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CVE Acronyms  

ACE- Army Corps of Engineers

APP- Assistance Program Pages

BIC- Business Information Center

BRAC- Base Realignment and Closure

C&P-E Commercial and Government Entity

CCR- Central Contractor Registration

CFBCI- Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives

CMR- Commercial Market Representative

CoC-Certificate of Competency Representative

COE- Corps of Engineers

CVE- Center for Veterans Enterprise

CWT- Compensated Work Therapy

DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DHS- Department of Homeland Security

DLA- Defense Logistics Agency

DoD Department of Defense

DOE- Department of Energy

DOI Department of the Interior

DOJ- Department of Justice

DOL- Department of Labor

DUN- Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise

EO- Executive Order

EPA- Environmental Protection Agency

FAR- Federal Acquisition Regulation

FedBizOpps- Federal Business Opportunities

FPDS- Federal Procurement Data System

FSC- Federal Supply Classification

FSS- Federal Supply Service

GSA- General Services Administration

GWAC- Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

HHS- Department of Health and Human Services

HUBZone- Historically Underutilized Business Zone

HUD- Department of Housing and Urban Development

IFA International Franchise Association

IRS- Internal Revenue Service

MAS- Multiple Award Schedule

MBE- Minority Business Enterprise

MGIB- Montgomery GI Bill

MOA- Memorandum of Agreement

MOU- Memorandum of Understanding

NAICS- North American Industrial Classification System

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

OEF- Operation Enduring Freedom

OFPP- Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OIF- Operation Iraqi Freedom

OMB- Office of Management and Budget

OPM- Office of Personnel Management

ORCA- Online Representations and Certifications Application

OSCS- One Stop Capital Shop

OSDBU- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

PCR- Procurement Center Representative

PL- Public Law

PSC- Product Service Code

PTAC- Procurement Technical Assistance Center

SBA- Small Business Administration

SBDC- Small Business Development Center

SBIC- Small Business Investment Company

SBLO- Small Business Liaison Officer

SCORE- Service Corps of Retired Executives

SDB- Small Disadvantaged Business

SDVOSB- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

SSA- Social Security Administration

TAP- Transition Assistance Program

TBIC- Tribal Business Information Center

TVC- The Veterans Corporation

USDA- Department of Agriculture

VA- Department of Veterans Affairs

VAAR-Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation

VBA- Veterans Benefits Administration

VBDO- Veterans Business Development Office

VBOC- Veterans Business Outreach Center

VetFran- Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative

VHA- Veterans Health Administration

VIP- Vendor Information Pages

VOSB- Veteran-Owned Small Business

VR&E- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VocRehab)

VSO- Veteran Service Organizations

WOSB- Woman Owned Small Business

 

 

Locate or register a veteran owned business

The Vendor Information Pages Database is the only Federally controlled database in which a legal verification process is used to determine service disabled or veteran status of a small business. All companies participating in the Veterans First program under PL 109-461 are required to submit evidence of ownership / control and veteran status before being awarded a VA contract under the set-aside authority.