Acronyms Used in Government Contracting (P)
Master list of the most frequently used government contracting acronyms. These acronyms and abbreviations are routinely used in government solicitations. You will also encounter these acronyms throughout the various sections of government contracts. This master list of acronyms will help you better understand the specialized language of government contracting. This is essential for successfully doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) and working with contracting offices at military bases and DoD agencies. You can also use our Glossary of defense contracting terms.
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P&A Price and Availability P&D Production and Deployment P&L Profit and Loss P&T Personnel and Training P/B Program/Budget P3I Preplanned Product Improvement PA Partnering Agreement PA Product Assurance PA&E Program Analysis and Evaluation PAC Production Acquisition Cost PARCA Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analysis PAT Process Action Team PAT&E Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation PAUC Program Acquisition Unit Cost PB President’s Budget PBA Performance-Based Acquisition PBC Performance-Based Contracting PBL Performance-Based Life-Cycle Product Support PBL Performance-Based Logistics PBR Program Budget Review PBSA Performance-Based Services Acquisition PBWS Performance-Based Work Statement PCA Physical Configuration Audit PCA Pre-Certification Authority P-CDRA Post-Critical Design Review Assessment PCO Procuring Contracting Officer PCR Procurement Center Representative PCR Program Change Request PD Program Director PDP Procurement Data Package PDR Program Development Plan PDR Post-Deployment Review PDR Preliminary Design Review PE Planning Estimate PE Program Element PEM Program Element Monitor (Air Force) PEO Program Executive Officer PEP Producibility Engineering and Planning PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique PESO Product Engineering Services Office PESHE Programmatic Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Evaluation PGI Procedures, Guidance and Information PHA Preliminary Hazard Analysis PHL Preliminary Hazard List PHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation PI Product Improvement PIN Part Identification Number (Part Identifying Number) PIP Product Improvement Plan PIPT Program-Level Integrated Product Team PK (Contracting Office Symbol - Air Force) PLT Procurement Lead Time PLT Production Lead Time PM Product Manager PM Program Manager / Project Manager |
PMA Program Management Agreement PMB Performance Measurement Baseline PMD Program Management Directive (Air Force) PMD Program Management Document PMO Program Management Office PMP Program Management Plan PMR Program Management Review PO Program Office PO Project Order PO Purchase Order POA Plan of Action POC Point of Contact POE Program Office Estimate POL Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants POM Program Objectives Memorandum POMCUS Prepositioned Overseas Materiel Configured to Unit Sets POP Period of Performance PoPS Probability of Program Success POR Program of Record PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution P-PDRA Post-Preliminary Design Review Assessment PPI Past Performance Information PPIRS Past Performance Information Retrieval System PPL Provisioning Parts List PPP Program Protection Plan PPQT Pre-Production Qualification Test PPS Post-Production Support PPSP Post-Production Support Plan PPSS Post-Production Software Support PQT Production Qualification Test PR Procurement Request PR Purchase Request PRS Performance Requirement Summary PRA Paper Reduction Act PRAT Production Reliability Acceptance Test PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory PRR Production Readiness Review PSA Product Support Arrangement PSC Product Service Code PSE Peculiar Support Equipment PSI Product Support Integrator PSM Product Support Manager PSP Product Support Provider PSR Program Support Review PSS Product Support Strategy PTAP Procurement Technical Assistance Program PTD Provisioning Technical Documentation PUC Procurement Unit Cost PWBS Program Work Breakdown Structure PWC Public Works Center PWD Public Works Department PWRMS Prepositioned War Reserve Materiel Stocks PWS Performance Work Statement PY Prior Year |
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