GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMS

1 GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMSDEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMS13TH EDITIONNOVEMBER 2009 DAU PressDoDI DesignReview (PDR)Post-PDR AssessmentCritical Design Review (CDR)Post-CDR AssessmentEngineering andManufacturingDevelopmentIncrementalEv olutionaryAcquisition StrategyMaterielDevelopmentDecisionTechn ology ReadinessLevel 6 Published by theDefense ACQUISITION University PressFort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-556513th EditionNovember 2009 Author: Gary HaganFor sale by the Government Printing OfficeSuperintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20401-9328 ISBN 978-0-16-084287-0, Stock Number 008-020-01595-4iGLOSSARYDEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS AND TERMST hirteenth EditionNovember 2009 Department of DefenseDefense ACQUISITION UniversityLearning Capabilities Integration CenterCenter for ACQUISITION and Program ManagementFort Belvoir, Virginia PUBLISHED BY THEDEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY PRESSFORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5565iiiiiACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe authors appreciate the assistance of the staff and faculty of the DEFENSE ACQUISITION Uni-versity (DAU) in providing ACRONYMS and definitions for consideration in this Thirteenth edition of the GLOSSARY .

2 DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS and TERMS and offer our special thanks to mem-bers of the DAU Visual Arts and Press, especially Carol Scheina for her initial editing and proof-reading, and Debbie Gonzalez for her expert final editing and innovative cover design. ivv PREFACEThis is the Thirteenth Edition of theGlossary: DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS and GLOSSARY : DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS and TERMS contains most ACRONYMS , abbrevia-tions, and TERMS commonly used in the systems ACQUISITION process within the Department of DEFENSE (DoD) and DEFENSE industries. It focuses on TERMS with generic DoD application but also includes some Service-unique TERMS . It has been extensively revised to reflect the publication of the revised 5000 Series and changes in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).

3 appendix A contains a listing of common abbreviations and ACRONYMS . appendix B contains definitions of TERMS used throughout the DoD ACQUISITION community, including TERMS that have commonality between and allied ACQUISITION programs. While the GLOSSARY identifies and highlights many TERMS , it is not all-inclusive, particularly regarding the Services and other organizationally unique TERMS . For those, the reader must turn to Service-specific indices and/or local publications. The GLOSSARY contains some jargon and buzz-words, but does not attempt to be a Dictionary of Pentagon-ese. The GLOSSARY is published for use by students of the DEFENSE ACQUISITION University (DAU) and others working on DEFENSE ACQUISITION matters, including congressional staffs, Pentagon and other headquarters (HQ) staffs, program managers of the Department of DEFENSE , and DEFENSE and abbreviations are generally capitalized for ease of reference.

4 That does not imply they are capitalized in general usage. Readers should follow the style used by their own organizations. Readers feedback and inputs are invited. Please use the form at the end of this publication, and send feedback to the Director, Center for ACQUISITION and Program Management, Learning Capabilities Integration Center, DAU, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565. Bradford Brown Gary Hagan Director, Center for ACQUISITION Course Manager and Program Management PMT 352 Lawrence Leggett Performance Learning Director, PM Certification CoursesviA-1 appendix AACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSNOTE: The following ACRONYMS and abbreviations are used by system ACQUISITION managers within the Department of DEFENSE (DoD). The majority of those dealing primarily with the management of the ACQUISITION process are defined in appendix B, GLOSSARY of TERMS .

5 Those that refer to Service-unique titles and organizations are not further Achieved Availability AAA Army Audit Agency AAC Air Armament Center (Air Force) AAE Army ACQUISITION Executive ABCA American-British-Canadian-Australian AC Active Component ACAP Army Cost Analysis Paper ACAT ACQUISITION Category ACC Air Combat Command (Air Force) ACD&P Advanced Component Development and Prototypes ACE ACQUISITION Center of Excellence ACI Allocated Configuration Identification ACMC Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ACNO Assistant Chief of Naval Operations ACO Administrative Contracting Officer ACRN Accounting Classification Reference Number ACS Assistant Chief of Staff ACSA ACQUISITION and Cross Servicing Agreement ACSN Advance Change Study Notice ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (Obsolete See JCTD (Joint Capability Technology Demonstration)) ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed ADA Anti-Deficiency ActADLT Administrative and Logistics Delay Time ADM ACQUISITION Decision Memorandum ADP Automated Data Processing ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment ADR Alternate Dispute Resolution.

6 Alternative Dispute Resolution AECA Arms Export Control Act (1976) AECB Arms Export Control Board A-2 AFAE Air Force ACQUISITION Executive AFALC Air Force Air Logistics Center AFARS Army Federal ACQUISITION Regulation Supplement AFCAA Air Force Cost Analysis Agency AFFARS Air Force Federal ACQUISITION Regulation Supplement AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center AFI Air Force Instruction AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology AFMC Air Force Materiel Command AFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center AFPD Air Force Policy Directive AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory AI Artificial Intelligence AI Inherent Availability AIS Automated Information System AKSS AT&L ( ACQUISITION , Technology and Logistics) Knowledge Sharing System (Obsolete See DEFENSE ACQUISITION Portal (DAP)) ALC Air Logistics Center (Air Force) ALMC Army Logistics Management College ALO Authorized Level of Organization (Army) ALT Administrative Lead Time AMA Analysis of Materiel Approaches AMC Air Mobility Command; Army Materiel Command AMCOM Aviation and Missile Command (Army) AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency AMSDL ACQUISITION Management Systems Data List ANSI American National Standards Institute AO Operational Availability AoA Analysis of AlternativesAOTR Assessment of Operational Test Readiness AP ACQUISITION Plan.

7 Advance Procurement AP/A/N/AF Aircraft Procurement (Appropriation), Army/Navy/Air Force APB ACQUISITION Program Baseline APBA ACQUISITION Program Baseline Agreement APPN Appropriation APUC Average Procurement Unit Cost (also see AUPC (Average Unit Procurement Cost)) AQAP Allied Quality Assurance Provision AR Army Regulation ARL Army Research Laboratory ASA(ALT) Assistant Secretary of the Army ( ACQUISITION , Logistics and Technology) ASAF(A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force ( ACQUISITION ) ASARC Army Systems ACQUISITION Review Council ASBCA Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ASC Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force) A-3 ASD(HA) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Health Affairs) ASD(LA) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Legislative Affairs) ASD(NII) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Networks and Information Integration) ASF Army Stock Fund ASN(M&RA) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ASN(RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and ACQUISITION ) ASPA Armed Services Procurement Act ASR ACQUISITION Strategy Report; Alternative Systems Review ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AT Anti-Tampering ATC Air Training Command ATD Advanced Technology Development (or Demonstration) ATE Automatic Test Equipment ATEC Army Test and Evaluation Command (Army) ATP Acceptance Test Procedures ATPS Automated Test Planning System ATSD Assistant to the Secretary of DEFENSE AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost (also see APUC (Average Procurement Unit Cost)) AV All ViewsAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System (Air Force) AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment BBA Budget Activity; Budget Authority BAA Broad Agency Announcement.

8 Buy American ActBAC Budget at CompletionBAFO Best and Final OfferBCA Board of Contract Appeals; Business Case AnalysisBCC Budget Classification CodeBCE Baseline Cost Estimate (Army)BCEFM Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial ManagementBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (Air Force)BCS Baseline Comparison SystemBCWP Budgeted Cost of Work PerformedBCWS Budgeted Cost of Work ScheduledBE Baseline EstimateBES Budget Estimate SubmissionBFM Business and Financial ManagerBIOS Basic Input/Output SystemBIT Binary Digit; Built In Test A-4 BITE Built In Test EquipmentBLRIP Beyond Low Rate Initial Production BLS Bureau of Labor StatisticsBMD Ballistic Missile DefenseBOA Basic Ordering AgreementBOD Beneficial Occupancy DateBOIP Basis of Issue Plan (Army)BOSC Base Operating Support ContractB&P Bid and ProposalBPA Blanket Purchase AgreementBPR Business Process ReengineeringBRAC Base Realignment and Closure BRP Basic Research PlanBT Builder s Trial (Ships)BY Budget Year; Base YearCC2 Command and ControlC3I Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence C3 ISR Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance, and ReconnaissanceC4 Command, Control, Communications, and ComputersC4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers and IntelligenceC4 ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and ReconnaissanceCA Contract Award.

9 Control AccountCAAC Civilian Agency ACQUISITION CouncilCAD Capabilities and ACQUISITION Division (J-8 Joint Staff); Computer-Aided Design CADD Computer-Aided Design and DraftingCAE Component ACQUISITION Executive; Computer-Aided EngineeringCAIG Cost Analysis Improvement GroupCAIV Cost as an Independent VariableCALS Computer-Aided ACQUISITION and Logistics Support; Continuous ACQUISITION and Life-cycle Support CAM Computer-Aided ManufacturingCAO Contract Administration OfficeCAP Contractor Acquired Property; Critical ACQUISITION PositionCAPE Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (Office of the Secretary of DEFENSE Director, CAPE)CAR Command Assessment Review (Air Force); Configuration Audit ReviewCARD Cost Analysis Requirements DescriptionA-5 CARS Consolidated ACQUISITION Reporting System (Obsolete See DAMIR ( DEFENSE ACQUISITION Management Information Retrieval))CAS Contract Administration Services; Cost Accounting Standard CASB Cost Accounting Standards BoardCASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering; Computer-Aided System Engineering CAST Computer-Aided Software Testing CAT Computer-Aided Testing CATEX Categorical Exclusion CATM Computer-Aided Technical Management CBA Capabilities-Based Assessment; Cost Benefit Analysis CBD Chemical Biological DEFENSE ; Commerce Business Daily (Obsolete See FedBizOpps (Federal Business Opportunities System)) CBM+ Condition-Based Maintenance +CBO Congressional Budget Office CBR Chemical, Biological, Radiological.

10 Concurrent Budget ResolutionCBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and NuclearCBS Cost Breakdown Structure CBTDEV Combat Development (Army/Marine Corps) CCA Clinger-Cohen Act; Component Cost Analysis (Obsolete See CCE (Component Cost Estimate)) CCASS Construction Contract Appraisal Support System CCB Configuration Control Board CCD Category Code Directory; Contract Completion Date CCDR Combatant Commander; Contractor Cost Data Report(s) ReportingCCE Component Cost EstimateCCJO Capstone Concept for Joint OperationsCCN Configuration Change Notice; Contract Change Notice CCP Consolidated Cryptologic Program; Contract Change Proposal CCPO Consolidated Civilian Personnel Office CDD Capability Development Document CDR Contractual Data Requirement; Critical Design Review CDRL Contract Data Requirements List CE Cost Estimate; Current Estimate CEAC Cost and Economic Analysis Center (Army) CEC Civil Engineering Corps CECOM Communications and Electronics Command (Army) CEP Circular Error Probable; Contract Estimating and Pricing CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CER Cost Estimating Relationship CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) CETS Contractor Engineering and Technical Services CFC Chlorofluorocarbon CFE Contractor-Furnished Equipment A-6 CFEN Contractor-Furnished Equipment Notice CFM Contractor Financial Management; Contractor-Furnished Material CFO Chief Financial Officer CFR Code of Federal Regulations; Contractor Funds Report CFSR Contract Funds Status Report CG Commanding General CI Commercial Item; Configuration Item.