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Direct Purchasing & Purchase Card
Government cards are basically credit cards issued to federal government employees.
Local agencies sometimes have other terms for this such as purchase cards, p-cards, and may not mean a credit card but will mean authority for staff to spend.
Federal government – anything under $2,500.
Local agencies set their own policy.
Examples of how government cards are used,
Parks employee is working on a maintenance project and their tool breaks, they can often go to a near by store and buy a new tool.
A component breaks in an agency network and the network administrator needs to buy a technology component to bring the system back up. It makes most sense to go to a near by store and buy the new part immediately (as long as it is under the dollar threshold).
Government cards should not be used for ongoing expenses such as regular office supply needs.
The government does not have to post everything. Under $25,000 for the federal government
Some purchases are not frequent .
Some opportunities are often listed as sub-contracts (especially areas of construction).
