Glossary
Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act that established the Minority Business Enterprise Program.
Office of Management and Budget Circular on government outsourcing.
Affirmative Action Plan
AbilityOne or AbilityOne Program, formerly known as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program (effective April 2007), was created by the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act to provide employment opportunities for Americans who are blind or have other significant disabilities. These jobs involve the sale of goods or services to the federal government
American Council of the Blind
American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services
Administrative Contracting Officer
Americans with Disabilities Act
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Logistics Command
Army Materiel Command or Air Mobility Command
Administrative Procedures Act
U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Treasury Appropriations Subcommittees that determine the funding for the U.S. AbilityOne Commission.
Assignment Roster
Bid Abstract
Each time the U.S. AbilityOne Commission makes a Fair Market Price determination for a project, a base price is established. Normally, contracts are awarded with a base price/base year and four (4) follow-on years.
People with disabilities served by the AbilityOne Program (also called consumers).
Basic Ordering Agreement
Federal legislation that specifies the closing of selected military bases.
1. Contracting Activity – Any element of an entity of the government that has responsibility for identifying and/or procuring government requirements for products or services. 2. State of California
Commercial Activity/Government Entity Code
Commission on Accreditation on Rehabilitation Facilities
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Commerce Business Daily
Congressional Budget Office
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Central repository of all companies and agencies currently performing or seeking to perform business with the federal government.
Contract Discrepancy Report
Contractor Furnished Materials
Code of Federal Regulations
Competition in Contracting Act
Commercial Item Description
Contract Line Item Number – specific line in contract pricing schedule identifying separate price or funding for contract requirements.
NIB and SourceAmerica are the two Central Nonprofit Agencies designated by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission.
AbilityOne Program funding fee that is the primary source of funding for CNAs (NIB and SourceAmerica).
1. Contracting Officer (civilian agencies) 2. State of Colorado
Certificate of Competency/Certificate of Compliance
Contractor Owned and Contractor Operated
Certificate of Destruction
Wages based on the worker’s individual productivity, no matter how limited, in proportion to the wage and quantity of work performed in the same job in the geographic area from which the labor force of the community is drawn
Multiple contracts in multiple locations or different services are combined into one contract; formerly called “bundling.”
The office within a federal agency authorized to negotiate contracts to procure product and service suppliers for the government.
Government initiative to contract out services, rather than performing the tasks in-house by government employees.
Contracting Officer's Representative
Contracting Office Technical Representative
Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) is the terminology used in the Rehabilitation Act and by SourceAmerica. CRPs are organizations that perform services or produce products with Contracting Activities that require a specific product or service. Term currently preferred is NPA (Nonprofit Agency).
Congressional Research Service
Commissary Shelf Stocking
Calendar Year
SourceAmerica brand name for recycling services: electronics and paper