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AAPC Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee
AAR After Action Report
ABMC American Battle Monuments Commission
ABVS Automated Best Value System
ACAT Acquisition Category
ACC Air Combat Command
ACDA United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACF Administration for Children and Families
ACLA Administration for Community Living
ACMP Acquisition Career Management Program
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ACO Administrative Contracting Officer
ACPDB Automated Civilian Personnel Data Bank
ACQ Acquisition; Web Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Technology
ACS Assistant Chief of Staff
ACSL Alternate Crops and Systems Lab
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed
ACYF Administration for Children, Youth, and Families
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADC Program against Digital Counterfeiting of Currency
ADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ADF African Development Foundation
ADP Automated Data Processing
AEP Affirmative Employment Program
AF African Affairs
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFIS American Forces Information Service
AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology
AFRC Air Force Reserve Command
AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
AFRTS Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
AFS Air Facility Sub-System
AFSC Armed Forces Staff College
AFSPC Air Force Space Command
AG Attorney General
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AGAR USDA Agriculture Acquisition Regulation
AGRICOLA Agricultural Online Access
AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHPCRC Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHS American Housing Survey
AI Action Item; American Indian
AID Acquisition Identification Technologies; Agency for International
Development
AIMS Advertising and Integrated Management Solutions
AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System
AIS Automated Information System
ALIN Agreement Line Item Number
ALMC Army Logistics Management College
AMEC Army Management Engineering College
AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
AN Alaskan Native
ANA Administration for Native Americans
ANG Air National Guard
ANS American National Standard
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOA Administration on Aging
AOB Annual Operating Budget
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARB Administrative Review Board
ARBA Army Review Boards Agency
ARC Appalachian Regional Commission
ARNet Acquisition Reform Network
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARS Agricultural Research Service
ASIAS Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing
ASN (RDA) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
ASPM Armed Services Pricing Manual
ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATR Antitrust Division
ATRRS Army Training Requirements and Resources System
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ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AVBS Automated Best Value System
AVC Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
AY Assembly
B/L Bill of Lading
B & P Bid and Proposal
BAA Broad Agency Announcement
BAC Budgeted Cost at Completion
BAFO Best and Final Offer
BARC Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
BAT Best Available Technology
BD Business Development
BDO Blanket Delivery Order
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEP Bureau of Engraving and Printing
BEST Bio-monitoring of Environmental Status and Trends
BG Bag
BHPr Bureau of Health Professions
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIC Business Information Center
BIMAS Bio-Informatics Molecular Analysis Section
BIS Bureau of Industry and Security
BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BMDO Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BMM Business Matchmaking
BNA Bureau of National Affairs
BOA Basic Ordering Agreement
BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
BOP Federal Bureau of Prisons
BOR Bureau of Reclamation
BOS Business Opportunity Specialist
BP Bureau of Budget and Planning
BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement; Bonneville Power Administration
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BPD Bureau of Public Debt
BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care
BPS Biological Policy Staff
BRB Benefits Review Board
BRD Biological Resource Division
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BSC Business Service Centers
BSEE Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BVA Board of Veterans Appeals
BX Bureau of Export Administration Box
BXA
CA Cooperative Agreement; Bureau of Consular Affairs
CAD Computer Assisted Design
CAG Career Advisory Group
CAGE Commercial and Government Entity
CAHW HQ Workforce Effectiveness and Development Group
CAO Congressional Affairs Office
CAS Cost Accounting Standards; Contract Administrative Service; Customer
Account Specialist
CATR Conventional Arms Threat Reduction
CBA Commercial & Business Affairs
CBD Commerce Business Daily
CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
CBI Confidential Business Information
CBIAC Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CBT Computer Based Training
CBU Commodity Business Unit
CCB Child Care Bureau
CCC Commodity Credit Corporation
CCDR Contract Cost Data Report
CCR Central Contractor Registration; Commission on Civil Rights
CDBG Community Development Block Grants
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CDD Contract Delivery Date
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CDER Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
CDFI Community Development Financial Institutions
CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CEA Cost Effective Analysis; Council of Economic Advisers
CEDR Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource
CEN Bureau of the Census
CEOS Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
CEPPO Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
CEPS Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability
Information System
CETEC Topographic Engineering Center
CFBNP Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFOC Chief Financial Officers Council
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFSAN National Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CFSR Contract Funds Status Report
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
CHID Combined Health Information Database
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CIAO Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
CIC Consumer Information Center
CICA Competition in Contracting Act
CID Commercial Item Description
CID Army Criminal Investigation Command
CIFA Counterintelligence Field Activity
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP International Communications and Information Policy
CIPRIS Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students
CIS Cancer Information Service
CIT Center for Information Technology
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
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CIV Civil Division
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CM Configuration Management
CMG Commodity Management Group
CMHS Center for Mental Health Services
CMM Capability Maturity Model
CMMI Capability Maturity Model - Integrated
CMO Contract Management Office
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMT Contract Management Team
CMV Center for Minority Veterans
CN Can
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
CNPP Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
CNS Corporation for National Service
CO Contracting Officer
COB Close of Business
COCO Contractor Owned/Contractor Operated
COMPAD Competition Advocate
CONRAIL Consolidated Rail Corporation
CONSER Cooperative Online Serials
CONUS Continental United States
COP Coastal Ocean Program
COPS Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Commodity Oriented
Procurement System
COR Contracting Officer Representative
COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf
CPAF Cost Plus Award Fee
CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee
CPI Consumer Price Index; Counter-Proliferation Initiatives
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee
CPMS Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service
CPN Contract Payment Notice
CPO Corrections Program Office; Civilian Personnel Officer
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CPR Cost Performance Report; Chief of Protocol
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRC Civil Rights Center
CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
CRM Criminal Division
CRP Conservation Reserve Program
CRS Congressional Research Service; Community Relations Service; Central
Referral System
CRT Civil Rights Division
CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSB Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
CSE Child Support Enforcement
CSI Center for the Study of Intelligence
CSO Conflict and Stabilization Operations
CSR Center for Scientific Review
CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
CT Counterterrorism
CTEP Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
CUAP College and University Affiliations Program
CWC Chemical Weapons Convention
CY Calendar Year; Cylinder
DA Department of the Army
DACA Days after Contract Award
DAG Deputy Attorney General
DANTES Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
DARO Days After Receipt of Order
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAU Defense Acquisition University
DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
DBMS Defense Business Management System
DBU Data Bank Update
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCAI Defense Contract Audit Institute
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
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DCMAO Defense Contract Management Area Operation
DCMC Defense Contract Management Command
DCMD Defense Contract Management District
DCRT Division of Computer Research and Technology
DCTED DLA Center for Training, Education, and Development
DDC Defense Distribution Center
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
DeCA Defense Commissary Agency
DEL Delivery
DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DESC Defense Energy Support Center
DFARS Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DI Document Identifier
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
DIC Document Identifier Code
DID Data Item Description
DINFOS Defense Information School
DISA Defense Information Systems Agency
DITSO Defense Information Technology Services Organization
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLAIER DLA Industrial Equipment Reserve
DLAM Defense Logistics Agency Manual
DLAPS Defense Logistics Agency Publishing System
DLAR Defense Logistics Agency Regulation
DLIS Defense Logistics Information Systems
DLSA Defense Legal Services Agency
DLSC Defense Logistics Support Command
DLH Direct Labor Hour
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center
DMS Defense Mapping School
DNFSB Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
DNSC Defense National Stockpile Center
DOC Department of Commerce
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DOD Department of Defense
DODEA Department of Defense Education Activity
DoDISS DoD Index of Specifications and Standards
DoDSSP Single Stock Point for Specifications and Standards
DOE Department of Energy
DOI Department of the Interior
DOJ Department of Justice
DOL Department of Labor
DOS Department of State
DOT Department of Transportation
DPS Domestic Policy Council
DRL Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
DRMS Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
DS Diplomatic Security
DSC Defense Supply Center
DSCA Defense Security Cooperation Agency
DSCC Defense Supply Center Columbus
DSCR Defense Supply Center Richmond
DSS Defense Security Service
DTIC Defense Technical Information Center
DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DUNS Data Universal Numbering System
DVD Direct Vendor Delivery
DZ Dozen
EA Each
EAP Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
EAR Export Administration Regulations
EB Electronic Business; Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
EBSA Employee Benefits Security Administration
EC Electronic Commerce
ECA Educational and Cultural Affairs
ECAB Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
ECI Early Childhood Development and Education
ECIE Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency
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ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
ECP Engineering Change Proposal; Emergency Conservation Program
ED Department of Education
EDA Economic Development Administration
EDD Estimated Delivery Date
EDGAR Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDOP Expedited Delivery Order Process
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EHP Environmental Health Perspectives
EIA Energy Information Administration
EIS Epidemic Intelligence Service
EM Environmental Management
ENC Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
ENR Energy Resources
ENRD Environment and Natural Resources Division
EO Executive Order
EOIR Executive Office for Immigration Review
EOM End of Month
EPPD Economic Policy Analysis & Public Diplomacy
EOUSA Executive Office for United States Attorneys
EOUST Executive Office for United States Trustees
EOWS Executive Office of Weed and Seed
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EREN Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
ERL Environmental Research Laboratories
EROD Education Resource Organizations Directory
ES Executive Secretariat
ESA Engineering Support Activity; Employment Standards Administration
ESC Energy, Sanctions and Commodities
ERS Economic Research Service
ESA Employment Standards Administration; Economics and Statistics
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ESDIM Environmental Services Data and Information Management
ESOC Emergency Supply Operations Center
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival; Employment and Training Administration
ETC Estimate to Complete
EUR European and Eurasian Affairs
EX-IM Export-Import Bank of the United States
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association
FABS Financial and Business Solutions
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAPRS Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
Farmer Mac Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
FAS Federal Acquisition Service; Foreign Agricultural Service
FASA Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FAT First Article Testing
FBCI Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FBNP Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
FCA Farm Credit Administration
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCIC Federal Consumer Information Center; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FCSC Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FEB Federal Executive Board
FEC Federal Election Commission
FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Inc.
FEDRIP Federal Research in Progress Database
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FETC Federal Energy Technology Center
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FFB Federal Financing Bank
FFP Firm Fixed Price
FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center
FHA Federal Housing Administration
FHFB Federal Housing Finance Board
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIA Federal Insurance Administration
FINCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FISC Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act
FJC Federal Judicial Center
FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMCS Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FMS Foreign Military Sales; Federal Maritime Commission; Financial
Management Service
FMSHRC Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
FMV Fair Market Value
FNCS Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
FNS Food and Nutrition Service
FOB Freight on Board
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FOMC Federal Open Market Committee
FPDC Federal Procurement Data Center
FPI Fixed Price Incentive; Federal Prison Industries
FPL Federal Procurement List
FR Federal Register
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FRB Federal Reserve Board
FRS Federal Reserve System; Federal Relay Service
FRTIB Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
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FS Forest Service
FSA Farm Service Agency; Office of Federal Student Aid
FSC Federal Supply Classification
FSCAP Flight Safety Critical Application Part
FSCM Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers
FSG Federal Supply Group
FSI Foreign Service Institute
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSS Federal Supply Schedules; Federal Supply Service
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FTS Federal Technology Service
FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
FY Fiscal Year
FYI For Your Information
FYSB Family and Youth Services Bureau
G&A General and Administrative
GAA General Agency Agreement
GAC Office of US Global Aids Coordinator
GAO Government Accounting Office
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GBL Government Bill of Lading
GCJ Office of Global Criminal Justice
GCMD Global Change Master Directory
GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GFM Government Furnished Materials
GFP Government Furnished Property
GILS Government Information Locator Service
Ginnie Mae Government National Mortgage Association
GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
GIS Geographic Information Systems
GL Gallon
GNIS Geographic Names Information System
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
GOCO Government Owned, Contractor Operated
GPO Government Printing Office
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GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
GPS Global Positioning System
GS Geological Survey
GSA General Services Administration
GSARS General Services Acquisition Regulation Supplement
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
GWA Government Wide Accounting Project Group
GWAC Government Wide Acquisition Contract
GWI Office of Global Women’s Issues
GYI Office of Global Youth Issues
GwoB Government without Boundaries
HAC Health Administration Center
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HBCUs Historically Black College and Universities
HCA Head of Contracting Activity
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIRS Health Information Resources Service
HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HSB Head Start Bureau
HSBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HQ Headquarters
HR Human Resources
HR&A Human Resources and Administration
HUB Historically Underutilized Business
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
IA Information Assurance; Import Administration
IACB Indian Arts and Crafts Board
IADRWG Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEGC Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee
IAF Inter-American Foundation
IAO International Affairs Office
IAW In Accordance With
IBB International Broadcasting Bureau
ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces
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ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
IES Institute of Education Sciences
IFB Invitation for Bid
IFD International Finance and Development
IG Inspector General
IGA Intergovernmental Affairs
IHS Indian Health Service
IIP International Information Programs
ILAB International Labor Affairs
ILO International Labor Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMET International Military Education & Training
IMLS Institute of Museum and Library Services
INF Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
INL International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
INR Intelligence and Research
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
IO International Organization Affairs
IRM Information Resource Management
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISAB Bureau of International Labor Affairs
ISN Bureau of International Security and Non-proliferation
ITA International Trade Association
IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract
ISO International Standards Organization (or International Organization for
Standardization)
ISSA Inter/Intra Service Support Agreement
IV&V Independent Validation and Verification
IT Information Technology
JMD Justice Management Division
JPDO Joint Planning and Development Office
KM Knowledge Management
KT Kit
LAN Local Area Network
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LOA Letter of Offer and Acceptance
LOB Line of Business
LOE Level of Effort
LOP Letter of Procurement
LT Lot
M&IE Meals and Incidental Expense
MARAD Maritime Administration
MAS Multiple Award Schedule
MBC Missile, Biological and Chemical Nonproliferation
MBDA Minority Business Development Agency
MBDC Minority Business Development Center
MBE Minority Business Entrepreneur
MC Marine Corps
MED Medical Services
MILSPEC Military Specification
MIL-STD Military Standard
MNSA Multilateral Nuclear and Security Affairs
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOBIS Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSHA Mine Health & Safety Administration
NA Nuclear Affairs
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NAS National Airspace System
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASFARS National Aeronautics Space Administration FAR Supplement
NCA National Cemetery Administration
NDI Non-Developmental Item
NEA Near Eastern Affairs
NESS Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security
NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDCD National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders
NIDCR National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Services
NIFC National Interagency Fire Center
NIFL National Institute for Literacy
NIGC National Indian Gaming Commission
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIIN National Item Identification Number
NIJ National Institute of Justice
NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINR National Institute of Nursing Research
NINOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIPA National Income and Product Accounts
NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NISTIR National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report
NLE National Library of Education
NLM National Library of Medicine
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NLT No Later Than
NMB National Mediation Board
NMCS Non-Mission Capable Status
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NNCP Non-nuclear and Counter- Proliferation
NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NODC National Oceanographic Data Center
NOS National Ocean Service
NP Nonproliferation Programs
NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries
NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPS National Park Service
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NPTO National Petroleum Technology Office
NR National Register of Historic Places
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCS National Resources Conservation Service
NRDP National Rural Development Partnership
NREN National Research and Education Network
NREVSS National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance Systems
NRO National Reconnaissance Office
NRPC National Railroad Passenger Corporation
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSD National Security Division
NSF National Science Foundation
NSN National Stock Number
NSTC National Science and Technology Center
NSTL National Space Technology Laboratories
NTE Not to Exceed
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NTP National Toxicology Program
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NVSS National Vital Statistics System
NWC National War College
NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group
NWS National Weather Service
NWTRB Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
O/A On or About
OA Office of Administration
OAC Office of Anti-boycott Compliance
OACU Office of Animal Care and Use
OAIT Office of American Indian Trust
OALJ Office of Administrative Law Judges
OAR Office of AIDS Research; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OAS Organization of American States
OASAM Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
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OASDI Old –Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance
OASP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
OAT Office for the Advancement of Tele-health
OBL Office of Business Liaison
OBO Overseas Buildings Operations
OCC Comptroller of the Currency
OCD Office of Community Development
OCDETF Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces
OCE Office of the Chief Economist
OCIA Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs
OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer
OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer
OCLA Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
OCO Office of Communications and Outreach
OCONUS Outside the Continental United States
OCR Optical Character Recognition; Office for Civil Rights (Dept. of Education)
OCRWM Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
OCS Office of Community Services
OCSE Office of Child Support Enforcement
ODEP Office of Disability Employment Policy
ODP Office of Disease Prevention
ODS Office of the Deputy Secretary
OEA Office of Economic Adjustment
OECA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEGT Office of Electronic Government and Technology
OELA Office of English Language Acquisition
OES Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
OET Office of Educational Technology
OFA Office of Family Assistance
OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control
OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFDT Office of Federal Detention Trustee
OFHEO Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
OFM Office Financial Management; Office of Foreign Missions
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OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OFR Office of the Federal Register
OGC Office of the General Counsel
OGE Office of Government Ethics
OGP Office of Government wide Policy
OGWDW Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
OH Office of Innovation and Improvement
OHASIS Office of Health and Safety Information System
OHRP Office of Human Research Protections
OI&T Office of Information and Technology
OIA Office of Insular Affairs
OIIA Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
OIG Office of the Inspector General
OIP Office of Information Policy
OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJP Office of Justice Programs
OLA Office of Legislative Affairs
OLC Office of Legal Counsel
OLCA Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
OLMS Office of Labor Management Standards
OLP Office of Legal Policy
OM Office of Management
OMAO Office of Marine and Aviation’s Operations
OMAR Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMM Offshore Minerals Management Program
ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy
ONR Office of Naval Research
OPA Office of Population Affairs; Office of Pardon Attorney
OPE Office of Postsecondary Education; Office of Public Engagement
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEDPD Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
OPHS Office of Public Health and Science
OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPPTS Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
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OPR Office of Professional Responsibility
ORA Office of Research and Applications
ORACBA Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
ORD Office of Rare Diseases
ORHP Office of Rural Health Policy
ORI Office of Research Integrity
ORMH Office of Research on Minority Health
ORR Office of Refugee Resettlement
ORWH Office of Research on Women’s Health
OSAC Overseas Security Advisory Council
OSBP Office of Small Business Programs
OSC Office of Special Counsel
OSCE Office of Child Support Enforcement
OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSF Office of Space Flight
OSG Office of the Solicitor General
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHRC Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
OSM Office of Surface Mining; Office of Spectrum Management
OSP Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness
OST Office of Science and Technology; Office of the Secretary of
Transportation; Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy
OSWER Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
OTA Office of Technology Assessment
OTJ Office of Tribal Justice
OTS Office of Thrift Supervision
OTT Office of Transportation Technologies
OVAE Office of Vocational and Adult Education
OVC Office for Victims of Crime
OVW Office of Violence Against Women
OWBO Office of Women’s Business Ownership
OWCP Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
OWH Office on Women’s Health
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PA Public Affairs
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PAM Office of Acquisition and Property Management
PAO Office of Public Affairs
PAR Payroll, Accounting and Reporting System
PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PBS Public Building Service
PC Peace Corps
PCBC President’s Council on Bioethics
PCC Panama Canal Commission
PCO Procuring Contracting Officer
PCR Procurement Center Representative
PEO Program Executive Officer
PES Professional Engineering Services
PFIAB President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
PHA Public Housing Agency
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHN Center for Population, Health and Nutrition
PHPPO Public Health Practice Program Office
PHPS Public Health Prevention Service
PHS Public Health Service
PHTN Public Health Training Network
PID Procurement Item Description
PIN Personal Identification Number
PIV Personal Identity Verification
PK Package
PL Public Law
PLFA Primary Level Field Activity
PLLI National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong
Learning
PLT Production Lead Time
PMB Office of Policy, Management and Budget
PME Personnel Management Evaluation
PMP Program Management Plan
PMRS Performance Management and Recognition System
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PMS Performance Management System
PO Purchase Order
POI Program of Instruction
POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones
POC Point of Contact
POM Program Objective Memorandum
POW/MP Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel
PM Political Military Affairs
PPBS Planning Programming and Budgeting System
PPQ Plant Protection and Quarantine
PPR Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
PR Pair; Peer Review(s); Purchase Request
PRAO Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
PRC Postal Rate Commission
PRDA Program Research and Development Announcement
PRI Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
PRM Bureau of Population, Refugees, Migration and
PSC Program Support Center
PTO Patent and Trademark Office
PUMS Public Use Micro-data Samples
PWBA Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
QA Quality Assurance
QAB Quality Assurance Program
QAP Quality Assurance Provision
QBL Qualified Bidders List
QC Quality Control
QMS Quality Management System
QPL Qualified Products List
QT Quart
QVP Quality Vendor Program
R&D Research and Development
RA Reserve Affairs; Regional Affairs
RBS Rural Business- Cooperative Service
RD Rural Development
RD&D Research, Development and Demonstration
RDD Required Delivery Date
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RECD Rural Economic & Community Development
RECP Radiation Exposure Compensation Program
REE Research, Education and Economics
REIS Regional Economic Information System
RFB Request for Bid
RFI Request for Information
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Quotation
RHS Rural Housing Service
RICHS Rural Information Center Health Service
RIF Reduction in Force
RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration
RMA Risk Management Agency
RMS Risk Management Service
RO Roll
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
RRB Railroad Retirement Board
RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration
RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration
RUS Rural Utilities Service
SADBUS Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist
SAM System for Award Management
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAT System Acceptance Test
SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement
SBA Small Business Administration
SCI Supply Chain Integration
SBA Small Business Administration
SBAC Small Business Advisory Committee
SBDC Small Business Development Center
SBIC Small Business Investment Company
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SBSA Small Business Set Aside
SCA South and Central Asian Affairs
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SCO Strategic Communications and Outreach
SDB Small Disadvantaged Business
SDFS Safe and Drug-Free Schools
SDV Service Disabled Veteran
SDVOB Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business
SDVOSB Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
SDWIS Safe Drinking Water Information System
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SEDAC Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
SES Senior Executive Service
SF Standard Form
SGLI Service members’ Group Life Insurance
SI Smithsonian Institute
SIC Standard Industrial Classification Code
SIES Office of Strategic Industries & Economic Security
SIN Special Item Number
SITES Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
SJI State Justice Institute
SKN Stock Keeping Number
SKU Stock Keeping Unit
SLAC Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SLSDC Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
SME Subject Matter Expert
SNL Sandia National Laboratories
SOL Office of the Solicitor
SOO Statement of Objectives
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOW Statement of Work
SPA Special Priorities Assistance
SRM Supplier Relationship Management
SRS Savannah River Site
SS Secret Service
SSA Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income Program
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SSS Selective Service System
ST Special Tooling
START Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
STAS Science & Technology Adviser
Stat United States Statutes at Large
STB Surface Transportation Board
STE Special Test Equipment
STI Scientific and Technical Information
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer Program
SuDoc Superintendent of Documents
T&M Time and Materials
TA Technology Administration
TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TASC Transportation Administrative Service Center
TBA To be Announced
TCO Termination Contracting Officer
TD Technology Development
TDA Trade and Development Agency
TDMD Technical Data Management Division
TDPL Technical Data Parts List
TEOAF Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture
TFF Treasury Forfeiture Fund
TFI Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
TIC Trade Information Center
TIGTA Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
TIN Taxpayer Identification Number
TINA Truth in Negotiations Act
TIP Trafficking in Persons
TIPS Technical Information Packages
TOA Training Opportunity Announcement
TPP Trade Policy and Programs
TQ Total Quality
TQM Total Quality Management
TRA Transportation Affairs
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TRI Toxics Release Inventory
TSA Transportation Security Administration
TSI Transportation Safety Institute
TSO Technical Services Office
TTB Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
TTN Technology Transfer Network
TU Tube
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
U/I Unit of Issue
U N United Nations
USC United States Code
UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UCC Universal Commercial Code
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNICOR Federal Prision Industries, Inc.
UPC Universal Product Code
UPU Universal Postal Union
USA United States Army
USACE U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
USAF United States Air Force
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation
USC United States Code
USCCR United States Commission on Civil Rights
USCG United States Coast Guard
USCIRF United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCS United States Customs Service
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USES United States Employment Service
USFA United States Fire Administration
USG United States Government
USGS United States Geological Survey
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USIA United States Information Agency
USIP United States Institute of Peace
USITC United States International Trade Commission
USMC United States Marine Corps
USMS United States Marshalls Service
USN United States Navy
USNCB United States National Central Bureau of INTERPOL
USPC United States Parole Commission
USPS United States Postal Service
USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office
USSC United States Sentencing Commission
USSS United States Secret Service
USTR United States Trade Representative
USUN United States Mission to the United Nations
V&V Verification and Validation
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
VAR Value Added Reseller
VBA Veterans Benefits Administration
VC Venture Capital(ist)
VE Value Engineering
VETS Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
VGLI Veterans’ Group Life Insurance
VHA Veterans’ Health Administration
VISTA Volunteers in Service to America
VOA Voice of America
VOB Veteran Owned Business
VRA Veterans Readjustment Act
VSC Vendor Support Center
WAPA Western Area Power Administration
WAWF Wide Area Work Flow
WB Women’s Bureau
WBC Women’s Business Centers
WBE Women’s Business Enterprise
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WES Waterways Experiment Station
WH Wage and Hour Division
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WHA Western Hemisphere Affairs
WHD Wage and Hour Division
WHMO White House Military Office
WHO World Health Organization
WIC Women, Infants and Children, Special supplemental food program
WMDT Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
WMR War Material Reserve
WNET Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training
WOSB Women Owned Small Business
WTO World Trade Organization
XO Executive Officer
YOB Year of Birth
YR Year
YTD Year to Date
ZIP Zone Improvement Plan
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