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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. SBIR at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21797.
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Appendix H

Glossary

ARRA—American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

CCR—Department of Defense Company Commercialization Record

COTR—Contracting Officer Technical Representative

CRP Program—Commercial Readiness Pilot Program

EHB—Electronic Handbook

FAR—Federal Acquisition Regulation

FC—Field Center

FPDS—Federal Procurement Data System

GAO—Government Accountability Office

HBCU—Historically Black Colleges and Universities

JPL—Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC—Johnson Space Center

LaRC—Langley Research Center

MD—Mission Directorate

MMOD—Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. SBIR at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21797.
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MOSB—Minority-owned Small Business

MPP—Mentor Protégé Program

MSI—Minority-Serving Institutions

NASBO—NASA Alliance for Small Business Opportunities

NSSC—NASA Shared Services Center

OSBP—Office of Small Business Programs

Phase II-E—Phase II-Enhancement

Phase II-X—Phase II-Expanded

PI—Principal Investigator

SDB—Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses

SEDG—Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups

SMA—Safety and Mission Assurance

TIM—Technology Infusion Manager

TM—Technical Monitor

TRL—Technology Readiness Level

TWG—Technology Working Group

WOSB—Woman-owned Small Business

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. SBIR at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21797.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. SBIR at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21797.
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