Below are acronyms that appear in this manual. The corresponding website addresses are listed when available.
| AAC | Activity Address Code |
|---|---|
| AbilityOne | Formerly known as JWOD www.abilityone.gov |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| A/OPC | Agency/Organization Program Coordinator |
| BOA | Basic Ordering Agreement |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Agreement www.gsa.gov/bpa |
| CAE | Center for Acquisition Excellence www.gsa.gov/centerforacquisitionexcellence |
| CICA | Competition in Contracting Act |
| CCR | Central Contractor Registration www.ccr.gov |
| CMLS | Centralized Mailing List Service www.gsa.gov/cmls |
| COC | Certificate of Competency |
| CTA | Contractor Team Arrangement |
| eBuy | Electronic Request for Quotes System www.ebuy.gsa.gov |
| EPA | Economic Price Adjustment |
| EPLS | Excluded Parties List System www.epls.gov |
| FAPIIS | Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System www.fapiis.gov |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html |
| FAS | Federal Acquisition Service www.gsa.gov/fas |
| FedBizOpps | Federal Business Opportunities www.FedBizOpps.gov |
| FPMR | Federal Property Management Regulations |
| FSS | Federal Supply Schedules |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| GFI | Government Furnished Information |
| GFM | Government Furnished Material |
| GPE | Governmentwide Point-of-Entry Federal Business Opportunities www.FedBizOpps.gov |
| GSA | General Services Administration www.gsa.gov |
| GSAM | General Services Administration Acquisition Manual www.acquisition.gov/gsam/gsam.html |
| GWAC | Governmentwide Acquisition Contract www.gsa.gov/gwac |
| 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 |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget www.whitehouse.gov/omb |
| ORCA | Online Representations and Certifications Application https://orca.bpn.gov |
| PBA | Performance-based Acquisition |
| PL | Public Law |
| PPIRS | Past Performance Information Retrieval System www.ppirs.gov |
| PWS | Performance Work Statement |
| QASP | Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFQ | Request for Quotation |
| SBA | Small Business Administration www.sba.gov |
| SIN | Special Item Number |
| SOO | Statement of Objectives |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPOC | State Point of Contact |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
*For additional acronyms and websites, please review the MAS Desk Reference.