CBO

Definition

CBO (Congressional Budget Office) provides nonpartisan budget and economic analysis to Congress. Relevant to contractors for understanding budget projections and program funding levels.

Where this matters in federal contracting

CBO is a federal agency, sub-agency, or contracting authority. Agencies like CBO concentrate procurement around specific missions, statutory authorities, and budget lines — and contractors who study them gain visibility into the program offices that own the work, the contracting officers who manage it, and the contract vehicles already in place. The fastest way to develop an agency strategy is to read awarded contracts (USAspending and FPDS make this trivial), trace the recurring vendors, and identify the program offices that buy what you sell. Bureauify's agency pages aggregate this picture; the related entries above name the adjacent agencies and authorities CBO most often partners or shares vehicles with.

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