Contract Administration Core Curriculum
Participant's Manual and Reference Guide 2006

Glossary

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

ADR

Alternate Dispute Resolution

AED

Associated Equipment Distributors

AGC

Associated General Contractors

ANPRM

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making

ARC

Appalachia Regional Commission

ARTBA

American Road and Transportation Builders Association

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

BAMS

Bid Analysis and Management System

BAT

DOL, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

CA

Certification Acceptance

CE

Construction Engineering

CFC

Cost of Facilities Capital

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CII

Construction Industry Institute

CMC

Construction Metrication Council

CPF

Combined Pay Factor

CPM

Critical Path Method

CY

Calendar Year

DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

DOT

Department of Transportation

DRB

Dispute Review Board

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ER

Emergency Relief

FAPG

Federal-aid Policy Guide

FEBBS

Federal Electronic Bulletin Board System

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FLHD

Federal Land Highway Division

FLHP

Federal Lands Highway Program

FOH

Field Operations Handbook

FMIS

Financial Management Information System

FRM

Final Rule Making

FY

Fiscal Year

GAO

General Accounting Office

GHSR

Governor's Highway Safety Representative

GSA

General Services Administration

HIPA

Office of Program Administration

HCFO

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

HCC

Office of Chief Counsel

HCR

Office of Civil Rights

HFS

Office of Fiscal Services

HNG

Office of Engineering

HOTM

Office of Transportation Management

HPMS

Highway Performance Monitoring System

HSA

Office of Safety

I/D

Incentive/Disincentive

IP

Implementation Package

ISTEA

Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991

ITS

Intelligent Transportation System

LCCA

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

LGA

Local Government Agency

MBE

Minority Business Enterprise

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

MUTCD

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NBIS

National Bridge Inventory System

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NEEP

National Experimental and Evaluation Program

NEPA

National Environmental Protection Act

NHI

National Highway Institute

NHS

National Highway System

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NPRM

Notice of Proposed Rule Making

NS

Non-Regulatory Supplement

OCIP

Owner Controlled Insurance Program

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

OIG

Office of Inspector General

OJT

On-the-job training

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OSHA

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

OST

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

PCCP

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

PF

Pay Factor

PLA

Project Labor Agreement

PRS

Performance Related Specifications

PS&E

Plans, Specifications, and Estimates

RUC

Road User Costs

SAFETEA-LU

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 109-59, August 10, 2005

SCOH

Standing Committee on Highways

S/D

Suspension and Debarment

SHA

State Highway Agency

SI

International System of Units (The Modernized Metric System)

STA

State Transportation Agency

STAA

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

STURAA

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act

TA

Technical Advisory

TE

Transportation Enhancement

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TERO

Tribal Employment Rights Office

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TTI

Texas Transportation Institute

U.S.C.

United States Code

USTR

Unites States Trade Representative

VE

Value Engineering

VECP

Value Engineering Change Proposal

WBE

Women Business Enterprise