Common Federal Procurement Acronyms
ATO – Authority to Operate
GWAC - Government-wide Acquisition Contract
B&P - Bid and Proposal
IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
BAA - Broad Agency Announcement
IFB - Invitation for Bids
BAFO - Best and Final Offer
IG - Inspector General
BD - Business Development
LOE - Level of Effort
BDO - Blanket Delivery Order
LPTA – Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable
BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement
MATOC – Multiple Award Task Order Contract
BPA - Blanket Purchase Agreement
MILSPEC - Military Specification
CA - Cooperative Agreement
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
CAC – Common Access Card
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
CAS - Cost Accounting Standards
OCONUS - Outside the Continental US
CDRL – Contract Data Requirements List
ODC – Other Direct Costs
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
OIG – Office of Inspector General
CLIN - Contract Line Item Number
OSDBU – Office of Small & Disadv. Business Utilization
CO - Contracting Officer
PCO - Procuring Contracting Officer
CONUS - Continental United States
PEO - Program Executive Officer
COR - Contracting Officer Representative
PII – Personally Identifiable Information
COTR - Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
POAM – Plan of Action and Milestones
COTS - Commercial Off-the-Shelf
RFI - Request for Information
CPAF - Cost Plus Award Fee
RFP - Request for Proposal
CPFF - Cost Plus Fixed Fee
RFQ - Request for Quotation
CPIF - Cost Plus Incentive Fee
SAP - Simplified Acquisition Process
CRADA – Co-operative Research & Dev’t Agreement
SBLO – Small Business Liaison Officer
DFARS - Defense FAR Supplement
SBU – Sensitive but Unclassified
DLH - Direct Labor Hour
SCIF – Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
SDLC – Software Development Lifecycle
EDWOSB – Economically Disadv. Women Owned Small Biz
SDVOSB – Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification Codes
FAS - Federal Acquisition Service
SIN - Special Item Number
FFP - Firm Fixed Price
SOW - Statement of Work
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
SSN - Sources Sought Notice
FOUO – For Official Use Only
TS – Top Secret
GFE - Government Furnished Equipment
TS/SCI – Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information
GFM - Government Furnished Materials
T&M - Time and Materials
FFP – Firm Fixed Price
WOSB – Women Owned Small Business
GFP - Government-Furnished Property
GOCO - Government Owned, Contractor Operated