17. Attachment B - Payment Instructions.pdf

Attachment B

Payment Instructions

89503220QWA000205

27 January 2020

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

In accordance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-15-19, effective April 1, 2018, all payment requests must be submitted electronically. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) has selected the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP) as its electronic processing platform.

"Payment request" means any Contractor request for contract financing payment or invoice payment. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212- 4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the Contractor shall upload relevant back-up documentation as an attachment to the electronic invoice when requesting payment through IPP.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Accounts Receivable (AR) Point of Contact as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.