| APE | Administración Pública del Estado de Nuevo León The Public Administration of the State of Nuevo León |
| ASENL | Auditoría Superior del Estado de Nuevo León The Superior Audit Office of the State of Nuevo León |
| ASF | Auditoría Superior de la Federación The Superior Audit Office of the Federation |
| AUAPENL | Acuerdo por el que se crea la Unidad Anticorruption del Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Nuevo León Agreement Establishing the Unit for Anticorruption of the Executive Power of Nuevo León |
| CA | Contracting Authorities |
| CFSMM | Certified Federal Specialist in Materiel Management |
| CFSP | Certified Federal Specialist in Procurement |
| CMO | Communities Management Office |
| COSO | Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
| CPC | Central Procurement Committee |
| CPEUM | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Mexico’s Constitution |
| CTAINL | Comisión de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información del Estado de Nuevo León Transparency and Access to Information Commission of the State of Nuevo León |
| CTG | Contraloría y Transparencia Gubernamental Office of the Comptroller for Government Transparency |
| DGASG | Dirección General de Adquisiciones y Servicios Generales General Directorate for Acquisitions and General Services |
| DJEI | Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland |
| EU | European Union |
| GPS | Government Procurement Service |
| ICIFED | Institute for Education and Sports |
| INAI | Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Data |
| INEGI | Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía National Institute of Statistic and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía |
| INFRA | Secretariat of Infrastructure |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicators |
| LAACSENL | Ley de Adquisiciones, Enajenaciones, Arredamientos y Prestaciones de Servicios para la Administración Pública del Estado de Nuevo León Law for Acquisitions, Sales, Leasing and Delivery of Services for the Public Administration of the State of Nuevo León |
| LAASNL | Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Contratación de Servicios del Estado de Nuevo León Law for Acquisitions, Leasing, and Procurement of Services for the State of Nuevo León |
| LAASP | Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios del Sector Público Law for Acquisitions, Leasing, and Services of the Public Sector |
| LIDACSP | Ley para Incentivar la Denuncia de Actos de Corrupción de Servidores Públicos del Estado de Nuevo León Law to Promote the Reporting of Corrupt Conduct of Public Officials of Nuevo León |
| LOPNL | Ley de Obras Públicas para el Estado y Municipios de Nuevo León Law of Public Works for the State and Municipalities of Nuevo León |
| LOAPENL | Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública para el Estado de Nuevo León Organisational Law of the Public Administration of the State of Nuevo León |
| LOPSR | Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Mismas Law for Public Works and Related Services |
| LRSPEMNL | Ley de Responsabilidades de los Servidores Públicos del Estado y Municipios de Nuevo León Law of Responsibilities of Public Officials of the State and Municipalities of Nuevo León |
| LRSPNLM | Ley de Responsabilidades de los Servidores Públicos del Estado y Municipios de Nuevo León Law of Responsibilities of Public Servants of the State and Municipalities of Nuevo León |
| MAPS | Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems |
| MOU | Memoranda of Understanding |
| ÖBB Infra | ÖBB Infrastruktur AG Austrian State-Owned Railways Infrastructure Company |
| OGP | Office of Government Procurement |
| OP | Operation Department |
| OSCE | Government Procurement Supervising Agency |
| PAA | Programas Anuales de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios Annual Programmes for Procurement, Leasing and Services |
| PAACI | Programa Anual de Auditoría y Control Interno Annual Audit and Internal Control Program |
| PGJE | State Attorney General’s Office |
| PMMRP | The Procurement Materiel Management and Real Property |
| PPSD | Public Procurement Supply Directorate |
| PWGSC | Public Works and Government Services Canada |
| REA | Red Estatal de Autopistas State Highway Network |
| REC | Registro Estatal de Contratistas State Registry of Contractors |
| RUPC | Registro Único de Proveedores y Contratistas Unique Registry of Suppliers and Contractors |
| RUSPEF | Registro de Servidores Públicos que Intervienen en Procedimientos de Contrataciones Públicas, Licencias y Permisos con Recursos Federales Registry of Public Officials who Intervene in Contracts to be Executed with Federal Funds |
| RWS | Rijkswaterstaat Department of Public Works of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment |
| SA | Secretaría de Administración Secretariat of Administration |
| SECOP | Sistema Electrónico de Compras Públicas Electronic System for Public Procurement |
| SECOP | Sistema Electrónico para la Contratación Pública Electronic System for Public Hiring |
| SFP | Secretaría de la Función Pública Ministry of Public Administration |
| SGNL | State Government of Nuevo León |
| SIREGOB | Sistema Integrador de Recursos Electrónicos Gubernamentables Electronic Integrated Government Resources System |
| SMEs | MIPYMES, micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas Small and medium enterprises |
| SNA | National Anticorruption System |
| SOEs | State-owned enterprises |
| SSPE | State Ministry for Public Safety |
| TAS | Tender Advisory Service |
| UCC | Unidad Centralizada de Compras Central Purchasing Body |
| UGAP | Union des Groupements d’Achats Publics Association of Public Purchasing Groups |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
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