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Plain-language definitions of every Contract Vehicles & Programs term that shows up in government contracting work.
An Acquisition Program Baseline is a DoD document that establishes the cost, schedule, and performance parameters for a major defense acquisition program at a given milestone.
Read definitionAlliant 3 is GSA's government-wide IDIQ contract for large-scale, complex enterprise IT services, serving as the successor to Alliant 2 with expanded scope for AI, cloud, and digital transformation requirements.
Read definitionADPE refers to government-classified information technology hardware and processing systems subject to specific acquisition regulations and oversight requirements.
Read definitionBuyBoard is a cooperative purchasing program administered by the Texas Association of School Boards, providing Texas public entities and a growing national member base access to competitively bid contracts.
Read definitionA catalog contract is a government contract under which a vendor offers a defined catalog of products or services at pre-negotiated prices, with buyers placing orders from the catalog without additional price negotiation.
Read definitionCeiling price is the maximum a contract authorizes; funded value is the actual obligated amount available for payment, contractors may only invoice up to the funded value regardless of the higher ceiling.
Read definitionCIO-SP4 is NIH's government-wide IDIQ contract for health IT and solutions, providing all federal agencies access to pre-competed vendors for health-domain IT services, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Read definitionCHESS is the Army's mandatory IT procurement program for hardware, software, and related services, offering pre-negotiated pricing through the Army CHESS portal.
Read definitionCATS is a Maryland state contract vehicle providing IT consulting and technical services to state agencies, counties, and municipalities through a multiple-award structure.
Read definitionA contract vehicle is a pre-established contractual framework, such as an IDIQ, GWAC, or BPA, that agencies use to issue orders more quickly than starting a full competitive acquisition from scratch.
Read definitionCooperative purchasing allows state, local, and tribal governments to use federal contract vehicles, particularly GSA Schedules for IT and security, to buy products and services at pre-negotiated federal prices.
Read definitionA CRADA is a formal agreement between a federal laboratory and a private entity to collaborate on R&D, sharing resources without traditional contract payments to the government.
Read definitionDHS EAGLE (Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions) is DHS's primary IT services vehicle, providing Department of Homeland Security components access to pre-competed IT service vendors.
Read definitionEIS is a GSA-managed, government-wide contract vehicle for federal agencies to procure telecommunications and IT infrastructure services at pre-negotiated rates.
Read definitionFair opportunity is the requirement to give all awardees on a multiple-award IDIQ contract a meaningful chance to compete for each task order, ensuring competition at the order level on government-wide vehicles.
Read definitionAn FFRDC is a unique entity sponsored by the federal government to provide R&D, systems engineering, and analysis support that government agencies cannot efficiently perform internally.
Read definitionA Government-Wide Acquisition Contract is an IDIQ multiple-award contract for IT products and services that any federal agency can use by placing task orders, pre-competed for government-wide access.
Read definitionGSA Advantage! is the online shopping and ordering platform for GSA Multiple Award Schedule products and services, allowing federal buyers to browse, compare prices, and place orders directly from approved vendors.
Read definitionGSA Connect is a GSA program and platform designed to help federal agencies and contractors discover GSA contract vehicles, locate acquisition resources, and navigate federal procurement options.
Read definitionGSA eBuy is GSA's online platform for posting and responding to competitive quote requests among GSA Schedule and GWAC holders, enabling agencies to conduct the fair opportunity process electronically.
Read definitionThe GSA Multiple Award Schedule is a long-term government-wide contract providing federal buyers pre-negotiated access to commercial products and services from thousands of approved vendors at competitive prices.
Read definitionHGACBuy is a national cooperative purchasing program administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, providing local government and public agency members access to competitively bid contracts for fleet, equipment, and services.
Read definitionHCaTS is a GSA and OPM co-managed IDIQ contract vehicle for human capital management, training, and development services across the federal government.
Read definitionThe Industrial Funding Fee is a percentage of GSA Schedule sales paid by contractors to GSA to fund the Multiple Award Schedule program, currently set at 0.75% and factored into GSA Schedule pricing.
Read definitionITES-3S is the Army's enterprise IT services multiple-award IDIQ contract, providing Army and DoD activities access to pre-competed vendors for enterprise IT, cybersecurity, cloud, and network services.
Read definitionJob Order Contracting is an indefinite-delivery construction method where agencies issue individual job orders against a pre-priced unit price book for facility repair and renovation work.
Read definitionA master agreement is a pre-negotiated contract framework establishing terms, conditions, and pricing between a buyer and vendor, against which individual orders or statements of work are placed without re-negotiating core terms.
Read definitionMDA SHIELD is the Missile Defense Agency's multiple-award contract vehicle for systems engineering, integration, and laboratory support services supporting the U.S. ballistic missile defense system.
Read definitionA MIPR is a funding document used by DoD components to transfer funds between military departments and authorize another agency to procure goods or services on their behalf.
Read definitionA MATOC is a construction and services IDIQ contract awarded to multiple vendors, allowing agencies to issue task orders without re-competing the full contract.
Read definitionNASA SEWP is a government-wide GWAC for IT products, solutions, and services managed by NASA, providing federal agencies fast, competitively priced access to technology hardware, software, and related services.
Read definitionNASA SEWP VI is the next-generation successor to SEWP V, expanding the scope of the government-wide IT products and solutions GWAC with updated technology categories, higher ceilings, and modernized ordering.
Read definitionNASPO ValuePoint is the largest U.S. cooperative purchasing organization for state and local government, providing competitively solicited master agreements that all member states can access for common requirements.
Read definitionA Not-to-Exceed contract sets a maximum ceiling price the government will pay, with the contractor bearing cost risk for any spending beyond that ceiling on cost-type or T&M work.
Read definitionOMNIA Partners is a national cooperative purchasing organization providing public sector and commercial members access to competitively solicited contracts for products, services, and technology at pre-negotiated pricing.
Read definitionAn on-ramp is a competition that adds new contractors to an existing vehicle mid-period; an off-ramp removes underperforming holders, mechanisms that keep vehicle contractor pools current and competitive.
Read definitionOrdering procedures are the rules and processes governing how agencies place task orders or delivery orders against existing IDIQ contracts, GWACs, and schedules, covering competition, documentation, and approval requirements.
Read definitionA piggyback contract occurs when one government entity places orders under a contract competitively awarded to another entity, leveraging the original competition to satisfy its own purchasing requirements.
Read definitionPolaris is GSA's small business GWAC for complex IT solutions, targeting emerging technologies, research and development-adjacent IT, and innovative technical services from qualified small businesses.
Read definitionThe Price Reduction Clause is a GSA Schedule contract provision requiring contractors to reduce government prices whenever they offer better pricing to their basis-of-award commercial customer, protecting Schedule price integrity.
Read definitionThe Professional Services Schedule is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule vehicle for management consulting, financial, and professional support services to federal agencies.
Read definitionA Program of Record is a formally approved and funded DoD acquisition program listed in the Future Years Defense Program, providing long-term budget visibility and contracting stability.
Read definitionA Purchase Order is a simplified contracting instrument used by the government to procure commercial supplies or services below the simplified acquisition threshold without a full competitive process.
Read definitionRS3 is an Army-managed IDIQ contract vehicle for professional and technical services, offering flexible ordering across a broad range of service categories.
Read definitionSchedule contract pricing refers to the pre-negotiated maximum prices a GSA Schedule contractor commits to, derived from commercial pricing disclosures and subject to the Most Favored Customer and Price Reduction Clause obligations.
Read definitionSeaPort NxG is the Navy's multiple-award IDIQ vehicle for professional support services, providing Navy and Marine Corps acquisition activities access to engineering, logistics, program support, and IT services.
Read definitionSourcewell is a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing organization that solicits and awards contracts on behalf of its government, education, and nonprofit members, enabling streamlined purchasing nationwide.
Read definitionA Special Item Number (SIN) is a GSA Schedule category code that groups similar products or services, determining which schedule holders can receive orders for specific requirements.
Read definitionSTARS III is GSA's government-wide IDIQ GWAC exclusively for small businesses, providing federal agencies access to IT services from 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and other small business categories.
Read definitionA state term contract is a master agreement competitively awarded by a state agency for common goods or services, available to all state agencies and often to local governments within the state at pre-negotiated prices.
Read definitionTIPS/TAPS is a cooperative purchasing program administered by the Region 8 Education Service Center in Texas, providing government and education members nationwide access to competitively awarded contracts.
Read definitionTransactional Data Reporting is a GSA initiative requiring Schedule contractors to report detailed order-level transaction data to GSA, replacing some commercial pricing disclosure requirements in participating SINs.
Read definitionT4NG is a VA-managed IDIQ contract vehicle providing IT services and solutions to the Department of Veterans Affairs and authorized ordering agencies.
Read definitionA vehicle holder is a company that holds an active award on a contract vehicle such as a GWAC, IDIQ MAC, or GSA Schedule, making it eligible to receive task orders or delivery orders under that vehicle.
Read definitionVETS 2 is a GSA IDIQ contract vehicle set aside exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses providing IT services to federal agencies.
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