Attachment_4_-_INVOICE_SUBMISSION_PROCESS.pdf

INVOICE SUBMISSION PROCESS:

1. The Contractor shall prepare a proper invoice IAW FAR clause 52.212-4, and in addition to the information required by FAR 52.212-4(g) as cited in the contract. All invoices shall be itemized to correlate to the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

(A) The Government will make payment under this contract based on a percentage or stage of completion. The Contractor may invoice each contract line item (CLIN) as work progresses. The amount invoiced shall be calculated based on those prices stipulated in the contract Schedule of Supplies/Services as follows:

(B) A CLIN may not be invoiced until the percentage complete reaches 25 percent. Future invoices for that CLIN have no limitation as to the percentage of completion required before invoicing.

(The minimum percentage of completion (25%) to be reached prior to billing each CLIN may be waived by the Contracting Officer on a case by case basis for large dollar CLINS.)

(C) In addition to the information required by FAR 52.212-4 (g) Invoices shall include:

1) Contract Number, Delivery Order/Task Order Number, DOC Number

2) Name and Address of the Contractor

3) Invoice Number and Invoice Date

4) DUNS Number

5) Name of the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer’s

6) Invoice Routing Code (IRC): SFLC-2

7) Indicate Small Business Status

8) Indicate if Final Invoice, the Contractor’s final invoice submitted under the contract must be marked as follows: ″THIS INVOICE CONSTITUTES THE FINAL INVOICE –

UPON PAYMENT OF THIS INVOICE NO OTHER MONIES ARE DUE UNDER

CONTRACT NUMBER (to be assigned upon contract award).

9) The percentage of completion for each CLIN identified;

10) Vessel name

11) The overall percentage and dollar amount previously billed, currently billed and unbilled,

12) Shipping and Payment Terms

13) Name, title, phone number, and mailing address of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice.

All information must be included in an invoice for it to constitute a proper invoice. All improper invoices will be rejected which could delay payment.

2. The Contractor shall forward invoices via e-mail benjamin.m.mills@uscg.mil or in person to the contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COR).

3. The COR shall review and verify invoices, sign the invoice and return the invoice to the Contractor.

4. The Contractor shall complete the Contractor Invoice Submission Form (listed below).

5. The Contractor shall submit the Contractor Invoice Submission Form, a PDF file of the invoice, and any necessary documents for supplies or services via the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center website at:

https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/centralinv/central_inv_contr.cfm

Contractor Invoice Submission Form Directions: Please complete as much information as possible. All blocks in red text are required entries.

Note: Web-Invoices are accepted only for Coast Guard Contracts over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (Document Type 24)

THIS WEB FORM IS NOT AN OFFICIAL INVOICE. THE OFFICIAL INVOICE MUST BE ATTACHED

mailto:benjamin.m.mills@uscg.mil https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/centralinv/central_inv_contr.cfm

Invoice Information Invoice Routing Code:

SFLC-2

(help) Invoice Number: (help)

Contract Number: (help) Invoice Date:

MM/DD/YY

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BPA Number: (help) Invoice Amount:

0.00

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Delivery/Task Order Number: (help) Discount Terms:

00.00

Discount Days:

Net Days:

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Company Information Attachment of Official Invoice

Company Name: (help)

DUNS: Plus 4: (help)

Point of Contact Name: (help)

Point of Contact Email: (help)

Phone: (help) Fax: (help)

Please verify your entry on the next page. Attach invoice and any supporting documentation after verification.

• Attachment must be a single PDF file no larger than 3 MB. Grey-scale PDFs are not compatible. This will be our official invoice. Supporting documentation must be combined in the single PDF file or submitted to your contracting office separately via email.

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6. The Contractor must select the correct Invoice Routing Code for timely invoice processing. The Invoice Routing Code for this contract is SFLC-1.

7. Visit the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center Website for instructions regarding invoice attachments.

http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/electron.htm

8. A copy of the invoice and any supporting documentation shall also be e-mailed to the following individuals:

benjamin.m.mills@uscg.mil Michael.d.baltzgar@uscg.mil

Additional work verbally agreed to by the parties that has not yet been incorporated into the contract by modification shall not be included in an invoice. Payments will not be made for any work to which a modification has not been properly executed. Invoices submitted for payment that includes such a request will be reduced by the unmodified amount.

NOTE: 10% OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE WILL BE WITHHELD UNTIL ALL

DELIVERABLES, REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT, ARE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED.

FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS WITH INVOICING:

In accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, for the purposes of determining a payment due date and the date on which interest will begin to accrue if a payment is late, a proper invoice shall be deemed to have been received:

(1) On the later of:

http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/centralinv/central_inv_PDF_notice.htm http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/centralinv/central_inv_PDF_notice.htm http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/electron.htm mailto:Jonathan.c.copley@uscg.mil mailto:Michael.d.baltzgar@uscg.mil

(i) For invoices that are mailed the date a proper invoice is actually received by the designated billing office and annotates the invoice with date of receipt at the time of receipt.

(ii) For invoices electronically transmitted by the Contractor via web based submission, the date a transmission is received by the designated billing office, and receipt confirmation is provided to the designated recipient; or

(iii) The seventh day after the date on which the property is actually delivered or performance of the services is actually completed; unless—

a) The agency has actually accepted the property or services before the seventh day in which case the acceptance date shall substitute for the seventh day after the delivery date; or

b) A longer acceptance period is specified in the contract, in which case the date of actual acceptance or the date on which such longer acceptance period ends shall substitute for the seventh day after the delivery date;

(2) On the date placed on the invoice by the Contractor, when the agency fails to annotate the invoice with date of receipt of the invoice at the time of receipt (such invoice must be a proper invoice); or

(3) On the date of delivery, when the contract specifies that the delivery ticket may serve as an invoice.

(4) Web based submission by the Contractor and receipt confirmation does not reflect Government review or acceptance of the invoice.

(5) For inquiries and payment status please visit: http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/electron.htm

The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is the primary identifier in System for Award Management (SAM), formally known as Central Contractor Registration (CCR), (see FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003)). Contractors are located and identified in SAM by their DUNS number. Therefore, to facilitate payment, the DUNS number shall be recorded on every invoice submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard.

All payments for partial performance rendered by the Government under this contract are based on the assumption that the Contractor will, in good faith, execute and honor all payment terms entered into between it, the Prime Contractor, and any subcontractor thereof in the performance of this contract. The Contractor hereby acknowledges the Government’s right to reduce or suspend progress payments based on non-payment in accordance with any payment terms of the subcontract agreement.

Any amount deemed not payable will be deducted from the Contractor’s invoice. Deducted amounts may be resubmitted on the next invoice for reconsideration.

http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/electron.htm

8. A copy of the invoice and any supporting documentation shall also be e-mailed to the following individuals: