(DoD) A contracting process that provides commercial products to regionally grouped military and federal customers from commercial distributors using electronic commerce. Customers typically receive materiel delivery through the vendor's commercial distribution system. Also called PV. See also distribution system.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). prime vendor. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/prime_vendor/definitions/1963452 |
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