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A
AAA	Army Audit Agency
AAE	Army Acquisition Executive
AAO	Army Acquisition Objective
ABCA	America, Britain, Canada, Australia/New Zealand
ACAP	Army Cost Analysis Paper
ACAT	Acquisition Category
ACCS	Army Command and Control System
ACI	Allocated Configuration Identification/Item
ACSI	Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
ACTD	Advanced Concept Technical Demonstration
AD	Advanced Development
ADM	Acquisition Decision Memorandum
ADP	Automatic Data Processing
ADPE	Automatic Data Processing Equipment
AEP	Annual Execution Plan
AFARS	Army FAR Supplement
AFCS	Army Facilities Component System
AFG	Army Force Guidance
AFYDP	Army's Future-Year Defense Program/Plan
AG	Army Guidance
AHWG	Ad Hoc Working Group
AIF	Army Industrial Fund
AIN	Army Interoperability Network
ALMC	Army Logistics Management Center
ALMSA	Automated Logistics Management Systems
AMC	U.S. Army Materiel Command
AMCPP	HQ AMC Deputy Chief of Staff for Procurement
AMCR	Army Materiel Command Regulation
AMDF	Army Master Data File
AMIM	Army Modernization Information Memorandum
AMMDB	Army MARC Maintenance Data Base
AMMS	Acquisition Management Milestone System
AMP	Army Materiel Plan
AMPMOD	AMP Modernization
AMS	Army Management System
AMSAA	Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency
AMSDL	Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List
ANVIS	Aviation Night Vision Imaging System
AP	Acquisition Plan
APA	Aircraft Procurement, Army; Army Procurement Appropriation
APBI	Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry
APPGM	Army Planning and Programming Guidance Memorandum
AR	Army Regulation
ARCSIP	Automated Requirements Computations System Initial Provisioning
ARNG	Army National Guard
ARSTAF	Army Staff
ARTBASS	Army Training Battle Simulation System
ARTEP	Army Training and Evaluation Program
AS	Acquisition Strategy
ASA	Army Strategic Appraisal; Area Software Analyst
ASA(RDA)	Asst Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, &Acquisition)
ASAP	Army Streamlined Acquisition Process
ASARC	Army System Acquisition Review Council
ASAS	All Service Analysis System, All Source Analysis System
ASCO	Advanced Systems Concept Office
ASD(MRA&L)	Asst Secretary of Defense, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, &Logistics
ASF	Army Stock Fund
ASIOE	Associated Support Items of Equipment
ASL	Authorized Stockage List
AST	Advanced Software Technology
ATCCS	Army Tactical Command and Control System
ATE	Automatic Test Equipment
ATSC	Army Training Support Center
B
BAC	Budget at Completion
BAS	Battlefield Automated System
BCE	Baseline Cost Estimate
BCM	Business Clearance Memorandum
BCWP	Budgeted Cost For Work Performed
BCWS	Budgeted Cost For Work Scheduled
BDP	Battlefield Development Plan
BFA	Battlefield Functional Area
BFY	Budget Fiscal Year
BII	Basic Issue Item
BIT	Built-In Test
BITE	Built-In Test Equipment
BOA	Basic Ordering Agreement
BOIP	Basis of Issue Plan
BOIPFD	Basis of Issue Plan Feeder Data
BPRR	Budget Program Resource Review
BRL	U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratories
BSR	Board of Solicitation Review
BSS	Battlefield Support System
BTA	Best Technical Approach
BY	Budget Year
C
C & I	Communication and Interoperability
C/Mgr	Configuration Manager
C/SCSC	Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria
C/SSR	Cost/Schedule Status Report
CS/CSS	Combat Support /Combat Service Support
C-E	Communications-Electronics
C2	Command and Control
C2I	Command, Control, and Intelligence
C3	Command, Control, and Communications
C3I	Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C4	Command, Control, Communications and Computers
CAA	Concepts Analysis Agency
CAB	CECOM Acquisition Board
CAB	Cost Analysis Brief
CAC	Combined Army Center
CACDA	Combined Arms Combat Development Activity
CAG	Cost Advisory Group
CAGE	Contractor and Government Entity
CAIG	Cost Analysis Improvement Group
CALS	Computer-Aided Acquisition Logistic Support
CAO	Contract Administration Office
CAP	Current Approved Program
CAPCAT	Capability Category
CAR	Configuration Audit Review
CARD	Catalog of Aprvd Requirements Docs; Cost Analysis Requirements Description
CBD	Commerce Business Daily
CBR	Chemical, Biological, Radiological
CBRS	Concept-Based Requirements System
CBTDEV	Combat Developer
CCB	Configuration Control Board
CCDR	Contractor Cost Data Report
CCE	Contract Cost Estimate
CCSS	Commodity Command Standard System
CCTT	Close Combat Tactical Trainer
CD	Concept Development/Developer
CDA	(AMC) Catalog Data Agency
CDP	Concept Development Process
CDR	Critical Design Review
CDRL	Contract Data Requirements List
CE	Concept Exploration; Current Estimate
CEA\VH	Communications Electronics Activity-Vint Hill
CEB	Contractor Evaluation Branch
CECDC	Cost Estimate Control Data Center
CECOM	Communications-Electronics Command
CED	Concurrent Engineering Directorate
CEP	Concept Evaluation Program; Conceptual Exploration Phase
CETS	Contractor Engineering Technical Services
CFE	Contractor Furnished Equipment
CFP	Concept Formulation Package/Process
CFS	Contract Field Services
CFSR	Contract Funds Status Report
CFY	Current Fiscal Year
CG	Commanding General; Consolidated Guidance
CI	Configuration Item/Identification
CICA	Competition in Contracting Act
CIRC	Central Information Reference and Control
CIT	Counter Intelligence Team
CJCS	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
CLS	Contractor Logistics Support
CM	Configuration Management
CMO	Configuration Management Office
CMP	Configuration Management Plan
CNETP	Consolidated New Equipment Training Plan
COA	Comptroller of the Army
COB	Command Operating Budget
COBRA	Command OMA Budget Review and Analysis
COC	Certificate of Competency
COE	Chief of Engineers
COEA	Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
COEI	Components of End Items
COEIL	Components of End Items List
COI	Course of Instruction
COMM	Communications
COMSEC	Communications Security
CON	Contingency (Type Classification)
CONUS	Continental United States
COOP	Continuity of Operations Plan
COPE	Command Overview of Program Execution
COTR	Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
COR	Contracting Officer's Representative
CPCI	Computer Program Configuration Item
CPR	Cost Performance Report
CR	Command Review
CRB	Command Review Board
CR&DO	Commander's Research and Development Objectives
CRM	Computer Resource Management
CRLCMP	Computer Resources Life Cycle Management Plan
CRMSES	Computer Resource Management-Software Engineering Support
CRWG	Computer Resource Working Group
CS	Combat Support
CSA	Chief of Staff, US Army
CSLA	Communication Security Logistics Activity
CSLP	CECOM Secure Lighting Program
CSS	Combat Service Support
CTA	Common Table of Allowance
CTDR	Commercial Training Devices Requirements
CTEA	Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis
CTP	Coordinated Test Program
CTS	Contact Test Set
CV	Cost Variance
CVAL	Concept Validation
CWBS	Contract Work Breakdown Structure
CY	Calendar Year
D
D&A	Development and Acquisition
DT&E	Development, Test and Evaluation
DA	Department of the Army
DAB	Defense Acquisition Board
DACIL	Department of the Army Critical Items List
DAE	Defense Acquisition Executive
DA IPR	Department of Army In-Process Review
DAMI	Department of the Army Military Intelligence
DAMWO	DA Materiel/Modification Work Order
DAP	Designated Acquisition Program
DA PAM	DA Pamphlet
DASA(A)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition)
DASC	Department of the Army System Coordinator
DCA	Defense Communications Agency
DCAA	Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCAS	Defense Contract Administration Services
DCS	Defense Communications System
DCSCD	Deputy Chief of Staff, Combat Development
DCSDOC	Deputy Chief of Staff, Doctrine
DCSISP	Deputy Chief of Staff for International Security Partnerships
DCSLOG	Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
DCSOPS	Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
DCSPER	Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
DCSRDA	Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, and Acquisition
DDEP	Defense Development Exchange Program
DE	Development Estimate
DEA	Data Exchange Agreement
DEP	Draft Equipment Publication
DEPSECDEF	Deputy Secretary of Defense
DESCOM	Depot Support Command
DET	Displaced Equipment Training
DF	Distribution Form
DFA	Dynamic Force Analysis
DFARS	DOD FAR Supplement
DG	Defense Guidance
DGIS	Defense Gateway Information System
DIA	Defense Intelligence Agency
DID	Data Item Description
DIPL	Directorate of International Programs and Logistics
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DLSC	Defense Logistics Service Center
DLM	Directorate for Logistics and Maintenance
DMM	Directorate for Materiel Management
DMPE	Depot Maintenance Plant Equipment
DMSP	Depot Maintenance Support Plan
DMWR	Depot Maintenance Work Requirements
DOD	Department of Defense
DODACC	Department of Defense Activity Account Code
DODD	Department of Defense Directive
DODI	Department of Defense Instruction
DODISS	DOD Index of Specifications and Standards
DOIM	Director of Information Management
DOP	Degrees of Protection
DOTE	Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
DOTSP	Doctrinal and Organizational Test Support Package
DPAE	Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation
DPAMMH	Direct Productive Annual Maintenance Manhours
DPI	Data Processing Installation
DPM	Defense Program Memorandum
DPS	Decision Package Set
DR	Data Requirement
DRA	Decision Risk Analysis
DRAA	Decision Risk Analysis Assessment
DRB	Defense Resources Board
DRRB	Data Requirements Review Board
DRE	Directorate for Readiness
DRS	Deficiency Report System
DS	Direct Support
DSA	Defense Supply Agency
DSL	Document Summary List
DSM	Directorate for Systems Management
DSS	Direct Support System
DSSP	Defense Standardization and Specification Program
DT	Development Test/Testing
DTC	Design-To-Cost
DTIC	Defense Technical Information Center
DT	Developmental Test
DTP	Detailed Test Plan
DTT	Doctrine and Tactics Training
DTUPC	Design-To-Unit Production Cost
E
EA	Environmental Assessment
EAC	Echelons Above Corps; Estimate at Completion
EAD	Equipment Availability Date
EARA	Equipment Authorization Review Activity
EASC	Exploration of Alternative System Concepts
ECA	Effects Criticality Analysis
ECAC	Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
ECCM	Electronic Counter-Counter Measures
ECM	Electronic Counter Measures
ECN	Engineering Change Notices
ECP	Engineering Change Proposals
ECR	Engineering Change Requests
ED	Engineering Development
EDT	Engineering Design and Test
EEI	Essential Element of Information
EHAT	Equipment Historical Availability Trend
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
EIP	End Items Parameters
EIR	Equipment Improvement Recommendations
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EMI/EMC	Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMP	Electromagnetic Pulse
EMSEC	Electromagnetic Security; Emissions Security; Emanations Security
ES&ML	Expendable Supplies and Materiels List
ESA	Engineering Support Activity
ESAR	Electromagnetic Spectrum Allocation Request
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge
ESIL	Essential Support Items List
ESS	Environmental Stress Screening
ET	Engineering Test
EUCOM	European Command
EW	Electronic Warfare
F
F.O.B.	Free-on-Board
FA	Field Artillery
FA/IPT	First Article-Initial Production Test
FA/PT	First Article-Production Test
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAT	First Article Testing
FBOIP	Final Basis of Issue Plan
FCA	Functional Configuration Audit
FCG	Functional Configuration Group
FCI	Functional Configuration Identification/Item
FDC	Facilities Design Criteria
FDEP	Final Draft Equipment Publication
FD/SC	Failure Definition/Scoring Criteria
FDTE	Force Development Test and Evaluation/ Experimentation
FEBA	Forward Edge of the Battle Area
FIO	Foreign Intelligence Office
FISO	Force Integration Staff Officer
FM	Field Manual; Failure Model
FMECA	Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis
FMILS	Force Modernization/Integrated Logistic Support
FMMP	Force Modernization Master Plan
FMMRS	Force Modernization Milestone Reporting System (now AMMS)
FMS	Foreign Military Sales
FMT	Force Modernization Training
FO	Fiber Optics
FOE	Follow-on Evaluation
FORSCOM	U.S. Army Forces Command
FOT&E	Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation
FPD	Functional Purchase Description
FQQPRI	Final Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirement
FS	Feasibility Study
FSA	Foreign Systems Acquisition
FSCCB	Fielded Software Configuration Control Board
FSD	Full-Scale Development
FSED	Full-Scale Engineering Development
FSP	Facility Support Plan
FSR	Field Service Representative, Fielding Status Review
FSS	Fire Support System
FSTC	Foreign Science and Technology Center
FTD	Foreign Technology Division
FUE	First Unit Equipped
FUED	First Unit Equipped Date
FY	Fiscal Year
FYDP	Five-Year Defense Program
G
GAO	General Accounting Office
GEN	Generic
GFE	Government Furnished Equipment
GFM	Government Furnished Materiel
GFP	Government Furnished Property
GLP	Government Loaned Property
GOCO	Government Owned, Contractor Operated
GS	General Support
GSA	General Services Administration
GSED	Ground Support Equipment Selection Data
GSERD	Ground Support Equipment Recommendation Data
H
HCA	Head of a Contracting Activity
HEL	Human Engineering Laboratory
HF	High Frequency
HFE	Human Factors Engineering
HFEA	Human Factors Engineering Analysis/Assessment
HHA	Health Hazard Assessment
HI	Horizontal Integration
HQDA	Headquarters, Department of Army
HTTB	High Technology Test Bed
I
IKP	Instructor and Key Personnel
IACOP	International Armaments Cooperative Opportunities Plan
IAW	In Accordance With
IBOIP	Initial Basis of Issue Plan
ICA	Independent Cost Estimate
ICCB	Interoperability Configuration Control Board
ICE	Independent Cost Estimate
ICP	Inventory Control Plant
ICS	Interim Contractor Support
ICT	Individual and Collective Training
ICTP	Individual and Collective Training Plan
IDHS	Intelligence Data Handling Systems
IDL	Item Description Lists
IEP	Independent Evaluation Plan
IER	Independent Evaluation Report
I/EW	Intelligence/Electronic Warfare
IFB	Invitation for Bid
IFC	Item for Clarification
IFN	Item of Negotiation
IFTE	Integrated Family of Test Equipment
IKMO	Installation Kit Management Office
IKPO	Installation Kit Project Office
ILS	Integrated Logistic Support
ILSMT	ILS Management Team
ILSP	Integrated Logistic Support Plan
ILSR	Integrated Logistic Support Review
IM	International Materiel; Item Manager
IMC	Item Management Code
IME	International Materiel Evaluation
INSCOM	Intelligence Support Command
IOC	Initial Operational Capability
IOT&E	Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
IP	Industrial Preparedness
IPCE	Independent Parametric Cost Estimate
IPF	Initial Production Facilities
IPP	Industrial Preparedness Planning
IPR	In-Process Review
IPS	Integrated Program Summary
IPT	Initial Production Test
IR&D	Independent Research and Development
IRD&S	International Research, Development, and Standardization
ISD	Instructional System Development; Information Services Division
ISIL	Interim Support Items List
ISS	Integrated Support System
ISSA	Inter-Service Support Agreement
ISTA	Intelligence Surveillance and Target Acquisition
ITP	Individual Training Plan
J
J&A	Justification and Approval
JAMPS	JINTACCS Automated Message Preparation Systems
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff
JESS	Joint Exercise Support System
JETDS	Joint Electronic Type Designation System
JIEP	Joint Intelligence Estimate for Planning
JINTACCS	Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command Control Systems
JITF	Joint Interoperability Test Force
JLC	Joint Logistic Commanders
JLREID	Joint Long-Range Estimative Intelligence Document
JLRSS	Joint Long-Range Strategic Study
JLSP	Joint Logistics Support Plan
JOP	Joint Operating Procedure
JOR	Joint Operational Requirement
JPAM	Joint Program Assessment Memorandum
JPO	Joint Program Office
JRD	Joint Requirements Document
JRMB	Joint Requirements and Management Board
JSCP	Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
JSOR	Joint Services Operational Requirement
JSP	Joint Services Program
JSPD	Joint Strategic Planning Document
JSPS	A Joint Tactical Command, Control, and Communications Agency
JWG	Joint Working Group
K
KO	Contracting Officer
L
LAO	Logistics Assistant Office
LAR	Logistics Assistance Representative
LCC	Life-Cycle Cost
LCCE	Life-Cycle Cost Estimate
LCN	LSA Control Number
LCSE	Life-Cycle Software Engineering
LCSMM	Life-Cycle System Management Model
LIN	Line Item Number
LLT	Long Leadtime
LOA	Letter of Agreement
LOG	Logistician
LOGCEN	Logistic Center
LOI	Letter of Instruction
LON	Letter of Notification
LOR	Level of Repair
LORA	Level of Repair Analysis
LP	Limited Procurement/Production (Type Classification)
LPT	Limited Procurement-Test
LPU	Limited Procurement-Urgent
LRC	Learning Resource Center
LR	Letter Requirement
LRIP	Low-Rate Initial Production
LRP	Low-Rate Production; Long-Range Plan
LRRDA	Long-Range Research, Development, and Acquisition
LRRDAP	Long-Range Research, Development, and Acquisition Plan
LRS&TP	Long-Range Science and Technology Plan
LRU	Line Replaceable Unit(s)
LSA	Logistic Support Analysis
LSAP	Logistics Support Analysis Plan
LSAR	Logistic Support Analysis Record
LSR	Logistic Status Review
M
MA	Mission Area
MAA	Mission Area Analysis
MAAG	Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAC	Maintenance Allocation Chart
MACI	Military Adaptation of Commercial Items
MACOM	Major Army Command
MACRIT	Manpower Authorization Criteria
MAD	Mission Area Deficiency
MADP	Materiel Acquisition Decision Process; Mission Area Development Plan
MADR	Materiel Acquisition Decision Review
MADS	Mission Area Deficiency Statement
MAM	Mission Area Manager
MANPRINT	Manpower and Personnel Integration
MANTECH	Manufacturing Technology
MARC	Manpower Requirements Criteria
MATDEV	Materiel Developer
MAV	Minimum Acceptable Value
MC	Materiel Change
MCA	Military Construction Appropriation
MCDS	Mission Critical Defense System
MCIR	Materiel Change Information Report
MCM	Military Change Management; Materiel Change Management
MCR	Materiel Change Request
MCS	Maneuver Control System
MDD	Management Decision Documents
MDEP	Management Decision Package
MECI	Mission Essential Contingency Item
MEIDS	Military Electronic Information Delivery System
MFA	Materiel Fielding Agreement
MFP	Materiel Fielding Plan
MFR	Manufacturer, Memo For Record
MFT	Materiel Fielding Team
MGFEL	Master Government Furnished Equipment List
MI	Market Investigation
MICR	Materiel Improvement Change Report
MID	Military Intelligence Division
MILCON	Military Construction
MILDEPS	Military Departments
MILPERCEN	Military Personnel Center
MILPERS	Military Personnel
MIL-STD	Military Standard
MILSTICCS	Military Standard Item Characteristic Coding Structure
MIPR	Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request
MISMO	Maintenance Interservice Support Management Office
MMD	Materiel Management Directorate
MM&T	Manufacturing Methods and Technology
MN	Materiel Need
MNS	Materiel Needs Statement
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MOD	Modification
MOE	Measure of Effectiveness
MON	Memorandum of Notification
MOS	Military Occupational Specialty
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MOUT	Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain
MRIS	Modernization Resource Information Submission
MRL	Materiel Requirements List
MRTFB	Major Range and Test Facility Base
MRWG	Materiel Release Working Group
MSC	Major Subordinate Command
MSL	Master Support List
MSO	Materiel Status Office
MSP	Mission Support Plan
MSR	Materiel Status Report/Record
MSRS	Materiel System Requirement Specification
MTA	Materiel Transfer Agreement
MTBF	Mean Time Between Failures
MTBM	Mean Time Between Maintenance
MTBOMF	Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure
MTMC	Military Traffic Management Command
MTOE	Modified Table of Organization and Equipment
MTP	Materiel Transfer Plan
MTSP	Maintenance Test Support Package
MTT	Materiel Transfer Team
MTTR	Mean Time to Repair
MWDDEP	Mutual Weapons Development Data Exchange Program
MWO	Modification Work Order
N
NAPR	NATO Armaments Planning Review
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC	Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
NDI	Nondevelopmental Item
NDP	National Disclosure Policy
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NEPRS	New Equipment Personnel Requirements Summary
NET	New Equipment Training
NETP	New Equipment Training Plan
NETT	New Equipment Training Team
NICP	National Inventory Control Point
NMIBT	New Materiel Introductory Briefing Team
NMP	National Maintenance Point
NOR	Notice of Revision
NSA	National Security Agency
NSN	National Stock Number
NV&EO	Night Vision and Electro-Optics
O
O&M	Operations and Maintenance
O&S	Operating and Support
OASCI	Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
OBS	Obsolete (Type-Classification)
OCE	Office of the Chief of Engineers
OCO	Operational Capability Objectives
ODCSCD	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Combat Developments
ODCSLOG	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
ODCSOPS	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans
ODCSPER	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
ODCSRDA	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, & Acquisition
OD (PA&E)	Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation
OFT	Operational Feasibility Testing
OJCS	Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
OM	Operations Manager
OMA	Operations and Maintenance, Army
OMS/MP	Operation Mode Summary/Mission Profile
OPA	Other Procurement Army
OPFACS	Operations Facilities
OPSEC	Operations Security
OR	Operational Readiness
ORD	Operational Requirements Document
ORF	Operational Readiness Float
ORLA	Optimum Repair Level Analysis
OSD	Office of the Secretary of Defense
OT	Operational Test/Testing
OT&E	Operational Test and Evaluation
OTEA	Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
OTP	Outline Test Plan
OTRS	Operational Test Readiness Statement
OUSD (R&E)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
OUSD (P)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
OYC	Out Year Costs
P
P&D	Production and Deployment
P&M	Product and Maintenance
P&MT	Production and Manufacturing Technology
P&P	Plans and Procedures
P3I	Pre-Planned Product Improvement
PA	Product Assurance; Procurement Army; Procurement Appropriation
PAA	Procurement Appropriation, Army
PA&E	Program Analysis and Evaluation
PAM	Pamphlet
PAP	Product Assurance Plan
PARC	Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting
PARR	Programming Analysis Resource Review
PAS	Pre-Award Survey
PAT (E)	Production Acceptance Test (and Evaluation)
PA&T	Product Assurance and Test
PBD	Program and Budget Decision
PBG	Program Budget Guidance
PBS	Production Base Support
PCA	Physical Configuration Audit
PCB	Project Control Board
PCI	Product Configuration Identification
PCO	Procuring Contracting Officer
PD	Production and Development
PDD	Program Directive Document
PDEP	Preliminary Draft Equipment Publication
PDM	Program Decision Memorandum
PDP	Procurement Data Package
PDR	Preliminary Design Review
PDSS	Post-Deployment Software Support
PDSSC	Post-Deployment Software Support Center
PE	Program Element; Production Engineering
PEO	Program Executive Officer
PEP	Producibility Engineering and Planning
PI	Product Improvement
PIF	Provision of Industrial Facilities
PIL	Preferred Items List
PIO	Provisioning Item Order
PL	Project Leader
PLL	Prescribed Load List
PM	Program, Project, or Product Manager; Preventive Maintenance
PMA	Portable Maintenance Aid
PMAC	Preliminary Maintenance Allocation Chart
PMCS	Program Management Control System
PMD	Program Management Document
PMO	Program Management Office
PMDR	Provisioning Master Data Record
PMP	Project Master Plan
PMR	Provisioning Master Record
PMSA	Program Managers System Assessment
POC	Point of Contact
POI	Program of Instruction
POL	Petroleum, Oil, and Lubrication; Procedure Oriented Language
POM	Program Objective Memorandum
PPBAC	Planning, Programming, Budgeting Advisory Committee
PPBES	Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System
PP&G	Procurement Planning and Policy Guidance
PPG	Program Policy Guidance
PPL	Provisioning Parts List
PPP	Provisioning Parts Plan; Provisioning Program Plan
PPR	Provisioning Parts Review
PPT	Pre-Production Test
PQA	Preliminary Quantitative Analysis; Product Quality Analysis
PQMP	Product Quality Management Plan
PRMP	Production Readiness Master Plan
PRR	Production Readiness Review
PTD	Provisioning Technical Documentation
PT/LD	Physical Teardown/Logistics Demonstration
PTG	Planning and Tracking Group
PWD	Procurement Work Directive
Q
QA	Quality Assurance
QDR	Quality Deficiency Report
QE	Quality Engineering
QMR	Qualitative Materiel Requirement
QQPRI	Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirement Information
QRC	Quick Reaction Capability
QRR	Qualitative Research Requirement
QSOP	Quadripartite Standing Operation Procedure
QSTAG	Quadripartite Standardization Agreement
R
R&A	Review and Analysis
R&D	Research and Development
R&M	Reliability and Maintainability
RAM	Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
RC	Reserve Component
RCF	Repair Cycle Float
RDA	Research, Development, and Acquisition
RD&E	Research, Development, and Engineering
RD&ES	Requirements Determination and Execution System
RDTE	Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RFD	Request for Deviation
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFQ	Request for Quotation
RFW	Request for Waiver
RISE	RAM Improvement of Selected Equipment
RIC	Routing Identifier Code
RIW	Reliability Improvement Warranty
RPSTL	Repair Parts and Special Tools List
RRC	Requirements Review Committee
RSI	Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability
RSS	Remote Site Subsystem
S
S&I	Standardization and Interoperability
S&T	Science and Technology
SA	Secretary of the Army; Survivability Assessment
SACS	Structure and Composition System
SAG	Study Advisory Group
SAIMS	Selected Acquisition Information & Management Systems
SAIP	Spare Acquisition Integrated with End Item Production
SAMPAM	System for Automation of Materiel Plans for Army Materiel
SAMS	Standard Army Maintenance Systems
SAR	Safety Assessment Report; Selected Acquisition Report
SB	Supply Bulletin
SCAT	Should Cost Analysis Team
SCG	Security Classification Guide
SCN	Specification Change Notice
SDC	Sample Data Collection
SDDC	Secretary of Defense Decision Memorandum
SDP	Small Development Project
SDR	Small Development Requirement
SDRB	Specifications and Data Review Board
SECDEF	Secretary of Defense
SEL	Support Equipment List
SESAME	Selected Essential Item Stockage for Availability Method
SFRA	System Fielding Readiness Assessment
SHDS	Safety and Health Data Sheet
SIDTC	Single Integrated Development Test Cycle
SIGCEN	Signal Center
SIGINT	Signal Intelligence
SIGSEC	Signal Security
SIMA	Systems Integration Management Activity
SIMNET	Simulation Network
SISMS	Standard Integrated Support Management System
SLAC	Support List Allowance Cards
SM	Soldier's Manual; System Manager
SMD	Systems Management Directorate
SMI	Soldier-Machine Interface
SMMP	System MANPRINT Management Plan
SMR	Source, Maintainability, and Recoverability
SOQAS	Statement of Quality and Support
SOW	Statement of Work
SP	Software Product
SPI	Special Packaging Instruction
SPO	System Project Officer
SRR	Systems Requirement Review
SSA	Source Selection Authority
SSAC	Source Selection Advisory Council
SSC-NCR	Soldier Support Center-National Capitol Region
SSEB	Source Selection Evaluation Board
SSEP	Source Selection Evaluation Plan
SSG	Special Study Group
SSI	Speciality Skill Identifier
SSN	Standard Study Number
SSP	System Support Package
SSPP	System Safety Program Plan
SSR	Supply Support Requests
SSRA	System Safety Risk Assessment
SSRB	Senior Solicitation Review Board
STAMMIS	Standard Army Multi-Command Management Information System
STANAG	Standardization Agreement
STAR	System Threat Assessment Report
STD	Standard (Type Classification)
STF	Special Task Force
STIP	Scientific and Technical Information Program
STO	Science and Technology Objective
STOG	Science and Technology Objective Guide
SV	Schedule Variance
SW	Signal Warfare
T
TAA	Technology Assessment Annex
TAADS	The Army Authorization Document System
TAAF	Test-Analyze and Fix
TAEDP	Total Army Equipment Distribution Plan
TAG	The Adjutant General
TAMMS	The Army Maintenance/Management System
TAP	The Army Plan
TB	Technical Bulletin
TBOIP	Tentative Basis of Issue Plan
TBOIPFD	Tentative Basis of Issue Plan Feeder Data
TC	Type Classification
TCAC	Technical Control and Analysis Center
TCO	Termination Contracting Officer
TCP	Technology Coordinating Paper
TD	Training Developer; Training Device
TDA	Table of Distribution and Allowance
TDP	Technical Data Package; Test Design Plan
TE	Test Equipment
TEA	Training Effectiveness Analysis; Transportability Engineering Analysis
T&E	Test and Evaluation
TECOM	Test and Evaluation Command
TEMOD	Test Equipment Modernization
TEMP	Test and Evaluation Master Plan
TFS	Tactical Fusion System
TFT	Technical Feasibility Testing
TJAG	The Judge Advocate General
TM	Training/Technical Manual
TMDE	Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment
TMEC	TRADOC Materiel Evaluation Committee
TOA	Trade-Off Analysis
TOD	Trade-Off Determination
TOE	Table of Organization and Equipment
TOPS	Test Operations Procedures
TPF	Total Package Fielding
TPMO	Technical Plans Management Office
TPS	Test Program Set
TPSMP	Test Program Management Set
TPSPM	Test Program Set Procedures Manual
TQQPRI	Tentative Qualitative and Qualitative Personnel Requirement Information
TR	Test Report; Transportability Report
TRACE	Total Risk Assessment Cost Estimate
TRACE-P	Total Risk Assessment Cost Estimate for Production
TRADE	Training Device
TRADOC	U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRASSO	TRADOC Systems Staff Office
TSARC	Test Schedule and Review Committee
TSG	The Surgeon General
TSM	TRADOC System Manager
TSP	Test Support Package
TT	Technical Testing
TTCP	The Technical Cooperation Program
TTSP	Training Test Support Package
U
UHF	Ultra-High Frequency
UMF	Unit Materiel Fielding
US of A	Undersecretary of the Army
USAEUR	U.S. Army Europe
USAISC	U.S. Army Information System Command
USAISSSC	U.S. Army Information System Software Support Center
USACTA	U.S. Army Central TMDE Activity
USAEHA	U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency
USAHEL	U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory
USAHSC	U.S. Army Health Services Command
USALOGC	U.S. Army Logistic Center
USANCA	U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency
USAPPA	U.S. Army Publications and Printing Agency
USAR	U.S. Army Reserve
USASAC	U.S. Army Security Assistance Command
USA TRADOC	U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
USC	U.S. Code
USD (R&E)	Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
UT	User Testing
V
V&V	Validation and Verification (Of Software)
VCSA	Vice Chief of Staff, Army
VE	Value Engineering
VECP	Value Engineering Change Proposal
VEI	Value Engineering Incentive
VEP	Value Engineering Proposal
VHF	Very High Frequency
W
WBS	Work Breakdown Structure
WESTCOM	Western Command
WSM	Weapons System Manager
WSSO	Weapons System Support Officer
XYZ
ZLIN	Developmental Line Item Number

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OFFICIAL	GERARD P. BROHM
	Major General, USA
	Commanding

PATRICK T. THORNTON

Colonel, GS

Chief of Staff

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