Acronyms

A/E	Architect/Engineer
AFCEE	Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
ANC	Alaska Native Corporation
ANCSA	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
ANSI	American National Standard Institute
BAFO	Best and Final Offer
BAT	Business Activity Target
BDO	Blanket Delivery Order
BIC	Best In Class
BOS	Business Opportunity Specialist
BPA	Blanket Purchase Agreement
BPN	Business Partner Network
CAGE code	Commercial and Government Entity Code
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CKB	Certify Knowledge Base
CMR	Commercial Market Representative
COE	Corps of Engineers
COR	Contracting Officer Representative
COTR	Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
CPARS	Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
CUF	Commercially Useful Function
D&B	Dun & Bradstreet
DBE	Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DCAA	Defense Contract Audit Agency
DFAR	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
DFARS	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DO	Delivery Order
DOD	Department of Defense
DOT	Department of Transportation
DPCE	Division of Program Certification & Eligibility
DSBS	Dynamic Small Business Search
DUNS	Data Universal Numbering System
DVBE	Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDWOSB	Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
EIN	Employer Identification Number
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPLS	Excluded Parties List System
ESRS	Electronic Subcontractor Reporting System
EVS	Entity Validation Services
FAPIIS	Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulations
FBO	Federal Business Opportunities
FedBizOpps	Federal Business Opportunities
FFATA	Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
FFP	Firm Fixed Price
FPDS	Federal Procurement Data System
FSC	Federal Supply Code
FSD	Federal Service Desk
FSN	Federal Stock Number
FSRS	FFATA Subaward Reporting System
FY	Fiscal Year
GAO	Government Accountability Office
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
GLS	General Login System
GPO	Government Printing Office
GSA	General Services Administration
HUBZone	Historically Underutilized Business Zone
IAE	Integrated Award Environment
IDIQ / ID/IQ	Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
IFB	Invitation for Bid
IG	Inspector General
IIP	Indian Incentive Program
iRAPT	Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance, and Property Transfer (fka Wide Area Workflow or WAWF now PIEE)
JV	Joint Venture
LLC	Limited Liability Company
LOS	Limitations on Subcontracting
LPTA	Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
LSA	Labor Surplus Area
MATOC	Multiple Award Task Order Contracts
MBE	Minority Business Enterprise
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MP	Mentor-Protégé
MPA	Mentor-Protégé Agreement
MPIN	Marketing Partner Identification Number
NAICS code	North American Industry Classification System Code
NCAGE	North Atlantic Treaty Organization Commercial and Government Entity
NMR	Non-Manufacturer Rule
NTE	Not to exceed
NTP	Notice to proceed
OCE	Office of Certification & Eligibility
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OMB	Office of Management And Budget
OSBP	Office of Small Business Programs
OSDBU	Office of Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSHA	Occupational Safety And Health Administration
OTA	Other Transaction Authority
PCR	Procurement Center Representative
PIEE	Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (fka Invoice Receipt Property Transfer iRAPT)
PII	Personally Identifiable Information
PO	Purchase Order
POC	Point of Contact
POCA	Performance Oriented Construction Activity
PPIRS	Past Performance Information Retrieval System
PRO-NET	Procurement Network
PSC	Product Service Code
PTAC	Procurement Technology Assistance Center
QA/QC	Quality Assurance/Quality Control
RAP	Remedial Action Plan
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFQ	Request for Quotation
RMA	Risk Management Association
SADBU	Small And Disadvantaged Business Unit
SAM	System for Award Management
SAME	Society of American Military Engineers
SAMMI	SAM Managed Identifier
SAP	Simplified Acquisition Procedures
SAT	Simplified Acquisition Threshold
SB	Small Business
SBA	Small Business Administration
SBDC	Small Business Development Center
SBIR	Small Business Innovation Research Program
SBSA	Small Business Set-Aside
SBSPSA	Small Business Small Purchase Set Aside
SDB	Small Disadvantaged Business
SDV	Service-Disabled Veteran
SDVOSB	Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
SF	Standard Form
SIC	Standard Industrial Classification
SOQ	Statement of Qualifications
SOW	Statement of Work
SPIRS	Supplier Performance Risk System
SRM	Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
SSE	Similarly situated entity
STTR	Small Business Technology Transfer
SUM	Spend Under Management
TIN	Taxpayer Identification Number
USA	United States Army
USACE	United States Corps of Engineers
USAF	United States Air Force
USCG	United States Coast Guard
USN	United States Navy
VBE	Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise
VOSB	Veteran-owned small business
VSB	Very Small Business
WAWF	Wide Area Workflow (now known as iRAPT)
WBE	Women's Business Enterprise
WOSB	Woman-owned Small Business