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Government Spending: Federal Budget & Procurement Terminology and Codes

A free market-structure glossary of U.S. federal budget and procurement terms, thresholds, and classification codes — outlays vs. obligations, discretionary vs. mandatory spending, NAICS and PSC codes, the FAR, the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds, and identifiers like UEI and CAGE. Definitions are drawn from the FAR, OMB Circulars, and Treasury guidance. Platform-curated public-domain reference data, free to use.

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    {
      "term": "Outlays",
      "category": "Budget concept",
      "reference": "OMB Circular A-11",
      "definition": "Actual payments the government makes during a fiscal year to liquidate obligations"
    },
    {
      "term": "Budget authority",
      "category": "Budget concept",
      "reference": "Congressional Budget Act",
      "definition": "Legal authority granted by law for agencies to incur financial obligations"
    },
    {
      "term": "Obligation",
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      "reference": "OMB Circular A-11",
      "definition": "A binding agreement (such as a contract or grant award) that will result in outlays"
    },
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      "term": "Discretionary spending",
      "category": "Spending type",
      "reference": "Congressional Budget Office",
      "definition": "Spending set annually through the appropriations process"
    },
    {
      "term": "Mandatory spending",
      "category": "Spending type",
      "reference": "Congressional Budget Office",
      "definition": "Spending governed by eligibility rules and formulas, such as Social Security and Medicare"
    },
    {
      "term": "Fiscal year (FY)",
      "category": "Budget concept",
      "reference": "31 U.S.C. 1102",
      "definition": "The federal budget year running October 1 through September 30"
    },
    {
      "term": "Continuing resolution (CR)",
      "category": "Appropriations",
      "reference": "Congressional Research Service",
      "definition": "Temporary legislation that funds agencies when regular appropriations are not enacted"
    },
    {
      "term": "FAR",
      "category": "Procurement rule",
      "reference": "Title 48 CFR",
      "definition": "Federal Acquisition Regulation — the primary rulebook for federal procurement"
    },
    {
      "term": "Micro-purchase threshold",
      "category": "Threshold",
      "reference": "FAR 2.101",
      "definition": "Simplified purchase ceiling of 10,000 USD for most supplies and services"
    },
    {
      "term": "Simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)",
      "category": "Threshold",
      "reference": "FAR 2.101",
      "definition": "Dollar ceiling of 250,000 USD below which simplified procedures apply"
    },
    {
      "term": "NAICS code",
      "category": "Classification",
      "reference": "U.S. Census Bureau",
      "definition": "North American Industry Classification System code identifying a contract's industry"
    },
    {
      "term": "PSC (Product and Service Code)",
      "category": "Classification",
      "reference": "GSA PSC Manual",
      "definition": "Four-character code classifying what product or service is being bought"
    },
    {
      "term": "UEI (Unique Entity Identifier)",
      "category": "Identifier",
      "reference": "SAM.gov",
      "definition": "12-character SAM.gov identifier that replaced the DUNS number in 2022"
    },
    {
      "term": "CAGE code",
      "category": "Identifier",
      "reference": "Defense Logistics Agency",
      "definition": "Commercial and Government Entity code assigned to entities doing business with the government"
    },
    {
      "term": "IDIQ",
      "category": "Contract vehicle",
      "reference": "FAR 16.504",
      "definition": "Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract vehicle for recurring needs over a period"
    }
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      "url": "https://www.acquisition.gov/far",
      "name": "Federal Acquisition Regulation (Acquisition.gov)"
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      "url": "https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/circulars",
      "name": "OMB Circular A-11"
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      "name": "SAM.gov Entity Information"
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    "term": "The budget, appropriations, or procurement term or code",
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    "Standardize procurement terminology across a proposal or contracts team",
    "Train staff on the thresholds and codes that govern federal buying",
    "Map incoming award data to NAICS and PSC classifications correctly"
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