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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">552.238-103</ph> Electronic
Commerce.</title>
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         <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">As prescribed in <xref href="GSAM-KOSVKQYR.dita#KOSVKQYR"
                  base="KOSVKQYR"
                  outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                  class="- topic/xref ">538.273</xref>(d)(27) insert
the following clause:</p>
         <p audience="GSAR" outputclass="Ctr_SmCaps" class="- topic/p ">Electronic Commerce
(May 2019)</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">General
background.</i> The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA)
of 1994 requires the Government to evolve its acquisition process
from one driven by paper to an expedited process based on electronic
commerce/electronic data interchange (EC/EDI). EC/EDI encompasses
more than merely automating manual processes and eliminating paper
transactions. EC/EDI improves business processes (e.g. procurement,
finance, logistics) into a fully electronic environment and fundamentally
changes the way organizations operate.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Trading
partners and Value-Added Networks (VAN's)</i>.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                          Within
the electronic commerce architecture, electronic documents (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.</i>,
orders, invoices, etc.) are carried between the Federal Government's
procuring office and Contractors (now known as “trading partners”).
These transactions are carried by commercial telecommunications
companies called Value-Added Networks (VAN's).</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                          EDI
can be performed using commercially available hardware, software,
and telecommunications. The selection of a VAN is a business decision
Contractors must make. There are many different VAN's which provide
a variety of electronic services and different pricing strategies.
If the VAN only provides communications services, you may also need
a software translation package.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Registration
instructions.</i> To perform EDI with the Government, Contractors
shall register as a trading partner. Contractors will provide regular
business information, banking information, and EDI capabilities
to all agencies in this single registration. A central repository
of all trading partners is the Systems for Award Management (SAM) <xref href="http://www.sam.gov"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">http://www.sam.gov</xref>.
Contractors shall follow the instructions on the SAM website regarding
how to register for EDI.</p>
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               <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Implementation
conventions.</i> All EDI transactions must comply with the Federal
Implementation Conventions (ICs). The ICs are available on a registry
maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST). It is accessible via the INTERNET at <xref href="http://www.nist.gov/itl"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">http://www.nist.gov/itl</xref>.
ICs are available for common business documents such as Purchase Order,
Price Sales Catalog, Invoice, Request for Quotes, etc.</p>
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               <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(e)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Additional
information.</i> GSA has additional information available for Contractors
who are interested in using EC/EDI on its website, <xref href="http://www.gsa.gov"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">http://www.gsa.gov</xref>.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(f)</ph>
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">GSA Advantage!®.</i>
               </p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                          GSA
Advantage!® uses electronic commerce to receive catalogs, invoices
and text messages; and to send purchase orders, application advice,
and functional acknowledgments. GSA Advantage!® enables customers
to:</p>
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                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                                Perform database searches
across all contracts by manufacturer; manufacturer's model/part
number; Contractor; and generic supply categories.</p>
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                           <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                                Generate
EDI delivery orders to Contractors, generate EDI delivery orders
from the Federal Supply Service to Contractors, or download files
to create their own delivery orders.</p>
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                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iii)</ph>
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                                Use
the credit card.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                          GSA
Advantage!® may be accessed via the GSA Home Page. The Internet
address is: <xref href="http://www.gsa.gov"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">http://www.gsa.gov</xref>.</p>
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         <p audience="GSAR" outputclass="Endofclause" class="- topic/p ">(End of clause)</p>
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