The Government-wide Purchase Card is used to purchase supplies and services in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Purchase Charge Card use as the procurement and payment tool for micro-purchases is defined in FAR 13.2. Micro-purchase means an acquisition of supplies or services in which the aggregate amount does not exceed $3,000, except in the case of construction where the limit is $2,000.

The Purchase Charge Card may be used as an ordering and payment mechanism, not a contracting mechanism, for purchases above the micro-purchase threshold. When used as an ordering and payment mechanism, contractors may bill against the Purchase Charge Card. When the order is delivered, the contractor bills the Purchase Charge Card account instead of issuing an invoice directly to the agency/organization.

Use of the purchase card benefits the Department of Education in many ways. The Department saves time, money and resources. The purchase card program provides the Department with financial and cash management control over low dollar value, high volume procurements.

The tables below contain the names of U.S. Department of Education staff who have been issued a Government Purchase Card as of April 7, 2008. E-mail addresses for the staff below are generally in the format Firstname.Lastname@ed.gov.

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