APPENDIX B: Abbreviations and Acronyms |
| A. |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| A-E | Architect-Engineer |
| AFPCE | Approved Facility Project Cost Estimate |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| B. |
| BCA | Building Commissioning Association |
| BEES | Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability |
| BIPV | Building-Integrated Photovoltaics |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BTU | British Thermal Units |
| BY | Budget Year |
| C. |
| CA | Commissioning Authority |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| CCE | Current Cost Estimate |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CII | Construction Industry Institute |
| CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management System |
| CO | Change Order or Contracting Officer |
| CoF | Construction of Facilities |
| COSS | Center Operations Support Services |
| COTR | Contracting Officer Technical Representative |
| CPG | Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines |
| CPM | Critical Path Method |
| CSI | Construction Specification Institute |
| D. |
| DF | Downey Facility |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| E. |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EE | Engineering Estimate |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMCS | Energy Management Control Systems |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| F. |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FEMP | Federal Energy Management Program |
| FMEA | Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
| FMM | Financial Management Manual |
| FMP | Facilities Master Plan |
| FMS | Facilities Management System |
| FO | Functional Offices |
| FONSI | Finding Of No Significant Impact |
| FP&D | Facility Planning and Design |
| FPDS | Facility Project Data System |
| FPIG | Facility Project Implementation Guide |
| FPM | Facility Project Manager |
| FPMS | Facility Project Management System |
| FPN | Facility Project Number |
| FPT | Functional Performance Test |
| FPT | Functional Performance Tests |
| FRB | Facilities Review Board |
| FSC | Federal Supply Catalog |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G. |
| GBA | Green Building Advisor |
| GFP | Government Furnished Property |
| GPE | Goverment Furnished Property |
| GRC | Glenn Research Center |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSE | Ground Support Equipment |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| H. |
| HSF | Human Space Flight |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning |
| I. |
| IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
| IEQ | Indoor Environmental Quality |
| IESNA | Illuminating Engineering Society of North America |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IPO | Institutional Program Offices |
| ISC | Interagency Security Committee |
| IST | Integrated Systems Test |
| J. |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| K. |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| L. |
| LaRC | Langley Research Center |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LLIS | Lessons Learned Information System |
| LOGO | Limitation of Government Obligation |
| LS | Lump Sum |
| M. |
| MAF | Michoud Assembly Facility |
| MS | Mission Support |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| N. |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NEHRP | National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NFS | NASA Far Supplement |
| NIBS | National Institute of Building Services |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NODIS | NASA Online Directives Information Systems |
| NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
| NPG | NASA Procedures and Guidelines |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| NSPE | National Society of Professional Engineers |
| NSS | NASA Safety Standard |
| NTP | Notice to Proceed |
| O. |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPR | Owner's Project Requirements |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| P. |
| P3 | Preproject Planning |
| PAR | Preadvertisement Review |
| PBS | Plum Brook Station |
| PCSD | President's Council on Sustainable Development |
| PD | Program Direct |
| PDRI | Project Definition Rating Index |
| PER | Preliminary Engineering Report |
| PES | Preliminary Environmental Survey |
| POP | Program Operating Plan |
| PR | Procurement Request |
| PT&I | Predictive Testing & Inspection |
| Q. |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| R. |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RCB&E | Reliability Centered Building and Equipment |
| RCBEA | Reliability Centered Building and Equipment Acceptance |
| RCM | Reliability Centered Maintenance |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| REV | Review |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFP | Request For Proposal |
| RFQ | Request For Quote |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| S. |
| SAT | Science, Aeronautics, and Technology |
| SBIC | Sustainable Buildings Industry Council |
| SF | Subcontractor Furnished or Standard Form |
| SIES | Supervision, Inspection, and Engineering Services |
| SOW | Statement Of Work |
| SPECSINTACT | Specifications-kept-Intact |
| SPOC | Single Point-Of-Contact |
| SSA | Source Selection Authority |
| SUB | Subcontractor |
| T. |
| TAB | Testing, Adjusting, and Balance |
| TM | Technical Manual |
| U. |
| UCS | Utilities Control System |
| UPN | Unique Project Number |
| USGBC | U.S. Green Building Council |
| V. |
| VE | Value Engineering |
| W. |
| WBDG | Whole Building Design Guide |
| WFF | Wallops Flight Facility |
| WSTF | White Sands Test Facility |
| Y. |
| YR | Year |
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