E-Tools
- Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
- Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS): Vendors wishing to do business with USDA must have a valid DUNS. Starting in April 2022, DUNS will no longer be required; a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) will be created in SAM.gov.
- Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS): This is to be used for reporting subcontracting accomplishments.
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- System for Award Management (SAM): This contains information on Contract Opportunities (formerly FedBizOpps (fbo.gov), Wage Determinations, and Entity Reporting. Vendors wishing to do business with USDA must have an active SAM account, unless a FAR exception exists.
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- VA Vendor Information Pages (VIP)
- OCP Definitions and Acronyms
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Online glossary located at FAR Part 2 - Definitions of Words and Terms | Acquisition.GOV.
Acronyms:
- AGAR: US Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation
- BPA: Blanket Purchase Agreement
- CAO: Chief Acquisition Officer
- CO: Contracting Officer
- COCO: Chief of the Contracting Office
- COR: Contracting Officer Representative
- CPARS: Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
- CSOD: FAI Cornerstone OnDemand
- DM: USDA Departmental Manual
- DR: USDA Departmental Regulation
- FAC-C: Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting
- FAC-COR: Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representative
- FAC-P/PM: Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers
- FAC-C-DS: Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting – Digital Services
- FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulation
- FFP: Firm Fixed Price
- FMMI: Federal Management Modernization Initiative
- FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
- FPDS: Federal Procurement Data System
- HCA: Head of Contracting Activity
- IAS: Integrated Acquisition System
- IDIQ: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
- IPP: Invoice Processing Platform
- LH: Labor Hour
- MASCO: Mission Area Senior Contracting Official
- MASPM: Mission Area Senior Program Manager
- OCP: Office of Contracting and Procurement
- OSDBU: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- PGI: Procedures, Guidance and Information (USDA Contracting Desk Book)
- PM: Project Manager or Program Manager
- PWS: Performance Work Statement
- RFI: Request for Information
- RFP: Request for Proposal
- RFQ: Request for Quote
- SAM: System for Award Management
- SAP: Simplified Acquisition Procedures
- SBA: Small Business Administration
- SOO: Statement of Objectives
- SOW: Statement of Work
- SPE: Senior Procurement Executive
- SSA: Source Selection Authority
- SSEB: Source Selection Evaluation Board
- T&M: Time & Materials
- WBSCM: Web Based Supply Chain Management