VA Acronyms List - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (VA OSDBU)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Acronyms List

A
Acronym	Description
A&A	Advisory & Assistance
A&A	Assessment and Accreditation
A&MM	Acquisition and Materiél Management
A&MMS	Acquisition and Materi&eactue;l Management Service
A/E	Architect/Engineer
A/O	Administrative Offices
A/OPC	Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
A/R	Accounts Receivable
AAA	Authentication, Authorization & Access
ABC	Activity Based Costing
AC	Associate Chief of Staff
AC	Acceleration Clause
AC	Actual Cost
ACC	Accounting Classification Code
ACO	Administrative Contracting Officer
ACRB	Architectural Change and Review Board
ACWP	Actual Cost for Work Performed
AD	Assistant Director
ADA	Associate Deputy Administrator
ADAS	Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
AGC	Associated General Contractors of America
AIA	American Institute of Architects
AIC	Architecture and Infrastructure Committee
AL	Assisted Living
AL	American Legion
ALA	American Legion Auxiliary
ALBCC	Account Level Budget Cost Center
ALC	Agency Location Code
ALTA	American Land Title Transfer
AO	Authorizing Official
APOC	Administrative Point of Contact
AR	Architecture Requirements
ARB	Architecture Review Board
ARB	Accident Review Board
ARC	American Red Cross
ARNP	Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
ARO	After Receipt of Order
ARO	After Receipt of Order
ATP	Acquisition Training Program

B
Acronym	Description
B&P	Bid and Proposal
B/A	Basic Agreement
B/A	Basic Agreement
B/S	Benefits/Services
BA	Business Architecture
BAA	Business Associate Agreement(s)
BCA	Business Continuity Plan
BCA	Board of Contract Appeals
BCAG	Business Community Advisory Group
BCBS	Blue Cross Blue Shield
BCS	Business Case Study
BCWP	Budgeted Cost for Work Performed
BCWS	Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled
BIRLS	Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem
BNI	Business Needs and Investment
BNIB	Business Needs and Investment Board
BOA	Basic Ordering Agreement
BOC	Business Operations Committee
BOC	Budget Object Code
BOP	Bureau of Prisons
BPA	Blanket Purchase Agreement
BQ	Best Qualified
BRD	Business Requirements Document
BRD	Business Requirements Document
BREP	Business Requirements Engineering Process
BRM	Business Relationship Meeting
BRM	Business Reference Model
BSAD	Baseline System Architecture Document

C
Acronym	Description
C&A	Certification and Authority
CAO	Chief Administrative Officer
CAO	Chief Acquisition Officer is the Assistant Secretary for Management
CAO	Contract Administration Office
CBA	Cost Benefit Analysis
CBC	Community Based Outpatient Clinic
CBC	Complete Blood Count
CBCMC	Clinical Bar Code Multidisciplinary Committee
CBD	Chief Benefits Director
CBHCO	Community-Based Health Care Organization
CBI	Compliance and Business Integrity
CBO	Congressional Budget Office
CBO	Chief Business Office
CSBU	Center for Small Business Utilization
CC	Ceiling Cost
CCA	Consolidated Contracting Activity
CCB	Change Control Board
CCC	Cost Containment Center
CCD	Centralized Contracting Division
CCR	Central Contractor Register
CCS	Care Coordination Services
CEA	Chief Enterprise Architect
CEC	Continuing Education Center
CEFU	Continuing Education Field Unit
CEHIST	Center for Evaluation of Healthcare Information Systems & Technology
CEIS	Corporate Executive Information System
CEMP	Comprehensive Emergency Management Program
CEN	Committee European de Normalisation
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CEOSH	Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health
CFM	Construction Facility Management
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFOC	Chief Financial Officers Council
CFP	Clinical Financial Planner
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CI	Contract Item/Control Item
CICA	Competition in Contracting Act
CIM	Corporate Information Model
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CIOFO	Chief Information Office Field Office
CIP	Capital Investment Proposal
CIP	Capital Investment Process
CIPP/G	Certified Information Privacy Professional/Government
CO	Contracting Officer
COAS	Clinical Observation Access Control
COB	Close of Business
COBRA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COE	Certificate of Eligibility
COE	Centers of Excellence
COHRS	Central Office Human Resources Service
COI	Conflict of Interest
COI	Communities of Interest
COO	Chief Operations Officer
COOP	Continuity of Operations Plan
COS	Chief of Staff
COSG	Collaborative Opportunities Steering Group
COSVA	Chief of Staff
COTR	Contracting Officer's Technical Representative or Contracting Officer's Representative, same as Resident Engineer
CP	Ceiling Price
CP	Contingency Plan
CPI	Cost Performance Index
CPIC	Capital Planning and Investment Control
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPM	Continuous Passive Motion
CPO	Chief of Purchasing Office
CPOE	Computerized Physician Order Entry
CPP	Consumer Preferences and Policy
CPR	Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPS	Core Products and Services
CS	Cost Sharing
CSA	Common Services Architecture
CSCIS	Computer Software Configuration Items
CSCS	Computer Software Components
CSE	Customer Service Environment
CSEMO	Corporate Senior Executive Management Office
CSF	Critical Success Factors
CSO	Cyber Security Office
CSP	Cyber Security Professional
CSUM	Common Security User Manager
CT	Commercial Technology
CTI	Computer/Telephone Integration
CTI	Category Type Item
CTI	Critical Time Intervention
CTO	Chief Technology Officer
CV	Cost Variance
CY	Calendar Year
CVE	Center for Veterans Enterprise

D
Acronym	Description
D&F	Determination and Finding
DBA	Data Base Administrator
DBIA	Database Integration Agreement
DBIC	Data Base Integration Committee
DBM	Disruptive Behavior Management
DBMS	Data Base Management System
DCM	Department Cost Manager
DCP	Direct Connect Program
DME	Development/Maintenance/Enhancement
DOBI	Department of Defense Instruction
DoD	Department of Defense
DOE	Department of Energy
DOJ	Department of Justice
DOL	Department of Labor
DOT	Department of Transportation
DS	Data Standardization
DS	Delivery Services
D&S Committee	The VA Deparment and Suspension Committee, a committee consisting of the Director, Acquisition Resources Service (chair), and representatives of the Office of Inspector General, and the program office to which the particular deparment or suspension case relates. A representative from OGC will serve as legal counsel to the D&S Committee.
DSPE	Deputy Senior Procurement Executive, who is also the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions. Also the Suspending official, authority to impose suspension is delegated to the SPE and is further delegated to the DSPE. Known as the Debarring official.
DTP	Data Transfer Program
DUSB	Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits
DUSH	Deputy Under Secretary for Health
DUSHOM	Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N)
DUZ	Designated User

E
Acronym	Description
E&IT	Electronic & Information Technology
E/M	evaluation and management
ECM	Energy Conservation Measures
ECP	Engineering Change Proposals
ECR	Executive Conference Room
ECS	Enterprise Class Storage
ECS	Event Capture System
EISA	Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EST	Eastern Standard Time
ETC	Estimate To Completion

F
Acronym	Description
F2F	Face-to-Face Meeting
FAC-C	Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting
FACCT	Foundation for Accountability
FACHE	Fellow in American College of Healthcare Executives
FAC-P/PM	Federal Acquisition Certification Program/Project Management
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulations
FAS	Finance and Accounting System
FP	Fixed Price
FSS	Federal Supply Schedule
FY	Fiscal Year

G
Acronym	Description
GAO	Government Accountability Office
G2B	Government to Business
G2C	Government to Consumer
G2G	Government to Government
GOV	Government Owned Vehicle
GP	Government Property
GSF	Gross Square Feet

H
Acronym	Description
HAC	Health Administration Center
HCA	Head of contracting Activity, appointed in writing by the DSPE under VA's Appointment of HCAs Program
HEA	Health Enterprise Architecture
HR&A	Human Resources and Administration
HRC	Health Resource Center
HRIS	Human Resources Information Service
HRM	Human Resources Management

I
Acronym	Description
IFB	Invitation for Bids
IM	Information Management
IM/DQ	Identity Management/Data Quality
IM/IT	Information Management/Information Technology
IP	Internet Protocol
ITAAC	IT Acquisition Advisory Council
ITAC	Information Technology Advisory Committee
ITAM	IT Asset Management
ITARP	IT Activity Resource Proposal
ITARS	IT Acquisition Request System
ITBAT	IT Budget Analysis Team
ITC	Information Technology Center
ITC	Information Technology Conference
ITEAM	Information Technology Enterprise Architecture Management
ITIL	Information Technology Infrastructure Library
I-TIPS	Information Technology Investment Portfolio System
ITLO	Information Technology Logistics Office
ITMP	Information Technology Management Program
ITMRA	Information Technology Management Reform Act
ITOC	Information Technology and Oversight Compliance
ITOC	Information Technology Oversight & Compliance

K
Acronym	Description
KSA	Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
KSAO	Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other

L
Acronym	Description
LCC	Life Cycle Costs
LEAF	Logistics, Engineering, Acquisition, and Finance
LOB	Line of Business

M
Acronym	Description
MF	Medical Facilities
MTF	Medical Treatment Facility/Facilities
MTF	(DoD) Military Treatment Facility

N
Acronym	Description
NAC	National Acquisition Center
NC	National Cemetery
NCA	National Cemetery Administration
NCAO	National Cemetery Area Office
ND	Network Director
NVC	National Veterans Conference

O
Acronym	Description
O&M	Operations and Maintenance
O&M	Operation and Maintenance
OA&L	Office of Acquisition and Logistics
OALC	Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
OCLA	Office of Congressional Legislative Affairs
OF	Office of Facilities
OGC	Office of the General Counsel
OHRM	Office of Human Resources Management
OI&T	Office of Information and Technology
ORD	Office of Research and Development
OSDBU	Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

P
Acronym	Description
PATS	Planning, Architecture, Technology and Services
PCO	Procuring Contracting Officer
PDM	Program (Procurement) Decision Maker
PM	Project Manager
PM	Program Manager
PM PAR	Program Management Policy, Assessment, and Reporting
PO	Purchasing Order
POCs	Points of Contact
POS	Point of Sale
POS	Period of Service
PPE	Property, Plant and Equipment
PR	Purchase Requests
PTAC	Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

R
Acronym	Description
RO	Regional Office
RO&IC	Regional Office and Insurance Center

S
Acronym	Description
SAC	Strategic Acquisition Center
SAM	System for Award Management
SAN	Storage Area Network
SB/SDB	Small Business/Small Disadvantaged Business
SB/SDB	Small Business/Small Disadvantaged Business
SBA	Small Business Administration
SCORE	Service Corps of Retired Executives
SBL	Small Business Liaison
SDC	System Development Center
SDD	Software Design and Development
SDE	Service Delivery and Engineering
SDVOSB	Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
SE&I	Software Engineering & Integration
SEDR	Systems Engineering and Design Review
SEES	Survey Evaluation Exam System
SEI	Software Engineering and Integration
SEPG	Software Engineering Process Group
SPE	Senior Procurement Executive who is also Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Material Management. SPE is responsible for the management direction of the VA acquisition system. The SPE may further delegate authority to the DSPE.
SQA	Safety Quality Assurance
SQA	Software Quality Assurance
SR	Systems Redesign
SSM	Software Service Manager
STD	Standard
STP	Software Test Plan
STR	Software Test Report

T
Acronym	Description
T&C	Terms and Conditions
TA	Technology Assessment
TAC	Technology Assessment Committee
TAC	Technology Acquisition Center
TP	Technical Proposal
TQM	Total Quality Management

U
Acronym	Description
U.S.C.	United States Code
UI	User Interface

V
Acronym	Description
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs (never use DVA)
VACO	VA Central Office
VAGFE	VA-owned Government Furnished Equipment
VAMC	VA Medical Center
VAO	Virtual Acquisition Office
VAAR	Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation
VBA	Veterans Benefit Administration
VBOP	Veterans Business Outreach Centers
VC	Veterans Center
VIP	Veteran Information Pages
VISN	Veterans Integrated Service Network, an integrated network of VA facilities that are focused on pooling and aligning resources to best meet local needs in the most cost effective manner and provide greater access to care.
VHA	Veterans Health Administration
VOSB	Veteran Owned Small Business

W
Acronym	Description
WBC	Women Business Center

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