The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective July 26, 1996, mandates the use of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for all Federal payments to recipients who become eligible to receive such payments 90 days after enactment, which was July 26, 1996. Federal agencies may grant waivers for this mandate to recipients who certify in writing and send documentation to NOAA's Finance Office stating that they do not have an account with a financial institution.
The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov/handbook.cfm, is the primary vendor data base to register and provide the vendor’s financial payment data. All registrants must complete the "Financial Information" section there, except for utility companies, federal government agencies, and foreign vendors doing business outside the U.S.
Consequently, if you are a foreign vendor doing business outside the U.S., NOAA's Finance Office must be provided additional financial information for Wire Transfer Payments. (The Wire Transfer Coordinator at your financial institution can supply you with this information.) Please download and complete the supplemental Foreign Vendor Banking Form below.
Click here to download the Foreign Vendor Banking Form in Microsoft Word (.doc) format.
Click here to download the Foreign Vendor Banking Form in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
(NOTE: Requires Acrobat Reader software to view/print. Click here for free download.)
Send the completed supplemental CBS Foreign Vendor Banking Form along with the CBS Vendor Payment Profile Form to NOAA's nearest Finance Office noted below:
NOAA Regional Finance Offices |
Phone Numbers |
US Department of Commerce - NOAA
OFA, Accounting Operations Division (OFA231)
ATTN: Vendor File Administrator
Century XXI Building
20020 Century Boulevard
Germantown, MD 20874 |
Voice: (301) 444-2805
FAX: (301) 427-3061 |
US Department of Commerce - NOAA
Financial Management Division
ATTN: Vendor File Administrator
Eastern Administrative Support Center
Norfolk Federal Building, Room 211
200 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510 |
Voice: (757) 441-6869
FAX: (757) 441-3863 |
US Department of Commerce - NOAA
Financial Management Division
ATTN: Vendor File Administrator
Central Administrative Support Center
Federal Building, Room 1765
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2808 |
Voice: (816) 426-7543
FAX: (816) 426-6738 |
US Department of Commerce - NOAA
Financial Management Division
ATTN: Vendor File Administrator
Mountain Administrative Support Center
325 Broadway, Room DSRC, GB125
Boulder, CO 80305-3328 |
Voice: (303) 497-6947
FAX: (303) 497-3913 |
US Department of Commerce - NOAA
Financial Management Division
ATTN: Vendor File Administrator
Western Administrative Support Center
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 1
Seattle, WA 98115-6349 |
Voice: (206) 526-6711
FAX: (206) 526-6672 |
Click here to download the Foreign Vendor Banking Form in Microsoft Word (.doc) format.
Click here to download the Foreign Vendor Banking Form in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
(NOTE: Requires Acrobat Reader software to view/print. Click here for free download.)
