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Funding opportunity numbers (FON) is a number that a federal agency assigns to its grant announcement. [7]FON are currently unique within the Grants.Gov System. (An enhancement was recently completed which NO longer allows duplicate funding opportunity numbers within the system .)
Government procurement or public procurement is when a governing body purchases goods, works, and services from an organization for themselves or the taxpayers. [1] [2] [3] In 2019, public procurement accounted for approximately 12% of GDP in OECD countries.
A sources sought (often capitalized as Sources Sought) notice is used by agencies of the government of the United States to solicit interest in a project under consideration by that agency. They are not requests for proposals or invitations to bid; sources sought come earlier in the procurement process.
A statement of work (SOW) is a document routinely employed in the field of project management.It is the narrative description of a project's work requirement. [1]: 426 It defines project-specific activities, deliverables and timelines for a vendor providing services to the client.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
A program solicitation was announced in 2011, and six companies were awarded contracts in July 2012. The six awardees who signed phase 1 contracts with DARPA included: [1] Boeing– system concept; Lockheed Martin – design utilizes a "tactical aircraft to provide a high energy-state, reusable first stage, enabling launches from bases ...
Prohibits solicitations to residences that use an artificial voice or a recording. [ 2 ] Prohibits any call made using automated telephone equipment or an artificial or prerecorded voice to an emergency line (e.g., "911"), a hospital emergency number, a physician's office, a hospital/health care facility/elderly room, a cellular telephone, or ...
PAVE PAWS (PAVE Phased Array Warning System) is a complex Cold War early warning radar and computer system developed in 1980 to "detect and characterize a sea-launched ballistic missile attack against the United States". [1]