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Acronyms Quiz
"If you want to sound like a federal construction professional you have to learn the lingo."
0-15 Need Help Getting Started in Federal Construction
16-20 Need Guidance
21-25 Fair
26-30 Good
Over 30 Excellent – Now your Ready for your Meeting with the Government
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1. ACO
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Administrative Contracting Officer
2. A/E
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Architect/Engineer
3. AIS
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Automated Information System
4. ASBCA
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Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
5. BAFO
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Best and Final Offer
6. BOD
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Beneficial Occupancy Date
7. BOSC
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Base Operating Support Contract
8. BRAC
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Base Realignment and Closure
9. CADD
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Computer Aided Design and Drafting
10. CAO
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Contract Administration Office
11. CCASS
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Construction Contract Appraisal Support System
12. CCD
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Contract Completion Date
13. CCN
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Contract Change Notice
14. CCP
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Contract Change Proposal
15. CFE
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Contractor Furnished Equipment
16. CFM
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Contractor Furnished Material
17. CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
18. CLIN
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Contract Line Item Number
19. CO
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Contracting Officer
20. CONUS
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Continental United States
21. COR
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Contracting Officer’s Representative
22. COE
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Corps of Engineers
23. COTR
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Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
24. C/PD
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Cost/Pricing Data
25. CPM
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Critical Path Method
26. CQC
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Contractor Quality Control
27. CSI
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Construction Specifications Institute
28. ACO
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Administrative Contracting Officer
29. A/E
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Architect/Engineer
30. AIS
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Automated Information System
31. ASBCA
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Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
33. BAFO
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Best and Final Offer
34. BOD
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Beneficial Occupancy Date
35. BOSC
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Base Operating Support Contract
36. BRAC
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Base Realignment and Closure
37. CADD
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Computer Aided Design and Drafting
38. CAO
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Contract Administration Office
39. CCASS
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Construction Contract Appraisal Support System
40. CCD
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Contract Completion Date
41. CCN
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Contract Change Notice
42. CCP
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Contract Change Proposal
43. CFE
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Contractor Furnished Equipment
44. CFM
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Contractor Furnished Material
45. CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
46. CLIN
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Contract Line Item Number
47. CO
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Contracting Officer
48. CONUS
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Continental United States
49. COR
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Contracting Officer’s Representative
50. COE
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Corps of Engineers
51. COTR
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Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
52. C/PD
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Cost/Pricing Data
53. CPM
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Critical Path Method
54. CQC
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Contractor Quality Control
55. DA
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Designer Approval
56. DCAA
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Defense Contract Audit Agency
57. DFARS
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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
58. DFAS
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Defense Finance and Accounting Service
59. DoD
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Department of Defense
60. ECD
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Estimated Completion Date
61. EFA
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Engineering Field Activity
62. EFD
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Engineering Field Division
63. EIC
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Engineer in Charge
64. EO
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Executive Order
65. FAR
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Federal Acquisition Regulation
66. FDR
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Final or Formal Design Review
67. FEDBIZOPPS
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Federal Business Opportunities
68. FFP
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Firm-Fixed-Price
69. FOUO
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For Official Use Only
70. G&A
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General and Administrative
71. GOA
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Government Accountability Office
72. GE
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Government Estimate
73. GFE
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Government Furnished Equipment
74. GFM
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Government Furnished Material
75. HAZCOM
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Hazard Communication
76. HAZMAT
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Hazardous Material
77. HOOH
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Home Office Overhead
78. HUB
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Historically Underutilized Business
79. IDIQ
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Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
80. IFB
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Invitation for Bid
81. IG
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Inspector General
82. IGCE
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Independent Government Cost Estimate
83. IQC
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Indefinite Quantity Contract
84. ITP
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Integrated Test Plan
85. ITR
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Initial Technical Review
86. KO
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Contracting Officer (Also CO)
87. KR/Kr/KTR/Ktr
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Contractor
88. LD
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Liquidated Damages
89. MILCON
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Military Construction (Appropriation)
90. MIL-HDBK
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Military Handbook
91. MILSPEC
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Military Specification
92. MOD
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Modification
93. MOU
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Memorandum of Understanding
94. MSDS
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Material Safety Data Sheet
95. NAICS
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North American Industry Class System
96. NAVFAC
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command
97. NBC
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Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
98. NTE
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Not to Exceed
99. NTP
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Notice to Proceed
100. OBE
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Overcome By Events
101. O&M
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Operation and Maintenance
102. OMB
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Office of Management and Budget
103. OPR
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Office of Primary Responsibility
104. OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
105. OTP
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Operational Test Plan
106. PCO
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Procuring Contracting Officer
107. PDR
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Preliminary Design Review
108. P&L
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Profit and Loss
109. PL
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Public Law
110. POC
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Point of Contact
111. POP
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Period of Performance
112. PW
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Public Works
113. PWS
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Performance Work Statement
114. QA
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Quality Assurance
115. QAE
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Quality Assurance Evaluator
116. QC
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Quality Control
117. QCS
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Quality Control System
118. RFB
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Request for Bid
119. RFI
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Request for Information
120. RFP
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Request for Proposal
121. RFQ
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Request for Quotation
122. RMS
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Resident Management System
123. SADBU
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Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
124. SBA
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Small Business Administration
125. SDBUP
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Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program
126. SECEDEF
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Secretary of Defense
127. SF
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Standard Form
128. SIPRNET
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Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
129. SMDP
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Standardized Military Drawing Program
130. S0C
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Solutions Order Contract
131. S0P
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Standard Operating Procedure
132. S0W
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Statement of Work
133. SPEC
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Specification
134. TBD
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To be Determined or Developed
135. TFC
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Termination for Convenience
136. TM
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Technical Manual
137. TO
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Technical Order
138. TOC
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Task Order Contract
139. TQM
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Total Quality Management
140. UCA
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Undefinitized Contract Action
141. UI
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Unit of Issue
142. U.S.C.
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United States Code
143. USG
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United States Government
144. VE
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Value Engineering
145. VECP
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Value Engineering Change Proposal
146. VOSB
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Veteran Owned Small Business
147. WIP
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Work in Place
148. WOSB
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Woman-Owned Small Business