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Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)

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Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) (FAR Part 13 / DFARS Part 213) are designed for the purchase of relatively simple supply or service requirements. It is a contracting method that seeks to reduce the amount of work the government must undertake to evaluate an offer. SAP is supposed to be used to the maximum extent practicable […]

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Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA)

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The Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA) and Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR) is the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), assessment & recommendation on how well the service Program Objective Memorandum (POM) conforms to strategic guidance and supports the combatant commanders. The CPR and CPA is provided to the

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Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR)

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The Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR) and Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA) is the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), assessment & recommendation on how well the service Program Objective Memorandum (POM) conforms to strategic guidance and supports the combatant commanders. The CPR and CPA is provided to

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Price-Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)

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Business Clearance is the formal approval from leadership to execute a contract after negotiations have been finalized. It’s accomplished by a contracting officer that develops a draft and final Price-Negotiation Memorandum (PNM) or Price-Competitive Memorandum (PCM) to be submitted for approval. Definition: Business Clearance is the formal authorization from leadership to execute a contract following the

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Financial Management

Fund Cite Structure Breakdown

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Example: 5713010  111  4720 119992  020100  00000  000000  503000  F03000 Department: 57 Fiscal Year: 1 Appropriation Symbol: 3010 Fund Code:11 Fiscal Year: 1 Operating Agency Code: 47 Allotment Serial Number: 20 Budget Program (First 2 digits of BPAC): 11 Project Number (3rd thru 6th digit of BPAC): 9992 Material Program Code: 020100 Element of Expense/Investment

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Funding – Program Management Administration (PMA)

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Funding for Program Management Administration (PMA) is the cost of mission essential office operations in direct support of a program and its program management office (PMO).  It’s budgeted on an annual basis and reflected in the fiscal year during which the requirement is projected to execute. PMA costs are charged to the appropriation funding the

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Competitive Range Determination (CRD)

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Competitive Range Determination (CRD) is the range of proposals that have been identified by a contracting officer to be highly rated amount a group of proposals. These highly rated proposals will be continued into source selection.  CRD helps eliminate proposals that are not competitive before starting an official source selection and to strengthen those that

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Information Technology

Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)

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The Department of Defense (DoD) Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) is the enterprise architecture for the DoD Business Mission Area (BMA). The purpose of the BEA is to provide a blueprint for DoD business transformation that helps ensure the right capabilities, resources, and materiel are rapidly delivered to the military – what they need, when they

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Space Acquisitions

Geosynchronous Inclined Orbit (GIO)

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  A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite) is placed approximately 37,000 km (23,000 mi) above the Earth’s equator with the characteristic that, from a fixed observation point on the Earth’s surface, it appears motionless. A satellite is in an inclined orbit when its orbital plane is tipped some number of degrees from the horizontal

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Sole Soure – Justification and Approval

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A sole source procurement (called an Other than Full & Open Competition) is when the government enters into a contract with a contractor without going through the typical competitive process as required by law because it deems that the contractor is the only source available to meet government requirements. A Justification and Approval (J&A) is

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