Invoice Guidance to Contractors - RFQ.pdf

To Whom It May Concern, The United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a Special Notice to Industry (FSMSCONTRACTOR20210630) on August 11, 2021 via Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov (formerly FedBizOpps). The Special Notice was issued to advise Industry of a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Invoice Processing Pause during Migration to the DHS Financial Systems Modernization Solution (FSMS) and Other Award Impacts.

The purpose of this correspondence is to ensure you, as a prospective contract holder, are aware the USCG is transitioning between financial systems at the beginning of Fiscal Year 22. This transition will result in a “blackout” period from 01 October 2021 - 15 November 2021. During this time invoices will not be processed or paid to vendors. To avoid delayed payment, please submit all billable invoices no later than 9 September 2021 to allow time for processing before the blackout period. Please note we will only process invoices eligible for billing that have a delivery of goods or period of performance for billing periods ending on or before 9 September 2021. Invoices submitted after this date will potentially result in a 60-or-more day payment delay as USCG financial systems will be unavailable to process invoices.

Thank you for your attention to this notice. Please contact your respective Contracting Officer with any further questions.

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