| A-E | Architect-Engineer |
| AFPCE | Approved Facility Project Cost Estimate |
| AHJ | Authority Having Jurisdiction |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| ARFR | Adaptive Reuse Feasibility Report |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| BCA | Building Commissioning Association |
| BIM | Building Information Modeling |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BTU | British Thermal Units |
| BY | Budget Year |
| CA | Commissioning Authority |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| CCE | Current Cost Estimate |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| C.F.R. | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CII | Construction Industry Institute |
| CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management System |
| CMP | Center Master Plan |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| CoF | Construction of Facilities |
| COSS | Center Operations Support Services |
| COR | Contracting Officer's Representative |
| CPG | Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines |
| CPM | Critical Path Method |
| CSI | Construction Specification Institute |
| DBT | Design-Basis Threat |
| DFRC | Dryden Flight Research Center |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EE | Engineering Estimate |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMCS | Energy Management Control Systems |
| Exec. Order | Executive Order |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESPC | Energy Savings Performance Contract |
| EUL | Enhanced Use Lease |
| EVM | Earned Value Management |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FEMP | Federal Energy Management Program |
| FED | Facilities Engineering Division |
| FHPSB | Federal High Performance and Sustainable Buildings |
| FMEA | Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
| FMM | Financial Management Manual |
| FMS | Facilities Management System |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FP&D | Facility Planning and Design |
| FPM | Facility Project Manager |
| FPN | Facility Project Number |
| FPT | Functional Performance Tests |
| FRB | Facilities Review Board |
| FSC | Federal Supply Catalog |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GBA | Green Building Advisor |
| GFP | Government-Furnished Property |
| GPE | Government-wide Point of Entry |
| GRC | Glenn Research Center |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSE | Ground Support Equipment |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| HABS | Historic American Building Survey |
| HAER | Historic American Engineering Record |
| HPO | Historic Preservation Officer |
| HSF | Human Space Flight |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning |
| 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 |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development |
| Center |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| LaRC | Langley Research Center |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LLIS | Lessons Learned Information System |
| LS | Lump Sum |
| MAF | Michoud Assembly Facility |
| MS | Mission Support |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 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 |
| NHPA | National Historic Preservation Act |
| NIBS | National Institute of Building Services |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NODIS | NASA Online Directives Information System |
| NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
| NPR | NASA Procedural Requirements |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| NSPE | National Society of Professional Engineers |
| NSS | NASA Safety Standard |
| NTP | Notice to Proceed |
| O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPR | Owner's Project Requirements |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| 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 |
| PPBES | Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System |
| PR | Procurement Request |
| PT&I | Predictive Testing & Inspection |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RCBEA | Reliability Centered Building and Equipment Acceptance |
| RCM | Reliability Centered Maintenance |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| REV | Review |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quote |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| RPAO | Real Property Accountable Officer |
| SAAM | Space Act Agreement Maker |
| SBIC | Sustainable Buildings Industry Council |
| SF | Standard Form or Subcontractor-Furnished |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Officer |
| SIES | Supervision, Inspection, and Engineering Services |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPECSINTACT | Specifications-Kept-Intact |
| SPOC | Single Point-of-Contact |
| SS | Special Studies |
| SSA | Source Selection Authority |
| SSC | Stennis Space Center |
| SUB | Subcontractor |
| TAB | Testing, Adjusting, and Balance |
| TM | Technical Manual |
| UCS | Utilities Control System |
| UESC | Utility Energy Services Contract |
| UFGS | Unified Facilities Guide Specifications |
| UPN | Unique Project Number |
| USGBC | U.S. Green Building Council |
| VE | Value Engineering |
| WBDG | Whole Building Design Guide |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WFF | Wallops Flight Facility |
| WSTF | White Sands Test Facility |
| YR | Year |
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