| A/E or A-E | Architect-Engineer |
| AA | Associate Administrator |
| ABA | Architectural Barriers Act |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADPM | Agency Demolition Program Manager |
| AED | Automated External Defibrillators |
| AFPCE | Approved Facility Project Cost Estimate |
| AHJ | Authority Having Jurisdiction |
| AMP | Agency Master Plan |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| ARPA | Archeological Resources Protection Act |
| ARRA | American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (2009) |
| ASBCA | Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| ATF | Armstrong Test Facility (Component Facility, Glenn Research Center) |
| BCA | Building Commissioning Association |
| BIM | Building Information Model or Modelling |
| BIPV | Building-Integrated Photovoltaics |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BTU | British Thermal Units |
| BY | Budget Year |
| CA | Commissioning Authority |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CAM | Control Account Manager |
| CAS | Cross Agency Support (fund/budget term) |
| CatEx | Categorical Exclusion |
| Cat C | Category C Project |
| CBM | Condition-Based Maintenance (or Continuous-Based Monitoring) |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| CCE | Current Cost Estimate |
| CCI | Consolidated Contract Initiative |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television Systems |
| CDF | Capitalization Determination Form |
| CDPM | Center Demolition Program Manager |
| CECR | Construction, Environmental Compliance and Restoration (Fund that includes Institutional and Programmatic CoF; and Environmental) |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| CFIP | Capitol Facilities Investment Program |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CII | Construction Industry Institute |
| CIPP | Capital Improvement Program Plan |
| CJ | Congressional Justification |
| CMc | Construction Manager as Constructor |
| CM&O | Center Management and Operations |
| CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management System |
| CMr | Construction Manager At Risk |
| CNM | Center NEPA Manager |
| CO | Change Order or Contracting Officer |
| COBie | Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange |
| CoF | Construction of Facilities |
| COR | Contracting Officer's Representative |
| COSS | Center Operations Support Services |
| CPARS | Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System |
| COTR | Contracting Officer Technical Representative |
| CPG | Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines |
| CPM | Critical Path Method |
| CR | Continuing Resolution |
| CRM | Cultural Resource Manager (previously Historic Preservation Officer) |
| CRV | Current Replacement Value |
| CSI | Construction Specification Institute |
| CUI | Controlled Unclassified Information |
| Cx | Commissioning |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| DB | Design-Build (contract) |
| DBT | Design-Basis Threat |
| DFRC | Dryden Flight Research Center |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DMA | Deferred Maintenance Assessment |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DSN | Deep Space Network (Component Facility, JPL) |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| ECIC | Engineering and Construction Innovation Committee |
| EC&R | Environmental Compliance and Restoration |
| EDD | Environmental Due Diligence |
| EE | Engineering Estimate |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EISA | Energy Independence and Security Act |
| EMCS | Energy Management Control Systems |
| E.O. | Executive Order |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPACS | Enterprise Physical Access Control Systems |
| EPM | Executive Project Manager |
| EPR | Estimated Price Report |
| ESA | Exploration, Science and Aeronautics or Endangered Species Act |
| ESCO | Energy Service Company |
| ESPC | Energy Savings Performance Contract |
| EUL | Enhanced Use Lease (or Leasing) |
| EVM | Earned Value Management |
| EXC | Exploration Capability |
| FAD | Funding Approval Document |
| FAI | Federal Acquisition Institute |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FASAB | Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board |
| FCP | Facility Closure Plan |
| FEMP | Federal Energy Management Program |
| FEP | Front-End Planning |
| FERP | Facilities Engineering and Real Property Division |
| FF&E | Fixtures, Finishes and Equipment |
| FMEA | Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
| FMM | Financial Management Manual |
| FMP | Facilities Master Plan |
| FMS | Facilities Management System |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FP&D | Facility Planning and Design |
| FPB | Facilities Program Board (now defunct) |
| FPM | Facility Project Manager |
| FPMP | Facility Project Management Plan |
| FPN | Facility Project Number |
| FPR | Facility Project Requirements or Facility Project Review |
| FPT | Functional Performance Tests |
| FRB | Facilities Review Board (now defunct) |
| FRD | Facility Requirements Document |
| FRED | Facilities and Real Property Division (NASA Headquarters) |
| FSC | Federal Supply Catalog |
| FS&GS | Flight System and Ground Support |
| FSMP | Facility Safety Management Plan |
| FUO | Facility Utilization Officer |
| FURB | Facility Utilization Review Board |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G&A | General and Administrative |
| GBA | Green Building Advisor |
| GBI | Green Building Institute (for Green Globes) |
| GFE | Government-Furnished Equipment |
| GFP | Government-Furnished Property |
| GIS | Geospatial Information System |
| GMP | Guaranteed Maximum Price |
| GRC | Glenn Research Center |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSE | Ground Support Equipment |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| HASP | Health and Safety Plan |
| HABS | Historic American Buildings Survey |
| HAER | Historic American Engineering Record |
| HSF | Human Space Flight |
| HQ | Headquarters (NASA) |
| HUD | U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning |
| IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
| IBC | International Building Code |
| ICC | International Code Council |
| IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity |
| IDS | Intrusion Detection System |
| IEQ | Indoor Environmental Quality |
| IESNA | Illuminating Engineering Society of North America |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IOP | Integrated Operations Plan or Initial Operating Plan |
| ISC | Interagency Security Committee |
| ISDL | Institutional Safety Discipline Leads |
| IST | Integrated Systems Test |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IV&V | Independent Verification and Validation Facility (Component Facility, GSFC) |
| JOFOC | Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| KDP | Key Decision Points |
| KIC | Knowledge Information Center |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| LAPM | Local Authority Project Manager (unique to KSC) |
| LaRC | Langley Research Center |
| LCCA | Life-Cycle Cost Analysis |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LLIS | Lessons Learned Information System |
| LS | Lump Sum |
| M&O | Maintenance and Operations |
| MACC | Multiple Award Construction Contract |
| MAF | Michoud Assembly Facility (Component Facility, MSFC) |
| MRC | Minor Revitalization and Construction |
| MRI | Mission Relevancy Index (Replaces Mission Dependency Index - MDI) |
| MdM | Meta-data Management |
| MS | Mission Support |
| MSC | Mission Support Council |
| MSD | Mission Support Directorate |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| NAGPRA | Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act |
| NAIS | NASA Acquisition Internet Service |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NAVFAC | Naval Facilities |
| NC | New Construction |
| NCS | National CAD Standard |
| NEHRP | National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NF | NASA Form |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NFS | NASA FAR Supplement |
| NHPA | National Historic Preservation Act |
| NIBS | National Institute of Building Services |
| NID | NASA Interim Directive |
| NIPR | NASA-Interagency Purchase Request |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NODIS | NASA Online Directives Information System |
| NOJMO | NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight |
| NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
| NPG | NASA Procedures and Guidelines |
| NPR | NASA Procedural Requirement |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| NSPE | National Society of Professional Engineers |
| NSS | NASA Safety Standard |
| NTP | Notice to Proceed |
| OA | Office of the Administrator |
| OCFO | Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OMC | Operations Management Council (being replaced with the MSC) |
| OMFIT | Operations and Maintenance Facilities Innovations Committee |
| OP | Operating Plan |
| OPC | Operating Plan Change |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSI | Office of Strategic Infrastructure |
| P&ID | Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
| PA | Programmatic Agreement |
| PA&E | Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation |
| PAM | Partnership Agreement Maker |
| PCSD | President's Council on Sustainable Development |
| PD | Program Direct |
| PDRI | Project Definition Rating Index |
| PER | Preliminary Engineering Report |
| PES | Preliminary Environmental Survey |
| PGM | Programmed Maintenance |
| PMC | Program Management Council |
| PM | Preventive Maintenance |
| PMP | Project Management Plan |
| PP&E | Property, Plant and Equipment |
| PPBE | Programming, Planning, Budgeting and Execution |
| PPBES | Programming, Planning, Budgeting and Execution System |
| PR | Procurement Request |
| PRG | Program Resource Guidance |
| PT&I | Predictive Testing and Inspection |
| PY | Program Year |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RAC | Risk Assessment Code (Used by Safety and Health) |
| RbyIR | Renewal by Incremental Repair |
| RCB&EA | Reliability Centered Building and Equipment Acceptance |
| RCM | Reliability- Centered Maintenance |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RECO | Real Estate Contracting Officer |
| REV | Review or Revision |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quote |
| RG | Resource Guidance |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| ROI | Repair of Obsolete Items |
| RPAO | Real Property Accountable Officer |
| RPMP | Real Property Management Plan |
| RPMS | Real Property Management System |
| SAP | NASA's Core Financial System (Software Package) |
| SBIC | Sustainable Buildings Industry Council |
| SBPD | Summary Brief Project Document |
| SCAP | Strategic Capabilities Asset Program |
| SEMP | Systems Engineering Management Plan |
| SF | Standard Form or Subcontractor-Furnished or Square Feet |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
| SIES | Supervision, Inspection, and Engineering Services |
| SII | Strategic Investment Initiative |
| SMACNA | Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Association |
| SMC | Strategic Management Council |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SpecsIntact | Specifications-Kept-Intact |
| SPG | Strategic Planning Guidance |
| SR | Service Request |
| SS | Special Studies |
| SSA | Source Selection Authority |
| SSC | Stennis Space Center |
| STE | Special Test Equipment |
| SUB | Subcontractor |
| TAB | Testing, Adjusting, and Balance |
| TBCx | Total Building Commissioning |
| TC | Trouble Call |
| TCRPMD | Technical Capabilities and Real Property Management Division |
| TM | Technical Manual |
| UCS | Utilities Control System |
| UESC | Utility Energy Service Contract |
| UPN | Unique Project Number |
| USACE | United States Army Corp of Engineers |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| USDA | U. S. Department of Agriculture |
| USGBC | U. S. Green Building Council |
| VA | Value Assessment |
| VE | Value Engineering |
| VM | Value Management (incorporates Value Engineering and Value Assessment) |
| WBDG | Whole Building Design Guide |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure (or Work Breakdown Structure number) |
| WFF | Wallops Flight Facility (Component Facility, GSFC) |
| WSTF | White Sands Test Facility (Component Facility, JSC) |
| YR | Year |
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