Acquisition & logistics excellence: an internet listing tailored to the professional acquisition workforce.Surfing the Net Acquisition Central www.acquisition.gov Shared systems and tools for the federal acquisition community and the government's business partners. Acquisition Community Connection http://acc.dau.mil Policies, procedures, tools, references, publications, links, lessons learned. Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTDs) www.acq.osd.mil/actd/ Accomplishments, articles, speeches, guidelines, and POCs. Aging Systems Sustainment and Enabling Technologies (ASSET) http://asset.okstate.edu/asset/index.htm Government-academic-industry partnership. Air Force (Acquisition) www.safaq.hq.af.mil/ Policy; career development and training opportunities; reducing TOC; library; links. Air Force Center for Systems Engineering www.afit.edu/cse/ Processes, practices, tools, and resources for the SE workforce. Air Force Materiel Command  Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. (AFMC AFMC Air Force Materiel CommandAFMC Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care AFMC Armed Forces Medical College (Pune, India) AFMC Armed Forces of America Motorcycle Club AFMC Auxiliary Fuel Management Computer ) Contracting Laboratory's FAR Site http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ FAR search tool; Commerce Business Daily announcements (CBDNet); Federal Register; electronic forms library. Army Acquisition Support Center http://asc.army.mil Policy; Army AL&T Magazine; programs; career information; events; training. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology) https://webportal.saalt.army.mil/ ACAT ACAT See: Automated Customer Account Transfer Listing; Bulletin; digital documents library; organization. Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE AACE Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education AACE American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists AACE American Association of Cost Engineers AACE Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering ) www.aacei.org Planning and management of cost and schedules; online library, bookstore, etc. Association of Old Crows The Association of Old Crows is a nonprofit international professional organization specializing in electronic warfare, information operations, and related topics. The organization's headquarters are located in Alexandria, Virginia. (AOC AOC, n an acronym for the Aromatherapy Organizations Council. ) www.crows.org News; conventions, courses; Journal of Electronic Defense. Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC APTAC Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers APTAC Acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium Chloride APTAC Applied Police Training And Certification ) www.aptac-us.org PTACs nationwide assist businesses with government contracting issues. Central Contractor Registration The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary supplier database for the U.S. Federal government. The CCR collects data from suppliers, validates and stores this data, and disseminates it to various government acquisition agencies. www.ccr.gov U.S. government vendor database. Registration, annual revalidation required. Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled www.jwod.gov Information and guidance on the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act. Defense Acquisition University www.dau.mil Publications, training, and education news for the AT&L workforce. DAU Alumni Association www.dauaa.org Acquisition tools and resources; links; career opportunities; member forums. DAU Distance Learning Courses www.dau.mil/registrar/enroll.asp DAU online courses. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). (DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. ) www.darpa.mil News releases; current solicitations; "Doing Business with DARPA." Defense Electronic Business Program Office (DEBPO) www.acq.osd.mil/scst/index.htm Policy; newsletters; Central Contractor Registration; assistance centers. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency. 2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association. ) www.disa.mil Defense Information System Network; Defense Message System; Global Command and Control System Highly mobile, deployable command and control system supporting forces for joint and multinational operations across the range of military operations, any time and anywhere in the world with compatible, interoperable, and integrated command, control, communications, computers, and . Defense Modeling and Simulation Office The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office is "the catalyst organization for Department of Defense modeling and simulation and ensures that modeling and simulation technology development is consistent with other related initiatives." External links
DMSO n. Dimethyl sulfoxide; a colorless hygroscopic liquid obtained from lignin, used as a penetrant to convey medications into the tissues. DMSO, n. ) www.dmso.mil DoD Modeling and Simulation Master Plan; document library; events; services. Defense Systems Management College (DSMC DSMC Direct Simulation Monte Carlo DSMC Defense Systems Management College DSMC Data and Safety Monitoring Committee DSMC Division-Support Medical Company DSMC Data Services Management Center (US NASA) ) www.dau.mil DSMC educational products and services; course schedules; job opportunities. Defense Technical Information Center Noun 1. Defense Technical Information Center - the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors DTIC www.dtic.mil/ Scientific and technical information network--one of DoD's largest available repositories of scientific, research, and engineering information. Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) www.acq.osd.mil/dpap Policy news and events; reference library; DPAP organizational breakout; acquisition education and training policy, guidance. DoD Defense Standardization Program www.dsp.dla.mil DoD standardization; points of contact; FAQs; military specifications and standards reform. DoD Enterprise Software Initiative www.esi.mil Joint project to implement true software enterprise management process in DoD. DoD Inspector General Publications www.dodig.osd.mil/pubs/ Audit and evaluation reports; IG testimony; planned and ongoing audit projects. DoD Office of Technology Transition www.acq.osd.mil/ott/ Information about and links to OTT's programs. DoD Systems Engineering www.acq.osd.mil/ds/se Policies, guides, other information on SE and related topics, including developmental T&E and acquisition program support. Earned Value Management Earned Value Management (commonly abbreviated and referred to just as EVM) is a project management technique that seeks to measure forward progress in an objective manner. EVM is touted as having a unique ability to combine measurements of technical performance (i.e. www.acq.osd.mil/pm Implementation of earned value management; latest policy changes; standards; international developments. Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.eia.org) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. ) www.eia.org Government relations; links to issues councils; market research assistance. Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System www.esrs.gov Prime contractors report on subcontracting goals required by contracts. Excluded Parties List System www.epls.gov Identifies parties excluded from receiving certain federal contract, subcontracts, etc. Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) www.faionline.com Learning opportunities; information access and performance support. Federal Acquisition Jump Station http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html Procurement and acquisition servers by contracting activity; CBDNet; library. Federal Agency Registration www.bpn.gov/far For entites that buy from and sell to other federal entities. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) www.asu.faa.gov Online policy and guidance for all aspects of the acquisition process. Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov/ Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation https://www.fpds.gov/ Public access to reports on federal contract awards. Federal R&D Project Summaries www.osti.gov/fedrnd/about Information on federal research projects; search databases at different agencies. Federal Research in Progress http://grc.ntis.gov/fedrip.htm Information on federally funded projects in the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences. Federal Technical Data Solution www.fedteds.gov Secure sharing of technical data for response to solicitations. Fedworld Information www.fedworld.gov Central access point for searching, locating, ordering, and acquiring government and business information. Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. www.gao.gov GAO reports;policy and guidance; FAQs. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. www.gsa.gov Online shopping for commercial items to support government interests. Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP GIDEP Government-Industry Data Exchange Program ) www.gidep.org/ Federally funded co-op of government-industry participants, providing electronic forum to exchange technical information. GOV.Research_Center http://grc.ntis.gov Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, and National Information Services Corporation joint venture access to government information. Integrated Dual-Use Commercial Companies (IDCC) www.idcc.org Information for technology-rich commercial companies on doing business with the federal government. International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA) www.itea.org Furthering development and application of T&E policy and techniques to assess new and existing systems and products. U.S. Joint Forces Command www.jfcom.mil "Transformation laboratory" that develops and tests future concepts for warfighting. Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team https://jfiit.eglin.af.mil (Accessible from .gov and .mil domains only.) USJFCOM USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command lead agency to investigate, assess, and improve integration, interoperability, and operational effectiveness of Joint Fires and Combat Identification. Joint Interoperability Test Command The Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) is a United States military organization that tests technology that pertains to multiple branches of the armed services and government. There is a facility in Fort Huachuca, Arizona and in Indian Head, Maryland. http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil Policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental for interoperability certification; lessons learned; support. Joint Spectrum Center (JSC) www.jsc.mil Operational spectrum management support to the Joint Staff and COCOMs; R&D into spectrum-efficient technologies. Library of Congress www.loc.gov Research services; Congress at Work; Copyright Office; FAQs. MANPRINT MANPRINT Manpower & Personnel Integration (Manpower and Personnel Integration) www.manprint.army.mil POCs for PMs; regulations; policy letters from Army Acquisition Executive; briefings on MANPRINT program. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Commercial Technology Office (CTO) http://technology.grc.nasa.gov Promotes competitiveness of U.S. industry through commercial use of NASA technologies and expertise. National Contract Management Association (NCMA) www.ncmahq.org "What's New in Contracting?"; educational products catalog; career center. National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) www.ndia.org News; events; government policy; National Defense magazine. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Noun 1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security NGA www.nima.mil Imagery; maps and geodata; Freedom of Information Act resources; publications. National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST) www.nist.gov Technology, measurements, standards programs, products, and services. National Technical Information Service www.ntis.gov/ Purchase of technical reports, computer products, videotapes, audiocassettes. Naval Sea Systems Command The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, eight "warfare centers" (two undersea and six surface), four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, www.navsea.navy.mil Total Ownership Cost; documentation and policy. Navy Acquisition and Business Management www.abm.rda.hq.navy.mil Policy, training, guides, and assistance for the Standardized Procurement System community. Navy Acquisition, Research and Development Information Center www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech News, publications, regulations, and technical reports; doing business with Navy. Navy Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence www.bmpcoe.org Best manufacturing and business practices in use throughout industry, government, academia. Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). (NAVAIR NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command ) www.navair.navy.mil Advanced warfare technology through worldwide network of aviation technology experts. Office of Force Transformation www.oft.osd.mil Transformation policies, programs, and projects DoD- and Services-wide. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu Program and process information; current solicitations; Help Desk information. Online Representations and Certifications Application www.bpn.gov/orca Reps and certs collected in Section K of every federal solicitation. Open Systems Joint Task Force www.acq.osd.mil/osjtf Open Systems education and training opportunities; studies and assessments; projects, initiatives, plans; library. Parts Standardization and Management Committee (PSMC) www.dscc.dla.mil/psmc Government-industry collaborative effort for parts management and standardization through commonality of parts and processes. Past Performance Information Retrieval System www.ppirs.gov Federal acquisition personnel report and review contractor performance. Performance-based Logistics Toolkit http://acc.dau.mil/pbltoolkit Process model for development, implementation, and management of PBL strategies. Project Management Institute www.pmi.org Publications; information resources; professional practices; career certification. Small Business Administration www.sbaonline.sba.gov Communications network for small businesses. SOLE-International Society of Logistics www.sole.org Online desk references that link to logistics problem-solving advice; Certified Professional Logistician certification. Software Program Managers Network www.spmn.com Support and publications on effective software development best practices. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR SPAWAR Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (US Navy) SPAWAR Space Warfare ) https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil SPAWAR business opportunities; acquisition news; solicitations; small business information. System of Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SoSECE) www.sosece.org Advances development, evolution, practice, and application of the system of systems engineering discipline. Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) www.acq.osd.mil/ USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (AT&L) documents; streaming videos; links. USD(AT&L) Knowledge Sharing System http://akss.dau.mil Automated acquisition reference tool covering mandatory and discretionary practices. U.S. Coast Guard www.uscg.mil News and current events; services; points of contact; FAQs. U.S. Department of Transportation MARITIME Administration www.marad.dot.gov/ Information and guidance on shipping cargo on U.S. flag vessels. Wage Determinations Online www.dol.gov For service contracts subject to McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA) requires general contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the and construction contracts subject to Davis-Bacon Act. Links current at press time. To add a non-commercial defense acquisition/acquisition and logistics-related Web site to this list, or to update your current listing, please fax Defense AT&L at 703-805-2917 or e-mail datl(at)dau(dot)mil (use correct e-mail protocol). Limit descriptions to 10 words. DAU encourages the reciprocal linking of its home page to other interested agencies. Contact: webmaster@dau.mil. |
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