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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 30^th, 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 2^nd Generation

OS3 – Office Supplies Strategic Sourcing 3^rd 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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