Below you'll find acronyms that appear in this manual.
| AAC | Activity Address Code |
|---|---|
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| A/OPC | Agency/Organization Program Coordinator |
| BOA | Basic Ordering Agreement |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement |
| CAE | Center for Acquisition Excellence |
| CICA | Competition in Contracting Act |
| CCR | Central Contractor Registration |
| CMLS | Centralized Mailing List Service |
| COC | Certificate of Competency |
| CTA | Contractor Team Arrangement |
| eBuy | Electronic Request for Quotes System |
| EPA | Economic Price Adjustment |
| EPLS | Excluded Parties List System |
| FAPIIS | Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FAS | Federal Acquisition Service |
| FBO | Federal Business Opportunities |
| FPMR | Federal Property Management Regulations |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| GFI | Government Furnished Information |
| GFM | Government Furnished Material |
| GPE | Governmentwide Point-of-Entry |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSAM | General Services Administration Acquisition Manual |
| GWAC | Governmentwide Acquisition Contract |
| HUBZone | Historically Underutilized Business Zone |
| IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity |
| MFC | Most Favored Customer |
| MAS | Multiple Award Schedule |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NCSC | National Customer Service Center |
| ODC | Other Direct Cost |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| PBA | Performance-based Acquisition |
| PL | Public Law |
| PPIRS | Past Performance Information Retrieval System |
| PWS | Performance Work Statement |
| QASP | Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFQ | Request for Quotation |
| SAT | Simplified Acquisition Threshold |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SIN | Special Item Number |
| SOO | Statement of Objectives |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPOC | State Point of Contact |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |