APPENDIX A
ACRONYMS

—A—

ACAT 
Acquisition Category
ACTD 
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
AEC 
Army Evaluation Center
AFQT 
Armed Forces Qualification Test
AIS 
Automated Information System
ALMC 
Army Logistic Management College
AMC 
Army Materiel Command
AMCOS 

Army Manpower Cost System

AMCPAM 

Army Materiel Command Pamphlet

AMSAA 

Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

AMSDL 

Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements List

AO 

Action Officer

AoA 

Analysis of Alternatives

AOIC 

Additional Operational Issues and Criteria

APB 

Acquisition Program Baseline

AR 

Army Regulation

ARL-HRED

Army Research Laboratory—Human Research and Engineering Directorate

ARL-SLAD

Army Research Laboratory—Survivability/Lethality
Analysis Directorate

ARNG

Army National Guard

ASARC

Army System Acquisition Review Council

ASI

Additional Skill Identifier

ASIOE

Associated Support Item of Equipment

ASMIS

Army Safety Management Information System

ASVAB

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ATD

Advanced Technology Demonstration

ATEC

Army Test and Evaluation Command

AWE

Advanced Warfighting Experiment

—B—

BCT

Brigade Combat Team

BOIP

Basis of Issue Plan

BOIPFD

Basis of Issue Plan Feeder Data

—C—

CALL

Center for Army Lessons-Learned

CARD

Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System

CD

Combat Developer

CDE

Common Data Elements

CDRL

Contract Data Requirements List

CEP

Concept Experimentation Program

CHPPM

Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

COIC

Critical Operational Issues and Criteria

COMSEC

Communications Security

COOP

Continuity of Operations Plan

COR

Contracting Officer Representative

COTS

Commercial Off-The Shelf

CRD

Capstone Requirements Document

CS

Combat Support

CSS

Combat Service Support

CTC

Combat Training Centers

—D—

DA

Department of the Army

DASAF

Director of Army Safety

DASC

Department of the Army System Coordinators

DCSCD

TRADOC Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments

DCSLOG

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

DCSOPS

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations PERSCOM)

DCSOPS

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (HQ, Department of the Army)

 DCSPER

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

DCSPLANS

Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Force Integration and Analysis (DCSPLANS)

DID

Data Item Description

DISC4

Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers

DoD

Department of Defense

DoDD

Department of Defense Directive

DoDI

Department of Defense Instruction

DOIM

Director of Information Management

DT&E

Developmental Test and Evaluation

DTC

Developmental Test Command

DTLOMS

Doctrine, Training, Leadership Development, Organization, Materiel, and Soldiers

DTP

Detailed Test Plan

DTRR

Developmental Test Readiness Review

DUSA(OR)

Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research)

—E—

ECA

Early Comparability Analysis

ECP

Engineering Change Proposal

ELSEC

Electronic Security

EMD

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

EUTE

Early User Test and Evaluation

—F—

FMBB

Force Management Bulletin Board

FOC

Future Operational Capability

FoS

Family-of-Systems

FP

Functional Proponent

—G—

GOSC General Officer Steering Committee

GS General Schedule

—H—

HARDMAN

Hardware vs. Manpower

HCM

HARDMAN Comparability Methodology

HFE

Human Factors Engineering

HH

Health Hazards

HHA

Health Hazard Assessment

HLFD

High-Level Functional Description

HIS

Human Systems Integration

HSIP

Human Systems Integration Plan

—I—

ICT

Integrated Concept Team

IIPT

Integrating Integrated Product Team

ILS

Integrated Logistic Support

ILSMT

Integrated Logistic Support Management Team

ILSP

Integrated Logistic Support Plan

IM

Information Management

IMA

Information Mission Area

IMPRINT

Improved Performance Research Integration Tool

IOT&E

Initial Operational Test and Evaluation

IPR

In-Process Review

IPT

Integrated Product Team

IT

Information Technology

ISS

Information Systems Security

—K—

KPP

Key Performance Parameter

KSAO

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

—L—

LAN

Local Area Network

LCM

Life Cycle Model

LSA

Logistic Support Analysis

LSAR

Logistic Support Analysis Record

—M—

M

Manpower

M3P

Manufacturer’s MANPRINT Management Plan

MACOM

Major Command

MAIS

Major Automated Information System

MAISRC

Major Automated Information Systems Review
Council

MANPRINT

Manpower and Personnel Integration

MARC

Manpower Requirements Criteria

MATRIS

Manpower and Training Research Information System

MD

Materiel Developer

MDA

Milestone Decision Authority

MDAP

Major Defense Acquisition Program

MDR

Milestone Decision Review

ME

Manpower Estimate

MI

Market Investigation

MIL-SPEC

Military Specification

MIL-STD

Military Standard

MIPS

Modified Integrated Program Summary

MJWG

MANPRINT Joint Working Group

MMDB

MARC Maintenance Data Base

MNS

Mission Need Statement

MOE

Measure of Effectiveness

MOP

Measure of Performance

MOS

Military Occupational Specialty

MPT

Manpower, Personnel, and Training

MSC

Major Subordinate Command

—N—

NDI

Non-developmental Item

NET

New Equipment Training

NETP

New Equipment Training Plan

NSTD

Nonsystem Training Device

NTIS

National Technical Information Service

—O—

O&S

Operating and Support

OJT

On-the-Job Training

OMS/MP

Operational Mode Summary/Mission Profile

ORD

Operational Requirements Document

OT&E

Operational Test and Evaluation

OTC

Operational Test Command

OTRR

Operational Test Readiness Review

—P—

P

Personnel

P3I

Pre-planned Product Improvement

PAL

Parameter Assessment List

PAL-MATE

Parameter Assessment List - MANPRINT Automated Tool Edition

PAM

Pamphlet

PEO

Program Executive Officer

PERSCOM

U.S. Total Army Personnel Command

PERTEC

Personnel Technologies Directorate

PM

Program/Project/Product Manager

POC

Point of Contact

—Q—

QQPRI

Quantitative and Qualitative Personnel Requirements
Information

—R—

R&D

Research and Development

RAM

Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability

RD&EC

Research, Development, and Engineering Center

RFI

Request for Information

RFP

Request for Proposal

RRC

Requirements Review Committee

—S—

SCP

Software Change Package

SIPT

Supportability Integrated Product Team

SME

Subject Matter Expert

SMMP

System MANPRINT Management Plan

SoS

System-of-Systems

SOW

Statement of Work

SS

System Safety

SSEB

Source Selection Evaluation Board

SSG

Special Study Group

SSv

Soldier Survivability

STD

Software Test Description

STF

Special Task Force

STRAP

System Training Plan

STRICOM

Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command

—T—

T

Training

TAADS

The Department of the Army Authorizations Documents System

TAD

Target Audience Description

TADSS

Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations

TD

Training Developer

TDA

Table of Distribution and Allowances

TEA

Training Effectiveness Analysis

TEMP

Test and Evaluation Master Plan

TEP

Test Evaluation Plan

TER

Test and Evaluation Report

TIWG

Test Integration Working Group

TOE

Table of Organization and Equipment

TRAC

TRADOC Analysis Center

TRADOC

Training and Doctrine Command

TSM

TRADOC System Manager

TTSP

Training Test Support Package

—U—

UFD

User Functional Description

USAFMSA

U.S. Army Force Management Support Activity

USAI&SC

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

USAMRMC

U.S. Army Medical Research Materiel Command

USAPA

U. S. Army Publishing Agency

USAR

U.S. Army Reserves

—W—

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure

WIPT

Working Level Integrated Product Team

WRAP

Warfighting Rapid Acquisition Program

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