Contract/Vendor Pay: Electronic Commerce
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Electronic Commerce
Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF)
 MyInvoice
 PowerTrack
 Government Purchase Card
 Electronic Document Access (EDA)
 The Electronic File Room (EFR) / Electronic Document Management (EDM)
 Corporate Electronic Document Management System (CEDMS)
 Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)/ Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
 Electronic Certification System (ECS)
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Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) is a Paperless Contracting DoD-wide application designed to eliminate paper from the receipts and acceptance process of the DoD contracting lifecycle. The goal is to enable authorized Defense contractors and DoD personnel the ability to create invoices and receiving reports and access contract related documents.

In the traditional DoD business method, three documents are required to make a payment - the contract, the receiving report and the invoice. Each of these may arrive at the payment office separately - if they are paper. They are processed individually as they arrive. Information is then manually keyed in to the payment system. Using WAWF, electronic documents are shared, eliminating paper and redundant data entry. Data accuracy is increased and the risk of losing a document is greatly reduced.

The contract is available through a seamless interface with an application called Electronic Document Access (EDA). Contractors have electronic options for submitting invoices and receiving documents. They can submit documents on the Web, through FTP, or through EDI.

WAWF supports DoD's efforts to reduce unmatched disbursements in the DoD receipt, acceptance, entitlement and payment process through data sharing and electronic processing. The benefits to DoD are global accessibility of documents, reduced need for re-keying, improved data accuracy, real-time processing, and secure transactions with audit capability. For vendors, benefits include the capability to electronically submit invoices, reduction of lost or misplaced documents, and online access to contract payment records.

For additional information, please see the WAWF website at https://wawf.eb.mil

Introductory Movie - This 13 minute movie provide an introduction to the DoD paperless acquisition process using WAWF.

WAWF Overview - This is a slide show presentation introducing WAWF.
( PPS - 11/06/2009 - 4,420kb )

WAWF Training - Go here to register for classroom training. Go here to learn how to use WAWF via self-paced, on-line training. This training is an excellent place to begin if you are new to WAWF.

Vendor Tools - This section provides informational and educational tools for the Vendor using WAWF.

Government Tools - This section provides informational and educational tools for Government personnel using WAWF. This includes Government Acceptors, Inspectors and Pay Offices.

Group Administrator (GAM) Tools - This section provides informational and educational tools for Group Administrator (GAM).

Frequently Asked Questions

Special News

Taxpayer Identification Number

As directed in the revised Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DODFMR), volume 10, chapter 8, published December 2009, DFAS will begin returning invoices if DFAS does not obtain a valid Tax Identification Number (TIN) for the designated payee.

This does not apply to foreign vendors who are not required to have a TIN per the US Internal Revenue Code.

All Vendors submitting a payment request through WAWF based on a contract must be registered in the CCR and have an active account (which will include a TIN). As of the WAWF 4.2 release scheduled for March 2010, WAWF must obtain payee/EFT data from CEFT for entities not associated with the CCR, such as Military members, Civilian employees, and vendors not required to be registered in the CCR. WAWF will only allow payment requests to be processed by an entitlement system if all mandatory data is found in CEFT. Payees with a valid EFT waiver must submit their payment request by a means other than WAWF. Please ensure a TIN is provided where applicable per US Internal Revenue Code.

Need Help with WAWF?

  • Army personnel and Army vendors may contact the Army WAWF Help Desk at: CCO-EC-Army-WAWF-Helpdesk@dfas.mil or call (1-877-2-DA-WAWF)
  • Navy personnel and Navy vendors may contact the Navy WAWF Help desk at: CCL-EC-Navy-WAWF-Helpdesk@dfas.mil or call (1-877-251-WAWF or 216-522-5341 -local number)
  • Theater personnel and Theater vendors (Kuwait, Quatar, Iraq and Afghanistan) may contact the Theater WAWF desk at CCO-WAWF-OCONUS@DFAS.MIL
  • For payment questions, please contact the pay office reflected in the contract.
  • Vendor password issues should be addressed to this Customer Support link: CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL or call (1-801-605-7095).
  • Government users with password issues should be coordinated with your Group Administrator (GAM).

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