Below see the list of Federal Commonly used Acronyms or all the hard to understand works used by the government. The list is designed to help safe time for new vendors when trying to uncover language in a government RFP. John Wayne at US Federal Contractor Registration put this list together by dealing with countless Federal contracts while working as a placement specialist at US Federal Contractor Registration. If you have some other Acronyms you would like to add to this list please feel free to call or email John Wayne at 877-252-2700 Ext 747 or jwayne@usfcrgov.com.
Federal ACRONYM List
A
A&E Architect/Engineer
AAOP American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics
ABC American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics
ACAT Acquisition Category
ACC Air Combat Command
ACO Administrative Contracting Officer
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment
AETC Air Education and Training Command
AF Air Force
AFI Air Force Instruction
AFPIMS AF Public Information Management System
AFRIMS Air Force Information Management System database
AFSSI AF System Security Instructions
AFRC Air Force Reserve Command
AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
AFSPC Air Force Space Command
AFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle
AI Action Item
AI Adobe Illustrator
AIS Automated Information System
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOPA American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
ARRA American Recovery Reinvestment Act
ASBCA Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
ASAP As soon as possible
ATN Air Training Network
ATM Automatic Teller Machine
AV Audio visual
B
B&P Bid and Proposal
BAA Buy American Act
BAA Broad Agency Announcement
BAFO Best and Final Offer
BASE Building Antennae Span Earth
BCA Board of Contract Appeals
BD Business Development
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BKA Below Knee Amputation
BMP Bitmap
BMSC Base Multimedia Service Center
BMM Base Multimedia Manager
BOA Basic Ordering Agreement
BOA Basis of Award
BOC Board for Orthotis-Prosthetist Certification (Accredited Facilities Program)
BOD Beneficial Occupancy Date
BOSC Base Operating Support Contract
BPA Blanket Purchasing Agreement
BPO Blanket Purchase Order
BRAC Base Realignment and Closure
C
CA Cooperative Agreement
CAC Commander’s Access Channel
CAC Common Access Card
CAD/CAM Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturer
CAGE Commercial and Government Entity
CAV Contractor Assistance Visit
CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CCD Contract Completion Date
CCN Contract Change Notice
CCP Contract Change Proposal
CCR Central Contracting Registration
CD Compact disk
CDC Center for Disease Control
CDC Career Development Course
CDD Contract Delivery Data
CDSAR Course Development & Student Administration Record-Keeping System
CE Civil Engineering
CEN Bureau of the Census
CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment
CFM Contractor Furnished Material
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFSR Contract Funds Status Report
CHESS Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CICA Competition in Contracting Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
CLIN Contract Line Number
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CLS Contractor Logistics Support
CMO Contract Management Office
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
CO/KO Contracting Officer
CO Comanding Officer
COC Certificate of Competency
COI Conflict of Interest
COMPUSEC Computer Security Program
COMSEC Communications Security
CONUS Continental United States
COR Contracting Officers Representative
COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
COTs Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
CPAF Cost Plus Award Fee
CPARS Contractor Performance Assessment Review/Reporting System
CPES Comprehensive Professional Energy Services
CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee
CPM Critical Path Method
CPN Contract Payment Notice
CPR Cost Performance Report
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CSA Client Support Activity
CSP Commercial Sales Practices
CTA Contractor Teaming Arrangement
CQC Contractor Quality Control
CWHSSA Contract Work Hours Safety Standards Act
D
DA Department of the Army
DAR Defense Acquisition Regulation
DAU Defense Acquisition University
DB Act Davis Bacon Act
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DI Document Identifier
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
DISA Defense Information Systems Agency
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLH Direct Labor Hour
DMEPOS Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
DNB Dun & Bradstreet
DOC Department of Commerce
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
DOI Department of the Interior
DOJ Department of Justice
DOL Department of Labor
DoN Department of the Navy
DOS Department of State
DOS Disk Operating System
DOT Department of Transportation
DPS Digital Processing System
DSBS Dynamic Small Business Search
DSN Defense Switched Network
DSS Defense Security Service
DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DUNS Data Universal Numbering System
DUN’S# Dun & Bradstreet Number
DVD Direct Vendor Delivery
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
E
EAR Export Administration Regulations
EBSA Employee Benefits Security Administration
EC Electronic Commerce
ECD Estimated Completion Date
ECI National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
ECI Extension Course Institute
ECP Emergency Conservation Program
ED Department of Educuation
EDA Economic Development Administration
EDGAR Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
EDWOSB Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EFA Engineering Field Activity
EFD Engineering Field Division
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EIA Energy Information Administration
EISA Energy Independence and Security Act
EIC Electronic Imaging Center
EIT Electronic and Information Technology
EM Office of Environmental Management
EO Executive Order
EPA Economic Price Adjustment
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EP Act Expedient Payment Act
EPS Encapsulated postscript format
EPLS Excluded Parties List System
ESRS Electronic Subcontract Reporting System
ETA Employment and Training Administration
F
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAC Federal Acquisition Circular
FAI Federal Acquisition Institute
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAPIIS Federal Awardee Performance Indication Information System
FAPRS Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAS Federal Acquisition Service
FEDREG Federal Agency Registration
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBO Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDR Final or Formal Design Review
FEB Federal Executive Board
FEDBID Federal Bids
FEC Federal Election Commission
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMP Federal Energy Management Program
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FETC Federal Energy Technology Center
FFATA Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFP Firm Fixed Price
FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center
FHA Federal Housing Administration
FIA Federal Insurance Administration
FI Act Freedom of Information Act
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard
FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act
FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FMS Financial Management Service
FMV Fair Market Value
FNCS Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
FNS Food and Nutrition Service
FOIA Freedom of Information Act Program
FOSE Federal Office System Exposition
FOUO For Official Use Only
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FOYA Facility of the Year Awards
FPDC Federal Procurement Data Center
FPCON Force Protection Condition
FPDS Federal Procurement Data System
FPR Final Proposal Revision
FR Federal Register
FRB Federal Reserve Board
FSC Federal Supply Code/Classification
FSO Facility Security Officer
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSRS FFATA Subaward Reporting System
FSS Federal Supply Service
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FTE Full Time Employee
G
G&A General and Administrative
GAA General Agency Agreement
GAO Government Accountability Office
GCA Government Contractors Association
GE Government Estimate
GFE Government-furnished equipment
GFP Government-Furnished Property
GIDM Government Industry Data Mart
GIS Geographic Information Systems
GIS Graphics Imaging System
GPE Government Wide Point-of-Entry
GPO Government Printing Office
GPS Global Positioning System
GSA General Services Administration
GSAR General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
GUI Graphical User Interface
GWA Government Wide Accounting Project Group
GWAC Government Wide Acquisition Contract
GWOB Government Without Boundaries
H
HAC Health Administration Center
HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard OSHA Training consist of a 24 hour course and followed by a 16 hour course.
HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HSB Head Start Bureau
HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HUBZone Historically Underutilized Business Zone
I
IA Information Assurance
IA Import Administration
IAAP Information Assurance Awareness Program
IAOP International Association of Orthotics and Prosthetics
IAW In accordance with
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
ICS Incident Command System Training FEMA
ICW Interactive Courseware
ID Identification
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
IES Institute of Education Services
IFB Invitation for Bid
IFF Industrial Funding Fee
IG Inspector General
IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimate
ILAB Bureau of International Labor Affairs
ILC Irrevocable Letter of Credit
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMI Interactive Multimedia Instruction
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
IO Bureau of International Organization Affairs
IOA Industrial Operations Analyst
IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISC Inter-agency Security Committee
ITA International Trade Administration
ITC United States International Trade Commission
ITP Integrated Test Plan
ITSS Information Technology Solutions Shop
ITR Initial Technical Review
ITU Instructional Technology Unit
IFYC Institute of Youth, Family, and Community (formerly YFC)
J
J&A Justification and Approval
JCP Joint Certification Program System
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCCC Joint Combat Camera Center
JEC Joint Economic Committee
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
JV Joint Venture
JWOD Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program
K
KAFB Keesler Air Force Base
KETV Keesler Television
KO/CO Contracting Officer
L
LAN Local Area Network
LC/LOC Library of Congress
L-CODE Medicare Code for Artificial Limbs
LD Liquidated Damages
LEED Leadership in Environmental and Engineering Design
LOB Line of Business
M
M&O Management & Operations
MAC Multi-Agency Contracts
MARAD Maritime Administration
MARVEL Machine Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library
MAS Multiple Award Schedule
MATOC Multiple Awards Task Order Contract
MBDA Minority Business Development Agency
MEP Multimedia (Visual Information) Equipment Plan
MEPCOM Military Entrance Processing Command
MEPFP Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Fire Protection
MEPS Military Entrance Processing Station
MFC Most Favored Customer
MILCON Military Construction (Appropriation)
MILHDBK Military Handbook
MILSPEC Military Specification
MOBIS Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services
MOD Modification
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
Mpin Marketing Partner Identification Number
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSC Military Sealift Command
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
N
NAAOP National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics
NAC National Agency Check
NACIC National Counter Intelligence Center
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NAL National Agricultural Library
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NARFE National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVSAC Naval Air Systems Command
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSUP Naval Supply Systems Command
NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
NCBSI National Center for Small Business Information
NCEH National Center for Environmental Health
NCES National Center for Education Statistics
NCHC National Crime History Check
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases
NCMA National Contract Management Association
NCR National Capital Region
NCS National Communications Systems
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NEC National Economic Council
NFS NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT
NIH National Institute of Health
NIJ National Institute of Justice
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NIMS National Incident Maqnagement System (FEMA Training)
NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center
NLT No later than
Npin Nato Partner Identifcation Number
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSN National Stock Numbers
NSTC National Science and Technology Center
NTE Not to Exceed
NTP Notice to Proceed
NWS National Weather Service
NAAOP National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics
O
OASIS One Acquisition Solution for Integrating Services
OWBO Office of Women’s Business Ownership
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OA Office of Administration
OBE Overcome by Events
OBL Office of Business Liason
OCONUS Outside the Continental United States
OCSIT Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies
OCR Optical Character Recognition
ODC Other Direct Costs
OFM Office of Financial Management
OFR Office of the Federal Register
OGE Office of Government Ethics
OGP Office of Government Wide Policy
OHRP Office of Human Research Protections
OIG Office of Inspector General
OJT On-the-job-training
OMB Office of Management and Budget
ONR Office of Naval Research
OPSEC Operations Security
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPR Office of Primary Responsibility
ORI/UEI Organizational Readiness Inspections/Unit Effectiveness Inspections
ORCA Online Representations and Certifications Applications
OSBP Office of Small Business Programs
OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information
OTA Office of Technology Assessment
OTP Operational Test Plan
OWCP Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
P
P&L Profit and Loss
PA Public Affairs
PBA Performance Based Acquisition
PBS Public Buildings Service
PCO Performance Contracting Officer
PCS Permanent change of station
PCU Procuring Contracting Officer
PDF Portable Document Format
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PHS Public Health Service
PIV Personal Identification Verification (Federal)
PL Public Law
PMO Program Management Office
PMP Program Management Plan
PO Purchase Order
POC Point of Contact
POP Period of Performance
PPIRS Past Performance Information Retrieval System
PRC Price Reduction Clause
PSC Product and Service Codes
PTACs Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
PTO Patent and Trademark Office
PW Public Works
PW Prevailing Wages
PWS Performance Work Statement
Q
QA Quality Assurance
QAE Quality Assurance Evaluator
QAP Quality Assurance Plan
QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
QC Quality Control
QCS Quality Control System
QCP Quality Control Plan
QPL Quality Products List
QSLD Qualified Suppliers List of Distributors
QTP Development & AF Qualification Training Package
R
R&D Research and Development
RA Reserve Affairs
RAM Random Antiterrorism Measures
RAM Random Access Memory
RFB Request for Bid
RFI Request for Information
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Quotation
RMA Risk Management Agency
RMS Resident Management System
ROM Read Only Memory
RS Act Randolph Sheppard Act
RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration
S
SAM System for Award Management
SAP Simplified Acquisition Procedures
SAR Search and Rescue
SAT Simplified Acquisition Threshold
SATOC Single Award Task Order Contract
SBA Small Business Administration
SBG SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SCA Service Contract Act
SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SDDC Surface Deployment and Distrobution Command
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SF Standard Form
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SIN Special Item Number
SIOH Supervision, Inspection & Overhead
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SITIS Interactive Topic Information Systems
SMDP Standardized Military Drawing Program
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
SOC Solutions Order Contract
SOF Special Operations Forces
SOL Solicitations
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOW Statement of Work
SPAWAR Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPEC Specification
SS Secret Service
SSA Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income Program
SSN Social Security number
SSP Strategic Systems Programs
SSQ Schedule Sales Query
SSFO Servicing Security Forces Organization
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer
T
T&C Terms and Conditions
T&M Time and Materials
TA Teaming Agreement
TAA Trade Agreements Act
TBD To Be Determined (Developed)
TD Technology Development
TDY Temporary duty
TEMS Telecommunication Expert Management Services
TFC Termination for Convenience
TFD Termination for Default
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
TIN Taxpayer Identification Number
TJC The Joint Commission
TM Technical Manual
TO Task Order / Technical Order
TOC Task Order Contract
TQM Total Quality Management
TRW Training Wing
TS Top Secret (clearance)
TS/SCI Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information
U
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
USA United States of America
USAS USA Spending
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USFCR United States Federal Contractor Registration
USITC United States International Trade Commission
USTR United States Trade Representative
UCA Undefinitized Contract Action
UI Unit of Issue
USA United States Army
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAF United States Air Force
USCG United States Coast Guard
USG United States Government
USMC United States Marine Corps
USCJCP United States / Canadian Joint Certification Program System
V
VA Department of Veteran Affairs
VAMC VA Medical Center
VAR Value Added Reseller
VBA Veteran’s Benefits Administration
VE Value Engineering
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
VGSA Visitor Group Security Agreement
VI Visual Information
VIDOC Visual Information Documentation
VIEP Visual Information Equipment Plan
VIPR Virtual Incident PRocurement
VIRIN Visual Information Record Identification Number
VOSB Veteran Owned Small Business
W
WAWF Wide Area Workflow
WDOL Wage Determinations Online
WIFCON Where in Federal Contracting
WIP Work in Place
WMF Windows Metafile
WOSB Women Owned Small Business
WTO World Trade Organization
X
XSD X-Ray Science Division
Y
YCC Youth Conservation Corps
YE4C Youth Engaged 4 Change
YFC Institute of Youth, Family, and Community (changed to IYFC)
YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
YSS Year of the Solar System
YTS Youth Tobacco Survey
Z
ZBA Zip Code Business Patterns
ZCTA Zip Code Tabulation Areas
ZIPCode Zone Improvement Plan Code
Product Service Codes (PSCs)
A – Research and Development
B – Special Studies and Analyses – Not R&D
C – Architect and Engineering – Construction
D – Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication
E – Purchase of Structures and Facilities
F – Natural Resources and Conservation
G – Social Services
H – Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection
J – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
K – Modification of Equipment
L – Technical Representative
M – Operation of Government Owned Facilities
N – Installation of Equipment
P – Salvage Services
Q – Medical Services
R – Professional, Administrative and Management Support
S – Utilities and Housekeeping Services
T – Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and Publications
U – Education and Training
V – Transportation, Travel and Relocation
W – Lease or Rental of Equipment
X – Lease or Rental of Facilities
Y – Construction of Structures and Facilities
Z – Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Federal Supply Classification / Codes (FSCs)
10 – Weapons
11 – Nuclear Ordinace
12 – Fire Control Equipment
13 – Ammunitions and Explosives
14 – Guided Missiles
15 – Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components
16 – Aircraft Components and Accessories
17 – Aircraft Launching/Landing/Ground Handling Equip.
18 – Space Vehicles
19 – Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks
20 – Ship and Marine Equipment
22 – Railway Equipment
23 – Ground Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Cycles
24 – Tractors
25 – Vehicular Equipment Components
26 – Tires and Tubes
28 – Engines, Turbines, and Components
29 – Engine Accessories
30 – Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment
31 – Bearings
32 – Woodworking Machinery and Equipment
34 – Metalworking Machinery
35 – Service and Trade Equipment
36 – Special Industry Machinery
37 – Agricultural Machinery and Equipment
38 – Construction, Mining, Excavating, Highway Maint.
39 – Materials Handling Equipment
40 – Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings
41 – Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Equip.
42 – Fire Fighting, Rescue, and Safety Equipment
43 – Pumps and Compressors
44 – Furnace/Steam Plant/Drying Equip, Nuclear Reactors
45 – Plumbing, Heating, and Sanitation Equipment
46 – Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment
47 – Pipe, Tubing, Hose, Fittings
48 – Valves
49 – Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment
51 – Hand Tools
52 – Measuring Tools
53 – Hardware and Abrasives
54 – Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding
55 – Lumber, Millwork, Plywood, and Veneer
56 – Construction and Building Materials
58 – Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation
59 – Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components
60 – Fiber Optics Materials and Components
61 – Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment
62 – Lighting Fixtures and Lamps
63 – Alarm, Signal, and Detection Systems
65 – Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment
66 – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
67 – Photographic Equipment
68 – Chemicals and Chemical Products
69 – Training Aids and Devices
70 – ADP Equipment Software, Supplies, Equipment
71 – Furniture
72 – Household/Commercial Furnishings and Appliances
73 – Food Preparation and Serving Equipment
74 – Office Machines
75 – Office Supplies and Devices
76 – Books, Maps, and Other Publications
77 – Musical Instruments
78 – Recreational and Athletic Equipment
79 – Cleaning Equipment and Supplies
80 – Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives
81 – Containers, Packaging, and Packing Supplies
83 – Textiles/Leather/Furs/Apparel/Shoes/Tents/Flags
84 – Clothing, Individual Equipment, and Insignia
85 – Toiletries
87 – Agricultural Supplies
88 – Live Animals
89 – Subsistence (Food)
91 – Fuels, Lubricants, Oils, and Waxes
93 – Nonmetallic Fabricated Materials
94 – Nonmetallic Crude Materials
95 – Metal Bars, Sheets, and Shapes
96 – Ores, Minerals, and Their Primary Products
99 – Miscellaneous
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