LIFT Associates - SBIR Proposal Consultant
. . . specializing in SBIR proposal development
Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
A Brief Guide To The Alphabet Soup Of Government Contracting
| Government Speak | English Translation |
|---|---|
| ACO | Administrative/authorized Contracting Officer |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AF | Air Force |
| AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| ANNLY | Annually |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| ASREQ | As Required |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| BAA | Broad Agency Announcement |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| B&P | Bids and Proposals |
| CBD | Commerce Business Daily |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| CFSR | Contract Funds Status Report |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| COTR | Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
| CPFF | Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
| C/SSR | Cost/Schedule Status Report |
| CTM | Contract Technical Monitor |
| DAC | Days After Contract Award |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DID | Data Item Description |
| DO | Delivery Order |
| DOC | Dept. of Commerce (note big O) |
| DoD | Dept. of Defense (note little O) |
| DOE | Dept. of Energy (note big O) |
| DSO | Defense Sciences Office (DARPA) |
| EOC | End of Contract |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ETO | Electronics Technology Office (DARPA) |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| FR | Final Report |
| G-2 | Intelligence Information (in military jargon) |
| LOE | Level of Effort |
| LT | Letter of Transmittal |
| MAC | Months After Contract Award |
| MOTHLY | Monthly |
| MT | ManTech (Manufacturing Technology) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC) |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OTIME | One Time |
| ONE/R | One with Revision |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PM | Program Manager |
| PRDA | Program Research & Development Announcement |
| QTRLY | Quarterly |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SEMI | Every Six Months |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TM | Technical Monitor |
| TO | Task Order |
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