ACRONYMS
| Acronym | Definition |
| AAALAC | Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International |
| ACF | Administration for Children and Families, DHHS |
| AFCEA | Armed Forces Communications Electronic Association |
| AMSSC | Administrative Management Systems Steering Committee |
| APC | NIH Purchase Card Program Agency Program Coordinator |
| ARAC | Administrative Restructuring Advisory Committee / Work Group on Acquisition |
| BISM | Blind Industries and Services of Maryland |
| BoS | Board of Survey (ref. property) |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement |
| CAPS | Centralized Animal Procurement System |
| CART | Commercial Activities Review Team |
| CCB | Configuration Control Board |
| CCO | Chief Contracting Officer [David R. Ramos] |
| CFO | Chief Financial Office |
| COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software Products |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan |
| CPS | Contractor Performance System |
| CLM | Council of Logistics Management |
| CSAC | Central Services Advisory Committee |
| CRP | Conference Room Pilot |
| DCIS | Departmental Contract Information System |
| DAP | Division of Acquisition Programs, OLAO |
| DCIS | Department Contract Information System |
| DCMC | Defense Contract Management Command |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| DITA | Division of Information Technology Acquisition, OLAO [also known as NITAAC] |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DLS | Division of Logistics Services, OLAO |
| DPPS | Division of Personal Property Services, OLAO |
| DRA | Division of Research Acquisition, OLAO |
| DSSA | Division of Station Support Acquisition, OLAO |
| ECA | Executive Committee for Acquisition |
| ECL | Executive Committee on Logistics |
| EL-TRAINS | Electronic Logistics Training & Support Network |
| FACNET | Federal Acquisition Computer Network |
| FAIR Act | Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act |
| FARB | Funding Advisory Review Board |
| FAST | Federal Automotive Statistical Tool |
| FAST | Flexible Acquisition Sustainment Tool |
| Fast-Track | An initiative which is a parallel review option to small business concerns (offeror organizations) whose proposals satisfy additional criteria that enhance the probability of the project's commercial success. The Fast-Track initiative offers two major advantages: 1) an opportunity for small business concerns to submit both a Phase I and Phase II proposal for concurrent review, and 2) the potential to minimize any funding gap between Phase I and Phase II. Proposals must be prepared in accordance with Phase I and Phase II proposal preparation instructions. [Note procurement SBIR] |
| FFLA | Family Friendly Leave Act |
| Fleet Feet Reserves | (proper name: fast delivery stock issue requisitions) |
| FLSA | Federal Labor Standard Act (ref. pay scale & who can/cannot get OT) |
| FMFIA | Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act |
| FMFLA | Friendly Medical Family Leave Act |
| FPDC | Federal Procurement Data Center |
| FPDS | Federal Procurement Data System |
| FPMR | Federal Property Management Regulations |
| FSS | Federal Supply Schedule |
| GFP | Government Furnished Property |
| GPC | Goverment Purchase Card |
| GPEA | Government Paperwork Elimination Act |
| GPRA | Government Performance Results Act |
| GWAC | Government-Wide Acquisition Contract |
| HACU | Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities |
| HBCU | Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| HCA | Head of the Contracting Activity |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITAS | Integrated Time and Attendance System |
| ITF | Information Technology Forum |
| ITIRB | Information Technology Investment Review Board |
| ITMC | Information Technology Management Council |
| JWOD | Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JOFOC | Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition |
| LEI | Leadership Effectiveness Inventory |
| LMI | Logistics Management Institute |
| LMM | Logistics Management Manual |
| MACs | Multiple Agency Contracts |
| MAWG | Management Analyst Working Group |
| MCR | Management Control Review |
| MEG | Medical Equip Group [yes equip not equipment] |
| MEO | Most Efficient Organization |
| MF | Management Fund |
| MFRI | Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute |
| MI | Minority Institutions (MIs) |
| MIPR | Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request |
| MOU / MOA | Memorandum of Understanding [or may be called Memorandum of Agreement] |
| NAHFE | National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives |
| NAPA | National Academy of Public Administration |
| NBS | New Business Systems / NIH Business System |
| NBRSS | NIH Business and Research Support System [NBS and Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll (EHRP) were merged into NBRSS; per e-mail 6/21/01 Marina Gregory] |
| NIB | National Industries for the Blind |
| NIH DW | NIH Data Warehouse |
| NISH | National Industry for the Severely Handicapped |
| NITAAC | NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center [also known as DITA] |
| NPMA | National Property Management Association |
| NPR | National Partnership for Reinventing Government |
| OAMP | Office of Acquisition Management and Policy, OA |
| OLAO | Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, OA [formerly OLM] |
| OLM | Office of Logistics Management [now known as OLAO] |
| OMA | Office of Management Assessment |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| OPERA | Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration |
| PAB | Property Administration Branch |
| PAO | Property Accountability Officer |
| PART | OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool |
| PCO | Property Custodial Officer |
| PMD | Property Management Division [now known as DPPS] |
| PMIS | Property Management Information System |
| PMO | Property Management Officer |
| PMR | Property Management Representative |
| PORA | Principal Official Responsible for Acquisition [now known as HCA] |
| PPAG | Personal Property Advisory Group |
| PPMC | Personal Property Management Committee |
| PPMG | Personal Property Management Guide |
| PSC | Program Support Center |
| PUB | Property Utilization Branch |
| PUO | Property Utilization Officer (PUO --- Maurice Wills) |
| PWS | Performance Work Statement |
| ROS | Report of Surveys |
| RIMS | Robocom Inventory Management System |
| SAC | Simplified Acquisition Committee |
| SAIC | Science Application International Corporation |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SDB | Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (SDBs) |
| SERCH | System Enterprise Records & Correspondence Handling |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit |
| SMD | Supply Management Division [SMD & TMD combined into DLS] |
| SSEB | Source Selection Evaluation Board |
| SSF | Service and Supply Fund (SSF) [budget term] |
| TMD | Transportation Management Division [SMD & TMD combined into DLS] |