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Why federal contracting has its own vocabulary

Federal procurement runs on acronyms — FAR for the regulation, SAM for the registry, NAICS for industry classification, GSA Schedule for the buying vehicle, 8(a) / SDVOSB / HUBZone / WOSB for set-aside eligibility. Misreading even one can disqualify a bid or hide an opportunity. This glossary breaks down 11,464 terms in plain language, organized by category, with a direct link to live federal contracts that use each term — so you can see the concept in real procurement, not just read about it.

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NAICS sector hubs

U.S. Census NAICS taxonomy

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NAICS subsector hubs

U.S. Census NAICS taxonomy

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NAICS industry-group hubs

U.S. Census NAICS taxonomy

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NAICS industry hubs

U.S. Census NAICS taxonomy

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PSC family hubs

PSC taxonomy

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Federal form prefixes

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Benefit program categories

Bureauify benefit program registry

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County jurisdiction nodes

U.S. Census county registry

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Metropolitan area nodes

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Federal prison nodes

Federal Bureau of Prisons registry

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Customs zone nodes

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Glossary category indexes

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Code

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649

Agency

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534

Document

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469

Regulation

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362

Process

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Jurisdiction(4536 terms)

Code(3981 terms)

Facility(649 terms)

Agency(534 terms)

Document(469 terms)

Regulation(362 terms)

Process(263 terms)

340b A-E Services(Architect-Engineer)ACAT(Acquisition Category)Acceptance Acquisition Plan Adjectival Ratings Administrative Supplement AGILE Application Package Authority to Connect Award BAA(Broad Agency Announcement)BAFO(Best and Final Offer)Best Value Best Value Tradeoff Bid Opening Bid Protest Bilateral Modification Black Hat Review Blue Team BONDING Boundary Protection BPA(Blanket Purchase Agreement)Budget Amendment Budget Justification CAC(Common Access Card)Capability Statement Capture Plan Category Management Eo CCAS(Contingency Contract Administration Services)CDM(Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation)CDR(Critical Design Review)CDRL(Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423)CFP(Contractor-Furnished Property)Change Order Claim Clarifications Clinical Trial CLINS(Contract Line Item Numbers)Closeout Cloud Computing Cloud Smart CO(Contracting Officer)Color Ratings Combined Synopsis Solicitation Commercial Item Determination Competitive Range Compliance Matrix Consent to Subcontract Constructive Change Continuation Award Continuous Monitoring Contracting Officer(The Contracting Officer)Cooperative Agreement COR(Contracting Officer Representative)Corrective Action Cost Share(or matching)Cost Volume COTR(Contracting Officer's Technical Representative)COTR(Contracting Officer Technical Representative)CPFF(Cost Plus Fixed Fee)CUI(Controlled Unclassified Information)Cure Notice DCS(Direct Commercial Sales)DD Form 254 Debarment Debriefing Design-Bid-Build Design-Build DevSecOps Differing Site Conditions Discussions DPAS(Defense Priorities and Allocations System)Drawdown Economy Act EHR(Electronic Health Record)EINSTEIN Eligible Applicant Equitable Adjustment Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Factors FFP(Firm Fixed Price)Final Proposal Revision FOA(Funding Opportunity Announcement)Foreign Military Sales Gate Review GFE(Government-Furnished Equipment)GFI(Government-Furnished Information)GFP(Government-Furnished Property)GMP(Good Manufacturing Practices)Gold Team Government Property GPC(Government Purchase Card)Grant GWAC(Government-Wide Acquisition Contract)IDIQ(Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity)IFB(Invitation for Bid)IL(Impact Level)Incident Response Plan Incumbent Industry Day Insider Threat Program Interagency Agreement Invoice IOT&E(Initial Operational Test and Evaluation)IRAD(Independent Research and Development)J&A(Justification and Approval)JCIDS(Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System)Joint Venture JWOD(formerly JWOD — Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act)Key Personnel KO(Contracting Officer (alternate))LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)Letter of Intent Limitation on Subcontracting Liquidated Damages Lowest Price Technically Acceptable LPTA(Lowest Price Technically Acceptable)LPTA(Lowest Price Technically Acceptable)LRIP(Low-Rate Initial Production)MAC(Multiple Award Contract)Market Research MAS(Multiple Award Schedule)Mentor-Protege Program Merit Review Micro-Purchase Micro-Purchase Threshold(The micro-purchase threshold)Modification MPT(Micro-Purchase Threshold)MRO(Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul)Name Change Agreement NOFO(Notice of Funding Opportunity)Nonmanufacturer Rule Notice of Award NOVATION OASIS(One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services)OCONUS(Outside Continental United States)Offeror Option Exercise Oral Presentation Organizational Conflict of Interest Organizational Structure OTA(Other Transaction Authority)OTA (Defense)OTE(Operational Test and Evaluation)Partial Set-Aside Pass-Through Entity Past Performance Past Performance Evaluation Payment Bond PDR(Preliminary Design Review)Peer Review Penetration Testing Performance Bond PHI(Protected Health Information)Pink Team PIV(Personal Identity Verification)POA&M(Plan of Action and Milestones)PPBE(Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution)Pre-Award Survey Pre-Solicitation Conference Price Proposal Procurement Forecast Proposal Protest PTAC(Procurement Technical Assistance Center)PWS(Performance Work Statement)PWS(Performance Work Statement)QASP(Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan)Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Qui Tam Ratification REA(Request for Equitable Adjustment)Rebudgeting Reciprocity Recompete Red Team Requirements Document Responsibility Responsibility Determination Responsive Bid Reverse Auction RFI(Request for Information)RFI(Request for Information)RFP(Request for Proposal)RFP(Request for Proposal)RFQ(Request for Quotation)RFQ(Request for Quotation)RMF(Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-37)Sample Task SBIR(Small Business Innovation Research)SBIR(Small Business Innovation Research)SBOM(Software Bill of Materials)SCIF(Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility)SDR(System Design Review)Section H(Special Contract Requirements)Section L(Instructions to Offerors)Section M(Evaluation Criteria)Security Assessment Report Security Control Assessment SEWP(Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement)SF-424(Application for Federal Assistance)SF-424A(Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs)SF-424C(Budget Information for Construction Programs)Show Cause Notice Shredding Simplified Acquisition Threshold(The Simplified Acquisition Threshold)Single Audit Size Protest Size Standard Small Business Subcontracting Plan Socioeconomic Programs SOFA(Status of Forces Agreement)Software Factory Sole Source Justification Solicitation SOO(Statement of Objectives)SOO(Statement of Objectives)Source Selection Source Selection Decision Document(The Source Selection Decision Document)Source Selection Plan Sources Sought SOW(Statement of Work)SOW(Statement of Work)SPEC Special Access Program SSA(Source Selection Authority)SSEB(Source Selection Evaluation Board)STIG(Security Technical Implementation Guide)Stop Work Order(Stop-Work Order)Strategic Sourcing STTR(Small Business Technology Transfer)Subaward Subawardee Subcontracting Goals Subcontracting Plan Subfactors Subrecipient Supplemental Award Supply Chain Risk Management(Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management)Suspension SYNOPSIS System Security Plan T&M(Time and Materials)Teaming Agreement Technical Approach Technical Volume TEP(Technical Evaluation Panel)Termination for Convenience Termination for Default TIC(Trusted Internet Connection)Total Small Business Set-Aside Transition Plan Unauthorized Commitment UNICOR(Federal Prison Industries)Unilateral Modification Vulnerability Scanning WARRANTY Weaknesses and Deficiencies Win Theme Work Plan Zero Trust(Zero Trust Architecture)Zero Trust Architecture

Contract Type(237 terms)

236220(Commercial & Institutional Building Construction)237310(Highway, Street & Bridge Construction)238210(Electrical & Power Systems)238220(Plumbing, HVAC & Mechanical)238320(Painting & Wall Covering)238910(Site Preparation & Excavation)238990(All Other Specialty Trade Contractors)323111(Commercial Printing & Reproduction)324110(Fuels, Lubricants & Petroleum Products)325199(Chemicals, Reagents & Lab Supplies)325411(Pharmaceutical Products & Medical Supplies)326199(Plastics Products & Components)332510(Hardware & Fasteners)332710(Machine Shop & Precision Machining)332911(Industrial Valves & Pipe Fittings)332999(Miscellaneous Metal Fabrication)333120(Construction Machinery & Equipment)333316(Printers, Copiers & Imaging Equipment)333415(HVAC & Refrigeration Equipment)333991(Power & Hand Tools)334111(IT Hardware — Desktops, Laptops, Tablets)334118(Servers, Storage & Networking Equipment)334210(Telecommunications Equipment & Devices)334290(Communications & Broadcast Equipment)334511(Search, Detection & Navigation Instruments)334513(Process Control & Environmental Monitoring)334516(Analytical & Scientific Instruments)334517(Medical Diagnostic & Monitoring Instruments)335311(Electric Motors, Generators & Transformers)335999(Electrical Equipment & Supplies)336110(Motor Vehicles — Sedans, SUVs, Trucks)336120(Heavy Duty & Medium Trucks)336211(Ambulances & Emergency Vehicles)336412(Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment)336611(Ship Building, Repair & Marine Services)336999EV(Electric & Alternative Fuel Vehicles)337127(Institutional & Library Furniture)337211(Wood Office Furniture & Custom Millwork)337214(Office Furniture — Systems & Components)339112(Surgical Appliances & Prosthetics)339113(Surgical & Medical Instruments)339940(Office Supplies & General Products)423830(Industrial MRO Supplies)424120(Stationery & Writing Supplies)443142(Point of Sale & Office Electronics)485310(Charter Bus & Shuttle Services)488510(Freight Transportation Arrangement)492110(Courier & Express Delivery Services)511210(Software Licenses & Maintenance)512110(Video Production & Multimedia)517312(Wireless Mobility Solutions)518210(Data Center & Hosting Services)518210C(Cloud Computing & Cloud Related IT Professional Services)519130(Data Processing, Hosting & Scanning)532111(Vehicle & Equipment Rental)532120(Motor Vehicle Leasing & Fleet Management)541110(Legal Services)541199(Paralegal & Document Review Services)541211(Auditing Services)541214(Payroll & Related Services)541219(Accounting & Financial Management)541310(Architectural Services)541320(Landscape Architectural Services)541330(Engineering Services)541340(Drafting & Building Information Modeling)541350(Building Inspection & Code Compliance)541370(Surveying & Mapping Services)541380(Testing Laboratories & Inspection Services)541511(Web-Based & Application Development)541513(Geographic Information Systems (GIS))541519(Information Technology Management Services)54151HEAL(Health IT Services)54151S(IT Professional Services)54151S AI(Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning)54151S DA(Data Analytics & Business Intelligence)54151S RC(Cybersecurity & Risk Consulting)541611(Management & Financial Consulting)541611RC(Risk Management & Mitigation Consulting)541612(Human Resources & EEO Consulting)541613(Marketing, Communications & Public Relations)541614(Process, Physical Distribution & Logistics Consulting)541614L(Supply Chain & Logistics Consulting)541618(Other Management Consulting Services)541620(Environmental Consulting Services)541690(Scientific & Technical Consulting)541720(Research & Development Services)541810(Advertising & Integrated Marketing)541850(Outdoor & Transit Advertising)541860(Direct Mail & Mailing Services)541910(Market Research & Public Opinion)541922(Photography & Imaging Services)541930(Translation, Interpretation & Sign Language)541990CYBER(Cybersecurity & Information Assurance)541990EM(Emergency Management & Continuity Services)541990IAM(Identity, Credential & Access Management)541990PE(Program Evaluation & Performance Measurement)561110(Office Administrative Services)561210(Facilities Management & Maintenance)561311(Employment Placement Services)561320(Temporary Administrative & Clerical Staffing)561410(Document Preparation & Word Processing)561422(Call Center & Answering Services)561439(Business Support & Document Management)561510(Travel Management & Booking Services)561520(Convention, Meeting & Event Planning)561611(Investigation & Background Check Services)561612(Security Guard & Protective Services)561613(Armored Car & Secure Transport)561621(Security Systems Integration — IT)561621SE(Electronic Security & Surveillance Systems)561720(Janitorial & Custodial Services)561730(Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance)561740(Pest Control & Extermination)562111(Solid Waste Collection & Disposal)562910(Environmental Remediation & Hazardous Waste)611420(Computer & IT Training)611430(Professional & Management Development Training)611512(Flight Training & Simulation)611699(All Other Training & Educational Services)611710(eLearning & Distance Learning)621610(Home Health Care & Nursing Services)721110(Hotels & Lodging — FedRooms)722310(Food Service & Cafeteria Management)8(a) STARS III 8(a) STARS III(8(a) STARS III)811212(Computer & Electronics Repair)811310(Commercial & Industrial Machinery Repair)812332(Industrial Laundry & Uniform Services)812910(Veterinary & Animal Care Services)Alliant 2 Alliant 2(Alliant 2)Alliant 2 SB(Alliant 2 Small Business)Alliant 3 Alliant 3(Alliant 3)AT(Award-Term Contract)BA(Basic Agreement)BIC(Best-in-Class)BOA(Basic Ordering Agreement)BOA(Basic Ordering Agreement)BPA(Blanket Purchase Agreement)BPA(Blanket Purchase Agreement)BPA(Blanket Purchase Agreement)Bridge Contract Category Management CIO-SP3 CIO-SP3(Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3))CIO-SP4 CIO-SP4 CIO-SP4(Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4))CLIN(Contract Line Item Number)Contract Contract Vehicle Cost Plus Award Fee Cost Plus Fixed Fee Cost Plus Incentive Fee Cost Reimbursement CPAF(Cost Plus Award Fee)CPAF(Cost-Plus-Award-Fee)CPFF(Cost Plus Fixed Fee)CPFF(Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee)CPIF(Cost Plus Incentive Fee)CPIF(Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee)CR(Cost (No Fee))CS(Cost-Sharing)CTA(Contractor Team Arrangement)Delivery Order DR(Definite-Quantity)EAGLE II(Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions)EAGLE II(Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II))EIS(Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions)Encore III(Enhanced Network Connectivity, Operations, Rearchitecture, and Engineering III (Encore III))ENCORE III FFP(Firm Fixed Price)FFP(Firm-Fixed-Price)Firm Fixed Price FP-AF(Fixed-Price Award Fee)FP-EPA(Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment)FP-LOE(Fixed-Price Level of Effort)FP-PP(Fixed-Price Prospective Price Redetermination)FP-RPR(Fixed-Price Retroactive Price Redetermination)FPI(Fixed Price Incentive)FPI(Fixed-Price Incentive (Firm Target))FPIF(Fixed-Price Incentive (Successive Targets))FSS(Federal Supply Schedule)GSA MAS(Multiple Award Schedule)GSA MAS(GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS))GSA Schedule(General Services Administration Schedule)GWAC(Government-Wide Acquisition Contract)GWAC(Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts)IC(Incentive Contract)IDIQ(Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity)IDIQ(Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity)Idiq Ceiling IT Schedule 70(IT Schedule 70 (Legacy))ITES(Information Technology Enterprise Solutions)ITES-3S(Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 3 Services (ITES-3S))ITES-SW2 ITES-SW2(Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - Software 2 (ITES-SW2))Labor Hour LC(Letter Contract)Letter Contract LH(Labor-Hour)LOGCAP(Logistics Civil Augmentation Program)LOGCAP(Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP))MAC(Multiple Award Contract)MAS(Multiple Award Schedule)NITAAC OASIS(One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services)OASIS(One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS))OASIS SB(OASIS Small Business)OASIS+(OASIS+ (OASIS Plus))PACTS III(Professional, Administrative, and Clerical Testing Services)PACTS III(Professional, Administrative, Clerical, Technical Services III (PACTS III))Performance Based Contract(Performance-Based Contract)Polaris(Polaris)POLARIS Pool R(Requirements)SeaPort NxG(Next Generation)SeaPort NxG(SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort NxG))Set-Aside(Small Business Set-Aside)SEWP(Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement)SEWP V(Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V (SEWP V))SEWP VI SEWP VI(Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI (SEWP VI))SIN(Special Item Number)Sole Source T&M(Time and Materials)T&M(Time-and-Materials)T4NG T4NG(Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG))Task Order Time and Materials UCA(Undefinitized Contract Action)Undefinitized Contract Action VETS 2 VETS 2(VETS 2)

Office(101 terms)

Institution(89 terms)

Metric(84 terms)

Adequate Accounting System Allocable Cost Allowable Cost Appropriation Authorization Award Ceiling Base Year Budget Authority Budget Period CAS(Cost Accounting Standards)Color of Money Commercial Item Exception Continuing Resolution Cost Accounting System Cost Analysis Cost Realism Cost Realism Analysis Cost Reasonableness Country of Origin De-Obligation Demand Signal Disclosure Statement EFT(Electronic Funds Transfer)Evaluated Price EVM(Earned Value Management)Federal Share Fee(or profit)Fiscal Year(federal Fiscal Year)Forward Pricing Rate Agreement Forward Pricing Rate Proposal Fringe Benefits Fringe Rate Full Funding FY(Fiscal Year)G&A Rate(General and Administrative)General and Administrative Government Shutdown Hubzone Price Evaluation Preference IFF(Industrial Funding Fee)Incremental Funding Incurred Cost Submission Indirect Cost Rate Indirect Rate(fringe, overhead, G&A)Indirect Rate Structure(fringe, overhead, G&A)Labor Category LOA(Letter of Offer and Acceptance)Loaded Rate(or fully burdened rate)MILCON(Military Construction)NICRA(Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement)Non-Federal Share NTE(Not-to-Exceed)O&M(Operations and Maintenance)Obligation ODC(Other Direct Costs)Offset OMNIBUS Option Year OUTLAY OVERHEAD Overhead Rate POP(Period of Performance)Prevailing Wage Price Analysis Price Realism Price Reasonableness Procurement Appropriation Profit Analysis Project Period Provisional Billing Rate Qualifying Country Rate Escalation RDTE(Research, Development, Test & Evaluation)Reasonable Cost Retainage Sequestration Should Cost Specialty Metals Uncompensated Overtime Unfunded Requirements List Wage Determination WAWF(Wide Area Workflow)WBS(Work Breakdown Structure)Wosb Sole-Source Threshold Wrap Rate(or fully burdened rate)

Program(67 terms)

Affordable Housing(Housing)Agriculture(Agriculture)AHCCCS(Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS))Artificial Intelligence(Technology)Border Security(National Security)Broadband(Infrastructure)Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)Civil Rights(Justice)Climate(Environment)Clinical Trials(Research)Continuum of Care (CoC) — Homelessness(Department of Housing and Urban Development)Criminal Justice(Justice)Cybersecurity(National Security)Defense Spending(National Security)Disaster Relief(Emergency)Education Benefit Programs(Education support program family)Emergency Benefit Programs(Emergency assistance program family)Energy(Environment)Environmental Protection(Environment)Federal Direct Student Loans(Department of Education (Federal Student Aid))Federal Pell Grant(Department of Education (Federal Student Aid))FEMA Individual Assistance(Federal Emergency Management Agency)Food Assistance(Agriculture)Food Assistance Benefit Programs(Nutrition assistance program family)Foreign Aid(International)Healthcare Benefit Programs(Healthcare program family)Homelessness(Housing)Housing Benefit Programs(Housing assistance program family)Immigration(Immigration)Income and Disability Benefit Programs(Income and disability program family)Infrastructure(Infrastructure)K-12 Education(Education)Manufacturing(Manufacturing)Medicaid(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)Medicaid(Healthcare)Medicare(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)Medicare(Healthcare)Medicare Part A(Hospital Insurance)Medicare Part B(Medical Insurance)Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage)(Private plans offering combined Part A + B benefits, often with Part D and extras.)Medicare Part D(Prescription Drug Coverage)National School Lunch + Breakfast Programs(USDA Food and Nutrition Service)NIH Research(Research)NSF Research(Research)Post-9/11 GI Bill(Department of Veterans Affairs)Public Health(Healthcare)Public Housing(Department of Housing and Urban Development)Public Transit(Infrastructure)SBA Disaster Loans(Small Business Administration)Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers(Department of Housing and Urban Development)Semiconductors(Manufacturing)Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)(Social Security Administration)Social Security Retirement(Social Security Administration)Space(Technology)Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(USDA Food and Nutrition Service)Student Aid(Education)Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)(USDA Food and Nutrition Service)Supplemental Security Income (SSI)(Social Security Administration)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)(HHS Administration for Children and Families)Unemployment Insurance(Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration)VA Disability Compensation(Department of Veterans Affairs)VA Home Loan Guaranty(Department of Veterans Affairs)Veterans Benefit Programs(Veterans benefits program family)Veterans Benefits(Veterans)Veterans Health(Healthcare)Workforce Benefit Programs(Workforce support program family)Workforce Development(Workforce)

Certification(43 terms)

8(a)(8(a) Business Development Program)8(a) Graduation ATO(Authority to Operate)Certificate of Competency CMMC(Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)CMMC Level 2 COMSEC (Communications Security)(COMSEC)Confidential Clearance(C)Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information(CNWDI)EDWOSB(Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business)EDWOSB(Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business)FAC-C(Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting)FAC-COR(Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representatives)FAC-PPM(Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers)FedRAMP Authorization FedRAMP High FedRAMP Low FedRAMP Moderate HUBZone(Historically Underutilized Business Zone)HUBZone(Historically Underutilized Business Zone)IATO(Interim Authority to Operate)Interim Secret Clearance(IS)Interim Top Secret Clearance(ITS)L Clearance (DOE)(L)NACI (National Agency Check with Inquiries)(NACI)NATO COSMIC Top Secret(CTS)NATO Secret(NS)Public Trust (High Risk)(HBI)Public Trust (Moderate Risk)(MBI)Q Clearance (DOE)(Q)SCI Compartment Access(SCI)SDB(Small Disadvantaged Business)SDB(Small Disadvantaged Business)SDVOSB(Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)SDVOSB(Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)Secret Clearance(S)Special Access Program(SAP)Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information(TS/SCI)Top Secret Clearance(TS)VOSB(Veteran-Owned Small Business)WOSB(Women-Owned Small Business)WOSB(Women-Owned Small Business)Yankee White(YW)

Status(27 terms)

Affiliation Rules Alternative Dispute Resolution Christmas Day(December 25)Clearance Requirement Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day(Second Monday of October)Conflict of Interest Excluded Parties(Excluded Parties List System)Final Decision H-1b Visa Independence Day(July 4)Juneteenth National Independence Day(June 19)Labor Day(First Monday of September)Martin Luther King Jr. Day(Third Monday of January)Memorial Day(Last Monday of May)New Year's Day(January 1)OCI(Organizational Conflict of Interest)Ostensible Subcontractor Rule PCI(Personal Conflict of Interest)Personal Services Contract Presidents' Day / Washington's Birthday(Third Monday of February)Sca Wage Determination(Service Contract Act)Security Classification Small Business Set-Aside Stay of Award Suspension and Debarment Thanksgiving Day(Fourth Thursday of November)Veterans Day(November 11)

Data Source(12 terms)

Assistance Listing(Federal Assistance Listing)CPARS(Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System)ESRS FAPIIS(Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System)FPDS(Federal Procurement Data System)Grants.gov Gsa Advantage(gsaadvantage.gov)Gsa Ebuy(GSA eBuy is a request for quotation)PPIRS(Past Performance Information Retrieval System)SAM Registration (Grants)SPRS(Supplier Performance Risk System)USAspending(USAspending.gov)

Acronym(10 terms)

ALN(Assistance Listing Number)CAGE(Commercial and Government Entity Code)CFDA(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)CO(Contracting Officer)COR(Contracting Officer's Representative)DUNS(Data Universal Numbering System)NAICS(North American Industry Classification System)PSC(Product Service Code)SAM.gov(System for Award Management)UEI(Unique Entity Identifier)

Glossary terms are derived from official sources: FAR (acquisition.gov), DAU Glossary, SAM.gov, and the U.S. Census NAICS taxonomy. Every term page links back to live records on SAM.gov + USAspending so you can see the concept used in real procurement.

Glossary last reviewed 2026-07-02. Definitions updated as FAR amendments and SBA rule changes publish.