The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement have launched an interface that links three systems, the Logistics Modernization Program, or the LMP; Army Working Capital Funds, or AWCF; and Army Contract Writing System, or ACWS in an effort to streamline procurement and financial processes. The interface allows for automated sharing of contract and financial data between the LMP and the ACWS, the Army said Tuesday.
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What Is the LMP-ACWS Interface?
The LMP-ACWS interface is part of a major initiative to standardize how purchase request and procurement data are shared between systems, as the ACWS prepares to take over older contracting systems including the Procurement Automated Data and Document System, or PADDS; and the Standard Procurement System, or SPS. The PEO Enterprise will launch the second phase in October, which will allow the ACWS to handle more types of funding and fully phase out the PADDS.
Through the interface, ACWS users manage all new orders funded by AWCF directly in ACWS, including orders related to maintenance, logistics and supply support. Meanwhile, LMP users can now combine item and service needs into a single request instead filling out separate request forms. The new interface seeks to save time, reduce paperwork, improve tracking and accountability.
Army’s Kevin Stoddard Shares Thoughts
Kevin Stoddard, ACWS lead for the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement, called the establishment of the interface a “noteworthy step forward.”
“The new LMP-ACWS interface reduces manual entry, improves data accuracy and supports timely obligation and contract execution tracking. It also eliminates duplicate data entry, where any updates — particularly for purchase requests — are synced bi-directionally, so there are no duplicate changes. Users enter data once in ACWS, and the data is automatically mapped to LMP/AWCF fields,” he said.
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