|
|
1/8/2016
|
12,392
|
|
Allocated Baseline
|
|
Mainly describe by a set of item performance specifications of the higher level configuration items (CIs). Designate the configuration item performance require...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
12,513
|
|
Allocation of Appropriated Funds
|
|
An authorization by a designated official of a DoD Component making funds available within a prescribed amount to an operating Agency for the purpose of making ...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
42,834
|
|
Alternative System Review (ASR)
|
|
A multi-disciplined technical review assesses the recommendation of preferred system concept that is affordable and with acceptable risks. The ASR should be com...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
26,188
|
|
Analogy Cost Estimation Method
|
|
An estimate of costs based on historical data of a similar (analog) item. The analogy cost estimation method is one of the four cost estimation methods recommen...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
48,999
|
|
Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
|
|
The AoA assesses potential materiel solutions to mitigate the capability gaps documented in the validated Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). The AoA focuses o...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
110,274
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
12,757
|
|
Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) Plan
|
|
For ACAT I and IA programs, the AoA Plan is developed from the AoA Guidance approved by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) at the Materiel Development Decis...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
15,260
|
|
|
7/20/2016
|
18,957
|
|
Anti-Deficiency
|
|
An organization is anti-deficient when it obligates more funds than are made available to the organization or when obligations are made before the organization ...
|
|
6/24/2016
|
41,893
|
|
Apportionment of Appropriated Funds
|
|
The action by which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes amounts available for obligation in an appropriation account. The distribution makes a...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
42,718
|
|
Appropriated Funds to Support Contracts
|
|
Authorization (Authorizing Legislation) is basic substantive legislation enacted by the Congress which sets up or continues the legal operation of a Federal pro...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
14,325
|
|
Appropriation Committees - Congress
|
|
The Senate and House Appropriations Committees. They recommend legislation granting funding for federal agencies and also have oversight authority to monitor ho...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
35,028
|
|
Architect-Engineering Contracting
|
|
The Federal Acquisition Regulation defines Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services as:
Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defi...
|
|
7/6/2016
|
18,114
|
|
Architecture Data
|
|
DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) -
The Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) is the overarching, comprehensive framework and conceptual mode...
|
|
1/20/2016
|
35,212
|
|
Audits
|
|
Audits in the acquisition arena can be broken into two categories—acquisition oversight audits and contract audits. Acquisition oversight audits are aimed at de...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
9,012
|
|
Authorities of the Property Administrator
|
|
The Government property administrator is an authorized representative of the contracting officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures. He or she is re...
|
|
2/19/2016
|
10,134
|
|
Authorization Committees - Congress
|
|
The standing committees of Congress which have legislative authority, authorize programs, and conduct oversight over agency programs. Authorizers for DoD are th...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
33,755
|
|
Authorized Unpriced Work (AUW)
|
|
Authorized Work (AW): The sum of the effort which has been definitized and is on contract, plus that effort for which definitized contract costs have not been a...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
23,848
|
|
Award Fee
|
|
Award fee contract arrangements are contracts which have either the entire fee structure, or a portion of the fee, subject to a government official’s subjective...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
16,643
|
|
Baseline Execution Index (BEI)
|
|
The Baseline Execution Index (BEI) metric is used to indicate the efficiency with which tasks have been accomplished when measured against the baseline. (Source...
|
|
8/3/2016
|
34,238
|
|
Berry Amendment
|
|
The Berry Amendment, 41 U.S.C. § 2533a requires Department of Defense (DoD) to give preference to domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced items rel...
|
|
8/23/2016
|
27,215
|
|
Best Value Continuum
|
|
"Best Value" is the expected outcome, in the Government’s estimation, which provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement (FAR 2.101).
...
|
|
10/11/2016
|
3,335
|
|
Best Value Product Support Arrangements
|
|
“Best value” means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the require...
|
|
6/23/2016
|
1,383
|
|
Beyond LRIP Report to Congress
|
|
A statutory report generated for Congress before a Full Rate Production Decision Review. This report is generated by the office of the Director, Operational Tes...
|
|
12/10/2015
|
21,186
|
|
|
4/19/2016
|
9,441
|
|
Bona Fide Need
|
|
The Bona Fide Need rule (law) requires appropriated funds be used only for goods and services for which a need arises during the period of that appropriation’s ...
|
|
5/16/2016
|
109,075
|
|
Budget at Completion (BAC)
|
|
The Budget at Completion (BAC) is the sum of all budgets established for the contract through any given WBS/OBS level. When associated with a level it becomes c...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
26,976
|
|
|
6/24/2016
|
28,152
|
|
Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (BCWP)
|
|
The Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (BCWP) is the value of completed work expressed as the value of the performance budget assigned to that work. The sum of th...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
29,286
|
|
Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (BCWS)
|
|
The Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) is the sum of the budgets for all work packages, planning packages, etc., scheduled to be accomplished (including in-...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
31,755
|
|
Buy American Statute
|
|
The Buy American statute (formerly the Buy American Act, 41 U.S.C. § 10a–10d) was passed by U.S. Congress in 1933. The purpose of the Buy American statute is to...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
47,638
|
|
Capabilities-Based Assessment (CBA)
|
|
The CBA is an analytical method the DoD uses to identify needed capabilities and associated capability gaps that are eventually transformed into requirements. ...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
68,849
|
|
Capability Development Document (CDD)
|
|
A document that captures the information necessary to develop a proposed program(s), normally using an evolutionary acquisition (EA) strategy. The CDD outlines ...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
117,549
|
|
|
1/8/2016
|
6,219
|
|
Capability Production Document (CPD)
|
|
A document that addresses the production elements specific to a single increment of an acquisition program. The CPD must be validated and approved before a Mile...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
86,542
|
|
Cataloging
|
|
The process of accounting for items and arranging systematically with descriptive details to include naming, describing, classifying and assigning a unique comb...
|
|
5/27/2016
|
1,759
|
|
|
5/10/2016
|
50,322
|
|
Classification of Government Property
|
|
“Government property” means all property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished and Contractor-acquired prope...
|
|
2/19/2016
|
15,168
|
|
Cloud Computing: A Primer
|
|
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a ...
|
|
5/31/2016
|
358
|
|
Commercial Contracting
|
|
Commercial contracting refers to the procedures used to purchase commercial items. A commercial item is any item, other than real property, that is of a type cu...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
15,571
|
|
Competition
|
|
Competition can be categorized in three ways, in accordance with FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements:
Full and Open Competition: All responsible sources ca...
|
|
1/11/2016
|
10,612
|
|
Component Cost Estimate (CCE)
|
|
A Component Cost Estimate, or Component Cost Analysis, is a life-cycle cost estimate prepared by the Component Cost Agency in support of an acquisition mileston...
|
|
5/31/2016
|
12,145
|
|
Component Cost Position (CCP)
|
|
The Component Cost Position (CCP) is the DoD Component’s official life-cycle cost estimate for a program. Representatives from the Program Office and the Ser...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
9,063
|
|
Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
|
|
A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the Joint Force Commander (JFC) intends to accomplish and how it will be done using avai...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
95,787
|
|
Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+)
|
|
In accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4151.22, dated October 16, 2012, Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+), is the application and inte...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
11,093
|
|
Configuration Management
|
|
"Configuration management is defined as a process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional and physical attributes wi...
|
|
5/27/2016
|
14,633
|
|
Conflicts of Interest
|
|
A conflict of interest is a situation where a person is torn between duties (or loyalties) to two or more different parties. A conflict of interest can arise wh...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
17,761
|
|
Congress
|
|
Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government. It makes the laws needed to govern, determines which government agencies and programs will be crea...
|
|
2/29/2016
|
27,808
|
|
Congressional Enactment Process (CEP)
|
|
Action by the Congress on the President's Budget (PB). Includes hearings, budget resolution, authorizations and appropriations acts. Result is appropriations ...
|
|
9/15/2016
|
22,519
|
|
Construction Contracting
|
|
The Federal Acquisition Regulation defines Construction as:
“Construction” means construction, alteration, or repair (including dredging, excavating, and pain...
|
|
8/23/2016
|
1,742
|
|
|
6/7/2016
|
16,204
|
|
Continuing Resolution (CR)
|
|
Legislation enacted by Congress to provide Budget Authority (BA) for specific ongoing activities in cases where the regular Fiscal Year (FY) appropriation has n...
|
|
6/24/2016
|
35,656
|
|
|
5/31/2016
|
1,825
|
|
Contract Budget Base (CBB)
|
|
The Contract Budget Base (CBB) is the sum of the Negotiated Contract Cost (NCC) plus the estimated cost of Authorized Unpriced Work (AUW). This represents the t...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
24,348
|
|
Contract Claims
|
|
A claim is a written demand or assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking (i) payment of a specific sum of money, (ii) adjustment or interpretation of ...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
7,962
|
|
Contract Closeout
|
|
Contract closeout is the final stage of the Government contracting process. It can begin when the contract has been physically completed, and is not finished un...
|
|
5/3/2016
|
20,631
|
|
Contract Debriefings
|
|
Debriefing means informing unsuccessful offerors of the basis of the selection decision and contract award. This information includes the Government’s evaluatio...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
11,381
|
|
Contract Financing
|
|
What is Contract Financing? Contract Financing is covered in FAR Part 32 and is defined as the Government authorized payment of funds to the contractor pr...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
25,346
|
|
Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)
|
|
The CFSR, or DD Form 1586, is designed to supply funding data about defense contracts to Program Managers for: (a) updating and forecasting contract funds requi...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
68
|
|
Contract Modifications and Changes
|
|
Contract modification is a generic term meaning any written change in the terms and scope of the contract. The terms modification and change are often used inte...
|
|
5/3/2016
|
36,736
|
|
Contract Performance Report (CPR)
|
|
The Contract Performance Report (CPR) is a contractually required report, prepared by the contractor, containing performance information derived from the contra...
|
|
8/4/2016
|
32,096
|
|
Contract Termination
|
|
Contract Termination can be defined simply as “ending ones obligations under a contract.” The government is able to terminate its obligations through special cl...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
71,616
|
|
Contract Types
|
|
The contract type defines the expectations, obligations, incentives, and rewards for both Government and contractor during an acquisition. The Government contra...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
49,845
|
|
Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
|
|
Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) means an individual who is designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer (KO) to perform specific c...
|
|
6/7/2016
|
71,497
|
|
Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)
|
|
Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Contracted weapon system sustainment that occurs over the life of the weapon system. Can also be defined as the performanc...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
1,420
|
|
Control Account (CA)
|
|
A control account (CA) is the intersection of one Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element and one Organiztional Breakdown Structure (OBS) element representing a ...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
30,849
|
|
Corrective Maintenance Time
|
|
As per the Military Handbook on Maintainability Design Techniques Metric (DOD-HDBK-791) 17 March, 1988, Corrective Maintenance Time is the time that begins with...
|
|
10/3/2016
|
8,086
|
|
Corrosion Prevention and Control
|
|
Corrosion may be simply defined as the gradual deterioration of a material or its properties due to a reaction of that material with its chemical environment....
|
|
5/27/2016
|
552
|
|
Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
|
|
The cost accounting standards (CAS) consist of nineteen standards promulgated by the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) designed to ensure uniformity and co...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
52
|
|
Cost Analysis
|
|
Cost analysis is the review and evaluation of the separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror’s or contractor’s proposal to determine a fair and reas...
|
|
11/2/2015
|
18,766
|
|
|
3/17/2016
|
64,311
|
|
Cost Estimation Methods
|
|
The Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) recommends four cost estimation methods: Analogy Parametric (Statistical) Engineering Actual C...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
34,398
|
|
Cost Performance Index (CPI)
|
|
The Cost Performance Index (CPI) is computed by dividing the Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (BCWP) by the corresponding Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP). ...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
30,504
|
|
Cost Plus Award Fee Contracts
|
|
A cost-plus-award-fee contract is a cost-reimbursement contract that provides for a fee consisting of an award amount that the contractor may earn for performan...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
23,864
|
|
Cost Variance (CV)
|
|
Cost Variance (CV) is a metric for showing cost performance derived from earned value data. It is the
mathematical difference between Budgeted Cost for Work P...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
19,834
|
|
Counterfeit Parts
|
|
“Counterfeit electronic part” means an unlawful or unauthorized reproduction, substitution, or alteration that has been knowingly mismarked, misidentified, or o...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
6,320
|
|
Critical Design Review (CDR)
|
|
A technical review assesses the system final design as captured in item detail specifications for each configuration item in the initial product baseline, and e...
|
|
11/30/2015
|
67,130
|
|
|
8/5/2016
|
25,032
|
|
|
6/14/2016
|
31,774
|
|
Data Rights
|
|
Data Rights is a shorthand way to refer to the Government's license rights in two major categories of valuable intellectual property:
Technical Data includ...
|
|
7/14/2016
|
21,289
|
|
Defense Exportability Features Initiative
|
|
The Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Initiatives, which include the Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Pilot Program was established in the fiscal year 20...
|
|
8/30/2016
|
408
|
|
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
|
|
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the Department of Defense's largest logistics combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support in both peaceti...
|
|
8/3/2016
|
1,024
|
|
Deferral of Budget Authority (BA)
|
|
Temporary withholding or delaying the obligation or expenditure of Budget Authority (BA) or any type of executive action that effectively precludes the obligati...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
14,646
|
|
|
11/30/2015
|
1,461
|
|
|
2/22/2016
|
754
|
|
Depot Level Maintenance
|
|
According to 10 USC 2460, "depot-level maintenance and repair" means material maintenance or repair requiring the overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, a...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
6,810
|
|
|
1/13/2016
|
6,519
|
|
|
1/11/2016
|
8,541
|
|
Depot Maintenance Statute - 10 USC 2464
|
|
10 USC 2464 is a statute that mandates maintenance of “core logistics capabilities” within DoD, describes those capabilities, establishes a biennial core report...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
12,793
|
|
Depot Maintenance Statute - 10 USC 2466
|
|
10 USC 2466 is a statute that mandates a 50% ceiling, measured in dollars, on the amount of depot maintenance workload that may be performed by contract for a m...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
7,079
|
|
Depot Maintenance Statute - 10 USC 2469
|
|
10 USC 2469 is a statute that prohibits the Secretary of Defense from reassigning organically-performed depot maintenance workloads without some form of competi...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
4,148
|
|
Depot Maintenance Statute - 10 USC 2474
|
|
10 USC 2474 is a statute that
Requires the designation of DoD depot-level maintenance activities and military arsenal facilities as Centers of Industrial T...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
4,469
|
|
Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)
|
|
Developmental Test & Evaluation is the type of testing which verifies that the system under test meets all technical requirements.
Any testing used to assis...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
18,334
|
|
|
6/8/2016
|
540
|
|
|
5/3/2016
|
20,677
|
|
Direct Costs
|
|
A direct cost is any cost that can be identified specifically with or traced to a particular final cost objective. According to FAR Part 31.001, a cost objecti...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
37
|
|
|
9/14/2016
|
34,627
|
|
Disposal of Contractor Inventory
|
|
FAR 52.245-1 defines "Contractor inventory” as—
Any property acquired by and in the possession of a Contractor or subcontractor under a contract for which t...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
1,244
|
|
DoD Appeals (Feb-Sep)
|
|
A request for reconsideration of an action taken to adjust, reduce, or delete funding for an item during the congressional review of the defense budget (authori...
|
|
9/15/2016
|
29,407
|
|
DoD Architecture Framework (DODAF)
|
|
The DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) provides the structure for organizing architecture concepts, principles, assumptions, and terminology about operations an...
|
|
2/28/2016
|
33,982
|
|
DoD Budget
|
|
The Department of Defense’s portion of the President’s annual budget submitted to Congress for approval. The DoD budget is prepared using the Planning, Programm...
|
|
9/28/2016
|
16,084
|
|
|
6/8/2016
|
10,715
|
|
DoD Strategic Guidance
|
|
Strategic Direction - The common thread that integrates and synchronizes the activities of the Joint Staff, combatant commands, Services, and combat support age...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
47,631
|
|
|
2/29/2016
|
7,085
|
|
DOTmLPF-P Analysis
|
|
DOTmLPF-P is the DoD acronym that pertains to the eight possible non-materiel elements involved in solving warfighting capability gaps. These solutions may r...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
119,591
|
|
DOTmLPF-P Change Recommendation (DCR)
|
|
A Joint Doctrine, Organization, Training, materiel, Leadership and education, Personnel, Facilities - Policy (DOTmLPF-P) Change Recommendation (DCR) is a docume...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
81,061
|
|
Early Operational Assessment (EOAs)
|
|
An Operational Assessment (OA) conducted early in an acquisition program, often on subsystems and early prototype equipment, to forecast and evaluate the potent...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
41,719
|
|
e-Business
|
|
"Electronic business" (e-business) is any business process that is powered by an information system. E-Business methods enable organizations to:
Link their...
|
|
7/11/2016
|
6,704
|
|
|
5/11/2016
|
34,903
|
|
Engineering Cost Estimation Method
|
|
Derived by summing detailed cost estimates of the individual work packages and adding appropriate burdens. Usually determined by a contractor's industrial engin...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
50,154
|
|
Engineering Development Model
|
|
A specific type of prototype models represents a near complete design that is used during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase that is buil...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
4,610
|
|
Estimate at Completion (EAC)
|
|
The Estimate at Completion (EAC) is The current estimated total cost for program authorized work. It equals Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) plus the estima...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
54,086
|
|
Exit Criteria
|
|
Program-specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated before a program can progress further in the current acquisition phase or transition t...
|
|
4/1/2016
|
36,236
|
|
|
11/30/2015
|
3,907
|
|
|
3/16/2016
|
11,992
|
|
Failure/Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
|
|
A fault tree analysis (FTA) analyzes high-level failures and identifies all lower-level (sub-system) failures that cause it. Generally, the undesired event cons...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
27,863
|
|
Fair and Reasonable Price Determination
|
|
A fair and reasonable price determination is an assessment by the Government that an offeror’s proposed price for a supply or service can be considered “fair an...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
56,764
|
|
|
5/10/2016
|
29,770
|
|
|
7/12/2016
|
212
|
|
Fiscal Guidance (Apr-May)
|
|
Annual guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), consistent with Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF) and Defense Planning Guidance/Joint Pro...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
8,261
|
|
|
6/3/2016
|
46,552
|
|
|
6/8/2016
|
27,631
|
|
|
3/3/2016
|
34,204
|
|
|
3/14/2016
|
917
|
|
Freedom of Information Act
|
|
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 was signed by President Johnson on July 4th, 1966, to take effect July 5th, 1967. This act applies to all F...
|
|
6/2/2016
|
152
|
|
|
6/9/2016
|
14,065
|
|
Full Operational Capability (FOC)
|
|
In general, attained when all units and/or organizations in the force structure scheduled to receive a system 1) have received it and 2) have the ability to emp...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
41,463
|
|
Full-Rate Production Systems
|
|
Full rate production (FRP) is a decision, following the completion of operational testing of representative initial production products, to scale up production ...
|
|
1/14/2016
|
22,821
|
|
Functional Baseline
|
|
Mainly describe by the system performance specification. Designate the system-level performance requirements. It includes all functional and interface character...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
3,308
|
|
Functional Capabilities Board (FCB)
|
|
The Functional Capabilities Board(FCB) is a permanently-established DoD body that is responsible for the organization, analysis, and prioritization of joint war...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
29,979
|
|
Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)
|
|
An audit formally examines that each configuration item meets the functional characteristics stated in its item performance specification. For a system as a who...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
45,522
|
|
Funding Product Support Strategies
|
|
Product Support Strategy (PSS) - The business and technical approach to design, acquire, and field the product support package to execute the sustainment strate...
|
|
9/13/2016
|
139
|
|
|
7/8/2016
|
506
|
|
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
|
|
The Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) is a database that captures and summarizes forces, resources, and programs associated with all Department of Defense (Do...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
53,717
|
|
General and Administrative (G&A) Expense
|
|
A G&A expense is any management, financial, and other expense which is incurred by or allocated to a business unit and which is for the general management and a...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
34
|
|
|
5/31/2016
|
206
|
|
Government Property
|
|
“Government Property” means all property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acqui...
|
|
2/19/2016
|
20,296
|
|
Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program
|
|
The Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program (also known as the GSA SmartPay Program) provides charge cards to agencies/departments throughout the U.S. Government...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
65,278
|
|
Guidance for Development of the Force
|
|
Issued early in the planning process to provide overall policy and strategy guidance to be used in developing the defense program. It is the "precursor" to the ...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
14,711
|
|
Human Factor Engineering (HFE)
|
|
Human Factors Engineering (HFE) is the discipline of applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to the design of products, processes, syste...
|
|
3/10/2016
|
5,600
|
|
Human Systems Integration
|
|
Human Systems Integration (HSI) is the relationship between humans and there environment and how systems are design and used relative to that relationship. Huma...
|
|
3/11/2016
|
9,830
|
|
Impoundment
|
|
An action by the President that prevents the obligation or expenditure of Budget Authority (BA). Deferrals and rescissions are the two types of presidential imp...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
12,748
|
|
|
5/18/2016
|
23,212
|
|
|
2/11/2016
|
1,502
|
|
Independent Cost Estimate (ICE)
|
|
A Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) for Acquisition Category (ACAT) I programs prepared by an office or other entity that is not under the supervision, direction,...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
32,011
|
|
Independent Logistics Assessment (ILA)
|
|
An Independent Logistics Assessment (ILA), also referred to as a Logistics Assessment (LA), is an analysis of a program's supportability planning. Preferably, i...
|
|
3/11/2016
|
7,691
|
|
Independent Research & Development (IR&D)
|
|
For nearly 80 years, firms have been allowed to recover Independent Research & Development (IR&D) costs as long as these efforts are of potential interest to th...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
3,762
|
|
Indirect Contractor Costs
|
|
An indirect cost is any cost not directly identifiable with a single, final cost objective, but identified with two or more final cost objectives or an intermed...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
36
|
|
Indirect Costs
|
|
Indirect costs are costs that, because of their incurrence for common or joint objectives, are not subject to treatment as direct costs. They are not directly i...
|
|
2/10/2016
|
14,489
|
|
Inherently Governmental Functions
|
|
An inherently governmental function is one that is so closely related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Federal Government employees.
|
|
11/2/2015
|
13,888
|
|
Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)
|
|
The Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) documents the DoD need for a materiel approach (or an approach that combines materiel and non-materiel solution sets) to...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
123,077
|
|
|
5/10/2016
|
45,234
|
|
|
5/20/2014
|
40,721
|
|
In-Service Review (ISR)
|
|
A formal review conducted to verify that is to characterize in-service technical and operational health of the deployed system by providing an assessment of ris...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
24,358
|
|
Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)
|
|
According to the Defense Acquisition Guidebook, Chapter 11, Section 11.3.1.3, an IBR is a joint assessment of the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) conduct...
|
|
9/15/2016
|
66,584
|
|
|
7/28/2016
|
6,302
|
|
|
7/28/2016
|
10,499
|
|
|
7/28/2016
|
4,468
|
|
|
8/2/2016
|
14,004
|
|
|
7/28/2016
|
5,996
|
|
Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element - Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHS&T)
|
|
Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHS&T) is the combination of resources, processes, procedures, design, considerations, and methods to ensure t...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
8,509
|
|
|
8/2/2016
|
7,759
|
|
|
7/28/2016
|
6,953
|
|
|
6/7/2016
|
8,188
|
|
|
6/22/2016
|
8,247
|
|
|
6/3/2016
|
5,190
|
|
|
6/3/2016
|
6,073
|
|
|
6/22/2016
|
59,121
|
|
|
8/5/2016
|
7,633
|
|
Intellectual Property
|
|
Intellectual property (IP) broadly refers to intangible "creations of the mind" – inventions, literary and artistic works, unique business names and symbols, an...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
18,673
|
|
|
7/21/2016
|
14,991
|
|
Interagency Acquisitions
|
|
A procedure by which an agency needing supplies or services (the requesting agency) obtains them from another agency (the servicing agency). There are two broad...
|
|
6/6/2016
|
10,691
|
|
Interim Contractor Support (ICS)
|
|
Interim Contractor Support (ICS) Temporary contractor support of in lieu of organic capability associated with new weapon system/sub-system acquisition or mo...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
916
|
|
Issue Resolution
|
|
Issue:
Something in dispute or to be decided. In the context of risk management, a problem or occurrence which has occurred due to realization of a root ca...
|
|
8/30/2016
|
7,678
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
3,064
|
|
Item Unique Identification (IUID)
|
|
Item Unique Identification (IUID) is a DoD program to identify and track government-furnished property (GFP) through the use of Unique Item Identification (UII)...
|
|
7/10/2016
|
16,659
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
121,201
|
|
Joint Programming Guidance (JPG)
|
|
The Joint Programming Guidance (JPG), also referred to as the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) is the final document of the planning process. It is issued each y...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
11,194
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
25,165
|
|
Joint Staff
|
|
The Joint Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Coun...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
8,712
|
|
Joint Staffing Designator (JSD)
|
|
The Joint Staffing Designator (JSD) is a designation the Joint Staff Gatekeeper assignes to DoD capability requirement documents such as the Initial Capabiliti...
|
|
7/20/2016
|
19,113
|
|
Justification and Approval (J&A)
|
|
Justification and Approval (J&A) is a document required to justify and obtain appropriate level approvals to contract without providing for full and open compet...
|
|
6/6/2016
|
64,591
|
|
Key Performance Parameters (KPPs)
|
|
Performance attributes of a system considered critical or essential to the development of an effective military capability. Failure of a system to meet a vali...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
94,209
|
|
Key Systems Attribute (KSA)
|
|
Key System Attributes (KSAs) or characteristics considered essential to achieving a balanced solution/approach to a system, but not critical enough to be design...
|
|
1/5/2016
|
15,721
|
|
Labor Laws
|
|
Labor laws offer legal protections to workers under federal contracts. The U.S. Department of Labor administers the regulations that stem from these labor laws ...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
7,299
|
|
Latest Revised Estimate (LRE)
|
|
Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) is the contractor’s Estimate at Completion (EAC).
(Source: Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Gold Card )
|
|
8/5/2016
|
19,132
|
|
Lead-Free Electronics
|
|
The term 'lead free', when applied to solder or electronics usually implies a lead content that meets specifications of the European Union's Restriction of Haza...
|
|
5/3/2016
|
5,505
|
|
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
|
|
Level Of Repair Analysis LORA is a prescribed procedure for defense logistics planning. LORA is performed to determine the best, most efficient location where a...
|
|
3/18/2016
|
58,906
|
|
Life Cycle Cost (LCC)
|
|
The cost to the government of acquisition and sustainment of a system over its useful life. It includes the cost of development, acquisition, operations, and su...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
46,891
|
|
Life Cycle Logistics Career Field
|
|
According to the DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy (HCS) DoD Core Logistics Competencies and Proficiencies Booklet, “Life Cycle Logistics is defined as the p...
|
|
2/8/2016
|
11,533
|
|
Life Cycle Management (LCM)
|
|
Also referred to as Total Life Cycle System Management (TLCSM), "life cycle management is the implementation, management, and oversight by the program manager o...
|
|
3/11/2016
|
39,480
|
|
Life Cycle Sustainment Outcome Metrics
|
|
According to the Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS) Manual, "sustainment as a key component of performance. Including sustainment plann...
|
|
3/14/2016
|
18,596
|
|
Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP)
|
|
The Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) documents the Program Manager and Product Support Manager's plan for formulating, implementing and executing the sustainm...
|
|
5/3/2016
|
50,759
|
|
Liquidating Contract Finance Payments
|
|
"Contract financing payment" means an authorized Government disbursement of monies to a contractor prior to acceptance of supplies or services by the Government...
|
|
6/27/2016
|
12,284
|
|
Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E)
|
|
A test process evaluates the vulnerability and /or lethality aspects of a conventional weapon or conventional weapon system. LFT&E is a statutory requirement (T...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
13,087
|
|
|
6/8/2016
|
28,618
|
|
Logistics Demonstrations (LOG Demo)
|
|
A part of developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) used to evaluate the system under test's interface with the Integrated Product Support (IPS) Elements (produc...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
2,317
|
|
Logistics Human Capital Strategy (HCS)
|
|
According to the 2008 DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy (HCS) issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness, "the DoD Logis...
|
|
9/23/2016
|
10,931
|
|
Logistics Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
|
|
The Department of Defense (DoD) defines a model as “a physical, mathematical or otherwise logical representation of a system, entity, pheno menon or process”, w...
|
|
3/16/2016
|
2,258
|
|
Logistics Product Data
|
|
The portion or subset of Product Support Analysis (PSA) documentation consisting of detailed data pertaining to the identification of Product Support resource r...
|
|
6/30/2016
|
319
|
|
Logistics Response Time (LRT)
|
|
"The period of time from logistics demand signal sent to satisfaction of that logistics demand required for weapon system logistics support." Source: Undersec...
|
|
9/27/2016
|
5,974
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
39,614
|
|
Maintainability Demonstration (M-Demo)
|
|
A maintainability demonstration (M-demo) is a joint contractor and procuring activity effort to determine whether specific maintainability contractual requireme...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
12,329
|
|
Maintenance Levels
|
|
DoD “maintenance levels” are various echelons at which maintenance tasks are performed on DoD weapon systems and equipment. The levels are distinguished by the...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
2,555
|
|
Maintenance Plan
|
|
Though similar in name, maintenance planning and maintenance plans are two very different concepts. A maintenance plan evolves from the maintenance concept and ...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
19,214
|
|
Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
|
|
MTA is the identification of the steps, spares and materials, tools, support equipment, personnel skill levels as well as any facility issues that must be consi...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
34,943
|
|
|
7/26/2016
|
14,920
|
|
Management Reserve (MR)
|
|
Management Reserve (MR) is An amount of the total budget withheld for management control purposes for
future considerations to handle execution risks. It is n...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
30,728
|
|
Manpower Estimates
|
|
Manpower estimates report the total number of personnel required to operate, maintain, and support the program upon full operational deployment, including progr...
|
|
2/22/2016
|
2,526
|
|
Market Research
|
|
As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 2.101) means; collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency ...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
44,582
|
|
Materiel Availability
|
|
Materiel Availability is a measure of the percentage of the total inventory of a system operationally capable (ready for tasking) of performing an assigned miss...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
18,457
|
|
Materiel Fielding Plan (MFP)
|
|
The Materiel Fielding Plan (MFP) serves as the program’s single standalone document containing the detailed plans, actions and responsibilities of the fielding,...
|
|
2/2/2016
|
8,632
|
|
Mean Downtime (MDT)
|
|
Mean Downtime (MDT) is the average Total Downtime required to restore an asset to its full operational capabilities. MDT includes the time from reporting of an ...
|
|
5/11/2016
|
3,271
|
|
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
|
|
According to the Military Handbook on Maintainability Design Techniques Metric (DOD-HDBK-791) 17 March, 1988, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is “the total fun...
|
|
11/30/2015
|
9,700
|
|
Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
|
|
The Milestone Decision Authority is the designated individual with overall responsibility for a program. The MDA shall have the authority to approve entry of an...
|
|
4/1/2016
|
37,376
|
|
Modification Management
|
|
The term modification is defined in a number of ways by various DoD organizations. A few of those definitions include:
A configuration change to a produced...
|
|
1/13/2016
|
8,390
|
|
Multiyear Procurement
|
|
A method of competitively purchasing up to 5 years’ requirements in one contract, which is funded annually as appropriations permit. If necessary to cancel the ...
|
|
5/10/2016
|
31,638
|
|
|
9/12/2016
|
146
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
11,688
|
|
Negotiated Contract Cost (NCC)
|
|
Negotiated Contract Cost (NCC) is the cost negotiated in a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract or the negotiated contract target cost in either a fixed-price-incentive...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
19,198
|
|
Negotiation Techniques
|
|
The methods, tactics, and strategies for achieving a “win/win” outcome during Government/contractor negotiations.
|
|
8/23/2016
|
14,789
|
|
Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (KPP)
|
|
Summary. Net-ready attributes determine specific criteria for interoperability, and operationally effective end-to-end information exchanges which are traceable...
|
|
1/5/2016
|
99,957
|
|
Obsolescence Management
|
|
According to the Defense Acquisition University’s Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms & Terms, 16th ed., obsolescence is a lack of availability of an item ...
|
|
11/30/2015
|
6,807
|
|
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
|
|
OMB's mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. I...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
6,989
|
|
Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD)
|
|
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resourc...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
7,451
|
|
Off-year PPBE Events (odd-year)
|
|
The FY 1986 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Section 1405) required DoD and related agencies to submit a biennial budget beginning with the FY 1988 / ...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
9,313
|
|
On-year PPBE Events (even-year)
|
|
The FY 1986 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Section 1405) required DoD and related agencies to submit a biennial budget beginning with the FY 1988 / ...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
12,755
|
|
|
7/7/2016
|
14,073
|
|
Operating and Support Costs (O&S)
|
|
Consists of sustainment costs incurred from the initial system deployment through the end of system operations. Includes all costs of operating, maintaining, ...
|
|
9/27/2016
|
44
|
|
Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR)
|
|
Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) - A multi-disciplined product and process assessment to ensure that the production configuration system can proceed int...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
34,188
|
|
Operations & Maintenance Funds
|
|
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funds include many seperate appropriations (e.g., Operations and Maintenance Army, Operations and Maintenance Navy, Operations ...
|
|
9/15/2016
|
125,411
|
|
Opportunity Management
|
|
Opportunities are potential future benefits to the program's cost, schedule, and/or performance baseline, usually achieved through reallocation of resources.
...
|
|
8/24/2016
|
309
|
|
Options
|
|
FAR 2.101(b) defines “Option” to mean a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies ...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
30,576
|
|
Over Target Baseline (OTB)
|
|
An Over Target Baseline (OTB) is a new baseline for management when the original objectives cannot be met andnew goals are needed for management purposes. An o...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
24,007
|
|
Overhead Costs
|
|
Overhead costs are indirect costs which supports a production function. Examples would include material overhead (inventorying, forklifts, warehousing and stora...
|
|
9/29/2016
|
34
|
|
Parametric Cost Estimation Method
|
|
A cost estimating methodology using statistical relationships between historical costs and other program variables such as system physical or performance charac...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
60,996
|
|
Past Performance
|
|
Past performance information is relevant information for source selection purposes regarding a contractor’s actions under previously awarded contracts. It inclu...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
15,480
|
|
Peer Reviews
|
|
Peer Reviews Independent management reviews of supplies and services contracts. Pre-award reviews are conducted on supplies and services contracts; post-awar...
|
|
9/27/2016
|
68
|
|
|
7/6/2016
|
1,109
|
|
|
6/7/2016
|
6,390
|
|
|
5/4/2016
|
26,913
|
|
|
6/3/2016
|
26,743
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
1,927
|
|
|
9/6/2016
|
847
|
|
|
6/7/2016
|
1,438
|
|
|
3/29/2016
|
50,024
|
|
Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
|
|
The Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is a time-phased resourced plan against which the accomplishment of authorized work can be measured.
Source: DoD E...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
58,088
|
|
Performance-Based Payments
|
|
Performance-based payments (PBPs) are a customary method of contract financing that may be available under fixed-price contracts, except for contracts awarded u...
|
|
9/14/2016
|
16,863
|
|
Personal Services
|
|
A personal services contract is characterized by the employer/employee relationship it creates between the Government and contractor personnel. The Government i...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
23,078
|
|
Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)
|
|
An audit formally examines the as-builtconfiguration of each configuration item is consistent with its item detailspecification and technical data package (TDP)...
|
|
2/29/2016
|
40,439
|
|
Planning Package (PP)
|
|
A Planning Package (PP) is a logical aggregation of future work within a control account that cannot yet be
planned in detail at the work package or task leve...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
17,577
|
|
|
4/21/2016
|
40,875
|
|
|
2/19/2016
|
21,089
|
|
Post IOC Supportability
|
|
The USD(AT&L) Memorandum, Total Life Cycle Systems Management and Performance Based Logistics issued March 7, 2003, provided the DoD Template for Application of...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
25,266
|
|
Post Production Software Support (PPSS)
|
|
Post Production Software Support (PPSS) is a key software support concept that includes the activities necessary to ensure that Systems Engineering and sustainm...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
32,156
|
|
Post-Deployment Review
|
|
Post Deployment Review (PDR). DoD policy as established by the March 7, 2003 USD(AT&L) Memorandum, Total Life Cycle Systems Management and Performance Based Log...
|
|
8/4/2016
|
25,398
|
|
Pre-Award Survey
|
|
FAR 2.101 defines a Pre-award survey as “an evaluation of a prospective contractor’s capability to perform a proposed contract.” The purpose of a preaward surve...
|
|
10/10/2016
|
6,399
|
|
Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
|
|
The PDR assesses the maturity of the preliminary design supported by the results of requirements trades, prototyping, and critical technology demonstrations. Th...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
30,011
|
|
President's Budget to Congress (Feb)
|
|
The Federal Government's budget for a particular Fiscal Year (FY) transmitted no later than the first Monday in February to the Congress by the President in ...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
8,080
|
|
Price Analysis
|
|
Price analysis is the process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements or the proposed profit.
|
|
10/17/2016
|
21,978
|
|
|
8/12/2016
|
5,841
|
|
|
6/8/2016
|
26,668
|
|
Procurement Funds
|
|
The procurement appropriation category consists of a number of procurement titles such as Shipbuilding and Conversion Navy, Aircraft Procurement Air Force, Miss...
|
|
9/15/2016
|
87,327
|
|
Procurement Integrity
|
|
Procurement Integrity encompasses a range of legislation, regulations, directives, actions, and attitudes for preserving the integrity of the Federal procuremen...
|
|
7/11/2016
|
10,835
|
|
Product Baseline
|
|
Mainly describe by a set of item detail specifications and the associated technical data package (TDPs) of the lower level configuration items (CIs). Designate...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
13,376
|
|
|
2/1/2016
|
4,799
|
|
Product Support - Demonstrate Capability
|
|
Product Support.-The term “product support” means the package of support functions required to field and maintain the readiness and operational capability of ma...
|
|
8/11/2016
|
22,937
|
|
Product Support Analysis (MIL-HDBK-502A)
|
|
MIL-HDBK-502A Product Support Analysis was issued by the Department of Defense in March 2013, and supersedes the outdated May 30, 1997 MIL-HDBK-502 Acquisition ...
|
|
7/28/2016
|
7,892
|
|
Product Support Arrangements (PSA)
|
|
Product support arrangement. The term "product support arrangement" means a contract, task order, or any type of other contractual arrangement, or any type of a...
|
|
2/24/2016
|
27,577
|
|
|
3/29/2016
|
42,071
|
|
Product Support Business Model (PSBM)
|
|
According to the DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook, "the PSBM defines the hierarchical framework in which the planning, development, implementation, m...
|
|
3/2/2016
|
4,779
|
|
|
5/3/2016
|
36,529
|
|
Product Support Manager (PSM)
|
|
According to para 5.1.3.2 of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) entitled Product Support Manager (PSM), “the day-to-day oversight and management of the pro...
|
|
3/30/2016
|
15,368
|
|
Product Support Package
|
|
The product support package includes the array of product support functions required to deploy and maintain the readiness and operational capability of major we...
|
|
5/9/2016
|
2,240
|
|
Production Readiness Review (PRR)
|
|
Production Readiness Review (PRR) - A formal examination of a program to determine if the design is ready for production and if the producer has accomplished ad...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
36,706
|
|
Production Representative Articles
|
|
DAU Glossary: Production Representative Article/System is A system that accurately represents the production configuration system for both hardware and software...
|
|
6/3/2014
|
8,649
|
|
Program Budget Decision (PBD)
|
|
A Program Budget Decision (PBD) is the official DoD decision document, usually signed by the SECDEF or DEPSECDEF, to reflect decisions made during the Budgeting...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
10,112
|
|
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)
|
|
The “Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)” is the official DoD decision document that is signed by the SECDEF or DEPSECDEF to reflect all decisions made during the...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
16,812
|
|
|
4/19/2016
|
13,270
|
|
|
8/26/2016
|
88,217
|
|
|
9/28/2016
|
32,435
|
|
Program Office Estimate (POE)
|
|
A detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for high-level decisions. The estimate is performed early in the program and serves as ...
|
|
7/7/2016
|
12,634
|
|
Progress Payments
|
|
Definition. Progress payments are a form of contract financing used with fixed price contracts when acquiring non-commercial items; part of customary contract f...
|
|
9/3/2015
|
8,594
|
|
Proposal Evaluation
|
|
Proposal evaluation is the assessment of a proposal to determine the offeror’s ability to successfully perform the prospective contract. It is also used to dete...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
30,667
|
|
Protests
|
|
A “protest” is a written objection by an interested party. It may be filed in response to one of the following: 1) solicitation; 2) cancellation of a solicitati...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
6,056
|
|
Prototype Models
|
|
A physical or virtual model used to evaluate the technical or manufacturing feasibility or military utility of a particular technology or process, concept, end ...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
28,904
|
|
Provisioning
|
|
Provisioning is the process of determining and acquiring the range and quantity (depth) of spares and repair parts, and support and test equipment required to o...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
574
|
|
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
|
|
According to DoD Instruction 4151.21, Public-Private Partnerships for Depot-Level Maintenance, “a public-private partnership for depot-level maintenance under 1...
|
|
3/29/2016
|
6,248
|
|
Quality
|
|
Dr. W. Edwards Deming defines quality as "meeting or exceeding customer expectations." He is credited with reviving the Japanese economy after World War II usin...
|
|
1/14/2016
|
4,740
|
|
|
6/27/2016
|
33,719
|
|
Ratification
|
|
“Ratification” means the act of approving an unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so (FAR 1.602-3).
|
|
8/23/2016
|
906
|
|
Readiness-Based Sparing (RBS)
|
|
Readiness-Based Sparing (RBS) is the practice of using advanced analytics to set spares levels and locations to maximize system readiness. Readiness-Based Spari...
|
|
4/8/2016
|
1,283
|
|
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
|
|
RCM is a systematic approach for identifying preventative or scheduled maintenance tasks for an equipment end item and establishing necessary preventative (or s...
|
|
4/4/2016
|
32,999
|
|
Reliability Key System Attribute (KSA)
|
|
Key System Attributes (KSAs) are defined as, “System attributes considered essential for achieving a balanced approach to developing an effective military capab...
|
|
3/16/2016
|
13,956
|
|
Rescission
|
|
An action by the President canceling Budget Authority (BA) previously appropriated but not yet obligated or spent. If both Houses of Congress do not approve the...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
15,258
|
|
|
6/24/2016
|
112,333
|
|
Reset of Military Equipment
|
|
According to the most common definition, “reset” of military equipment is comprised of a series of repair, recapitalization, and replacement actions to restore ...
|
|
5/27/2016
|
3,164
|
|
Resource Allocation Process (RAP)
|
|
Includes the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Process, the congressional enactment process, the apportionment of appropriated funds, and bu...
|
|
9/28/2016
|
19,471
|
|
Responding to Pre-Award Inquiries
|
|
Contractors seek much information from the Government concerning upcoming requirements, as well as requirements for which a solicitation has already been issued...
|
|
10/17/2016
|
11,429
|
|
Responsibility Determination
|
|
Before the contracting officer can award a contract, he/she must ensure the contractor is “responsible.” A responsibility determination signifies that the Gover...
|
|
8/23/2016
|
16,532
|
|
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
|
|
RFID refers to technologies that utilize radio waves to automatically identify individual objects. It allows information to be collected automatically without h...
|
|
2/3/2016
|
3,726
|
|
RFID - Tagging Principles
|
|
RFID tagging is an ID system that uses small radio frequency identification devices for identification and tracking purposes. An RFID tagging system includes th...
|
|
2/3/2016
|
3,684
|
|
Risk Assessment
|
|
• Risks are future events or conditions that may have a negative effect on achieving program objectives for cost, schedule, and performance. Risks are defined b...
|
|
8/24/2016
|
26,565
|
|
|
5/11/2016
|
8,735
|
|
|
7/14/2016
|
309
|
|
|
9/6/2016
|
677
|
|
Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
|
|
The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is computed by dividing the Budget Cost for Work Performed (BCWP) by the Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (BCWS). This metr...
|
|
8/4/2016
|
30,529
|
|
Schedule Variance (SV)
|
|
Schedule Variance (SV) is a metric for schedule performance on a program. It is the mathematical difference between Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (BCWP) and ...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
26,399
|
|
Sealed Bidding Procedures
|
|
Per FAR Part 14, sealed bidding is a method of contracting that employs competitive bids and public opening of bids prior to awards. It involves the following s...
|
|
5/2/2016
|
15,846
|
|
Service/JROC Approval and Validation
|
|
Approval - The formal or official sanction of the required capability described in the capability documentation. Approval also certifies that the documentation ...
|
|
1/20/2016
|
42,346
|
|
Services Acquisition
|
|
Services Acquisition covers a broad spectrum of requirements from research and development, advisory and assistance services, information technology support, me...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
11,910
|
|
Services Acquisition Workshop (SAW)
|
|
Definition (DoDI 5000.74): Services Acquisition Workshop (SAW). A facilitated workshop built around a specific acquisition and its multi-functional integrated...
|
|
7/22/2016
|
314
|
|
|
7/29/2016
|
393
|
|
Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)
|
|
Simplified acquisition procedures (SAP) are the methods prescribed in FAR Part 13 for purchasing supplies or services. They are designed for relatively simple G...
|
|
11/2/2015
|
59,316
|
|
Small Business
|
|
FAR 2.101 "Small Business Concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation i...
|
|
5/16/2016
|
11,658
|
|
Small Business Set Asides
|
|
A “small business set-aside” is the reserving of an acquisition exclusively for participation by small business concerns, as governed by FAR Part 19.
|
|
5/17/2016
|
15,311
|
|
Socio-economic Programs
|
|
Socioeconomic Programs originate from the Small Business Act, as amended. In Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, Congress explicitly declares “it is the pol...
|
|
7/26/2016
|
9,605
|
|
Solicitations
|
|
A solicitation is any request to submit offers or quotations to the Government. Solicitations under sealed bid procedures are called "invitation for bids." Soli...
|
|
10/27/2016
|
12,905
|
|
Source Selection
|
|
Source Selection generally refers to the process of evaluating a competitive bid or proposal to enter into a Government procurement contract. The term "source s...
|
|
7/11/2016
|
76,172
|
|
Space Systems Acquisition Policy
|
|
The Space Systems Acquisition Model emphasizes the decision needs for “high-tech” small quantity National Security Space (NSS) programs. DoD Space Systems are ...
|
|
5/31/2016
|
26,022
|
|
Specialty Metals
|
|
Specialty metals are defined for Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions in DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. These clauses further define steel, al...
|
|
7/11/2016
|
7,398
|
|
Specifications and Standards
|
|
SPECIFICATIONS
A Specification (often informally referred to as a spec) refers to an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, produ...
|
|
11/3/2015
|
2,099
|
|
|
7/26/2016
|
97,738
|
|
Strategic Sourcing
|
|
OMB’s Definition: A collaborative and structured process of analyzing an organization’s spend and using the information to make business decisions about acquiri...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
24,587
|
|
Subcontracting
|
|
Subcontracting occurs when a Government prime contractor awards a contract to another company (the subcontractor) to perform part or all of the prime contractor...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
13,758
|
|
Suitability
|
|
Operational suitability is the degree to which a system can be satisfactorily placed in field use, with consideration given to reliability, availability, compat...
|
|
6/30/2016
|
217
|
|
Summary Level Planning Package (SLPP)
|
|
Summary Level Planning Package (SLPP) is an aggregation of work for far-term efforts that are not able to be identified at the control account level, but can be...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
18,549
|
|
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
|
|
The integration of the supplier, distributor, and customer logistics requirements into one cohesive process to include demand planning, forecasting, materials r...
|
|
1/20/2016
|
15,333
|
|
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
|
|
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) - A systematic process for managing supply chain risk by identifying susceptibilities, vulnerabilities and threats throughou...
|
|
7/11/2016
|
349
|
|
Supply Classes
|
|
Term used by the US Department of Defense to categorize supplies and material in order to facilitate efficient supply chain management. Broken out into 10 class...
|
|
8/1/2016
|
1,936
|
|
Supportability Design Objectives
|
|
MIL-HDBK-502A, Product Support Analysis, Activity 8, Supportability and Supportability Related Design Factors (paragraph 5.3.6) is conducted “to establish quant...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
23,564
|
|
|
8/2/2016
|
8,175
|
|
Sustainability
|
|
‘Sustainability’ and ‘sustainable’ mean to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling...
|
|
3/23/2016
|
740
|
|
|
3/11/2016
|
23,931
|
|
Sustainment Maturity Levels (SML)
|
|
According to the DoD Product Support Manager’s (PSM) Guidebook, Sustainment Maturity Levels (SML) are a life cycle sustainment management tool used to assess th...
|
|
2/19/2016
|
839
|
|
Synopses
|
|
As prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 5, Contracting Officers must publicize contract opportunities and award information for Government con...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
18,317
|
|
System Fielding and Site Activation
|
|
USAF
Bed-down - The USAF (AFI 10-503 Base Unit Beddown Program) defines bed-down as establishing a unit, mission, activity, or personnel on real property for ...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
328
|
|
System Functional Review (SFR)
|
|
A system-level technical review evaluates whether the functional baseline satisfies the end-user requirements and capability needs and whether functional requir...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
32,709
|
|
System Performance Specification
|
|
A type of requirement documentation defines the functional requirements for a system without stating the methods for achieving the required results.
|
|
1/8/2016
|
32,026
|
|
System Requirements Review (SRR)
|
|
A formal, system-level review conducted to ensure that system requirements have been completely and properly identified and that a mutual understanding between ...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
57,329
|
|
System Safety
|
|
The activities apply engineering and management principles, criteria, and techniques to achieve acceptable mishap risk and optimize safety within the constraint...
|
|
3/10/2016
|
3,809
|
|
|
2/23/2016
|
35,396
|
|
System Verification Review (SVR)
|
|
A formal review conducted to verify that the performance of the actual configuration items meet with the item performance specifications and documented in the a...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
26,920
|
|
|
5/23/2014
|
12,868
|
|
|
5/20/2014
|
11,061
|
|
|
6/2/2014
|
8,820
|
|
|
6/1/2014
|
10,077
|
|
|
5/21/2014
|
12,577
|
|
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
|
|
A systems engineering plan (SEP) is a "living" document that captures a program's current and evolving systems engineering strategy and its relationship with th...
|
|
3/15/2016
|
66,106
|
|
Systems Engineering Process
|
|
The DoD systems engineering process is a collection of technical management processes and technical processes applied through the acquisition lifecycle. The te...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
77,831
|
|
Technical Baselines
|
|
Technical baselines include functional baseline, allocated baseline and product baseline. Each of the technical baselines is a reference from which to measure p...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
3,274
|
|
Technical Data Package (TDP)
|
|
A technical data package (TDP) is a description of an item adequate for supporting an acquisition, production, engineering, and logistics support (e.g. Engineer...
|
|
6/7/2016
|
813
|
|
Technical Manuals
|
|
Technical Manual (TM). A manual that contains instructions for the installation, operation, maintenance, and support of weapon systems, weapon system components...
|
|
8/2/2016
|
2,455
|
|
Technical Performance Measurement (TPM)
|
|
Technical Performance Measurement (TPM) involves a technique of predicting the future value of a key technical performance parameter of the higher-level end pro...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
49,919
|
|
Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction
|
|
The second phase of the Defense Acquisition Management System as defined and established by DoDI 5000.02. It is initiated by a successful Milestone A decision. ...
|
|
12/8/2015
|
39,254
|
|
Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)
|
|
A Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) is a systematic, metrics-based process that assesses the maturity of, and risk associated with, critical technologies to...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
36,291
|
|
Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
|
|
The TEMP documents the overall structure and objectives of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) program. It provides a framework within which to generate detailed T&E ...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
110,391
|
|
Test Readiness Review (TRR)
|
|
The TRR is a multi-disciplined technical review designed to ensure that the subsystem or system under review is ready to proceed into formal test. The TRR asses...
|
|
6/8/2016
|
48,510
|
|
To Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
|
|
The To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) is an Earned Value Management (EVM) metric computed by dividing the value of the work remaining by the value of the tar...
|
|
8/4/2016
|
44,192
|
|
Total Allocated Budget (TAB)
|
|
The Total Allocated Budget (TAB) is the sum of all budgets allocated to the contract. TAB consists of the
Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and all Manag...
|
|
8/5/2016
|
21,674
|
|
Total Package Fielding
|
|
Total Package Fielding (TPF), which is the Army’s standard materiel fielding process for new or modified materiel systems, provides a consolidated support packa...
|
|
1/12/2016
|
1,019
|
|
Types of Funds
|
|
To execute an acquisition program, budget authority provided by Congress is needed in order to incur obligations and make payments. Budget authority is most com...
|
|
6/24/2016
|
87,670
|
|
Undistributed Budget (UB)
|
|
Undistributed Budget (UB) is a temporary holding account for budget associated with specific work scope or contract changes that have not been distributed to a ...
|
|
8/8/2016
|
22,846
|
|
|
10/10/2016
|
17,900
|
|
|
9/14/2016
|
230
|
|
|
2/8/2016
|
20,077
|
|
Variance at Completion (VAC)
|
|
Variance at Completion (VAC) is the difference between the Budget at Completion (BAC) and the Estimate at Completion (EAC) (VAC = BAC - EAC). It may be calculat...
|
|
8/8/2016
|
25,332
|
|
Warranties
|
|
A warranty is an express or implied promise from the seller that certain facts about the items or services being sold are true. It provides a buyer with legal a...
|
|
6/9/2016
|
9,512
|
|
White House
|
|
The power of the executive branch is vested in the President, who also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the Cabinet a...
|
|
8/26/2016
|
6,648
|
|
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
|
|
A product-oriented family tree composed of hardware, software, services, data, and facilities. The family tree results from systems engineering efforts during t...
|
|
1/8/2016
|
51,777
|
|
Work Package (WP)
|
|
A Work Package (WP) is a natural subdivision of Control Accounts (CA). A WP is simply a task/activity or grouping of work. A WP is simply a task/activity or gro...
|
|
8/8/2016
|
20,712
|