Defense Acquisitions 101 Acronyms
Common Defense Acquisitions Acronyms and their full names.
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- Measure of Performance
- MOP
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution
- PPBE
- Uniform Contract Format
- UCF
- Follow-on Test & Evaluation
- FOT&E
- Overarching Integrated Product Team
- OIPT
- Statement of Objectives
- SOO
- Associated Contractor Agreement
- ACA
- Request for Proposal
- RFP
- Technical Performance Measure
- TPM
- Budget Change Proposal
- BCP
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- EFT
- House Armed Services Committee
- HASC
- Senate Armed Services Committee
- SASC
- Mean Time To Repair
- MTTR
- Major Budget Issue
- MBI
- System Threat Analysis
- STA
- Federal Business Opportunities
- FBO
- Major Automated Information System
- MAIS
- Performance Management Baseline
- PMB
- Source Selection Advisory Council
- SSAC
- Full & Open
- F&O
- Systems Engineering Plan
- SEP
- Capabilities Development Document
- CDD
- Below Threshold Reprogramming
- BTR
- Mean Time Between Failures
- MTBF
- Work Breakdown Structure
- WBS
- Technical Data Package
- TDP
- Contract Data Requirements List
- CDRL
- Program Manager
- PM
- Contract Management Officer
- CMO
- Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks & Information Integration)
- ASD(NII)
- Test & Evaluation Master Plan
- TEMP
- Competition in Contracting Act
- CICA
- Director of Acquisition Career Management
- DACM
- Joint Programming Guidance
- JPG
- Federal Acquisition Reform Act
- FARA
- Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy
- SCN
- Acquisition Decision Memo
- ADM
- Office of Management and Budget
- OMB
- Program Budget Decision
- PBD
- Component Cost Analysis
- CCA
- Defense Technology Area Plans
- DTAP
- Integrated Product Team
- IPT
- Cost Analysis Requirements Description
- CARD
- Program Management Office
- PMO
- Defense Contract Management Agency
- DCMA
- Total Life Cycle System Management
- TLCSM
- Determination & Finding
- D&F
- Military Personnel
- MILPERS
- Source Selection Authority
- SSA
- Science and Technology
- S&T
- Performance Based Logisitics
- PBL
- Functional Capability Board
- FCB
- Advanced Technology Demonstration
- ATD
- Termination Contracting Officer
- TCO
- Reliability & Maintainability
- R&M
- Program Analysis & Evaluation
- PA&E
- Defense Systems Acquisition Management
- DSAM
- House Appropriations Committee
- HAC
- Functional Needs Analysis
- FNA
- Major Force Programs
- MFP
- Invitation for Bid
- IFB
- Program Support Team
- PST
- Program Executive Office
- PEO
- Packaging, Handling, Storage, & Transport
- PHST
- Defense Acquisition Board
- DAB
- Life Cycle Cost
- LCC
- Contracting Officer
- CO
- Program Integrator
- PI
- Organizational Breakdown Structure
- OBS
- Operations & Support
- O&S
- Failure Modes, Effects, & Criticality Analysis
- FMECA
- Functional Integrated Products Team
- FIPT
- Analysis of Alternatives
- AoA
- Procuring Contracting Officer
- PCO
- Post Deployment Software Support
- PDSS
- Earned Value Management Implementation Guide
- EVMIG
- Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System
- CARS
- Permanent Change of Station
- PCS
- Acquisition Program Baseline
- APB
- Post Independent Assessment
- PIA
- Total Ownership Cost
- TOC
- Statement of Work
- SOW
- Design, Bid, Build
- DBB
- Test & Evaluation Strategy
- TES
- Government Accountability Office
- GAO
- Functional Advisor
- FA
- Life Cycle Logisitics
- LCL
- Critical Operational Issues
- COI
- Live Fire Testing & Evaluation
- LFT&E
- Joint Capabilities Document
- JCD
- Measure of Effectiveness
- MOE
- Federal Acquisition Regulation
- FAR
- Key Performance Parameter
- KPP
- Joint Potential Designator
- JPD
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook
- DAG
- Life Cycle Cost Estimate
- LCCE
- Defense Acquisition University
- DAU
- Defense Acquisition Executive Summary
- DAES
- Operating Locations
- OPLOCS
- Acquisitions Category
- ACAT
- Defense Finance & Auditing Service
- DFAS
- Measure of Suitability
- MOS
- Initial Capabilities Document
- ICD
- Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership & Education, Personnel, & Facilities
- DOTMLPF
- Commercial Off The Shelf
- COTS
- Hazardous Air Pollutant
- HAP
- Critical Technical Parameter
- CTP
- Component Acquisition Executive
- CAE
- Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
- ACTD
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- SAC
- Selected Acquisition Report
- SAR
- Reliability Centered Maintainence
- RCM
- Functional Area Analysis
- FAA
- Operations & Maintenance
- O&M
- Contracting Officer Representative
- COR
- Low-Rate Initial Production
- LRIP
- DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
- DFARS
- Justification & Approval
- J&A
- Program Objectives Memo
- POM
- Program Decision Memo
- PDM
- Operational Assessment
- OA
- Command, Control, Communications & Computer
- C4I
- Individual Development Plan
- IDP
- Capability Production Document
- CPD
- Integrated Baseline Review
- IBR
- Integrated Product & Process Development
- IPPD
- Operational Test Agency
- OTA
- Future Years Defense Program
- FYDP
- Functional Solutions Analysis
- FSA
- Joint Requirements Oversight Council
- JROC
- Milestone Decision Authority
- MDA
- National Defense Strategy
- NDS
- Military Construction
- MILCON
- Human System Integration
- HSI
- National Military Strategy
- NMS
- Engineering Development Models
- EDM
- Systems Engineering
- SE
- Technology Development Strategy
- TDS
- Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
- USD(AT&L)
- Quality Function Deployment
- QFD
- Office of Primary Responsibility
- OPR
- Earned Value Management
- EVM
- Source Selection Evaluation Board
- SSEB
- Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter
- NR-KPP
- Program Change Proposal
- PCP
- Early Operational Assessment
- EOA
- Capability Based Assessment
- CBA
- Budget Estimate Submission
- BES
- Defense Space Acquisition Board
- DSAB
- Systems Engineering Management Plan
- SEMP
- Major Defense Acquisition Program
- MDAP
- Independent Cost Estimate
- ICE
- Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act
- FASA
- Contract Line Item Number
- CLIN
- Base Realignment & Closeure
- BRAC
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
- DAWIA
- Information Technology Acquisition Board
- ITAB
- Government Owned, Contractor Operated
- GOCO
- Joint Technical Architecture
- JTA
- National Security System
- NSS
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- DCAA
- Working-Level Integrated Product Team
- WIPT
- Full-Rate Production
- FRP
- Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System
- JCIDS
- Administrative Contracting Officer
- ACO
- Program Work Breakdown Structure
- PWBS
- Cost Analysis Improvement Group
- CAIG