FSC Electronic Invoicing Contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center in Austin, TX has awarded A&T Systems a Blanket Purchase Order and Call Order effective May 1, 2013 to provide the OB10 e-Invoicing platform which includes services to provide e‐Invoicing solutions to improve quality, streamline business processes, and reduce operating costs associated with processing and paying of invoices while maximizing discounts taken and minimizing interest penalties.
As a Franchise Fund Enterprise Center, FSC offers commercial invoice processing services government-wide and this BPA award will offer government agencies the convenience of procuring these services. FSC offers e‐invoicing through A&T Systems’ OB10 electronic invoicing application which includes direct connect or internet web form and electronic data interchange (EDI) to the vendors of the Veterans Hospital Administration and the National Cemetery Administration located across the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Approximately 23% of the one million invoices processed by the FSC annually are via e‐invoicing.
With this e-Invoicing BPA and Call Order VA FSC’s objectives are to:
- Provide electronic invoicing solution;
- Reduce administrative costs;
- Improve customer service;
- Enhance government operations, particularly accountability and performance reporting;
- Improve customer service;
- Create partnerships in program management, control, and oversight to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse;
- Support continued innovation;
- Follow commercial rules, procedures, and best practices to the maximum extent practicable;
- Obtain detailed and tailored management reports;
- Support continued innovation;
- Improve government operations, particularly accountability and performance reporting;
- Provide procedural checks and feedback to improve security and management control on financial transactions and processes;
- Provide convenience to government employees; and
- Take advantage of state‐of‐the‐art technology and technological advances.
