Glossary terms: A
387 federal contracting terms, acronyms, and government names that start with A. Each links to a plain-language definition with live federal records.
- A-102 (Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Governments)
- A-11 (Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget)
- A-11 Section 280 reporting requirements (OMB circular requirement)
- A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements)
- A-119 (Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards)
- A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations)
- A-123 (Management's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control)
- A-126 (Improving the Accuracy of Federal Payments)
- A-127 (Financial Management Systems)
- A-130 (Managing Information as a Strategic Resource)
- A-131 (Value Engineering)
- A-133 (Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations)
- A-136 (Financial Reporting Requirements)
- A-21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions)
- A-25 (User Charges)
- A-76 (Performance of Commercial Activities)
- A-87 (Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments)
- A-94 (Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs)
- A-E Services (Architect-Engineer)
- AA10 (R&D - Agriculture (Basic))
- AA20 (R&D - Agriculture (Applied))
- AA60 (R&D - Agriculture (Development))
- AB10 (R&D - Community Service/Development (Basic))
- AB20 (R&D - Community Service/Development (Applied))
- Abbeville County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Aberdeen (Maryland)
- Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army installation)
- Aberdeen, MD Metro (Aberdeen, MD)
- Aberdeen, SD Metro (Aberdeen, SD)
- Abilene (Texas)
- Abilene, TX Metro (Abilene, TX)
- Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
- AC11 (R&D - Defense System (Basic))
- AC12 (R&D - Defense System (Applied))
- AC13 (R&D - Defense System (Development))
- Acadia Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- ACAT (Acquisition Category)
- Acceptance
- Accomack County (VA) (Virginia)
- Acctg Disb Sta Nr 660700
- Acquisition Plan
- Action
- AD11 (R&D - Defense Other (Basic))
- AD12 (R&D - Defense Other (Applied))
- AD13 (R&D - Defense Other (Development))
- Ada County (ID) (Idaho)
- Adair County (IA) (Iowa)
- Adair County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Adair County (MO) (Missouri)
- Adair County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Adams County (CO) (Colorado)
- Adams County (IA) (Iowa)
- Adams County (ID) (Idaho)
- Adams County (IL) (Illinois)
- Adams County (IN) (Indiana)
- Adams County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Adams County (ND) (North Dakota)
- Adams County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Adams County (OH) (Ohio)
- Adams County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Adams County (WA) (Washington)
- Adams County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Addison County (VT) (Vermont)
- Adequate Accounting System
- Adjectival Ratings
- Adjuntas Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
- Administrative Conference of the U. S.
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC)
- Administrative Supplement
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
- ADX Florence (Administrative Facility)
- AE10 (R&D - Economic Growth (Basic))
- AE20 (R&D - Economic Growth (Applied))
- Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace)
- AF10 (R&D - Education (Basic))
- AF20 (R&D - Education (Applied))
- Affiliation Rules
- Affordable Housing (Housing)
- African Development Foundation Office of Inspector General (ADF OIG)
- Afrri
- AG15 (R&D - Space (Basic))
- AG16 (R&D - Space (Applied))
- AG17 (R&D - Space (Development))
- Agency budget submission format and deadlines (OMB circular requirement)
- Agency Financial Report (AFR) content and format (OMB circular requirement)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Agency for International Development
- Agency participation in standards development bodies (OMB circular requirement)
- Agency VE program management and reporting (OMB circular requirement)
- AGILE
- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
- Agriculture
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (Pacific)
- Aguada Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Aguadilla Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Aguas Buenas Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- AH15 (R&D - Medical (Basic))
- AH16 (R&D - Medical (Applied))
- AH17 (R&D - Medical (Development))
- AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS))
- Ahtna, Incorporated (Alaska)
- AI 100-1 (Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework)
- AI 100-1 (NIST related framework)
- AI 600-1 (Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative AI Profile)
- AI 600-1 (NIST related framework)
- AI impact assessments for rights-impacting uses (OMB circular requirement)
- AI use case inventory and risk assessment (OMB circular requirement)
- AI-specific evaluation criteria in procurements (OMB circular requirement)
- Aibonito Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Aiken (South Carolina)
- Aiken County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Air Force
- Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
- Air Station Atlantic City (Air Station · 5th District — Mid-Atlantic)
- Air Station Barbers Point (Air Station · 14th District — Hawaii & Pacific)
- Air Station Borinquen (Air Station · 7th District — Southeast & Caribbean)
- Air Station Cape Cod (Air Station · 1st District — Northeast)
- Air Station Clearwater (Air Station · 7th District — Southeast & Caribbean)
- Air Station Corpus Christi (Air Station · 8th District — Gulf Coast & Inland)
- Air Station Detroit (Air Station · 9th District — Great Lakes)
- Air Station Elizabeth City (Air Station · 5th District — Mid-Atlantic)
- Air Station Houston (Air Station · 8th District — Gulf Coast & Inland)
- Air Station Kodiak (Air Station · 17th District — Alaska)
- Air Station Los Angeles (Air Station · 11th District — Pacific Southwest)
- Air Station Miami (Air Station · 7th District — Southeast & Caribbean)
- Air Station New Orleans (Air Station · 8th District — Gulf Coast & Inland)
- Air Station North Bend (Air Station · 13th District — Pacific Northwest)
- Air Station Port Angeles (Air Station · 13th District — Pacific Northwest)
- Air Station San Francisco (Air Station · 11th District — Pacific Southwest)
- Air Station Savannah (Air Station · 7th District — Southeast & Caribbean)
- Air Station Sitka (Air Station · 17th District — Alaska)
- Air Station Traverse City (Air Station · 9th District — Great Lakes)
- Aitkin County (MN) (Minnesota)
- AJ15 (R&D - Electronics/Communications (Basic))
- AJ16 (R&D - Electronics/Communications (Applied))
- AJ17 (R&D - Electronics/Communications (Development))
- Ak-Chin Indian Community (Southwest)
- AK10 (R&D - Energy (Basic))
- AK20 (R&D - Energy (Applied))
- AK60 (R&D - Energy (Development))
- Akron (Ohio)
- Akron FTZ (FTZ 181)
- Akron, OH Metro (Akron, OH)
- Al Dhafra Air Base (Air Force installation)
- Al Udeid Air Base (Air Force installation)
- AL10 (R&D - Environmental Protection (Basic))
- AL20 (R&D - Environmental Protection (Applied))
- Alabama (AL)
- Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (Southeast)
- Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town (Oklahoma)
- Alachua County (FL) (Florida)
- Alamance County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Alameda County (CA) (California)
- Alamosa County (CO) (Colorado)
- Alaska (AK)
- Alaska VA Healthcare System (VAMC 463)
- Albany (New York)
- Albany (Georgia)
- Albany County (NY) (New York)
- Albany County (WY) (Wyoming)
- Albany Stratton VA Medical Center (VAMC 528)
- Albany, NY Metro (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY)
- Albemarle County (VA) (Virginia)
- Albuquerque (New Mexico)
- Albuquerque FTZ (FTZ 110)
- Albuquerque, NM Metro (Albuquerque, NM)
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
- Alcona County (MI) (Michigan)
- Alcorn County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center (VAMC 655)
- Aleut Corporation (Alaska)
- Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (Alaska)
- Aleutians East Borough (AK) (Alaska)
- Aleutians West Census Area (AK) (Alaska)
- Alexander County (IL) (Illinois)
- Alexander County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Alexandria (Virginia)
- Alexandria City (VA) (Virginia)
- Alexandria VA Medical Center (VAMC 502)
- Alfalfa County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Alger County (MI) (Michigan)
- All new networked systems must support IPv6 (OMB circular requirement)
- Allamakee County (IA) (Iowa)
- Allegan County (MI) (Michigan)
- Allegany County (MD) (Maryland)
- Allegany County (NY) (New York)
- Alleghany County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Alleghany County (VA) (Virginia)
- Allegheny County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Allen County (IN) (Indiana)
- Allen County (KS) (Kansas)
- Allen County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Allen County (OH) (Ohio)
- Allen Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- Allendale County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Allentown (Pennsylvania)
- Alliant 2
- Alliant 2
- Alliant 2 SB (Alliant 2 Small Business)
- Alliant 3
- Alliant 3
- Allocable Cost
- Allowable and unallowable cost categories (OMB circular requirement)
- Allowable and unallowable cost definitions (OMB circular requirement)
- Allowable Cost
- Allowable/unallowable cost categories for nonprofits (OMB circular requirement)
- ALN (Assistance Listing Number)
- Alpena County (MI) (Michigan)
- Alpine County (CA) (California)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Altus AFB (Air Force installation)
- AM10 (R&D - General Science and Technology (Basic))
- AM20 (R&D - General Science and Technology (Applied))
- Amador County (CA) (California)
- Amarillo (Texas)
- Amarillo, TX Metro (Amarillo, TX)
- Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (Amazon Web Services)
- Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (Amazon Web Services)
- Amelia County (VA) (Virginia)
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- American Samoa (AS)
- AmeriCorps (ACNCS)
- AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG)
- Ames National Laboratory (DOE installation)
- Ames National Laboratory (Ames)
- Amherst County (VA) (Virginia)
- Amite County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Amtrak Office of Inspector General (Amtrak OIG)
- AN10 (R&D - Housing (Basic))
- AN20 (R&D - Housing (Applied))
- Anaheim (California)
- Anasco Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Anchorage (Alaska)
- Anchorage FTZ (FTZ 195)
- Anchorage Municipality (AK) (Alaska)
- Anchorage, AK Metro (Anchorage, AK)
- Anderson County (KS) (Kansas)
- Anderson County (KY) (Kentucky)
- Anderson County (SC) (South Carolina)
- Anderson County (TN) (Tennessee)
- Anderson County (TX) (Texas)
- Andrade Port of Entry (Port 2502)
- Andrew County (MO) (Missouri)
- Andrews County (TX) (Texas)
- Androscoggin County (ME) (Maine)
- Angelina County (TX) (Texas)
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Ann Arbor (Michigan)
- Ann Arbor, MI Metro (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Annapolis (Maryland)
- Anne Arundel County (MD) (Maryland)
- Anniston Army Depot (Army installation)
- Annual assurance statements on internal controls (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual breach response plan testing (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual CX capacity assessments (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual evaluation plans aligned to learning agendas (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual reporting deadlines and submission procedures (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual reporting on standards usage to NIST (OMB circular requirement)
- Annual reporting to OMB and Congress on improper payment rates (OMB circular requirement)
- Anoka County (MN) (Minnesota)
- Anson County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Antelope County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Anti-Kickback Act
- Anti-Kickback Act
- Antideficiency Act
- Antrim County (MI) (Michigan)
- AP10 (R&D - Income Security (Basic))
- AP20 (R&D - Income Security (Applied))
- Apache County (AZ) (Arizona)
- Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
- Appanoose County (IA) (Iowa)
- Appendix A: Internal control over financial reporting (OMB circular requirement)
- Appendix C: Payment integrity (improper payments) (OMB circular requirement)
- Appendix D: Charge card management controls (OMB circular requirement)
- Application and service IPv6 compatibility testing (OMB circular requirement)
- Application Package
- Appling County (GA) (Georgia)
- Appomattox County (VA) (Virginia)
- Appropriation
- AQ10 (R&D - International Affairs (Basic))
- AR15 (R&D - Other Physical Sciences (Basic))
- AR16 (R&D - Other Physical Sciences (Applied))
- AR17 (R&D - Other Physical Sciences (Development))
- Aransas County (TX) (Texas)
- Arapahoe County (CO) (Colorado)
- Archer County (TX) (Texas)
- Architect of the Capitol
- Archuleta County (CO) (Colorado)
- Arctic Research Commission Office of Inspector General (ARC OIG)
- Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (Alaska)
- Arecibo Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Arenac County (MI) (Michigan)
- Argonne National Laboratory (DOE installation)
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Arizona (AZ)
- Arkansas (AR)
- Arkansas County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Arlington (Texas)
- Arlington (Virginia)
- Arlington County (VA) (Virginia)
- Armstrong County (PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Armstrong County (TX) (Texas)
- ARMY
- Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
- Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Army Materiel Command (AMC)
- Army National Guard (ARNG)
- Arnold AFB (Air Force installation)
- Aroostook Band of Micmacs (Northeast)
- Aroostook County (ME) (Maine)
- Arroyo Municipio (PR) (Puerto Rico)
- Arthur County (NE) (Nebraska)
- Artifact retention for software development practices (OMB circular requirement)
- Artificial Intelligence (Technology)
- AS10 (R&D - Transportation (Basic))
- AS20 (R&D - Transportation (Applied))
- ASBCA (Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals)
- Ascension Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- Ashe County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Asheville, NC Metro (Asheville, NC)
- Ashland County (OH) (Ohio)
- Ashland County (WI) (Wisconsin)
- Ashley County (AR) (Arkansas)
- Ashtabula County (OH) (Ohio)
- Asotin County (WA) (Washington)
- Assistance Listing (Federal Assistance Listing)
- Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
- Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances
- Assistant Administrator for Regional Operations and State/Local Relations
- Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
- Assistant Administrator for Water
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
- Association of Village Council Presidents (Alaska)
- Asst Administrator for Administration & Resources Mgmt
- Asst Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- Assumption Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- AT (Award-Term Contract)
- AT10 (R&D - Mining (Basic))
- AT20 (R&D - Mining (Applied))
- Atascosa County (TX) (Texas)
- Atchison County (KS) (Kansas)
- Atchison County (MO) (Missouri)
- ATF Acquisition and Property Mgmt Div
- Athens County (OH) (Ohio)
- Atkinson County (GA) (Georgia)
- Atlanta (Georgia)
- Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC 508)
- Atlanta, GA Metro (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA)
- Atlantic City International Airport (Port 4602)
- Atlantic County (NJ) (New Jersey)
- ATO (Authority to Operate)
- Atoka County (OK) (Oklahoma)
- Attala County (MS) (Mississippi)
- Audrain County (MO) (Missouri)
- Audubon County (IA) (Iowa)
- Auglaize County (OH) (Ohio)
- Augusta (Georgia)
- Augusta (Maine)
- Augusta County (VA) (Virginia)
- Augusta, GA Metro (Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC)
- Aurora (Colorado)
- Aurora County (SD) (South Dakota)
- Austin (Texas)
- Austin County (TX) (Texas)
- Austin FTZ (FTZ 165)
- Austin-Round Rock FTZ (FTZ 183)
- Austin, TX Metro (Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX)
- Autauga County (AL) (Alabama)
- Authority to Connect
- Authorization
- Automated certificate management (OMB circular requirement)
- Avery County (NC) (North Carolina)
- Aviano Air Base (Air Force installation)
- Avoyelles Parish (LA) (Louisiana)
- Award
- Award Ceiling
- Award Forms (Forms used to make contract awards)
- AZ12 (R&D - Other Social Sciences (Basic))
- AZ13 (R&D - Other Social Sciences (Applied))
- AZ14 (R&D - Other Social Sciences (Development))