U.S. Army continues to streamline procurement and financial processes with release of new interface

U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise) and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (ODASA(P)) have successfully implemented the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), Army Working Capital Funds (AWCF) and Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) interface. The new interface provides better automation for transmitting contract awards and financial data from ACWS to LMP, helping streamline procurement and financial processes across the Army enterprise.  

With the LMP-ACWS integration, ACWS users who receive AWCF-funded LMP purchase requests can now award all new actions in ACWS that support sustainment, logistics and supply management and maintenance. LMP users now can enter both the item and service requests on one purchase request, rather than creating multiple purchase requests. The new interface helps save time, reduces paperwork and links the service to specific parts for better tracking and auditability. 

“This is a noteworthy step forward as the new LMP-ACWS interface reduces manual entry, improves data accuracy and supports timely obligation and contract execution tracking,” said Kevin Stoddard, an ACWS lead for ODASA(P). “It also eliminates duplicate data entry, where any updates — particularly for purchase requests — are synced bi-directionally, so there are no duplicate changes. Users enter data once in ACWS, and the data is automatically mapped to LMP/AWCF fields.” 

The new LMP-ACWS interface is a major enhancement initiative to implement purchase request and procurement data standards and handshake interfaces as ACWS prepares to replace the Army’s Procurement Automated Data and Document System (PADDS) and Standard Procurement System (SPS) legacy contracting systems. 

Lt. Col. Camille Morgan, product manager for ACWS at PEO Enterprise, says the successful implementation of the LMP-ACWS interface is part one of a two-phased approach in its ongoing modernization and readiness efforts. 

“We are pleased with the successful release of phase one, which enables AWCF execution with ACWS and supports SPS sunset scheduled for December 2025,” said Morgan. “By standardizing purchase requests and procurement data, LMP and ACWS can more easily talk to each other, reducing errors across systems and delivering purchases faster.”  

In October 2025, PEO Enterprise is expected to begin phase two, which will enable general fund and customer fund execution with ACWS, as well as support PADDS sunset.  

Through these integrated advanced capabilities, ACWS is supporting Army readiness by helping to reduce lead times, making the procurement process faster and getting equipment and services to Soldiers as quickly as possible.  

By partnering with LMP, an enterprise resource planning system that uses one of the largest, fully integrated supply chain and maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions in the world, ACWS remains committed to delivering a more effective and modernized contracting experience that meets the Army’s mission of transformation and readiness.