The Spending Chain (SC) business process area encompasses:

 

•Purchase Requisitions

•Purchase Orders

•Goods Receipts and Service Entry Sheets

•Invoice Receipts

•Vendor invoice processing system interfaces

•Payment system interfaces

•Standard Procurement System (SPS) interfaces

•Government Purchase Card (GPC) transaction processing

•Outbound Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs)

•Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) interfaces

Accounts Payable

 

GFEBS provides invoice information to payment systems through automatic interfaces that ensure vendors receive timely remittances of amounts owed by the Army for goods and services.

Acquisitions

 

Acquisitions involve the creation of Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and Goods Receipts. These individual GFEBS activities trigger the Commitment, Obligation, and Expenditure of authorized Funds. GFEBS supports all Army acquisitions, whether through contracts, government purchase cards, manual processes, or outbound MIPRs.  

Vendor Master Data

 

Vendor Master Data exists in GFEBS and integrates with the Acquisitions and Accounts Payable sub-processes within the Spending Chain business process area.

Material Master Data

 

GFEBS maintains a limited material master data file. Material master records integrate with the Acquisitions sub-process.