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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles
  • Government Contracts
OBS

A U. S. A. term referring to the procurement officer who negotiates and signs the contract. The administration of the contract is then delegated to the Defense Supply Agency(DSA) whose contract officer is called an Administration Contract Officer(ACO). The PCO may withhold specific contract administration functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Expression américaine désignant l'acheteur qui négocie et signe les contrats. L'exécution du contrat est ensuite confiée au Bureau des approvisionnements de défense, dont l'agent des contrats porte le titre d'Agent d'administration des contrats (ACO). L'agent de négociation des contrats d'achat peut se réserver certaines fonctions particulières relatives à l'exécution des contrats.

OBS

agent de négociation des contrats d'achat : équivalent provenant de la version 1994 du Guide des approvisionnements, édition non paginée, de Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

One of the four generally recognized categories of organizational resources, referring to money, funds, investments, votes, line of credit, etc. available to a department, government agency or other organization; the other main resource categories are human resources, physical resources and information resources.

OBS

Materiel Asset Lexicon, 1992, Supply and Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Une des quatre catégories généralement reconnues de ressources organisationnelles se rapportant à l'argent, aux fonds, aux investissements, aux crédits, aux marges de crédit, etc., qui sont mises à la disposition d'un ministère, d'un organisme gouvernemental ou d'une autre organisation. Les autres grandes catégories de ressources sont les ressources humaines, les ressources matérielles et les ressources en matière d'information.

Spanish

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