GSA SmartPay 27th Annual NNAPA Procurement Training Conference May 1-3, 2017 presented by Florence Francis

Value to the Customer Gain a general understanding of the GSA SmartPay2 Charge Card Program Understand the value of using the GSA SmartPay Program Learn about the eligibility and application process. GSA SmartPay3 Program Updates and Enhancements

GSA SmartPay Program Overview The GSA SmartPay® program, established in 1998, enables over 560 Federal agencies/organizations to obtain charge card products and services through master contracts that GSA established with three banks: Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and U.S. Bank Agencies/organizations issued task orders against these master contracts to obtain charge card products and services Agencies/organizations pay no direct fees to use the program Period of performance for existing contracts is through 2018

GSA SmartPay2 Program Stakeholders Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Perform oversight of the government-wide charge card program Agencies/ Organizations Use charge card products and services to support their missions and operations Office of Charge Card Management (OCCM) Provides overall program management and advocacy MasterCard/ VISA Provides the transaction network for GSA SmartPay® 2 charge cards Banks Provide charge card products and services through GSA SmartPay® 2 Master Contracts; partner with MasterCard/VISA to issue cards

GSA SmartPay2 Charge Card Benefits Provides administrative savings and efficiency • Using the GSA SmartPay Program, agencies or organizations avoided more than $7.1 Billion in administrative processing costs in FY 2010* Enables refunds based on dollar volume and payment performance Productivity refunds: based on the timeliness and/or frequency of payments to the bank (faster payments = higher refunds) Sales refunds: based on the dollar or spend volume during a specified time period Utilizes electronic transaction data, enabling better reporting and ability to detect fraud, waste, and abuse; using commercial best practices Improves financial controls Provides government wide transparency to Federal charge card spending, performance, and trends City Pair Program

GSA SmartPay2: Master Contract Overview Fixed price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract Three year base period (11/08 – 11/11) • One four-year option & one three-year option (ending November 29, 2018) • The base year period began on 11/30/2008 To use the contract Agencies/Organizations can: • Place task order with selected banks based on identified needs and best value • Pool with other agencies/organizations, or • Tag-along with other agencies/organizations

Application Process If your organization wishes to utilize the GSA SmartPay Charge Card Program, please follow these steps: Fill out an application and submit supporting documentation** Determine if you would like to issue your own task order, or tag/pool with an existing task order Wait for guidance from your GSA SmartPay Point of Contact Work with your GSA SmartPay bank to set up your charge card program. **Documentation may vary. Check with OCCM

Application Process, cont. Native American Housing Assistance Self Determination Act(NAHASDA) HUD Indian Self Determination and Education ACT (ISDEA) DOI & DHHS **Documentation may vary. Check with OCCM

Why use the GSA SmartPay Program? If eligible, here are three reasons you should be using the GSA SmartPay program: Save Money for your Organization Sales and productivity refunds, City Pair fares, and tax exempt status for CBA accounts. Save Time Streamlined procurement process Save Resources Administrative cost savings

GSA SmartPay3: IT’S COMING!! The current SmartPay2 contract expires on Nov 29, 2018. The future program is referred to as SmartPay 3 or SP3. Tribes who already participate in SmartPay2 will all need to complete an application again and get their eligibility determination done again. They will all get new cards. All tribes are under the GSA Pool.

GSA SmartPay3: Enhancements Easier for banks to calculate refunds Online payments/cardless solutions Making sure taxes are exempt at point of sale for those eligible. These are some of the enhancements we are working on.

GSA SmartPay3 Visit website: www.smartpay.gsa.gov Where do I find the SmartPay application?

Office of Charge Card Management Responsibilities Provide a comprehensive and flexible master contract Offer strong customer orientation and frequent customer contact/support through: Test and share best practices Engage in continuous market research and regular meetings with industry Provide balanced customer advocacy and program leadership Training workshops, guides and GSA SmartPay Annual Training Conference GetSmart quarterly newsletters Monthly meetings Agency POCs Strong web presence Ad hoc working groups Customer satisfaction surveys Social Networking exploration

Thank you! Questions? SmartPay POC Varuna Singh varuna.singh@gsa.gov (703) 605-2836 You will find a wealth of contract and program information, training, publications, the GSA SmartPay2 Master Contract, and points of contact at our NEW website: http://.smartpay.gsa.gov