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NAID

National Association for Information Destruction

NAVFAC

Navy Facilities Engineering Command

NAVSUP

Naval Supply Systems Command

NCSE

National Council of SourceAmerica Employers

NCWC

National Council of Work Centers

NDA

Non-Disclosure Agreement

NESS

National Easter Seals Society

NEXCOM

Navy Exchange Command

NFB

National Federation of the Blind

NIB

National Industries for the Blind

NISH

SourceAmerica's name from 1974 - 2013

NLRB

National Labor Relations Board (part of Department of Labor)

NLT

No Later Than

NNA

National Nonprofit Agency; the six (6) organizations that founded SourceAmerica.

NOD

National Organization on Disability

Nonprofit Agency (NPA)

NPA is an alternate term for CRP (Community Rehabilitation Program). The U.S. AbilityOne Program requires that NPAs be an agency organized under the laws of the United States or of any State, operated in the interest of the blind or persons with other severe disabilities, the net income of which does not incur in whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual, and designated by the Committee to facilitate the distribution (by direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means) of orders of the Government for commodities and services on the Procurement List among nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, to provide information required by the Committee to implement the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program, and to otherwise assist the Committee in administering these regulations as set forth herein by the Committee. (41 CFR 51.1-3) Affiliated—A nonprofit that has applied and been accepted as a SourceAmerica affiliate; these NPAs do not have AbilityOne contracts. Producing—A nonprofit that has an AbilityOne contract(s) set aside on the Procurement List.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)

NAICS (pronounced "Nakes") is the standard used by federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

NPR

Notice of Proposal to Regulate

NRFC

National Rehabilitation Facilities Coalition

NSN

National Stock Number