Phase 2 Materials and Communications
This page has information specific to customers of BAAR Phase 2 business lines. The largest of these are Reimbursable Work Authorizations (RWA) and steam and chilled water provided through the Heating Operation and Transmission District (HOTD), and GSA Global Supply and AutoChoice. Please see the BAAR Schedule page for a complete list of Phase 2 business lines by Go-Live date.
As we communicate with Phase 2 customers leading up to their VCSS Go-Live dates, we will post the information on this page.
To Phase 2A (Customers of RWA/HOTD)
To Phase 2B (Customers of GSA Global Supply and AutoChoice)
- Managing Your GSA Billing Changes and Transitioning to VCSS
This two-sided information sheet explains the major changes with VCSS, and what customers should do to prepare. Share this with your organization and your colleagues to help them prepare for VCSS. - Phase 2 VCSS Brochure (Version 1.1)
This 10-page Vendor and Customer Self Service (VCSS) brochure describes the key features of VCSS and the new functionality available with the Phase 2 release. - RWA IPAC Data Field Changes Brochure (Version 2.1)
This 10-page brochure explains the changes in how GSA populates data fields from Treasury’s Intergovernmental Payment and Collection System (IPAC) into customers’ accounting systems. - About Your GSA RWA IPAC Statement
This six-page brochure explains the new standardized format of RWA statements when using Treasury’s Intergovernmental Payment and Collection System (IPAC). - About Your GSA RWA Statement for non-IPAC Customers (Version 1.1)
This five-page brochure explains the new standardized format of non-IPAC RWA statements. - Flyer: How to Prepare for VCSS (Full-page PDF)
This flyer helps explain to customers what they need to do to prepare for VCSS. This version is designed to attach to emails or include in presentations. - Flyer: How to Prepare for VCSS (Printable, double-sided postcard-sized version in PDF)
This flyer helps explain to customers what they need to do to prepare for VCSS. This version is designed to be handed out at events, meetings, offices, physical locations, or customer stores, or included as an insert with customer order shipments or other distributions.
Bill Inserts
Inserts are being included with GSA paper bills to inform paper bill recipients about the upcoming transition to paperless billing via VCSS. Inserts also provide customers step-by-step instructions on how to register in their current online billing system and enter the account codes (BOACs) they will need to access in VCSS.
For Phase 2A (Customers of RWA/HOTD)
| Subject | Release Date |
| Your Last RWA/HOTD Paper Bill Will Be Mailed in June – Register for Billview and Account Codes by June 3 | May 2013 |
| Your GSA Bills Are Going Paperless – Enter Your Account Codes Today | February 2013 |
| Your GSA Bills Are Going Paperless – Register for BillView Today | November 2012 |
For Phase 2B (Customers of GSA Global Supply and AutoChoice)
| Subject | Release Date |
| Your GSA Bills Are Going Paperless – Enter Your Account Codes Today | February 2013 |
| Your GSA Bills Are Going Paperless – Register for WebBill Today | November 2012 |




