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US Government Common Acynomyms presented as a part of the VeToday Dictionaries

This is a common acyonmym listing for the US Government Military to assist people in understanding and relating to that industry. VeToday has posted it in an effort to further that goal by establishing a single VE related location.

• ACO	Administrative Contracting Officer
  AQL	Acceptable Quality Level
  BML	Bidders Mailing List
  BOA	Basic Ordering Agreement
  BOD	Bid Opening Date
  BPA	Blanket Purchase Agreement
  CO	Contracting Officer; also referred to as PCO
  CAGE	Commercial and Government Entity
  CAO	Contract Administration Officer
  CBD	Commerce Business Daily
  CCR	Central Contractor Registration
  CICA	Competition in Contracting Act
  CIP	Contractor Improvement Program
  COC	Certificate of Competency
  COC	Certificate of Conformance
  COR	Contracting Officer Representative
  DCAA	Defense Contract Audit Agency
  DCASMA	Defense Contract Administrative Services Management Area
  DCASR	Defense Contract Administrative Services Region
  DCSC	Defense Construction Supply Center
  DD2051	Request for Assignment of CAGE Code
  DD250	Material Inspection and Receiving Report
  DEL	Delivery
  DESC	Defense Electronic Supply Center
  DFAR	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
  DFARS	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
  DFSC	Defense Fuel Supply Center
  DGSC	Defense General Supply Center
  DIBBS	DSCC Internet Bidboard System
  DISC	Defense Industrial Supply Center
  DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
  DO	Delivery Order
  DOD	Department of Defense
  DODISS	Department of Defense Index Specification & Standards
  DPSC	Defense Personnel Support Center
  DSCC	Defense Supply Center Columbus
  DTD	Dated
  DUNS	Duns & Bradstreet
  EC	Electronic Commerce
  ECP	Engineering Change Proposal
  EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
  EEO	Equal Employment Office
  EPA	Economic Price Adjustment
  EPS	Electronic Posting System
  ESA	Engineering Support Activity
  FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulation
  FAT	First Article Testing
  FPI	Federal Prison Industries
  FSC	Federal Supply Classification
  FSCM	Federal Supply Code Manufacturer, aka CAGE-Code
  FSG	Federal Supply Group
  GAO	General Accounting Office
  GBL	Government Bill of Lading
  GFE	Government Furnished Equipment
  GFM	Government Furnished Material
  GFP	Government Furnished Property
  GSA	General Services Administration
  IAW	In Accordance With
  IDTC	Indefinite Delivery Type Contract
  IFB	Invitation for Bid
  IS	Industrial Specialist
  LSA	Labor Surplus Area
  NIB	National Institute for the Blind
  NISH	National Institute for Severely Handicapped
  NSN	National Stock Number
  NSNA	No Stock Number Assigned
  NTL	Not Later Than
  O/A	On or About
  OICC	Officer In Charge of Construction
  PAS	Pre-Award Survey
  PASS	Procurement Automated Source System
  PCO	Principle Contracting Officer
  PIIN	Procurement Instrument Identification Number
  PIN	Pre-Invitation Notice
  PO	Purchase Order
  POC	Point of Contact
  PSC	Product Supply Code
  QAR	Quality Assurance Representative
  QPL	Qualified Products List
  RDD	Required Delivery Date
  RFP	Request for Proposal
  RFQ	Request for Quotation
  SADBUS	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialists
  SAMMS	Standard Automated Material Management System
  SASPS	SAMMS Automated Small Purchase System
  SBA	Small Business Administration
  SBA PCR	Small Business Administration Procurement Center Rep.
  SBIR	Small Business Innovative Research
  SBSA	Small Business Set Aside
  SF119	Statement of Contingent or Other Fees
  SF129	Bidder's Mailing List Application
  SIC	Standard Industrial Classification Code
  SIS	Shipping Instruction Sheet
  SNC	Shipment Notification Card
  SOL	Solicitation
  T for C	Termination for Convenience
  T for D	Termination for Default
  TCO	Termination Contracting Officer
  TDP	Technical Data Package
  TDPL	Technical Data Package List
  TIIF	Technical Information Index File
  TIN	Taxpayer Identification Number (Federal ID)
  TISCA	Technical Information Storage & Control Application
  TPIN	Trading Partner Identification Number
  VE	Value Engineering
  VECP	Value Engineering Change Proposal
  VQC	Vendor Quotation Card
  VRC	Vendor Response Card

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