NIH eVIP Program Updates and Vendor Registration Details
Discover the latest updates on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) eVIP program, including lessons learned from Phase 2, Phase 3 updates, vendor registration details, and NBS system enhancements. Stay informed about the progress and actions needed for the upcoming phases in the eVIP initiative.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health Electronic Vendor Invoicing Program (eVIP): Faster. Cheaper. Better. SAC Meeting May 28, 2014 eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health Agenda Phase 2 Lessons Learned Phase 3 Update Phase 3 Updates New Vendors Registered NBS Release 3.2 Update NBS System Holds Job Aid eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 2
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health Phase 2 Lessons Learned Overall, Phase 2 went very well for both pilot vendors and the NIH Vendors found iSupplier easy-to-use and fast; appreciated the training provided on invoice entry Internally, the eVIP Working Group was highly valued for the knowledge sharing and continuous feedback loop available. Things we need to work on for Phase 3 roll out included: Making sure we have the right people involved from the start to cut down on changes. Having more involvement in UAT from the ICs and OFM CA. Our vendor clean up process is not scalable and the eVIP contract strategy is not very flexible. All contracts weren t modified timely and there is no way to track the mods. eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 3
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health Phase 3 Update Phase 3 started on April 2nd! Phase 3.1 vendors that have registered have View Only access in iSupplier. Currently 13 vendors are registered in the system and accessing iSupplier. We will be moving to Phase 3.2 shortly. Phase 3.2will give the registered vendors Invoice Entry access and contracts will be modified prior to vendors receiving Invoice Entry access. Vendors invited to participate in Phase 3 include the entire spectrum of companies (i.e. SBA, Top 10, 8A, Education, & Veteran Owned). ACTION REQUESTED: Inform your COs to look out for upcoming OALM communications that will provide specific information & instructions to the Acquisitions community on Phase 3.1 and 3.2. eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 4
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health Who Has Registered? Phase 3 Vendors Net eSolutions Corporation Edwards, Wildman, Palmer, LLP Cetech, Inc. Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ashville), Inc. Leydig, Voit, & Mayer Sheridan Ross SRA International Ripple Effect Communications Steven Berkowitz Information Management Services 270 Web, Inc. Cantor Colburn Louviere, Stratton, & Yokel eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 5
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health NBS Release 3.2 Enhancement Update Based on feedback from the various communities on the eVIP Working Group, some enhancements were created to improve processes and communication in the invoice approval process. These enhancements stem from the BPR change in December and are mainly for the approval process. They are not eVIP exclusive and apply both to paper and electronic invoices. Release 3.2 will be deployed on May 24th. Release 3.2 will address: Ability for OFM to send comments to the ICs before starting the workflow. Requiring a description/comment when selecting the Other category for a disallowance or cancellation. Making 2 separate lists for cancellation and disallowance reasons. Allowing OFM Techs to make upward or downward adjustments to an invoice if asked by an IC or Quality Assurance (QA) for data entry errors. User Acceptance Training (UAT) for Release 3.2 took place on May 14th thank you to the ICs & OFM Commercial Accounts volunteers! 6 eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health NBS System Holds Job Aid NBS System holds are placed on invoices for a variety of reasons. A known issue with nVision reporting lists EVIP as a reason for a hold i.e. EVIP_HOLD or EVIP_APPROVAL_REQUIRED . The term eVIP is not relevant to the hold; it is only internal code language. nVision is working on making the changes to the hold description and hopes to have it resolved soon. OFM PMO has created a job aid that shows all NBS hold names, reason, description, and the workflow action history code and action required. ACTION REQUESTED: Please share this job aid with your IC! eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 7
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health John Ogle, OFM Deputy Director Marijke Smith, eVIP Change Management eVIP: Faster. Cheaper. Better. 8
