Add a glossary

[mgifford]

This should be in the /documentation directory I think.

Some existing dictionaries include:

• https://www.acquisition.gov/dfarspgi/pgi-part-202-definitions-words-and-terms
• https://www.globalpublicprocurement.org/glossary/
• https://www.famr.us/learn/government-contracting-terminology-acronyms/
• https://www.usda.gov/smallbiz/glossary-2
• https://www.gsa.gov/reference/glossary
• https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/departmental-administration/office-contracting-and-procurement-ocp/definitions-and-acronyms

This is a very rough initial draft using ChatGPT.

Here’s a list of 50 government acronyms commonly used in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and related to government procurement. Where applicable, I’ve identified the agency or domain they are associated with.

General Procurement and FAR-Related Acronyms
1. FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
2. DFARS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DoD)
3. GSAR - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSA)
4. CO - Contracting Officer
5. COR - Contracting Officer’s Representative
6. COTS - Commercial Off-the-Shelf
7. IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
8. RFP - Request for Proposal
9. RFQ - Request for Quotation
10. IFB - Invitation for Bid
11. SOW - Statement of Work
12. SOO - Statement of Objectives
13. PWS - Performance Work Statement
14. LPTA - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
15. TINA - Truth in Negotiations Act
16. SAM - System for Award Management
17. FPDS - Federal Procurement Data System
18. CPARS - Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
19. FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
20. GFE - Government-Furnished Equipment

Agency-Specific Acronyms

Department of Defense (DoD)
21. DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency
22. DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency
23. DIU - Defense Innovation Unit
24. DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
25. AFARS - Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (Army)

General Services Administration (GSA)
26. FSS - Federal Supply Schedule
27. GSA - General Services Administration
28. MAS - Multiple Award Schedule

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
29. HSAR - Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation
30. FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Energy (DOE)
31. DEAR - Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
32. EM - Environmental Management

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
33. HHAR - Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation
34. NIH - National Institutes of Health

Compliance and Socioeconomic Programs
35. SBA - Small Business Administration
36. HUBZone - Historically Underutilized Business Zone
37. WOSB - Women-Owned Small Business
38. SDVOSB - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
39. 8(a) - Small Business Development Program
40. BAA - Buy American Act
41. TAA - Trade Agreements Act
42. OSDBU - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
43. NAICS - North American Industry Classification System

Technology and IT Procurement
44. FITARA - Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
45. FISMA - Federal Information Security Modernization Act
46. 508 - Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Accessibility)
47. FedRAMP - Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (Cloud Security)
48. CIO - Chief Information Officer

Miscellaneous Procurement Acronyms
49. EVM - Earned Value Management
50. PIID - Procurement Instrument Identifier

Let me know if you’d like deeper explanations of any acronyms or further breakdowns by domain!