Chapter 31 Veterans Readiness and Employment Information for Counselors

Information provided for Ch. 31 counselors when issuing purchase orders for Penn State student tuition as well as textbooks and materials.

Purchase Order (PO)

When issuing your Purchase Order (PO) for tuition for a Penn State student, please ensure you are using the correct vendor ID and email address (please see below):

Penn State University (all campuses EXCEPT for World Campus):

  • Vendor ID: 24600037609
  • Email: ovp@psu.edu
  • Address: 108 Shields Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-1201

Penn State World Campus (ONLY)

Vendor ID Chart displaying purchase order information for student tuition. Each vendor is specific to Penn State Campuses and Penn State World Campus

Issuing Purchase Orders for Books:

  1. ALL Penn State campuses (with the exception of Penn State World Campus) have bookstores overseen by Follett as of July 2026.  Please see the following instructions for issuing a purchase order for books to these stores
  2. The purchase order (Authorization) must be created through Tungsten Network 
  3. The Service Provider should be Follett Higher Education. It must be for Follett and NOT the university. It must be payable to:  
  • Follett Higher Education 
    3 Westbrook Corporate CTR 200 
    Westchester, IL 60154 
  • The Service Provider Email should be the store’s email address 2431mgr@follett.com.  Please note the Tungsten system may auto-populate a store email that is invalid. Please verify and update if needed before submitting. Should you require assistance changing the auto-populated email please contact Pamela.Salazar@va.gov 
  • The Federal tax ID #: Follett Higher Education -FED TAX ID-36-2593135
  • Penn State bookstores do not provide a facility code. If you have questions, please contact VBACO@va.gov  
  • Once the purchase order (authorization) is created a file is sent over to the bookstore within the hour. Once the file is received, it should start to load in the system within one to two hours.
  • Please provide your VR&E students with a copy of the Follett purchase order so they may provide it to the store manager to purchase their books. The authorizations are received in such a way that students cannot be identified by name without having their purchase order and authorization number.
  • Please know that there is a cap on book costs based on the timespan of the authorization and a $50 default cap on supplies. This impacts most students when a single Purchase Order has been issued for multiple semesters. If you would like your VR&E student to receive additional funds for either expense, you must list a specific total on the purchase order.  If the cap has already been met, the order cannot be processed without further documentation from you.

    • *Please note – Online ordering information is not yet available.



    Penn State Campus Facility Codes

    Campus Facility Code
    AB - Abington 11-9291-38
    AL - Altoona 11-9611-38
    BK - Berks 11-9261-38
    BR - Beaver 11-9631-38
    BW - Brandywine 11-9351-38
    DS - Dubois 11-9641-38
    ER - Erie 11-9681-38
    FE - Fayette 11-9621-38
    GA - Greater Allegheny 11-9701-38
    GV - Great Valley 11-9341-38
    HB - Harrisburg 11-9281-38
    HN - Hazleton 11-9321-38
    LV - Lehigh Valley 11-9251-38
    MA - Mont Alto 11-9331-38
    NK - New Kensington 11-9861-38
    SH - Shenango 11-9651-38
    SL - Schuylkill 11-9301-38
    WB - Wilkes-Barre 11-9311-38
    WS - Worth-Scranton 11-9371-38
    YK - York 11-9271-38
    CR and UP - Dickinson School of Law 11-0002-38
    HY - Hershey College of Med 11-9411-38
    UP - University Park 11-9391-38