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Acronyms and Abbreviations
A&E | architect and engineer |
ADRB | Architectural Design Review Board |
AML | Advance Measurements Laboratory |
ANS | American National Standard |
ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
BCI | building condition index |
BCR | benefit-cost ratio |
CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
CFMO | Chief Facilities Management Officer |
CHP | combined heat and power |
CI | condition index |
CMR | construction and major renovations |
CRF | construction of research facility |
CRV | current replacement value |
CTL | Communications Technology Laboratory |
CUP | central utility plant |
D-B | design-build |
DCC | Data Center Coalition |
DOC | Department of Commerce |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DSRC | David Skaggs Research Center |
EISA | Energy Independence and Security Act |
EM | electron microscopy |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
ERDC | Army Engineering Research and Development Center |
ERM | Enterprise Risk Management |
ERMO | enterprise risk management office |
ESCO | energy service company |
ESPC | energy saving performance contract |
FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
FCI | facility condition index |
FEMP | Federal Energy Management Program |
FF&E | furniture, fixtures, and equipment |
FIM | facility information system |
FMEA | failure mode and effect analysis |
FMF | facilities modernization fund |
FRPC | Federal Property Management Reform Act |
FRPP | Federal Real Property Plan |
FSRM | facilities, sustainment, restoration, and modernization |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GPL | general purpose laboratory |
GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GSF | gross square feet |
HAC | House Appropriations Committee |
HVAC | heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
IDIQ | indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity |
IFMA | International Facility Management Association |
IS | institutional support |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
IT | information technology |
LNG | liquified natural gas |
MEP | Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
NASA | National Aeronautics Space Administration |
NBS | National Bureau of Standards |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NHPA | National Historic Preservation Act |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NFRL | National Fire Research Laboratory |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRC | National Research Council |
NRHP | National Register of Historic Places |
NSF | net square feet |
NTIA | National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
O&M | operations and maintenance |
OFPM | Office of Facilities and Property Management |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
OMR | operations, maintenance, and repair |
OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
POR | programs of requirements |
R&D | research and development |
RCM | reliability centered maintenance |
RV | replacement value |
SCMMR | safety, capacity, maintenance, and major repairs |
SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
SI | international system of units |
STRS | Scientific and Technical Research and Services |
TCO | total cost of ownership |
TEM | transmission electron microscope |
UESC | utility energy service contract |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
VCAT | Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology |
WCF | working capital fund |