-upon level  in published or otherwise established prices of specific items or the contract end items. (2)  Adjustments based on actual costs of labor or material. These price adjustments are based on  increases or decreases in specified costs of labor or material that the contractor actually  experiences during contract performance. (3) Adjustments based on cost indexes of labor or  material. These price adjustments are based on increases or decreases in labor or material cost  standards or indexes that are specifically identified in the contract.
    cross_references:

  FSS:
    longform:
    description: |
      Federal Supply Schedule
    cross_references:
    - "GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contracts"

  FY:
    longform:
    description: |
      Fiscal year
    cross_references:

  GAO:
    longform: Government Accountability Office
    description: |
      The U.S. Government Accountability Office is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and  "the congressional watchdog." GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional  responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the Federal  Government for the benefit of the American people.
    cross_references:

  General market conditions:
    longform:
    description: |
      General market conditions that result in price differences include changes in the level of  competition that can affect offeror pricing strategies. If competition decreases from historical  levels, firms typically will be less concerned about the threat of price competition. If the level of  competition increases, firms will be more concerned.
    cross_references:

  GFI:
    longform: Government-furnished information
    description: |
      Information provided by the Federal Government to a contractor during contract performance.  The information is considered necessary for performance and could result in a liability to the  Federal Government if not provided in a satisfactory manner.
    cross_references:

  GFP:
    longform: Government-furnished property
    description: |
      Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently  furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property  includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or  modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the  contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the  Government for continued use under the contract.
    cross_references:

  GPC:
    longform: Governmentwide commercial purchase card
    description: |
      A card that is similar in nature to a commercial credit card that is used to make financing and  delivery payments for supplies and services. The purchase card is an EFT method and it may be  used as a means to meet the requirement to pay by EFT, to the extent that purchase card limits  do not preclude such payments.
    cross_references:

  GPE:
    longform: Governmentwide point of entry
    description: |
      The single point where Government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including  synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be  accessed electronically by the public. The GPE is located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
    cross_references:

  GPO:
    longform: Government Printing Office
    description: |
      The U.S. Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States  Federal Government. The office prints and provides access to documents produced by and for all  three branches of the Federal Government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress,  Executive Office of the President, executive departments, and independent agencies. The  primary mission of GPO is to make government publications widely available, by gathering,  cataloging, providing, and preserving published information in all forms. GPO provides  information to the public through GPO Access, which contains searchable databases of  government information, and through the Federal Depository Library Program, which is a  partnership with hundreds of libraries throughout the country.
    cross_references:

  GPRA:
    longform: Government Performance and Results Act
    description: |
      'Law requiring agencies to develop a strategic plan that contains a mission statement for the  agency and specific, measurable, performance-based requirements. This act also requires  agencies to submit annual performance reports that outline the agency''s success in meeting  performance goals.'
    cross_references:

  GSA:
    longform: General Services Administration
    description: |
      The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government,  established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation  and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies,  among other management tasks. Its stated mission is to help federal agencies better serve the  public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and  management policies.
    cross_references:

  GSA Schedule and Federal Supply Schedule contracts:
    longform: GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contracts
    description: |
      Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts that are available for use by federal  agencies worldwide. GSA awards and administers Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts  pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies. Under the MAS Program, GSA  enters into government-wide contracts with commercial firms to provide over 11 million  commercial supplies and services. GSA contracts are typically of this nature to promote  competition, allow a choice among minor product differences and assure availability of the  product in times of high demand. Agencies place orders directly with MAS contractors.  Interagency agreements are not required when placing orders against MAS contracts. The  Economy Act does not apply when placing orders against MAS contracts.
    cross_references:

  GWAC:
    longform: Governmentwide acquisition contract
    description: |
      A Governmentwide acquisition contract is a convenient procurement contract instrument  available to all Federal Government agencies that provides a broad range of equipment, support  services and resources for research, development, and operational activities. The agencies using  a GWAC to place orders for goods and services normally have to pay a fee for the convenience.
    cross_references:

  HCA:
    longform: Head of contracting activity
    description: |
      The official who has overall responsibility for managing the contracting activity. This is normally a  high level position that has broad powers to establish agency policy, appoint Contracting Officers,  and make approvals and determinations above the contracting office level.
    cross_references:

  Historical data:
    longform:
    description: |
      'For purposes of market research, historical data may include relevant acquisition histories and  agency-wide past performance file data. In collecting historical data, the COR may find and  include information on: (1) Current suppliers of the required products or services; (2) Potential  suppliers; (3) Previous procurement strategies, acquisition plans, and lead times; (4) Problems  and issues in the award and administration of previous contracts; (5) A contractor''s past  performance, including: quality of products or services provided; timeliness of performance; cost  control; and past performance of key personnel.'
    cross_references:

  HUBZone:
    longform: Historically underutilized business zone
    description: |
      An area located within one or more qualified census tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, or  lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation, qualified base closure areas, or  redesignated areas, as defined in 13 CFR 126.103.
    cross_references:

  HUBZone small business concern:
    longform:
    description: |
      A small business concern that appears on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business  Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration (13 CFR 126.103).
    cross_references:

  IA:
    longform: Interagency agreement
    description: |
      Agreements between Federal Government Departments such as Department of Labor,  Department of Justice, etc.
    cross_references:

  IBR:
    longform:
    description: |
      Integrated baseline review
    cross_references:

  ICE:
    longform: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
    description: |
      'A federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security, responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation''s  border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.,  ICE is charged with the investigation and enforcement of over 400 federal statutes within the  United States, and maintains attaches at major U.S. embassies overseas. Consequently, ICE  special agents possess the broadest investigative authority within the United States government.'
    cross_references:

  IDIQ:
    longform: Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract
    description: |
      A type of contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of supplies or services during a fixed  period of time. The legal origin of IDIQ contracts comes from the Federal Acquisition Regulation  (FAR), section 16.501(a).
    cross_references:

  IFB:
    longform: Invitation for bid
    description: |
      Used for sealed bidding, the IFB does not contain evaluation criteria. The offeror submits only a  price as their proposal and the Government must select the lowest price if the price is considered  fair and reasonable and the offeror meets responsibility qualifications. An invitation for bid is an  invitation to contractors or equipment suppliers, through a bidding process, to submit a proposal  on a specific project to be realized or product or service to be furnished. If not stated otherwise,  the contractor or supplier with the lowest bid is awarded the contract, provided that they meet the  minimum criteria for the bid. This is in contrast to a request for proposal (RFP), in which case  other reasons (technology used, quality, past performance) might cause or allow choice of  another offer.
    cross_references:

  IGCE:
    longform: Independent Government cost estimate
    description: |
      'The IGCE presents an analysis of a contractor’s reasonable and required resources to perform or  deliver product on a Federal contact. The IGCE is the projected, anticipated, or probable cost or  price of a proposed Federal acquisition or procurement. It serves as a benchmark for establishing  price analysis and cost realism. The IGCE is the Government''s estimate of the resources and  projected cost of the resources a contractor will incur in the performance of a contract. These  costs include direct costs; such as labor, supplies, equipment, or transportation and indirect  costs; such as labor overhead, material overhead, as well as general and administrative (G&A)  expenses, profit or fee. As specified in the FAR Part 10, an IGCE is based on market research.  Market research is used to develop the IGCE through canvassing commercial entities with the  capabilities to meet a stated requirement. Market research is the basis for evaluation of current  prices for the same, or a similar requirement, to be performed under the same conditions. The  IGCE may be determined through: GSA schedule prices, catalog prices, market survey,  published price lists, historical prices, and detailed analysis.'
    cross_references:

  IGE:
    longform: Independent Government estimate
    description: |
      An estimate made by the Government. This estimate will frequently accompany the purchase  request.
    cross_references:

  IIP:
    longform:
    description: |
      Indian Incentive Program
    cross_references:

  Indian:
    longform: Native Americans
    description: |
      American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians.
    cross_references:

  Indian tribe:
    longform:
    description: |
      Any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any  Alaska Native Corporation as defined in 13 CFR 124.100 which is recognized as eligible for the  special programs and services provided by the U.S. to Indians because of their status as Indians,  or which is recognized as such by the State in which such tribe, band, nation, group, or  community resides.
    cross_references:

  Industry:
    longform:
    description: |
      All concerns primarily engaged in similar lines of activity, as listed and described in the Standard  Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual.
    cross_references:

  Inspection:
    longform:
    description: |
      Examining and testing supplies or services to determine whether they conform to contract  requirements.
    cross_references:

  Invoice:
    longform:
    description: |
      A contractor’s bill or written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or  services performed.
    cross_references:

  IRB:
    longform:
    description: |
      Investment Review Board
    cross_references:

  IRM:
    longform:
    description: |
      Information resource management
    cross_references:

  IT:
    longform: Information technology
    description: |
      Any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that is used in the  automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement,  control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the  agency.
    cross_references:

  J&A:
    longform: Justification and approval for other than full and  open competition
    description: |
      An approval required before restricting competition for a Federal Government contract is  permitted
    cross_references:

  JOFOC:
    longform: Justification for other than Full and open competition
    description: |
      See FAR Subpart 6.3—Other Than Full and Open Competition, 6.301 Policy, and 6.302  Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
    cross_references:

  JWOD:
    longform:
    description: |
      'Javits Wagner O''Dea Act; see “Ability One”'
    cross_references:

  KDP:
    longform: Key decision point
    description: |
      Also known as a program milestone, a key decision point is a major milestone requiring a  decision in the acquisition process.
    cross_references:

  KO:
    longform:
    description: |
      KO is used as the acronym for a Contracting Officer in the Department of Defense. “CO” is the  correct acronym for Contracting Officer in the Federal Civilian agencies.
    cross_references:
    - "Contracting  Officer"

  Labor-hour contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      Similar to time-and-materials contracts, but materials are not reimbursed (materials are not  supplied by the contractor).
    cross_references:

  Latent defect:
    longform:
    description: |
      A defect that exists at the time of acceptance but cannot be discovered by a reasonable  inspection.
    cross_references:

  LCC:
    longform: Life cycle cost
    description: |
      An estimating technique, life cycle cost is the total cost of ownership of machinery and  equipment, including its cost of acquisition, operation, maintenance, conversion, and/or  decommission.
    cross_references:

  MAC:
    longform: Multi-agency contract
    description: |
      A task-order or delivery-order contract established by one agency for use by Government  agencies to obtain supplies and services, consistent with the Economy Act.
    cross_references:

  Margin pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      Margin pricing uses unit cost to calculate a price that will provide the desired profit margin. The  seller calculates the unit selling price by dividing the estimated unit cost by a margin percentage.
    cross_references:

  Market competition:
    longform:
    description: |
      In market competition pricing, price is based on reaction to the competition. This approach is  often used in homogenous markets with little differentiation in products between companies.
    cross_references:

  Market research:
    longform:
    description: |
      Collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs.
    cross_references:

  Market skimming:
    longform:
    description: |
      In market skimming, sellers set prices to achieve a high profit on each unit by selling to buyers  who are willing to pay a higher price for a product of perceived higher value.
    cross_references:

  Market-based formula:
    longform:
    description: |
      Market-based = Cost + Perception of value
    cross_references:

  Market-based pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      Market-based pricing strategies include: Profit maximization, Market share, Market skimming,  Current revenue, Promotional, Demand differential, and Market competition
    cross_references:

  Market-share pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      Market-share pricing is based on the assumption that long-run profitability is directly associated  with market share. The goal of a seller using this strategy is to dominate the market through  market penetration.
    cross_references:

  Mark-up pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      In the mark-up pricing method, price is based on total cost plus a mark-up. The mark-up is a  percentage of the total cost. Cost can be either direct or total.
    cross_references:

  MAS:
    longform: Multiple Award Schedule
    description: |
      Contracts awarded by GSA or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for similar or comparable  supplies, or services, established with more than one supplier, at varying prices.
    cross_references:

  Maximum order:
    longform:
    description: |
      Schedules contractors are obligated to accept any order from an executive agency that is below the Maximum Order threshold. Outside of the executive branch, a contractor is encouraged though not required to accept an order under this threshold. For orders over the Maximum Order threshold, agencies will generally expect a price break due to the large volume of the sale. The Maximum Order threshold is determined on a schedule by schedule or sometimes on a SIN by SIN basis.
    cross_references:      

  MD:
    longform: Management Directive
    description: |
      A policy directed by high-level management to standardize procedures within an agency.
    cross_references:

  Micro-purchase:
    longform:
    description: |
      An acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate  amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
    cross_references:
    - "Micro-purchase threshold"

  MNS:
    longform: Mission Need Statement
    description: |
      A non-system-specific statement containing operational capability needs and written in broad  operational terms. It describes required operational capabilities and constraints to be studied  during concept exploration and definition phase of the requirements generation process.
    cross_references:

  MOU:
    longform:
    description: |
      Memorandum of Understanding
    cross_references:

  MPT:
    longform: Micro-purchase threshold
    description: |
      $3,000 in general, with these exceptions: for acquisitions of construction subject to the Davis- Bacon Act, the threshold is $2,000 per transaction; for acquisitions of services subject to the  Service Contract Act, the threshold is $2,500 per transaction; and for acquisitions of supplies or  services that, as determined by the head of the Agency, are to be used to support a contingency  operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or  radiological attack, as described in FAR 13.201(g)(1), except for construction subject to the Davis- Bacon Act (41 U.S.C. 428a): (1) $15,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made,  inside the United States; and (2) $30,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made,  outside the United States.
    cross_references:

  MRC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Management Review Council
    cross_references:

  MSPB:
    longform: Merit Systems Protection Board
    description: |
      The Merit Systems Protection Board is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the executive  branch of the Federal Government that serves as the guardian of Federal merit systems.
    cross_references:

  Multiple awards for the same line items:
    longform:
    description: |
      You must award the same line item to more than one contractor to meet requirements for  indefinite-quantity supplies or services. This approach allows ordering offices to choose among  products and contractors that best meet their needs.
    cross_references:

  Multiple awards of different line items:
    longform:
    description: |
      Consider making multiple awards of different line items when it is less expensive to purchase  components separately rather than as an integrated unit.
    cross_references:

  Multi-year contracting:
    longform:
    description: |
      Multi-year contracting may be used to acquire known requirements in quantities and total cost not  to exceed planned requirements for up to five years, even though the total funds ultimately to be  obligated may not be available at the time of award.
    cross_references:

  NAICS:
    longform:
    description: |
      North American Industry Classification System
    cross_references:

  NASA:
    longform:
    description: |
      National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    cross_references:

  NCI:
    longform: Non-commercial item
    description: |
      An item that is primarily used for non-commercial use and not generally sold to the general  public. Military items such as weapons are the best example.
    cross_references:

  NDI:
    longform: Nondevelopmental item
    description: |
      A commercial item developed at private expense by a commercial Contractor exclusively for  Government use. To be considered a commercial item, and NDI must have been previously sold  in large quantities—on a competitive basis—to Federal, state, or local Government agencies.
    cross_references:

  NIH:
    longform: National Institutes of Health
    description: |
      The National Institutes of Health, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is  the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
    cross_references:

  OCIO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of the Chief Information Officer
    cross_references:

  OCPO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
    cross_references:

  ODC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Other direct cost
    cross_references:

  Offer:
    longform:
    description: |
      A response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant  contract. Responses to invitations for bids (sealed bidding) are offers called “bids” or “sealed  bids”; responses to requests for proposals (negotiation) are offers called “proposals”; however,  responses to requests for quotations (simplified acquisition) are “quotations,” not offers. For  unsolicited proposals. See FAR Subpart 15.6.
    cross_references:

  Offeror:
    longform:
    description: |
      Offeror or bidder. A vendor that responds to a Federal Government solicitation.
    cross_references:

  OFPP:
    longform: Office of Federal Procurement Policy
    description: |
      The Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget plays a  central role in shaping the policies and practices Federal agencies use to acquire the goods and  services they need to carry out their responsibilities. OFPP was established by Congress in 1974  to provide overall direction for government-wide procurement policies, regulations and  procedures and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in acquisition processes.
    cross_references:

  OGC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of General Counsel. Generally referred to as the legal office.
    cross_references:

  OGE:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of Government Ethics
    cross_references:

  OIG:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of the Inspector General
    cross_references:

  OMB:
    longform: Office of Management and Budget
    description: |
      'OMB''s predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the  Federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to  formulate the President''s spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs,  policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets  funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation  are consistent with the President''s Budget and with Administration policies. In addition, OMB  oversees and coordinates the Administration''s procurement, financial management, information,  and regulatory policies. In each of these areas, OMB''s role is to help improve administrative  management, to develop better performance measures and coordinating mechanisms, and to  reduce any unnecessary burdens on the public.'
    cross_references:

  OPO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of Procurement Operations
    cross_references:

  Options:
    longform:
    description: |
      Options give the Government unilateral rights to purchase additional supplies and services  and/or extend the term of the contract.
    cross_references:

  ORCA:
    longform: Online Representation Certification Application
    description: |
      The primary Government repository for contractor submitted representations and certifications  required for the conduct of business with the Government.
    cross_references:

  OSAI:
    longform:
    description: |
      Office of Safety Act Implementation
    cross_references:

  OSDBU:
    longform: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
    description: |
      An office within a Federal agency that oversees and monitors agency performance in compliance  with the Federal Government policy to award a fair share of contracts to small businesses
    cross_references:

  P.L.:
    longform:
    description: |
      Public Law
    cross_references:

  PACT:
    longform: Program Management, Administration, Clerical, and Technical Services
    description: |
      A series of contracts for administrative support that may be used by all DHS agencies.
    cross_references:

  PAG:
    longform:
    description: |
      Program Advisory Group
    cross_references:

  PALT:
    longform: Procurement acquisition lead time
    description: |
      The amount of time it takes to award a contract action once the action is received in the  procurement office.
    cross_references:

  Parametric estimates:
    longform:
    description: |
      An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other  variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters, such as scope, cost, budget, and  duration. An example for the cost parameter is multiplying the planned quantity of work to be  performed by the historical cost per unit to obtain the estimated cost.
    cross_references:

  Partial set-aside:
    longform:
    description: |
      You must aside a portion of a solicitation for small business contractors when certain conditions  exist. Partial-asides are also a low-risk way to split awards for maintaining multiple sources.
    cross_references:

  Partial termination:
    longform:
    description: |
      Termination of a part, but not all, of the work that has not been completed and accepted under a  contract.
    cross_references:

  Patent defect:
    longform:
    description: |
      A defect that could be recognized upon reasonably careful inspection or through the use of  ordinary diligence and care.
    cross_references:

  PBA/PBC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Performance based acquisition/Performance based services contracting
    cross_references:
    - "Performance based acquisition/contracting"

  PBSC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Performance based services contracting
    cross_references:
    - "PBA/PBC"

  PCII:
    longform: Protected Critical Infrastructure Information
    description: |
      The Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program is an information-protection program  that enhances information sharing between the private sector and the Government. The  Department of Homeland Security and other Federal, state and local analysts use PCII to  analyze and secure critical infrastructure and protected systems, identify vulnerabilities and  develop risk assessments, and enhance recovery preparedness measures.
    cross_references:

  PCR:
    longform: Procurement Center Representative
    description: |
      The Small Business Administration representative who assists small businesses in obtaining  federal contracts.
    cross_references:

  PEP:
    longform: Price evaluation preference
    description: |
      The price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns shall be used in  acquisitions conducted using full and open competition. PEP is given to offers from HUBZone  concerns by adding a 10% factor to all offers that are not exempt from the PEP. The factor of 10  percent shall be applied on a line item basis or to any group of items on which award may be  made. Other evaluation factors, such as transportation costs or rent-free use of Government  property, shall be added to the offer to establish the base offer before adding the factor of 10  percent. [FAR 19.1307]
    cross_references:

  Performance based acquisition/contracting:
    longform:
    description: |
      A quality oriented method of monitoring and measuring contractor performance against functional  and/or performance requirements of the work statement.
    cross_references:

  PM:
    longform:
    description: |
      Program/Project Manager
    cross_references:

  PNM:
    longform: Price negotiation memorandum
    description: |
      Documentation completed by the CO stating the principal elements of a negotiated agreement.  The memorandum is to be included in the contract file.
    cross_references:

  PO:
    longform:
    description: |
      Project Officer
    cross_references:

  POC:
    longform:
    description: |
      Point of Contact
    cross_references:

  POP:
    longform:
    description: |
      Procurement Operating Procedure
    cross_references:

  PORA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Principal Official Responsible for Acquisition
    cross_references:

  PPI:
    longform: Past performance information
    description: |
      Information concerning an offeror’s or contractor’s performance on active and physically  completed contracts. The major areas of concern are technical, cost, quality, and schedule  performance.
    cross_references:

  PPIRS:
    longform: Past Performance Information Retrieval System
    description: |
      PPIRS is a web-enabled, enterprise application that provides timely and pertinent contractor past  performance information to the Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection  decisions.
    cross_references:

  PR:
    longform: Procurement Request
    description: |
      A package of documents containing all necessary funds, approvals, determinations and other  information necessary to initiate the acquisition process.
    cross_references:

  Price:
    longform:
    description: |
      The amount of money that a buyer pays a seller for the delivery of a product or the performance  of a service
    cross_references:

  Price analysis:
    longform:
    description: |
      The process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost  elements and proposed
    cross_references:

  Pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      The process of establishing a reasonable amount or amounts to be paid for supplies or services.
    cross_references:

  Procurement:
    longform:
    description: |
      Procurement is a subset of acquisition usually referring to the functions  and duties associated with the contracting series (1102) such as Contracting Officer, contract  specialist, procurement analyst, price analyst, etc. For example, determining the contract type is  a procurement function; awarding the contract is a procurement function; determining contractor  responsibility is a procurement function, etc.
    cross_references:
    - "Acquisition"

  Procurement planning:
    longform:
    description: |
      The phase of an acquisition that involves the establishment of processes, timelines and  evaluation procedures that result in a contract for the actual purchase of the agency’s identified &  bona fide need.
    cross_references:

  Profit maximization:
    longform:
    description: |
      Profit maximization pricing depends on the relationship between demand and price. It is based  on twin assumptions. First, that demand falls as prices rise. And, second, that demand grows as  prices fall.
    cross_references:

  Progressive awards:
    longform:
    description: |
      Consider dividing the total required quantity of an item among different contractors when there  are suppliers who may offer the best price per unit but cannot fulfill the entire requirement.
    cross_references:

  Promotional:
    longform:
    description: |
      In promotional pricing, individual products are priced to enhance the sales of an overall product  line, rather than to assure the profitability of each product.
    cross_references:

  Proposal analysis:
    longform:
    description: |
      Used to ensure that the final agreed-to-price is fair and reasonable.
    cross_references:

  Protest:
    longform:
    description: |
      A “protest” is a written objection by an interested party. It may be filed in response to one of the following: 1) solicitation; 2) cancellation of a solicitation; 3) award or proposed award of the contract; or (4) termination or cancellation of an award. An “interested party” is an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a contract, failure to award a contract, or some other contract action.
    cross_references:

  Purchase order:
    longform:
    description: |
      When issued by the Government, a purchase order is an offer by the Government to buy  supplies or services, including construction and research and development, upon specified terms  and conditions, using simplified acquisition procedures.
    cross_references:

  PWS:
    longform: Performance work statement
    description: |
      A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in  clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes
    cross_references:

  QA:
    longform: Quality assurance
    description: |
      'Quality assurance refers to planned and systematic production processes that provide  confidence in a product''s suitability for its intended purpose.'
    cross_references:

  QAP:
    longform: Quality assurance plan
    description: |
      A plan to monitor quality processes to assure achievement of quality requirements. The plan is  prepared by the contractor.
    cross_references:

  QASP:
    longform: Quality assurance surveillance plan
    description: |
      A plan prepared by the Government to monitor the contractor and measure performance in  attaining the requirements of the work statement. It is developed at the beginning of contract  performance.
    cross_references:

  QCP:
    longform: Quality control plan
    description: |
      A plan prepared by the contractor that details the steps and processes to build quality into a  product or service.
    cross_references:

  R&D:
    longform: Research and development
    description: |
      Investigative activities with the intention of making a discovery that can either lead to the  development of new products or procedures, or to improvement of existing products or  procedures. Research and development is one of the means by which business can experience  future growth by developing new products or processes to improve and expand their operations.
    cross_references:

  Rate of return pricing:
    longform:
    description: |
      When using rate of return pricing, the unit selling price is determined by adding the estimated unit  cost of a product to a desired profit per unit. The desired unit profit is calculated based on the  desired rate of return, the financial investment required to provide the product, and the estimated  sales volume.
    cross_references:

  Reasonable:
    longform:
    description: |
      A cost is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred  by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business. The Contracting Officer has the  ultimate responsibility for determining whether a particular cost is reasonable; however, the COR  generally has technical experience related to the work that is being performed under the contract  and can certainly assist the Contracting Officer in determining reasonableness. Accordingly, to  support the Contracting Officer, invoices are routed to the COR for review, with respect to the  reasonableness and allocability of costs claimed for reimbursement.
    cross_references:

  Redetermination:
    longform:
    description: |
      The process of changing the initial price of a contract based on events that occur after the  contract is awarded. The prices of a firm fixed price contract are considered fair and reasonable  for an initial period of the contract but due to external or internal factors, the price will not be  considered fair and reasonable for subsequent periods of that contract.
    cross_references:

  Responsiveness:
    longform:
    description: |
      Responsiveness is a determination by the CO that an offer conforms to the material requirements  of a sealed bid or solicitation. Responsiveness does not apply to negotiated procurements. To be  considered responsive, a bid or offer must be: received, opened, and not rejected at the time and  place set forth in the Invitation for Bid, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotation.
    cross_references:

  RFI:
    longform: Request for information
    description: |
      A request by the Government to obtain market information about a Government requirement.
    cross_references:

  RFP:
    longform: Request for proposal
    description: |
      A formal request by the Government asking offerors to submit a proposal for a government  requirement. RFPs are used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate government  requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive  acquisitions describe the: Government’s requirement, anticipated terms and conditions that will  apply to the contract, information required to be in the offeror’s proposal, and evaluation criteria -  factors and significant subfactors that will be used to evaluate the proposal and their relative  importance, such as technical compliance, experience, and past performance. [FAR 15.203  Requests for proposals]
    cross_references:

  RFQ:
    longform: Request for quotation
    description: |
      RFQs are used by the ordering activity to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet  the agency’s needs. RFQs include a Statement of Work (SOW) including (1) work to be  performed; (2) Location of work; (3) Period of performance; (4) Deliverable schedule; (5)  Applicable performance standards; and (6) any special requirements, such as, security  clearances, travel, special knowledge. RFQs also include evaluation criteria - factors and  significant subfactors that will be used to evaluate the proposal and their relative importance,  such as technical compliance, experience, and past performance. [FAR 8.405-2(c) Request for  Quotation procedures] See RFP also.
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  SAM:
    longform: System for Award Management
    description: |
      A consolidated procurement system that will combine eight legacy Federal Procurement Systems  and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). SAM will be developed in stages,  starting with Entity Management (CCR/FedReg and ORCA) and the exclusions portion of  Performance Information (EPLS). SAM is expected to launch in winter 2012.
    cross_references:

  SAP:
    longform: Simplified acquisition procedures
    description: |
      Acquisition procedures for requirements above the micro-purchase threshold of $3,000 and  under $100,000 described in FAR Part 13 designed to (a) reduce administrative costs; (b)  improve opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone,  and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns to obtain a fair proportion of  Government contracts; (c) promote efficiency and economy in contracting; and (d) avoid  unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors. SAP procedures are permitted for  commercial items up to $550,000.
    cross_references:

  SAT:
    longform: Simplified acquisition threshold
    description: |
      $150,000, except for acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the  agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or  recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack (41 U.S.C. 428a), the term  means $300,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside  the United States; and $1 million for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to  be made, outside the United States.
    cross_references:

  SB:
    longform:
    description: |
      Small business
    cross_references:
    - "Small business concern"

  SBA:
    longform: Small Business Administration
    description: |
      'The Small Business Administration is a United States Government agency that provides support  to small businesses. The mission of the SBA is to maintain and strengthen the nation''s economy  by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses. '
    cross_references:

  SBIR:
    longform:
    description: |
      Small Business Innovative Research Program
    cross_references:

  SBP:
    longform:
    description: |
      Small business programs
    cross_references:

  SBS:
    longform: Small business specialist
    description: |
      A person who works for a Federal agency and monitors the achievement of socioeconomic goals  assigned to the agency.
    cross_references:

  SCA:
    longform: Service Contract Act
    description: |
      'The Service Contract Act of 1965 requires general contractors and subcontractors performing  services on Federal government prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in  various classes no less than the wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality as  determined by Department of Labor, or the rates contained in a predecessor contractor''s  collective bargaining agreement. This is also known as Prevailing Wage.'
    cross_references:

  SCF:
    longform: Simplified contract format
    description: |
      Format for contracts less than $100,000 in value.
    cross_references:

  SDB:
    longform: Small disadvantaged business concern
    description: |
      A small business concern that is at least 51 percent unconditionally owned by one or more  individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged, or a publicly owned business  that has at least 51 percent of its stock unconditionally owned by one or more socially and  economically disadvantaged individuals and that has its management and daily business  controlled by one or more such individuals. This term also means a small business concern that  is at least 51 percent unconditionally owned by an economically disadvantaged Indian tribe or  Native Hawaiian Organization, or a publicly owned business that has at least 51 percent of its  stock unconditionally owned by one of these entities, that has its management and daily business  controlled by members of an economically disadvantaged Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian  Organization, and that meets the requirements of 13 CFR 124.
    cross_references:

  SDVOSB:
    longform: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern
    description: |
      An SDVOSB concern is at least 51 percent owned and operated by one or more service-disabled  veterans, as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2); or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least  51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and whose  management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more service-disabled  veterans.
    cross_references:

  Service-disabled veteran:
    longform:
    description: |
      A veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined  in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).
    cross_references:

  SF:
    longform:
    description: |
      Standard Form
    cross_references:

  SIN:
    longform: Special Item Number
    description: |
      The types of supplies and services offered under various GSA Schedules are listed according to  their Special Item Number (SIN). Many different tasks can be performed under each SIN.
    cross_references:

  Small business concern:
    longform:
    description: |
      A concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the  field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small  business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121 (see 19.102). Such a concern  is “not dominant in its field of operation” when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence  on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are  primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration must be given to all  appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources,  competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license  agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity. See 15 U.S.C. 632.
    cross_references:

  Socially disadvantaged:
    longform:
    description: |
      Socially disadvantaged individuals are individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic  prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their  qualities as individuals. See FAR 19.001.
    cross_references:

  Sole source:
    longform:
    description: |
      A contract for the purchase of supplies or services that is entered into or proposed to be entered  into by an agency after soliciting and negotiating with only one source.
    cross_references:

  Solicitation:
    longform:
    description: |
      Any request to submit offers or quotations to the Government. Solicitations under sealed bid  procedures are called “invitations for bids.” Solicitations under negotiated procedures are called  “requests for proposals.” Solicitations under simplified acquisition procedures may require  submission of either a quotation or an offer.
    cross_references:

  SOO:
    longform: Statement of objectives
    description: |
      A Government prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall  performance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the  maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach.
    cross_references:

  SOW:
    longform: Statement of work
    description: |
      A document that captures and agrees the work activities, deliverables and timeline that a vendor  will execute against in performance of work for a customer.
    cross_references:

  SPE:
    longform: Senior Procurement Executive
    description: |
      The individual who is responsible for management direction of the acquisition system of the  executive agency, including implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and  standards of the executive agency.
    cross_references:

  Special provision:
    longform:
    description: |
      Offers are invited on the basis of both FOB origin and FOB destination, and the Government will  award on the basis the contracting officer determines to be most advantageous to the  Government. An offer on the basis of FOB origin only or FOB destination only is acceptable, but  will be evaluated only on the basis submitted.
    cross_references:

  Split awards:
    longform:
    description: |
      Splitting awards for a line item among two or more contractors is appropriate to maintain  competitive sources. The split may be shared on a percentage basis, with the most favorable  offer receiving the highest percentage of the requirement.
    cross_references:

  SRA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Scientific Review Administrator
    cross_references:

  SSA:
    longform: Source selection authority
    description: |
      The SSA is responsible for choosing the offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the  Government. The SSA is typically the Contracting Officer, unless otherwise designated by the  Head of the Contracting Authority.
    cross_references:

  SSEB:
    longform: Source selection evaluation board
    description: |
      The SSEB evaluates proposals from technical, functional, and cost perspectives and provides  input to the SSA.
    cross_references:

  SSI:
    longform:
    description: |
      Sensitive security information
    cross_references:

  Statement of need:
    longform:
    description: |
      A general overview of the circumstances and requirements that initially created the need to  acquire supplies or services by contract. This information, compiled by the Program Office, is the  technical genesis (i.e., the “what, why, and when” relative to the technical requirements) of the  acquisition plan.
    cross_references:

  STTR:
    longform:
    description: |
      Small Business Technology Transfer Program
    cross_references:

  Subcontractor:
    longform:
    description: |
      A business that performs part or all terms of a contract for, or alongside, a contractor.
    cross_references:

  Suggested sources list:
    longform:
    description: |
      When the solicitation is not posted as “full and open competition” on Federal Business  Opportunities, suggested sources should be included with the procurement package.
    cross_references:

  T&M:
    longform: Time-and-materials
    description: |
      A contractual arrangement whereby payment is made on the basis of  (1) actual hours of direct labor expended, at fixed hourly rates which include all overheads and  profit, and  (2) actual cost of materials and equipment usage.
    cross_references:

  TEG/TEP:
    longform: Technical evaluation group/panel
    description: |
      The group that evaluates the technical portion of competitive proposals.
    cross_references:

  Termination:
    longform:
    description: |
      (1) "Termination for convenience” means the exercise of the Government’s right to completely or  partially terminate performance of work under a contract when it is in the Government’s interest.  (2) “Termination for default” means the exercise of the Government’s right to completely or  partially terminate a contract because of the contractor’s actual or anticipated failure to perform  its contractual obligations. (3) “Termination inventory” means any property purchased, supplied,  manufactured, furnished, or otherwise acquired for the performance of a contract subsequently  terminated and properly allocable to the terminated portion of the contract."
    cross_references:

  Time-and-materials contract:
    longform:
    description: |
      Pay the contractor at a fixed hourly rate for labor performed under the contract. Reimburse the  contractor for the allowable actual cost of materials.
    cross_references:

  TIN:
    longform:
    description: |
      Taxpayer Identification Number
    cross_references:

  TINA:
    longform: Truth in Negotiations Act
    description: |
      The Truth in Negotiations Act, or TINA, is a law that was enacted to provide for full and fair  disclosure by contractors in the conduct of negotiations with the Government. The most  significant provision included in TINA is the requirement that contractors submit certified cost or  pricing data for negotiated procurements above a defined threshold.
    cross_references:

  TO:
    longform: Task order
    description: |
      An order for services placed against an established contract or with Government sources.
    cross_references:

  Total net present value:
    longform:
    description: |
      A financial analysis tool. Under the concept, the net present value of a dollar received today is  more than the net present value of a dollar paid at the future time, because the holder of the  money can collect interest.
    cross_references:

  TSA:
    longform: Transportation Security Administration
    description: |
      'The TSA is an agency within DHS consisting of 50,000 security officers, inspectors, directors,  and air marshals who protect the nation''s transportation systems for safe travel TSA looks for  bombs at checkpoints in airports, we inspect rail cars, patrols subways with law enforcement  officials, and works to make all modes of transportation safe.'
    cross_references:

  U.S.:
    longform:
    description: |
      United States
    cross_references:

  U.S. Small Business Act:
    longform:
    description: |
      The authority under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) and agencies consult and  cooperate with each other in formulating policies to ensure that small business interests will be  recognized and protected.
    cross_references:

  U.S. Small Business Jobs Act:
    longform:
    description: |
      The Jobs Act amended the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (Public Law  100-656) by repealing the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. This  Federal law extended the SBA loan provisions while offering billions more in lending support, tax  cuts, and other opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
    cross_references:

  UCA:
    longform: Undefinitized contract action
    description: |
      A contracting instrument that does not define the costs and terms before the Contractor begins  action work.
    cross_references:

  UCF:
    longform: Uniform contract format
    description: |
      The standard format of a Government contract valued at over $100,000.
    cross_references:

  UNICOR:
    longform: Federal Prison Industries
    description: |
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), also referred to as UNICOR, is a self-supporting, wholly  owned Government corporation of the District of Columbia. FPI provides training and  employment for prisoners confined in Federal penal and correctional institutions through the sale  of its supplies and services to Government agencies (18 U.S.C. 4121-4128).
    cross_references:

  USC:
    longform: United States Code
    description: |
      The USC is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register  by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles  that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation.
    cross_references:

  USCG:
    longform: U.S. Coast Guard
    description: |
      The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of seven  uniformed services. It is unique among the military branches in that it has a maritime law  enforcement mission (with jurisdiction both domestically and in international waters) and a federal  regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the Department of  Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the Department of the Navy by  the President or Congress during a time of war. The overall mission of the Coast Guard is to  protect the public, the environment, and the United States economic and security interests in any  maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and United  States coasts, ports, and inland waterways.
    cross_references:

  USSS:
    longform: U.S. Secret Service
    description: |
      'A United States federal law enforcement agency that falls under the United States Department of  Homeland Security. The U.S. Secret Service has two distinct areas of responsibility: (1) Treasury  roles, covering missions such as prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency  and U.S. treasury bonds notes and investigation of major fraud and (2) Protective roles, ensuring  the safety of national VIPs such as the President, past presidents, vice presidents, presidential  candidates, their families, foreign embassies (per an agreement with the U.S. State Department''s  Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)).'
    cross_references:

  VA:
    longform:
    description: |
      Department of Veterans Affairs
    cross_references:

  Value analysis estimate:
    longform:
    description: |
      A value analysis estimate results from a specialized review of the function of a product and its  related price. It may literally involve taking the item apart to determine how it is made and why it  costs what it does.
    cross_references:

  VetBiz:
    longform:
    description: |
      Veterans Online Business Registry
    cross_references:

  Visual analysis estimate:
    longform:
    description: |
      A visual analysis estimate results from a visual inspection of an item, or drawing of an item, to  estimate its probable value.
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  VOSB:
    longform: Veteran-owned small business concern
    description: |
      Al VOSB concern is at least 51 percent owned and operated by one or more veterans, as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2); or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the  stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and whose management and daily business  operations are controlled by one or more veterans.
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  Warranty:
    longform:
    description: |
      Promise or affirmation given by a contractor to the Government regarding the nature, usefulness,  or condition of the supplies or performance of services furnished under the contract.
    cross_references:

  WOSB:
    longform: Women-owned small business concern
    description: |
      A WOSB concern is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any   publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more  women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more  women; or a small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program  in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. See FAR Subpart 19.15.
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