ACRONYM
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DEFINITION
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ACO
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Administrative Contracting Officer
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AFA
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Aerospace Futures Alliance
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AIMS
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Advertising and Integrated Marketing Solutions
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AIRS
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Acquisition Innovation Roundtables
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AJAC
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Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee
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ALIM
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Acquisition Innovations in Motion
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APFS
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Acquisition Planning Forecast System
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AUVSI
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Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
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BAFO
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Best and Final Offer
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BIC
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Best in Class
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BOA
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Basis of Award
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BPA
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Blanket Purchase Agreement
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C3PAO
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CMMC Third Party Assessor Organization
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CAV
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Contractor Assistance Visit
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CCR
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Central Contractor Registration (now part of SAM)
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CDM
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Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
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CMMC
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
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CO or KO
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Contracting Officer
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COMSATCOM
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Commercial Satellite Communications
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COTS
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Commercial Off-The-Shelf
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CPARS
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Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
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CSP
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Commercial Sales Practices
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CTA
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Contractor Teaming Arrangement
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CUI
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Controlled Unclassified Information
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D&B
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Dun & Bradstreet
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DAR
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Defense Acquisition Regulation
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DBE
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
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DFARS
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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement
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DHS
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Department of Homeland Security
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DIB
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Defense Industrial Base
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DII
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Defense Industrial Initiative
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DIBCAC
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Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center
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DOD
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Department of Defense
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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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DoR
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Dealer of Record
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DOT
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Department of Transportation
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DUNS
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Data Universal Numbering System
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EDI
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Electronic Data Interchange
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EDWOSB
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Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business
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EEO
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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EPA
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Economic Price Adjustment
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EPEAT
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Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool
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EPLS
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Excluded Parties List System (now part of SAM)
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ERM
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Electronic Records Management
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eSRS
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Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
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ET&T
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Engineering Test & Technology
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EULA
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End-User License Agreement
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FAA
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Federal Aviation Administration
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FAI
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Federal Acquisition Institute
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FAR
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Federal Acquisition Regulation
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FAS
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Federal Acquisition Service
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FBO
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Federal Business Opportunities (also known as FedBizOpps)
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FOIA
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Freedom of Information Act
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FPDS
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Federal Procurement Data System
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FPR
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Final Proposal Revision
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FPT
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Formatted Product Tool
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FSC
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Federal Supply Class
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FSS
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Federal Supply Schedule
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EPLS
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Excluded Parties List System (now part of SAM)
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ERM
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Electronic Records Management
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eSRS
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Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
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EULA
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End-User License Agreement
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FAI
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Federal Acquisition Institute
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FAR
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Federal Acquisition Regulation
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FAS
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Federal Acquisition Service
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FBO
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Federal Business Opportunities (also known as FedBizOpps)
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FCI
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Federal Contract Information
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FOIA
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Freedom of Information Act
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FPDS
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Federal Procurement Data System
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FPR
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Final Proposal Revision
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FPT
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Formatted Product Tool
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FSC
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Federal Supply Class
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FSS
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Federal Supply Schedule
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FSSI
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Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative
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FTA
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Free Trade Agreement
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FY
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Fiscal Year
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GAO
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Government Accountability Office
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GEOINT
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Geospatial Intelligence
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GPA
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Government Procurement Agreement
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GSA
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General Services Administration
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GSAM
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General Services Administration Manual
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GWAC
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Government Wide Acquisition Contract
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HACS
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Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services
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HHS
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Department of Health and Human Services
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HSPD
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Homeland Security Presidential Directive
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HUBZone
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Historically Underutilized Business Zone
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IDIQ
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Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
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IDV
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Indefinite Delivery Contract
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IFF
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Industrial Funding Fee
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IOA
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Industrial Operations Analyst
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IPS
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Identity Protection Services
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ISR
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Individual Subcontracting Report
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ITAR
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International Traffic in Arms Regulations
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JWOD
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Javits-Wagner-O”Day Program
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LOS
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Letter of Supply
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MACs
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Multi-Agency Contracts
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MAP
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Minimum Advertised Price
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MAS
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Multiple Award Schedule
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MOBIS
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Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services
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MOT
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Maximum Order Threshold
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NADCAP
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National Aeronautical and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program
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NAICS
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North American Industrial Classification Standard
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NDAA
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National Defense Authorization Act
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NIST
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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OCONUS
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Outside Continental United States
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OCPO
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Office of Procurement Operations
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ODC
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Other Direct Costs
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OEM
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Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OIG
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Office of Inspector General
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OMB
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Office of Management and Budget
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ORCA
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Online Representations and Certifications Application (now part of SAM)
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OSBDU
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Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
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OTA
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Other Transaction Authority
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PCO
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Procurement Contracting Officer
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PES
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Professional Engineering Services
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PIL
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Procurement Innovation Lab
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PIV
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Personal Identification Verification (Federal)
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PNAA
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Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
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PO
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Purchase Order
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POA&M
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Plan of Action and Milestones
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PPIRS
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Past Performance Information Retrieval System
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PRC
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Price Reduction Clause
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PSC
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Product and Service Codes
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PSS
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Professional Services Schedule
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PTAC
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Procurement Technical Assistance Center
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PWS
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Performance Work Statement
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QAP
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Quality Assurance Plan
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RFI
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Request for Information
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RFP
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Request for Proposal
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RFQ
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Request for Quote
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RIDS
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Reverse Industry Day
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RPO
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Registered Practitioners Organizations
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SAM
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System for Award Management
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SAT
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Simplified Acquisition Threshold
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SBA
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Small Business Administration
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SBDC
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Small Business Development Center
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SBIR
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Small Business Innovation Research
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SCA
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Service Contract Act
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SCLS
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Service Contract Labor Standards
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SDB
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Small Disadvantaged Business
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SDR
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Supplier Document Requirement
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SDVOSB
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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
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SIC
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Standard Industrial Classification
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SIP
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Schedule Input Program
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SOW
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Statement of Work
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SRM
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Supplier Relationship Management
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SSP
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System Security Plan
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SSQ
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Schedule Sales Query
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SSR
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Summary Subcontracting Report
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STEAM
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Science Technology Engineering Art and Math
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STTR
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Small Business Technology Transfer
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T&C
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Terms and Conditions
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TAA
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Trade Agreements Act
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TAPS
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Temporary Administrative & Professional Staffing Services
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TDR
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Transactional Data Reporting
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USC
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United States Code
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USDA
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United States Department of Agriculture
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VA
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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VOSB
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Veteran-Owned Small-Business
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VSC
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Vendor Support Center
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WAWF
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Wide Area Work Flow
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WBE
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Women Business Enterprise
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WDOL
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Wages Department of Labor
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WOSB
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Woman-Owned Small Business
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WTO
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World Trade Organization
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