Vendors and Contractors

Affiliated Contracting Office

ARC's Division of Procurement (DP) serves as our contracting office. Detailed procurement-related information can be found on DP's site.

Vendor Payments

This page provides information to vendors who provide services to the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) or to the customers that are serviced by ARC.

View a complete list of ARC's customers.

Registration with the Central Contractor Registration System

Contractors that provide services to government agencies are required to file registration information with the Central Contractor Registration System (CCR), unless the purchase is made with a government purchase card.

Registration with CCR is easy. You can register online in a matter of minutes with CCR or calling 1-888-227-2423. CCR uses the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) to identify contractors. If you do not have a DUNS number, you may obtain one or call
1-866-705-5711.

Once you are registered in CCR, all of the information required to conduct future business with ARC -- or with any agency of the government -- is maintained in the system and only needs to be renewed once a year.

Please note that changing your business name, "doing business as" name, or division name in CCR without providing the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification will delay payment processing.

Information on Payment Processing

The following links will provide answers to questions that you might have about payment processing and/or doing business with ARC:

• EFT Guidelines --- provides access to information about payments made via Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Free Electronic Payment Notices Through PAID --- provides access to the Payment Advice Internet Delivery (PAID) system's fact sheet.
• Invoicing Requirements (PDF, 6K) --- explains the requirements for submitting invoices to ARC.
• Prompt Payment Guidelines --- provides access to information concerning the government's obligation to make prompt payments to vendors.
• 1099 Tax Reporting --- provides information and answers questions concerning tax statements issued by ARC.