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Procurement

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Definitions:

  Process of obtaining a system, product, or service.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 under acquisition from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015

  Includes all stages of the process of acquiring product or services, beginning with the process for determining the need for the product or services and ending with contract completion and closeout.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-161r1 under acquisition