Glossary
ACOE |
Army Corps of Engineers |
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ACSA |
acquisition and cross-servicing agreements |
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ADPE |
automated data processing equipment |
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AFARS |
Army FAR Supplement |
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AFCAP |
Air Force Contract Augmentation Program |
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AFFOR |
Air Force forces |
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AO |
area of operations |
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APOD |
aerial port of debarkation |
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ARB |
acquisition review board |
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ARFOR |
Army forces |
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ASA(ALT) |
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology |
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ASCC |
Army Service Component Commander |
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ASG |
area support group |
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BPA |
blanket purchase agreements |
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C2 |
command and control |
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CAP |
Crisis Action Planning |
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CCO |
contingency contracting officer |
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CENTCOM |
Central Command |
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CHS |
combat health support |
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CINC |
Commander-in-Chief |
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CJCS |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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CJTF |
Commander, Joint Task Force |
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CLPSB |
CINC's logistics procurement support board |
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CMMC |
corps materiel management center |
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COCOM |
combatant command |
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COMMZ |
communications zone |
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CONCAP |
Construction Capabilities Program |
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CONUS |
continental United States |
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COR |
contracting officer's representative |
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COSCOM |
corps support command |
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CRAF |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet |
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CREST |
Contingency Real Estate Support Team |
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CS |
combat support |
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CSG |
corps support group |
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CSS |
combat service support |
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CZ |
combat zone |
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DA |
Department of the Army |
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DCMC |
Defense Contract Management Command |
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DCMCI |
Defense Contract Management Command - International |
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DCO |
Defense Cooperation Officer |
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DFARS |
Defense FAR Acquisition Supplement |
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DISCOM |
division support command |
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DLA |
Defense Logistics Agency |
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DMMC |
division materiel management center |
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DOC |
Directorate of Contracting |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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DS |
direct support |
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EAC |
echelons above corps |
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EEM |
early entry module |
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ENCOM |
Engineer Command |
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ERC |
exercise related construction |
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FACNET |
Federal Acquisition Computer Network |
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FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
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FAST |
forward area support team |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FINCOM |
Finance command |
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FM |
Field Manual |
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GCPC |
Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card |
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GCSS-A |
Global Combat Support System-Army |
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HCA |
Head of Contracting Activity |
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HHC |
headquarters and headquarters company |
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HN |
host nation |
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HNS |
host nation support |
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INMARSAT |
International Maritime Satellite |
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JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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JFC |
Joint Force Commander |
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JOPES |
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System |
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JSCP |
joint strategic capability plan |
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JTF |
joint task force |
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LOC |
line of communication |
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LOGCAP |
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program |
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LPT |
logistics preparation of the theater |
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LSE |
logistics support element |
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MACOM |
major Army command |
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MARFOR |
Marine forces |
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MDMP |
Military decision-making process |
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METT-TC |
mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations |
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MMC |
materiel management center |
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MSA |
Mutual support agreements |
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MSC |
major subordinate command |
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MTMC |
Military Traffic Management Command |
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MTW |
major theater war |
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MWR |
morale, welfare, recreation |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NAVFAC |
Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
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NAVFOR |
Navy forces |
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NCA |
National Command Authorities |
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NCO |
noncommissioned officer |
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NGO |
nongovernmental organizations |
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NTP |
notice to proceed |
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OCONUS |
outside continental United States |
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OMA |
Operations and Maintenance, Army |
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OPA |
Other Procurement, Army |
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OPLAN |
operation plan |
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OPORD |
operation order |
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PARC |
Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting |
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PBO |
property book officer |
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PCO |
procuring contracting officer |
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PEO |
program executive officer |
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PM |
program manager |
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POC |
point of contact |
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PVO |
private volunteer organizations |
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PWS |
performance work statement |
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RMO |
resource management officer |
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RSO&I |
reception, staging, onward movement and integration |
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SARRS-O |
Standard Army Retail Supply System-Objective |
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SAT |
simplified acquisition threshold |
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SECDEF |
Secretary of Defense |
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SOUTHCOM |
Southern Command |
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SPOD |
seaport of debarkation |
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SPS |
Standard Procurement System |
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SSC |
small-scale contingencies |
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STAMIS |
Standard Army Management Information Systems |
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TFOP |
theater force opening package |
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TOE |
Table of Organization and Equipment |
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TPFDD |
time-phased force and deployment data |
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TSC |
theater support command |
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US |
United States |
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USACE |
US Army Corps of Engineers |
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USAMC |
US Army Materiel Command |
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USTRANSCOM |
US Transportation Command |
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