Chapter 1 - The Government Purchase Card Program          **Parent topic:** APPENDIX - EE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD OPERATING PROCEDURES1-1. Overview   a. The Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) Appendix EE provides policy guidance and procedures for the management of the Army Government Purchase Card (GPC) program. It implements and supplements sections of the Department of Defense (DoD) Government Charge Card Guidebook for Establishing and Managing Purchase, Travel, and Fuel Card Programs (hereinafter referred to as the DoD Charge Card Guidebook). If information is not discussed in this document or if this document is in conflict with the DoD GPC Policy, the DoD GPC Policy should be followed. This document applies to all purchases utilizing Army-issued GPCs.       b. Refer recommended changes and questions about the AFARS Appendix EE to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) (ODASA(P)). Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command. Compliance with the AFARS Appendix EE is mandatory.       c. The GPC program provides Army and supported organizations a simplified, streamlined method of purchasing and paying for supplies, services, construction projects, and contract payments. The program complies with Federal, DoD, and Army statutory and regulatory guidance, as well as the terms and conditions specified in the most current General Services Administration (GSA) SmartPay® 3 Master Contract. The primary benefit of the GPC Program is that the card-issuing banks provide a commercial purchase and payment service that replaces the paper-based, time-consuming purchase order process; reduces procurement lead time; provides transaction cost savings; reduces procurement office workload; provides refunds; and facilitates payment to include reductions in interest payments.       d. The AFARS Appendix EE provides the procedures to use within the Army, including Army National Guard (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG), to establish and manage the Army GPC program. Army activities may supplement (i.e., adopt more stringent internal control requirements than the requirements cited herein), but not change this policy. However, as these are risk-managed programs, activities should maintain a proper balance between the control environment and ease of use to ensure that the benefits of the card continue to accrue. These procedures establish Army-wide standards designed to provide all Army activities with a foundation upon which to build specific standard operating procedures governing their programs.       e. Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) activities implement policies and procedures governing the Army’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation programs and regulations for Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities (NAFI). Chaplaincy activities implement policies and procedures governing Army Chaplain Corps activities. Army NAFIs/entities must operate within the parameters of these procedures to include Public Health Command (PHC) NAFIs, Department of Defense Education Activities (DoDEA) NAFIs, and Army National Guard NAFIs. NAF activities will comply with the Department of Defense Policies and Procedures Governing Non-Appropriated Funds SmartPay® 3 Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card Use – SP3 Transition Memorandum #11.1-2. GPC Uses     The purchase card can be used in three ways, depending on the value             of the transaction and the authority of the cardholder (CH). See             Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.301. Table 1-1 summarizes             the three methods and provides descriptions and examples.                  Table 1-1: GPC Methods and Uses         **GPC Method**                         **Description**                         **Examples****Procurement Mechanism**                         To acquire and pay for goods and services by                             means other than the use of an existing                             contract.                         Micro-purchases. See paragraphs a. and b.                             below.**Ordering Mechanism**                         To order and pay for goods and services under an                             existing contract only if authorized in the                             contract.                         Orders placed against existing contracts. See                             paragraph c. below.**Payment Mechanism**                         To pay for goods and services when the Contractor                             agrees to accept contract payment(s) using the GPC                             card.                         Contract invoice payments. Standard Form (SF) 182                             training payments. See paragraphs d. and e.                             below.The GPC is the preferred method of payment for the following:         a. **Micro-purchases (Card/Cardless).** The GPC may be used to             purchase fixed-price commercial supplies and services that do not             require the CH to agree to any terms and conditions other than price             and delivery. These purchases are limited to the applicable             micro-purchase threshold (MPT).         b. **Micro-purchases (Convenience Check).** Convenience checks may             be used and set up under a separate billing official (BO) account to             buy commercially available, fixed-price supplies and services to             fulfill mission-essential requirements. All check purchases must be             within the applicable convenience check MPT. A separate account must             be issued for each convenience check account.         c. **Orders Against Pre-Existing Contract Vehicles.** The GPC may             be used to place task or delivery orders against pre-priced contract             vehicles and agreements if authorized in the basic contract, basic             ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement. (Appropriated             fund CHs cannot purchase against nonappropriated fund             contracts).         d. **Contract Payments.** The GPC may be used to make contract             payments against fully funded contracts found to be advantageous to             the Government when compared to other methods of payment, and the             contractor accepts payment by the GPC. The contract should include             the third-party payment clause identified in FAR 32.1108, Payment by             Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card; however, GPC contract             payments may be made if the contractor agrees to accept the GPC as a             method of payment.         e. **Payment of Training Requirements on SF 182s**. The GPC may be             used as the method of payment for commercial training requests using             the SF 182, valued at or below $25,000, in lieu of an employee             reimbursement by miscellaneous payment in accordance with the             procedures to directly pay the provider in DoD Financial Management             Regulation (FMR) Volume 10, Chapter 12, Section 120323, and DoD             Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 410.1-3. Information and Waiver Process   a. Cardholders should direct GPC-related questions to their billing       official. If the BO cannot resolve the issue, they should direct the issue       to their Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC) (Level 4 A/OPC).       If the A/OPC cannot resolve an issue, the A/OPC should direct the question       to the Oversight Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (OA/OPC) (Level 3       A/OPC). If the OA/OPC cannot resolve the issue, the OA/OPC should consult       the Component Program Manager (CPM) (Level 2 A/OPC) for guidance.       b. All waivers, exceptions, and deviations to the guidance provided in       AFARS Appendix EE must be in writing and routed to the ODASA(P) CPM for       approval. Requests to waive, take exception to, or deviate from the rules,       regulations, processes or procedures will be reviewed on a case-by-case       basis. Requests for waivers should be submitted through the GPC chain of       command. The CPM will retain copies of all approved waiver packages. In       times of emergencies, a waiver approval may be obtained either through       email or telephone call from the CPM with a follow up waiver request       letter from the requesting command/activity. The letter must detail the       reasons for the request and what adverse mission impact would occur if the       waiver was not granted.1-4. Task Order and Period of Performance   The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC), United States (U.S.) Army, U.S. Department of the Air Force, and Defense agencies and activities awarded a Tailored Task Order #47QRAC18F0003 to U.S. Bank under GSA SmartPay® 3 Master Contract GS-36F-GA001. The period of performance began 30 November 2018 and runs through 29 November 2031 if all contract options are exercised. The total duration of the contract period of performance, including the base period and exercise of all three options and extension, is not to exceed 13 years and six months.1-5. GPC Authority    a. GPC programs require procurement authority to operate and cannot be established or maintained unless procurement authority is granted in accordance with governing laws and regulations and delegated through a contracting activity identified in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 202.101 and the DoD Charge Card Guidebook. Contracting authority flows from authorities granted in Titles 10 and 41, United States Code (10 and 41 USC) from DoD to the Secretary of the Army to the Heads of Contracting Activities (HCAs). The HCA re-delegates contracting authority to local procurement offices. The Senior Contracting Official (SCO) or Chief of Contracting Office (CCO) may re-delegate their GPC procurement authority listed in Table 1-3 to OA/OPCs or A/OPCs for OA/OPCs and A/OPCs to appoint cardholders and convenience check account holders through the Delegation of Contracting Authority Letter produced in the Joint Appointment Module (JAM) within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). See sections 1-8 and 5-1 for more information. Cardholders must countersign to acknowledge this responsibility.       b. The Joint Appointment Module (JAM), an application within PIEE, is the mandatory enterprise tool for appointing and delegating authority to GPC personnel.       c. Orientation and training are prerequisites to receiving GPC delegated authority via an appointment in JAM. Training requirements are listed in Chapter 4.       d. Generally, only a Government employee can be a cardholder or billing official. National Guard traditional members and State employees should not be CHs or BOs. The following exceptions apply:       1) Foreign nationals may be appointed as CHs only if they are direct hires working for the U.S. Government. However, commanders/directors should consider the potential consequences of appointing foreign nationals as CHs in countries where Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs) or local laws do not subject the foreign national employee to the same pecuniary or general financial liability or disciplinary actions for charge card violation as U.S. citizens.       2) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors are members of the Armed Forces in accordance with USACC Regulation 145-2, section 4-2, and may be designated micro-purchase procurement authority as GPC cardholders. See FAR 1.603-3(b).1-6. Applicability   These procedures apply to all GPC purchases with cards and convenience checks issued by the Army.       a. Non-Army tenant organizations issued Army GPCs or convenience checks by an Army contracting office are also subject to these procedures. All BOs, CHs, A/OPCs, Resource Managers (RMs), Logisticians, and other stakeholders participating in the Army GPC program are subject to these procedures, including any non-Army tenant organizations where the Army has contracting authority and oversight responsibilities (such as ANG units).       b. The ODASA(P) has overall responsibility for the Army GPC program. Each Army command, organization, or activity utilizing Army GPCs has the responsibility for the following actions:       1) Provide adequate resources and effective internal controls to ensure the appropriate management, operation, training, and oversight is in place to operate a local GPC program effectively and efficiently in compliance with Army policies and procedures.       2) Establish and maintain a command climate to prevent Army personnel or others from exercising undue influence over the actions of an A/OPC, BO or CH.       3) Take appropriate informal and formal disciplinary actions in the event of noncompliance, fraud, misuse and/or abuse. Disciplinary actions should be based on the severity and frequency of the infraction and can range from informal actions such as written or verbal counseling, to demotion, removal, loss of security clearance, or potential criminal prosecution.1-7. Micro-purchase Thresholds (MPT)     The definition and current dollar values of the MPT are located at FAR 2.101(b) and summarized in Table 1-2.         Table 1-2: DoD Micro-purchase Thresholds         **DoD Micro-purchase Thresholds****Function**                         **Threshold**                         **Authority**1                         Federal-Wide Open Market                         $10,000                         FAR 2.101, FAR 13.22                         Construction subject to 40 USC Chapter 31, subchapter IV, Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements                         $2,000                         FAR 2.101, FAR 13.23                         Services subject to 41 USC Chapter 67,                       Service Contract Labor Standards                         $2,500                         FAR 2.101, FAR 13.24                         GPC Emergency-Type Operations (ETO)                       Inside U.S.                         $20,000                         FAR 2.101, DFARS 213.270(c)(3)                       DFARS PGI 213.2015                         GPC ETO Outside U.S.                         $35,000                         FAR 2.101, DFARS 213.270(c)(3)                       DFARS PGI 213.2016                         Federal-Wide Higher Education Open Market                         $10,000 or greater                         Class Deviation 2018-O00187                         GPC Convenience Checks (General – Unrelated to ETO and Other Emergency Uses)                         $5,000                         P.L. 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Sec. 806(b)8                         GPC Convenience Checks for ETO and Other Emergency Uses (Inside U.S.)                         $10,000                         P.L. 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Sec. 806(b)9                         GPC Convenience Checks for ETO and Other Emergency Uses (Outside U.S.)                         $17,500                         P.L. 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Sec. 806(b)1-8. GPC Delegations of Authority and Appointment Letters     The different types of delegation of authority appointments             identified in this section and Table 1-3 are available to CHs as             needed. Each authority has unique policies, procedures, training,             and oversight requirements. CHs must have the appropriate             designation in their JAM appointment in order to use the             corresponding purchasing authority. These appointments can only be             granted to individuals who have completed training commensurate with             their delegated authority.         Table 1-3: GPC Delegation of Authority and             Limits         **#**                         **Authority**                       **Type**                         **Delegation**                       **Authority**                         **Delegation Not to Exceed Limit (Note 1)**                         **Scope of Authority Limits**                         **Warrant**                       **Issued**1                         Micro-Purchase CH                         FAR 1.603-3(b)                       FAR 13.201                       DFARS                             201.603-3(b)                         $10,000                         Grants authority to make authorized GPC                             purchases valued below the MPT **using simplified                             acquisition procedures.** (See                       FAR 2.101                             “micro-purchase” definition.)                       Includes                             **FedMall Market Place** transactions.                       CHs                             who only have this designation do **not** have                             the authority to place orders against any contract,                             including GSA federal supply schedule (FSS) orders                             using GSA Advantage and orders against FedMall                             contracts. CHs who will place orders against any                             contract also require the Contract Ordering Official                             CH designation in their appointment.2                         Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Writer                         FAR 1.603-3(b)                       FAR 13.201                       DFARS                             201.603-3(b)                         $5,000                       (Note 2)                         Grants authority to make authorized convenience                             check purchases valued below the MPT using                             simplified acquisition procedures. (See FAR 2.101                             “micro-purchase” definition.)3                         Higher Education Micro-Purchase CH                         FAR 1.603-3(b)                       FAR 13.201                       DFARS                             201.603-3(b)                       Class Deviation 2018-O0018                         $10,000                       but HCA determination can                             result in higher value (unlimited)                         Grants authority to make authorized open                             market micro-purchases using the GPC up to any                             applicable “Higher Education” MPT. (See MPT                             definition at FAR 2.101 & Class Deviation                             2018-O0018.)                       This authority is generally                             limited to $10,000, but FAR 2.101 MPT definition                             allows for higher threshold after appropriate HCA                             determination.                       **Note**: CHs who will                             place orders against any contract, including GSA FSS                             orders or orders against FedMall contracts, the                             Contract Ordering Official CH designation in the                             appointment.                       Not for use to make payments                             against approved SF 182s.4                         Micro-Purchase ETO Cardholder and/or Check                             Writer                         FAR 1.603-3(b)                       FAR 13.201                       FAR                             13.201(g)                       DFARS 201.603-3(b)                         **ETO CH**                       $20,000 Inside                             U.S.                       $35,000 Outside U.S.                       **ETO                             Check- Writer**                       $10,000                       Inside                             U.S.                       $17,500                       Outside U.S.                             (Note 2)                         Grants authority to make authorized open                             market micro-purchases using the GPC up to the                             applicable “Contingency” MPT. (See MPT definition at                             FAR 2.101.)                       If intent to authorize CH to                             place orders against any contract, including GSA FSS                             orders or orders against FedMall contracts, a                             Contract Ordering Official CH designation is also                             required.                       ETO Checkwriter limits are one half                             of ETO MPTs.5                         Warranted ETO Contracting CH                         FAR 1.603-3(a)                       FAR 2.101 MPT                             FAR 2.101 SAT                       DFARS 201.603-3(b)                             DFARS 213.301(3)                         $1,500,000 Outside the U.S.                         Grants Contracting Officers supporting                             Contingency Operations and Humanitarian and                             Peacekeeping Operations authority to make authorized                             GPC purchases outside the U.S. as authorized in                             DFARS 213.301(3) for use outside the U.S. using                             simplified acquisition procedures up to the                             applicable Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).                             (See FAR 2.101 definitions of MPT and SAT.)                             The GPC appointment letter may only be issued to                             individuals who have previously been issued an SF                             1402 delegating them authority sufficient to serve                             as a Contingency Contracting Officer.6                         Contract Ordering Official CH (Note 3)                             CHs who will place orders against any contract,                             including GSA FSS orders on GSA Advantage and                             FedMall contracts at any dollar level, require this                             Contract Ordering Official CH designation.                         FAR 1.603-3(a)                       FAR 8.4                       FAR                             13.301(b) FAR 13.301(c)(2)                       AFARS                             5113.202-90(c)                       DPC JAM Role Descriptions                             Guide                         Simplified Acquisition Threshold                       (Note                             4)                       $250,000 for CHs that are trained                             contracting professionals in the contracting office                             (1102s)                       $25,000 for CHs outside a contracting                             office                         Grants authority to place and pay for                             authorized GPC purchases against the following:                             1) Orders from GSA federal supply schedule                             contracts.                       2) Orders from FedMall contracts,                             Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions                             (CHESS) IDIQ contracts, Governmentwide acquisition,                             and multi-agency contracts.                       3) Indefinite                             Delivery, Time-and-Material, or Labor-Hour contracts                             that have firm fixed prices and pre-arranged terms                             and conditions that were awarded by a warranted                             contracting Officer (KO) who designated the CH, to                             place orders. The KO is responsible for performing                             compliance oversight and reporting any concerns to                             the A/OPC.                       Contract Ordering Official                             training must be completed before using this                             authority. This appointment can only be granted to                             individuals who have completed training commensurate                             with their delegated authority and as approved by                             the CPM (i.e., completion of CLG 0010 is not                             sufficient).                       A/OPCs must ensure additional                             controls and oversight procedures are in place                             before granting this authority.                         **X**7                         Overseas Simplified Acquisition CH (Note                             3)                         FAR 1.603-3(a)                       for > MPT                             FAR 1.603-3(b)                       for < MPT                       DFARS                             213.301(2)                         $25,000                         Grants authority to make authorized GPC purchases                             valued up to $25,000 using simplified acquisition                             procedures when the CH is outside the U.S. for                             items/services to be used outside the U.S., and that                             comply with the requirements of DFARS                             213.301(2).                         **X**8                         Contract Payment Official CH                         FAR 13.301(c)(3)                         As specified in the delegation of authority                             letter and contract. Not to exceed the KO’s warrant                             authority.                         Grants authority to make contract payments when                             authorized by the contract terms and                             conditions.9                         Miscellaneous Payments Official CH (SF-182                             Training Payments)                         DoD Charge Card Guidebook                       DoD FMR Vol                             10, Ch. 12, Sec 120323                       DoDI 1400.25                             Volume 410                         $25,000                         Grants authority to make payments for commercial                             training requests using the SF 182, valued at or                             below $25,000, in lieu of an employee reimbursement                             by miscellaneous payment in accordance with the                             procedures to directly pay the provider in DoD FMR                             Volume 10, Chapter 12, Section 120323, and DoDI                             1400.25, Volume 410.10                         Inter/Intra-Govern-mental Payment Official                             CH                         TFM Vol. I, Part 5, Ch 7000                       DPC memo,                             “Guidance on the                       Implementation of Adjusted                             Government Charge Card CH Special                       Designation                             Thresholds,” dated Oct 6, 2020                         $10,000                         Grants authority to make                             inter/intra-governmental transactions or payments                             (IGT) to another Government entity in lieu of using                             a Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request                             (MIPR).                       Includes payments to:                        DLA                             Document Services                        Department of Agriculture                             offered training                        FedMall GPC                             Requisitioning.                        GSA Global Supply                             requisitioning**Notes:**                                         1.                                         Dollar values are subject to change. See                                         DoD Charge Card Guidebook for most                                         current guidance.                                         2. MPT changes                                         are based on the National Defense                                         Authorization Act (NDAA).                                         3. GPC                                         Delegation of Authority and Appointment                                         Letter is equivalent to appointment on                                         an SF 1402,                                         Certificate of                                         Appointment (i.e., Contracting Officer                                         Warrant).                                         4. CHs who have                                         previously been issued an SF 1402 may be                                         authorized to place orders using the GPC                                         up to their delegated authority.a. **Micro-Purchase Cardholder**. This authority allows CHs to use             the GPC to buy commercially available, fixed-price supplies and             services to fulfill mission-essential requirements. The maximum             single transaction dollar limit for stand-alone purchases is the MPT             as defined at FAR 2.101.         b. **Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Writer**. This authority             allows CHs to use a GPC convenience check to buy commercially             available, fixed-price supplies and services to fulfill             mission-essential requirements. Since convenience checks expose the             Government to greater risk, CHs must make every effort to use a GPC             card before writing a check. CHs may only use this authority when             use of the GPC is not possible. All check purchases must be within             the applicable convenience check MPT. DoD FMR Volume 10, Chapter 23             establishes the financial management policy for convenience check             accounts.         c. **Micro-Purchase Emergency-Type Operations (ETO) CH and/or Check             Writer**. This authority allows CHs to buy commercially available,             fixed-price supplies and services to fulfill mission-essential             requirements in direct support of a declared contingency or             emergency event. See 41 USC 1903. Emergency-type Operations include             the following:         1) Contingency operations as defined in FAR 2.101.         2) Operations to facilitate the defense against or recovery from             cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against             the U.S. as addressed in FAR 18.001.         3) Operations in support of a request from the Secretary of State or             the Administrator of the United States Agency for International             Development to facilitate the provision of international disaster             assistance as addressed in FAR 18.001.         4) Operations to support response to an emergency or major disaster             as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief             and Emergency Assistance Act (42 USC 5121 et seq, implemented in FAR             26.2).         5) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operation (as defined at 10 USC             2302(8) and FAR 2.101).         CHs must enter the applicable value from Table 1-4 in the ETO field             in the bank’s EAS for each transaction. If unsure, CHs should             consult their A/OPC. If your Component HCA has authorized emergency             acquisition authorities to support COVID or Ukraine for purchases             made after 9/30/2022, then CHs will need to manually enter             just the description of “Ukraine” or “COVID” in the             “Contingency Operations” field.         Table 1-4: Emergency-Type Operations         **Value**                         **When to Use****Not in support of ETO**                         Transaction is not in support of an ETO.**Applicable Code not in this List**                         Transaction is in support of an ETO, but the                             assigned National Interest Action (NIA) code is not                             yet in this ETO drop down list or when Army policy                             mandates entry of a specific code in the purchase                             log to associate a transaction with a particular                             event. When this value is selected, the CH must                             enter applicable code in the “ADD’L Code or Event                             Info” field.**O14S**                       **Operations in Iraq                             or Syria**                         Transaction is in support of NIA Code O14S –                             Operations in Iraq and Syria.**O15F**                       **Operation Freedom’s                             Sentinel**                         Transaction is in support of NIA Code O15F –                             Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) 2015.**H20L**                       **Hurricane Laura                             2020**                         Transaction is in support of NIA Code H20L –                             Hurricane Laura 2020.**O21R**                       **Operations Allied                             Refuge Welcome**                         Transaction is in support of NIA Code O21R –                             Operations Allies Refuge/Welcome.**H21I**                       **Hurricane IDA                             2021**                         Transaction is in support of NIA Code H21I –                             Hurricane Ida 2021.**ADD’L Code or Event Info**                       **Free Form Text**                         CH must complete when “Applicable code not in                             list” is selected from the drop-down list. Entry                             must include either the applicable NIA that is not                             yet available in the ETO list along with a short                             description, or the code specified in Army policy                             along with a short description.d. **Warranted Overseas ETO Cardholder.** This authority allows             CHs to use the GPC in conjunction with their separately issued SF             1402 Certificate of Appointment to purchase supplies and services as             prescribed in DFARS 213.301(3). Contracting officers may use this             authority to make purchases up to the applicable simplified             acquisition threshold in support of declared contingency or             emergency events.         e. **Contract Ordering Official.** This authority allows CHs with             the appropriate training to issue fixed-price orders against             existing contracts (e.g., GSA FSS, BPAs, FedMall contracts, CHESS             contracts) to fulfill mission-essential requirements for supplies             and services valued up to the Contract Ordering Official single             purchase limit and to use the GPC to pay for these orders/purchases.             When using this authority, CHs must 1) ensure they are authorized to             place orders by the contract terms and conditions, 2) ensure the             order will comply with all the contracts terms and conditions, and             3) follow all applicable ordering procedures. When ordering above             the MPT, CH should obtain pricing from small business when             small business can meet the requirements. The CH should obtain             quotes from at least three sources. If restricting competition to             fewer than three sources, the CH should document the circumstances             in the purchase file. CHs with this designation will be referred to             as “Ordering Officials” throughout this document.         f. **Overseas Simplified Acquisition**. This authority allows CHs             to make authorized GPC purchases up to a single purchase limit of             $25,000 when the CH is outside the U.S. for items/services to be             used outside the U.S., and that comply with the requirements of             DFARS 213.301(2). When ordering above the MPT, the CH should obtain             quotes from at least three sources. If restricting consideration to             fewer than three, document the circumstances in the purchase             file.         g. **Contract Payment Official.** This authority allows CHs to use             the GPC to make payments against contracts that have been signed by             a Contracting Officer when the GPC is named as the payment method. The             GPC may provide a streamlined way of paying for contracts when a             contracting officer determines the use of the GPC is in the best             interest of the Government (AFARS 5113.202-90(d)).         h. **Miscellaneous Payments Official (SF 182 Training Payments).**             This authority allows CHs to make payments for commercial training             requests using the SF 182, valued at or below $25,000 in accordance             with the procedures to directly pay the provider in DoD FMR Volume             10, Chapter 12, Section 120323, and DoDI 1400.25, Volume 410a. The             SF 182 or equivalent must be completed prior to the training. When             provided by a non-Government source, the training must consist of a             regularly scheduled, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) course,             training conference, or instructional service that is available to             the general public and priced the same for everyone in the same             category, e.g., price per student, course, program, service, or             training space.         i. **Inter/Intra-Governmental Payment Official.** This authority             allows CHs to make payments to other Federal Government agencies in             lieu of using a MIPR or Inter-Governmental Payment and Collection             (IPAC) up to $10,000. This authority includes, but is not limited             to, payments to the Commissary, DLA Document Services, GSA Global             Supply, and requisitioning NSNs on FedMall. Purchases from the             following sources are **not** considered inter/intra-governmental             payments: state and local governments, AbilityOne, GSA Advantage,             and CHESS.