96--DTRA WAWF Implementation

Defense Threat Reduction Agency --- Implements the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) process for electronic invoicing --- November 1, 2006. On November 1, 2006, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) began implementing the Department of Defense (DOD) approved electronic invoicing process known as the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). The WAWF process allows DTRA vendors an electronic means for submitting their payment requests and allows DTRA personnel a means to receive and accept these requests. WAWF is a secure Web-based system that began as a Paperless Contracting prototype application to eliminate paper from the Receipt/Acceptance and Invoice/Payment process of the Department of Defense (DoD) contracting life cycle and has been operational since FY99. DTRA is pursuing this in part to comply with language provided during the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001 to DOD to provide an electronic means to process invoices and vouchers for DOD related acquisitions and to provide a cost and time saving methodology to DTRA over the current paper process. Additionally, Public Law 106-398 requires that all vendors doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) submit their invoices and supporting documentation electronically. The Under Secretary of Defense identified Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) as the preferred system for meeting this statutory requirement. Starting January 1, 2007 all new and any modified DTRA service contracts will contain the local WAWF electronic invoicing clause. If your contract is awarded or modified after January 1st, 2007 you will need to submit your invoices/vouchers via the WAWF system. Vendors are encouraged to visit the DTRA public webpage http://www.dtra.mil/be/business_opp/index.cfm for additional WAWF information and links to on-line training. Vendors may also visit the following DFAS webpage for more detail WAWF information and to gain access to the WAWF Vendor Getting Started Guide available at: http://www.dod.mil/dfas/contractorpay/electroniccommerce/ECToolBox.html. To take advantage of the benefits of WAWF, Vendors may call the WAWF Help Desk at 1-866-615-5988 or e-mail them at [email protected] to establish their CAGE code in WAWF. Vendors may self-register to use the system at: https://wawf.eb.mil.