Supplemental Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviation Terms and Links
AbilityOne – Services program implemented via Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act. (http://abilityone.gov)
BPA – Blanket Purchase Agreement
CONUS – Continental United States
CPG – Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
DODAAC – Department of Defense Activity Address Code
E-BUY – GSA’s Electronic Business tool for MAS and GSA Technology contracts (https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov)
ETS – Essentially the Same (phonetically transcribed as ‘ETF’)
FEDBIZOPPS – Federal Business Opportunities Page (http://fedbizopps.gov)
FSC – Federal Supply Class
FSSI – Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative
FY – Fiscal Year (FY-12 Fiscal Year October 1, 2011- September 30th, 2012)
GCC – Government Credit Cardholder
GPC – Government Purchase Cardholder
GREEN – Refers to purchasing products with specific environmental or energy attributes.
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/138875
GSA – General Services Administration
GTIN – Global Trade Identification Number
LEVEL 3 – (Also known as Level III data) Line item detail equivalent to itemized invoice to capture and report transactions and Point of sales (POS) information.
MAJCOM – Major Command
MAS – Multiple Award Schedule
MAS-75 – Multiple Award Schedule 75 (Office Supplies)
NIB – National Institute for the Blind
NISH – National Industries for Severely Handicapped rebranded and now Source America™ as of July 1, 2013
OCONUS – Outside Continental United States
OMB – Office of Management and Budget
OS2 – Office Supplies 2nd Generation
OS3 – Office Supplies Strategic Sourcing 3rd Generation
PM – Program/Project Manager
PMO – Program Manger’s Office
REMAN – Remanufactured
SBA – Small Business Administration
SDBVOB – Small Disadvantaged Veteran-Owned Business
SP – S.P. Richards (Wholesaler)
TAA – Trade Agreement Act
UNITED – United Stationers (Wholesaler)
UPCA CODE – Universal Product Code (i.e., Manufacturer’s Identification Number) (The U.P.C.-A bar code symbol represents your Uniform Code Council (UCC-12 (U.P.C.) number) for tracking and reporting purposes.
USPS – United States Postal Service
WEBEX – A virtual meeting website: https://gsa.webex.com
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