"J&A." See "Justification and Approval."

"Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (JWOD)" requires the Government to purchase supplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from JWOD participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period required. When identical supplies or services are on the Procurement List and the Schedule of Products issued by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., ordering offices shall purchase supplies and services in the priority presented in FAR 8.704.

"Job" means a homogeneous cluster of work tasks, the completion of which serves an enduring purpose for the organization. Taken as a whole, the collection of tasks, duties, and responsibilities constitutes the assignment for one or more individuals whose work is of the same nature and is performed at the same skill/responsibility level--as opposed to a position, which is a collection of tasks assigned to a specific individual. Within a job, there may be pay categories which are dependent on the degree of supervision required by the employee while performing assigned tasks which are performed by all persons with the same job.
FAR 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures

"Job class of employees" means employees performing in positions within the same job.
FAR 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures

"Job order"-
(1) Is a fixed price contract incorporating, by reference or attachment, a master agreement for repair and alteration of vessels;
(2) May include clauses pertaining to subjects not covered by the master agreement; but applicable to the job order being awarded; and
(3) Applies to a specific acquisition and sets forth the scope of work, price, delivery date, and other appropriate terms that apply to the particular job order.
DFARS 217.7101 Master Agreement For Repair And Alteration Of Vessels

"Joint Settlement" is the joint negotiation --with the consent of the contractor and the TCO(s)--of two or more termination settlement proposals of the same contractor under different contracts, even though the contracts are with different contracting offices or agencies. In such cases, accounting work shall be consolidated to the greatest extent practical. The resulting settlement may be evidenced by one settlement agreement covering all contracts involved or by a separate agreement for each contract involved.
FAR 49.109-6 Joint settlement of two or more settlement proposals

"Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)" set forth the maximum per diem rates generally considered to be reasonable and allowable costs for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses by contractor personnel on official company business.
FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs

"Joint Venture." See "Affiliates."

"JTR." See "Joint Travel Regulations."

"Justification and Approval," when properly executed, permits a contracting officer to commence negotiations for a sole source contract, commence negotiations for a contract resulting from an unsolicited proposal, or award any other contract without providing for full and open competition. Contracting without providing for full and open competition or full and open competition after exclusion of sources is a violation of statute, unless permitted by one of the exceptions in 6.302.
FAR 6.303 Justifications

"JWOD." See "Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act."

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