AIR   Additional Item Requirements

BPO   Senior Bureau Procurement Official

CAAC   Civilian Agency Acquisition Council

CAM   Commerce Acquisition Manual

CAO   Chief Acquisition Officer

CAR   Commerce Acquisition Regulation

CFO/ASA   Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration

CFR   Code of Federal Regulations

CO   Contracting Officer

COR   Contracting Officer's Representative

DAO   Departmental Administrative Order

DOC   Department of Commerce

DOO   Departmental Organizational Order

D&F   Determination and Findings

EVMS   Earned Value Management System

FAR   Federal Acquisition Regulation

HCA   Head of Contracting Activity

HCO   Head of Contracting Office

IRB   Institutional Review Board

JOFOC   Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

NIST   National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOAA   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OCI   Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCIO   Office of the Chief Information Officer

OFPP   Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OIG   Office of Inspector General

OMB   Office of Management and Budget

OS   Office of the Secretary

OSDBU   Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

PE   Procurement Executive

PTO   Patent and Trademark Office

RFP   Request for Proposals

SBA   Small Business Administration

OU   Operating Unit