1. Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card (GPC) Program Policies and Directives
Denise Reich and Sheila McGlynn
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD)
Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)
Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC)
Contracting eBusiness (CeB)
July 2019

2. Agenda Available DoD SmartPay®3 (SP3) Resources
GPC Insights On Demand (IOD) Training Requirements and Tracking of Training Completion
GPC Policy Memos
DoD SP3 GPC Policies, Procedures and Tools (SP3 Transition Memo #6 Requirements)
Overview
DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) / Joint Appointment Module (JAM)
Access Online (AxOL)
IOD
IOD Behind the Scenes and the SP3 Governance Process
IOD Deployment Challenges
Priorities

3. Available DoD SP3 Resources

4. DPC/CeB Website

5. DPC One-Pagers

6. GPC Program One-Pagers
3OP001
Understanding Cardholder Special Designations
3OP002
Understanding the New MPTs
3OP003
OA/OPC and A/OPC Registration, Role Request, and Appointment
3OP004
CPM Registration, Role Request, and Appointment
3OP005
DAA Registration and Role Request
3OP006
Reactivating Inactive and Archived PIEE Accounts/Roles
3OP007
When Do I Need Multiple Roles or Appointments
3OP008
How to Add Additional Details to Appointment Letters
3OP009
AA Registration and Role Request
3OP010
Uploading Training Certificates to PIEE/JAM
3OP011
Certifying Officer Registration, Role Request, and Appointment
3OP012
Registration for the DD577 View-Only Role
3OP013
Understanding Army / Air Force / Defense Agencies Refunds under SmartPay3
3OP014
A/BO Nomination, Registration, and Appointment
3OP015
Who is the Head of Activity?
3OP016
What is the Semi-Annual HA Review?
3OP017
PIEE JAM Statuses (Pending)
3OP018
What DoDAAC Should I Enter?
3OP019
Understanding How DoDAACs Are Used in PIEE/JAM
3OP020
Nomination, Registration, and Appointment of CHs

7. JAM Web-Based Training1 2 3 4

8. GPC IOD Training Requirements and Tracking of Training Completion

9. Completing IOD Training
IOD training is designed to help individuals learn how to navigate the IOD platform and leverage its features to review, research, and resolve cases, and conduct program oversight
IOD training is:
MANDATORY for all DoD Approving/Billing Officials (A/BOs) and Agency/Organization Program Coordinators (A/OPCs)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Oversight A/OPCs (OA/OPCs) and Component Program Managers (CPMs)
Four Training Completion Options:
Attend a DoD GPC IOD GSA Training Forum session
Insights on Demand: Case Management Course (DoD Government Purchase Card)
Insights on Demand: Case Management, Completing the Monthly Checklist, and Performing Oversight Functions Course (DoD Government Purchase Card)
Attend online IOD webinar
Watch recorded IOD webinar
Attend in-person training: Reserved for groups of 20 or more. Work with your U.S. Bank representative to acquire the request form. The form will be added to AxOL Web-Based Training materials in October.
For any IOD access issues, obtain the necessary credentials.
Separate GPC Head of Activity (HA) oversight IOD training is being developed.

10. DoD GPC IOD Sessions Offered at GSA Training Forum
Date
Start Time
End Time
Session Location
Insights on Demand: Case Management, Completing the Monthly Checklist, and Performing Oversight Functions Course (DoD Government Purchase Card)*
7/16/2019
11:00
12:10
Marriott - Atrium Level, M301
12:30
13:40
15:30
16:40
7/17/2019
08:00
09:10
14:00
15:10
7/18/2019
09:30
10:40
Insights on Demand: Case Management Course (DoD Government Purchase Card)**
*For A/OPCs, OA/OPCs, & CPMs
**For A/BOs
As of 7/5/19

11. Tracking IOD Training Completion
Mastercard/IOD track IOD training completion
Attend a DoD GPC IOD GSA Training Forum session.
Complete the training form available on each computer at your GSA Training Forum session.
Certificates will be published by IOD in the subsequent weeks.
Attend online IOD webinar, watch recorded IOD webinar, or attend in-person training
Print and fill out the training certificate (last slide in the training deck).*
Additionally, for all of the above training completion options, scan completed certificate and upload to your PIEE profile
See subsequent slides on how to upload training certificates to PIEE.
*If you complete training by watching the IOD webinar (Option 3), YOU MUST ALSO SEND AN the subject “IOD DoD Training Video Completion,” leaving the body of the blank. DO NOT send an for other training completion options.

12. Adding IOD Training Course and Uploading Scanned Certificate to PIEE/JAM Profile
If you don’t have a PIEE account yet: When establishing an account, the system will take you to the Training page as part of your GPC Role registration process.
If you have a PIEE account but have not completed your JAM role/appointment: The system will prompt you to upload your CLG 001 or CLG 006 certificates when the appointment is initiated. At this time, you could select the applicable IOD class and upload your IOD certificate as well.
If you have a PIEE account and a JAM role/appointment: Log into PIEE, go to “My Account,” select “My Training” under your Profile, select the applicable IOD class, and upload your certificate.

13. Select appropriate class title under “Add Training”
Adding IOD Training Course and Uploading Scanned Certificate to PIEE/JAM Profile (Cont.)
Select appropriate class title under “Add Training”
Then upload scanned IOD training certificate to your PIEE profile:
Step 1: Select Appropriate Class Title

14. Adding IOD Training Course and Uploading Scanned Certificate to PIEE/JAM Profile (Cont.)
Step 2: Add Your Training Certificate
Step 3: Fill in additional fields; specify “1” for “Hours” and “Oversight” for Provider

15. Tracking IOD Training Completion (Cont.)
Once accomplished, your PIEE “My Training” profile will look like:
DLA will run PIEE queries and generate training completion reporting for CPMs
By FY2021, CPMs will be able to run their own training completion reports in PIEE

16. GPC Policy Memos
Please note that on these slides the “Contingency” thresholds apply to procurements of property or services by an executive agency that the agency determines are in support of contingency operations, to facilitate the defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States, to support a request from Secretary of State or the Administrator, to support USAID for the provision of international disaster relief assistance pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to support an emergency or major disaster defined under the Robert T. Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
Support for Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operation (10 U.S.C. 2302) is not addressed in the law.

17. GPC Policy and Training Memos
DoD Government Charge Card Guidebook for Establishing and Managing Purchase, Travel, and Fuel Card Programs (1/9/2019): DPC/CeB will no longer support coordination of the subject Guidebook across the Department's charge card programs.
The existing Guidebook will be replaced with a GPC-unique policy document by FY 2020.
Cancellation of GPC DAU Training Courses - GPC CLG 004 and CLG 005 (12/17/2018): To ensure GPC program officials receive a complete and up-to-date topical review during their refresher training, CLG 001 is now the required course to fulfill both initial and refresher GPC training requirements.
CLG 004 (GPC Refresher Training) and CLG 005 (PCOLS) are permanently cancelled.

18. GPC SP2 PCOLS Case Closure Memos
PCOLS Data Mining Case Closure Non-Compliance Ramifications – SP3 Transition Memo #5 (12/20/2018): On October 11, 2018, OUSD (A&S) DPC/CeB mandated that all open SP2 data mining (DM) cases ≥ $1,000 shall be closed NLT 12/21/18. Until such closure, SP3 successor accounts are to have transaction authority of $1.
On 1/7/19 DPC directed U.S. Bank to reduce the managing account (MA) transaction authority for each SP3 successor account with open DM cases to $1.
Of the 6,716 cases, only 4 remain open.
PCOLS Data Mining Case Closure Non-Compliance Ramifications – SP3 Transition Memo #7 (4/18/2019): Addresses the status of the required closure of PCOLS data mining cases under SP2. The remaining unadjudicated PCOLS cases with transactions valued at $1,000 or greater that posted after 9/15/18 must be closed by mid-May DPC to instruct U.S. Bank to reduce the associated SP3 Managing Accounts’ transaction authority to $1 for all cases remaining open past the suspense date.
DPC/CeB to work with U.S. Bank to ensure preexisting MA account thresholds are reinstated once all cases past the suspense date are closed. No additional phases are anticipated.
Of the 980 cases, only 38 remain open.
Success Story!
Success Story!

19. GPC SP2 Closeout Policy Memos
Closeout of Air Force/Defense Agencies (AF/DA) SP2 Task Order – SP3 Transition Memo #8 (5/3/2019): Following the 11/30/18 SP3 “go live” date, DPC initiated the SP2 AF/DA Tailored Task Order (TTO) closeout process.
Requires closeout of all SP2 Cardholder (CH) and MA accounts, involving multiple tasks under three broad categories:
SP2 Annual MA Reviews (Required only for CPMs who have not completed SP2 Annual MA Reviews by 12/1/17 or later)
SP2 GPC and convenience check closeout actions
Other SP2 closeout items
First DPC closeout status call was held on 6/11/19; additional calls to follow.
Upon closeout completion, each CPM is required to submit a memo to DPC validating completion of all SP3 Transition Memo #8 requirements.
Army and Navy are separately managing closeout of their SP2 TTOs.

20. GPC Refund Validation Memo
Refund Validation under SP3 – SP3 Transition Memo #9 (6/11/2019): The CPM or designee is responsible for working closely with the Comptroller to ensure that:
Accuracy of quarterly refunds earned is validated.
Can use Quarterly Refund Summary and Quarterly Refund Detail reports to validate refunds earned. These reports are available via U.S. Bank’s Access Online Data Exchange upon request.
Refund receipts are properly recorded.

21. Denise Reich

22. GPC Prohibited Purchases Memos
GPC Prohibited Purchases Memo (8/15/2018): Added Video Surveillance Cameras and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems to the prohibited purchase list.
GPC Prohibited Purchases Memo (3/1/19): (FOUO) memorandum provides additional information on Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card prohibitions.

23. GPC Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) Policy Memos
GPC Guidance Related to Class Deviation 2018-O0018 dated August 31, 2018 (9/21/2018): This memorandum provides GPC implementing guidance related to the $10K MPT.
MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLDS
Threshold 1
Construction subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction)
$2,000 2
Services subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards
$2,500 3
Federal-wide Open Market Micro-Purchase
$10,000 4
Federal-wide Higher Education Open Market Micro-Purchase
$10,000 or Greater 5
GPC Contingency (Inside U.S.)
$20,000 6
GPC Contingency (Outside U.S.)
$30,000
CONVENIENCE CHECK THRESHOLDS
Threshold 1
GPC Convenience Checks (Non-Contingency)
$5,000 2
GPC Contingency (Inside U.S.)
$10,000 3
GPC Contingency (Outside U.S.)
$15,000
Cardholders with single purchase limits exceeding $3,500 must be trained to follow Federal, DoD, and Component procedures for purchasing or requesting waivers from Federal Prison Industries.
See FAR Parts 8.0 and 8.6 and Reference (C) Appendix A, Section A.1.2.2, GPC Purchasing Steps, paragraph g).

24. DoD SP3 GPC Policies, Procedures and Tools (SP3 Transition Memo #6 Requirements)

25. Overview: SP3 Oversight Procedures Memo
DoD SP3 Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card Policies, Procedures and Tools – SP3 Transition Memo #6 (4/18/2019): Specifies updated policies, procedures, and electronic program management and control compliance tools mandated for use by all DoD Components executing transactions under the Army, Air Force, and Defense Agencies; and Navy GPC SP3 TTOs.
Each Component must assess its progress in deploying and utilizing IOD’s oversight capabilities and publish Component-level guidance for transitioning to these updated oversight procedures no later than 30 November 2019.
This guidance must require appropriate oversight to be performed as the Component phases out the requirement to conduct Annual MA Reviews and adopts the integrated three-pronged, system-enabled review cycle described in the attached document.
Components are required to ensure full deployment and use of IOD’s oversight capabilities no later than 1 March 2020.

26. DoD PIEE/JAM
JAM is the PIEE module used to initiate, review, approve, store and terminate required delegations of procurement authority and/or appointments. As appropriate, JAM GPC appointments result in issuance of not only GPC Delegation and/or Appointment letters, but also:
Limited-scope SF-1402 Certificate of Appointment (commonly referred to as a warrant).
DD Form 577 Appointment/Termination Record – Authorized Signature (commonly referred to as a Certifying Officer appointment).

27. Updated JAM GPC Appointment Completion Dates
DoD GPC Program participants are required to register for a PIEE account and request the GPC role(s) appropriate for their program function(s).
Electronic GPC Delegation of Authority and/or Appointment Letters must be granted for GPC Program participants as follows:
Updated
6/28/2019
Role Name
JAM Release Date
JAM Appointment Completion Date
CPMs
9/7/2018
Completed
Maintain as Required
Oversight A/OPCs (Individuals responsible for overseeing the work of other A/OPCs)
8/31/2019
A/OPCs (Individuals responsible for directly overseeing A/BO MAs and CH Accounts)
7/30/2019
GPC Certifying Officers (DD Form 577)
12/14/2018
A/BOs
1/25/2019
GPC CHs (Includes Convenience Check Account Holders)
6/23/2019
10/31/2019

28. JAM CH Functionality Released 23 June 2019
JAM GPC Cardholder
Special Designation Authority Type
Delegation NTE Limit
Warrant Issued? 1 
Micro-Purchase Cardholder
$10K 2
Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Writer
$5K – Non-Contingency
$10K – Contingency – Inside the U.S.
$15K – Contingency – Outside the U.S. 3
Higher Education Micro-Purchase Cardholder
$10K – but HCA determination can result in higher value (unlimited) 4
Micro-Purchase Contingency Contracting Cardholder  
$20K Inside the U.S.
$30K Outside the U.S. 5
Warranted Contingency Contracting Cardholder 
$750K Inside the U.S.
$1.5M Outside the U.S. 6
Contract Ordering Official Cardholder
Simplified Acquisition Threshold X 7
Overseas Simplified Acquisition Cardholder 
$25K 8
Contract Payment Official Cardholder
Unlimited 9
SF-182 Training Payments Cardholder 10
Inter/Intra-Governmental Payment Official Cardholder
$24,999
A/OPCs &
OA/OPCs with Delegating Authority JAM Appointment also equivalent to warrant.
CH must already be a warranted KO. Recommend KO load an image of warrant to their PIEE profile.
JAM improvements and JAM enhanced-view ECPs – Requirements developed and ECP funded.

29. GPC Oversight Procedures Memos
Deployment of Cardholder Appointment Capability in the PIEE / JAM – SP3 Transition Memo #10 (6/28/2019): Announces deployment of PIEE JAM CH appointment capability; updates JAM GPC appointment completion dates; and requires Components that authorize issuance of GPC CH Special Designation Authority Types other than Micro-Purchase Cardholder, Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Holder, and Micro-Purchase Contingency Contracting Cardholder to:
Ensure Component-level policies and procedures adequately address such use;
Specify additional mandatory training requirements for utilizing the alternate special designation authority that are commensurate with the authority to be delegated; and
Mandate additional controls and oversight procedures to mitigate the risks associated with each special designation authority.
NOTE: Current DoD GPC policy and training is not sufficient for delegations other than Micro-Purchase Cardholder, Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Holder, and Micro-Purchase Contingency Contracting Cardholder.
PIEE Release (7/3/2019): Announces deployment of PIEE release, which includes JAM CH appointment capability. This release also impacts the Electronic Document Access tool and the Contracting Officer Representative Tracking Tool. It provides training links found on the PIEE Web-Based Training page, including JAM training, at:

30. Why Are Some GPC JAM Delegations Equivalent to a Warrant?
FAR 2.101
“Micro-purchase” means an acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the MPT.
FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures) does not include the following, so they are not micro-purchases:
Placing Orders against Contracts (FAR 16.5)
Placing Orders against GSA Schedules (FAR 8.405)
Purchasing from Federal Prison Industries (FAR 8.6)
Contract Payments (FMR)
SF-182 Payments (FMR)
Intergovernmental Payments (FMR)
Not below the MPT so they are not micro-purchases:
Overseas GPC Use up to $25K (DFARS (2))
JAM GPC Micro-Purchase Appointment is not sufficient for CHs taking these actions

31. What Are the Two Available Contracting Authorities?
FAR , Appointment
(a) Contracting officers shall be appointed in writing on an SF 1402, Certificate of Appointment, which shall state any limitations on the scope of authority to be exercised, other than limitations contained in applicable law or regulation. Appointing officials shall maintain files containing copies of all appointments that have not been terminated.
(b) Agency heads are encouraged to delegate micro-purchase authority to individuals who are employees of an executive agency or members of the Armed Forces of the United States who will be using the supplies or services being purchased. Individuals delegated this authority are not required to be appointed on an SF 1402, but shall be appointed in writing in accordance with agency procedures.
FAR , Selection
(1) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1724, in order to qualify to serve as a Contracting Officer with authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above the simplified acquisition threshold, a person must— [Education and DAWIA Requirements].
FAR , Appointment
(b) Agency heads may delegate the purchase authority in to DoD civilian employees and members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
NOTE: This limits DoD Agency Heads from delegating authority to non-DoD federal employees.

32. DFARS 213.301(2) – GPC Use Outside the U.S.
(2) An individual appointed in accordance with (b) also may use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card to make a purchase that exceeds the micro-purchase threshold but does not exceed $25,000, if—
(i) The purchase—
(A) Is made outside the United States for use outside the United States; and
(B) Is for a commercial item; but
(C) Is not for work to be performed by employees recruited within the United States;
(D) Is not for supplies or services originating from, or transported from or through, sources identified in FAR Subpart 25.7;
(E) Is not for ball or roller bearings as end items;
(F) Does not require access to classified or Privacy Act information; and
(G) Does not require transportation of supplies by sea; and
(ii) The individual making the purchase—
(A) Is authorized and trained in accordance with agency procedures;
(B) Complies with the requirements of FAR in making the purchase; and
(C) Seeks maximum practicable competition for the purchase in accordance with FAR (b).
DFARS does not add these to the MPT definition
OSD Legal Opinion, July 2019: Unless one of the exceptions in DFARS or DFARS (2) applies, Overseas Simplified Acquisition Cardholders reaching back to the U.S. are limited to $10,000

33. AxOL
AxOL is U.S. Bank’s internet-based system that provides account access and a variety of reports to assist users in effectively managing their charge card programs.

34. AxOL – A/OPC Requirements
A/OPCs must use AxOL to:
Issue and maintain GPC accounts.
JAM appointment data will be provided to AxOL via a system interface (planned for 2nd quarter FY 2020). A/OPCs will access AxOL and link issued JAM appointments to the appropriate CH account or MA. Purchasing limits authorized in JAM appointments will serve as the ceiling for AxOL authorizations.
The A/OPC will enter other purchasing limitations, such as Merchant Category Codes (MCCs), directly into AxOL.
Manage their programs.

35. AxOL – Resource Manager Requirements
Resource Managers must use AxOL to:
Provide funding and valid Lines of Accounting (LOAs) for GPC accounts.

36. AxOL – Cardholder Requirements
Cardholders must use AxOL to:
Create their Purchase Log (Order Management).
DoD Standard AxOL Purchase Log Format Mandated – Supports data transmission to IOD and WAWF.
Document receipt and acceptance (Order Management – Order Receipt).
Improves property accountability and increases auditability.
Retain their transaction supporting documentation (Transaction Management – Attachments).
Ensures A/BO, A/OPC, OA/OPC, and CPM access for use in completing reviews.
Negates the need for storage of hardcopy documents.
Loading documents with a marking of “For Official Use Only” or higher to AxOL is prohibited.
Approve GPC Statements of Account (Order Management).
AxOL Enterprise Purchase Log Requirements (FOUO – CAC Required) are available at:

37. AxOL – A/BO Requirements
A/BOs must use AxOL to:
Perform transaction reviews (e.g., review transaction supporting data).
Approve GPC Statements of Account (Transaction Management).

38. AxOL – Certifying Officer Requirements
Certifying Officers must use AxOL to:
Perform transaction reviews (e.g., review transaction supporting data).
Electronically certify GPC invoices for payment (Transaction Management).

39. IOD
IOD is an artificial intelligence data mining (DM) platform that automatically analyzes DoD’s GPC data to identify high-risk transactions. It facilitates:
Transaction Reviews – Enables documentation of any findings identified and corrective actions taken.
Monthly A/OPC Reviews – Conducted to promote and measure compliance with purchasing and management internal controls and provide reasonable assurance of the effectiveness of these controls to mitigate program risk.
Semi-Annual HA Reviews – Conducted to ensure adherence to internal controls and facilitate senior management’s awareness of their GPC program’s health, and to help them promote the interdisciplinary communication necessary for successful GPC program operations.
It enables the Department to fulfill the 10 U.S.C requirement to “use effective systems, techniques, and technologies to prevent or identify improper purchases.”

41. Oversight Requirements
GPC program officials are required to:
Use IOD to document DM Case review results for all:
System-Generated Cases
Management-Added Cases
May be opened at management’s discretion.
Must be opened for each finding and disciplinary category determination independently identified (i.e., not flagged by IOD) during compliance reviews.
Suspend purchasing (e.g., reduce the managing account spending limit to $1) under account(s) with open DM cases, or Monthly A/OPC or Semi-Annual HA Reviews that are not completed within 55 days of the end of the billing cycle(s) under review.
Enforcement of mandatory account purchasing suspension for accounts with open DM cases is targeted for Q4 FY19.
Both A/BOs & A/OPCs must take action on every case
Complete Findings and Disciplinary Category Determinations records are necessary to automate
GPC reporting requirements and support GPC program management and oversight.

42. Daily DM Case Review Cycle
DM Case Review Cycle Milestones
Compliance Mechanism
DM Cases Initiated Daily for Review
Throughout the Billing Cycle
Not Applicable
A/BO DM Reviews Complete
SHOULD complete reviews throughout the billing cycle (rather than waiting until the end of the month) to promote timely resolution (e.g., transaction dispute, Cardholder re-training);
SHOULD complete reviews within 5 days of the billing cycle end date;
MUST complete reviews within 30 calendar days of the billing cycle end date. NOTE: Any case the A/OPC refers back to the A/BO for additional review may require action through day 55.
A/OPC Cases Closed
SHOULD complete reviews within 30 calendar days of the billing cycle end date. NOTE: Any case the OA/OPC refers back to the A/BO for additional review may require action through day 55.
MUST complete reviews within 55 calendar days of the billing cycle end date
A/OPCs may suspend MAs with open DM cases 30 days after billing cycle end date.
OA/OPCs must suspend MAs with open cases 55 days after the billing cycle end date.

43. A/OPC Reviews
A/OPCs are required to conduct a Monthly A/OPC Review each billing cycle. During each Monthly A/OPC Review, A/OPCs must:
Validate that all DM cases are closed.
Assess the key purchasing and management internal controls (e.g., span of control, delinquencies, training). Key GPC Program controls are calculated and displayed in the Monthly A/OPC Review Report generated by IOD.
Perform a summary assessment that includes 100 percent of all transactions NOT flagged by IOD to: (a) ensure awareness of purchasing activity within their hierarchy; and (b) identify purchasing and behavior patterns not otherwise identified by IOD (e.g., patterns that span multiple CH accounts and/or MAs) or that may otherwise require A/OPC action. AxOL transaction detail reports are available for use in performing these reviews.
At his/her discretion, the A/OPC may identify additional transactions for review using the IOD tool.
A/OPCs are required to ensure a DM case is created for each of their findings and disciplinary category determinations.

44. Monthly A/OPC Review Cycle Dates
 Action
Review Cycle Milestones
Compliance Mechanism
A/OPC completes Monthly Review and A/OPC Monthly Check List in IOD.
Cycle End Date + 30 days
N/A
OA/OPC completes Monthly Review and certifies completion in IOD.
Cycle End Date + 40 days
OA/OPCs may suspend the appropriate account(s) at 30 days if DM cases and A/OPC Monthly Reviews are not complete.
Higher-tier OA/OPC completes Monthly Review and certifies completion in IOD
(if more than one level).
Cycle End Date + 50 days
Higher-tier OA/OPCs may suspend the appropriate account(s) at 40 days if DM cases and A/OPC Monthly Reviews are not complete.
CPM completes review and certifies completion in IOD.
Cycle End Date + 55 days
CPMs suspend appropriate account(s) at 55 days if DM cases and A/OPC Monthly Reviews are not complete.

45. Semi-Annual HA Reviews
Semi-Annual HA Reviews are an aggregation of the A/OPC’s six previous Monthly A/OPC Reviews. A/OPCs are required to:
Brief their review results to their own HA (apprising the HA of program strengths and any concerns within their organizations).
Obtain the HA’s signature on the Semi-Annual HA Review Report.
Provide a scanned version of the signed report and other review documents to the OA/OPC above them.
Certify they have completed their HA Semi-Annual Reviews in IOD.
Retain their final signed documents.
OA/OPCs (up to two tiers), if assigned, are required to:
Summarize the reports provided by the A/OPCs or O/AOPCs at the tier directly below them in the hierarchy.
Review the results with their HA.
Obtain their HA’s signature on their Semi-Annual HA Review Report.
Provide a scanned version of the signed report and other consolidated review documents (if any / as required) to the OA/OPC or CPM at the next higher tier above them in the hierarchy.
All HA reviews must be completed and provided to the CPM no later than 15 June and 15 December of each year. CPMs are required to brief their Component’s HA and provide their review results to the Agency Program Management Office no later than 15 July and 15 January of each year.

46. Sheila McGlynn

47. IOD Behind the Scenes and the SP3 Governance Process

48. SP3 DM Case Generation Details
IOD initiates cases for review using the tiered business rule sets addressed below.
Use of these rule sets provides a standard to consistently measure trends across the Department.
Business rules to be modified as necessary through the SP3 Integrated Solutions Team (IST) governance process.

49. Tier 2 Business Rules Tailoring
Tier 2 rules are mandatory rules that can be tailored as necessary at the local level (e.g., weekend/holiday purchases).
First round of CPM requested Tier 2 Tailoring was due 4/11/19.
All requests have been deployed in IOD.
CPMs can continue to provide requests following the established process.
Information about the submission process was ed to CPMs by Sheila McGlynn on 3/19/19, Subject: Updated Tier 2 Configuration Worksheet.
To ensure expedient processing of requests, watch the recording of the Tier 2 Tailoring training session, which was sent out by U.S. Bank’s Customer Relationship Manager on 4/10/19. It will be added to existing IOD training materials currently available in AxOL (part of AxOL October 2019 release).
Oversight has/will:
Generate cases associated with Tier 2 Tailoring, but each Tailored case is automatically closed by the system as “Closed by System – Customized Tier2 Business Rule” (as of 5/29/19).
Reopen 1% of Tier 2 systematically closed cases for adjudication (as of 7/15/19).
Provide CPMs with a summary report detailing customized rules at which hierarchy nodes (as of 8/1/19).
Provide statistics on the number of cases that have been systematically closed and reopened (i.e., the 1% of random Tier 2 cases assigned) (as of 8/15/19).

50. SP3 IST Process
The IST consists of CeB personnel and CPMs, supported by U.S. Bank, Mastercard (card association), and Oversight (IOD vendor) personnel. The IST meets semi-annually to discuss possible updates to:
Tier 1–4 business rules, given statistical data, projections, and observation, including:
Number of violations per category (abuse, delinquency, internal fraud, and misuse) associated with each business rule
Frequency with which each rule is triggered, and associated DM case disposition
Department MCC blocked lists
Additional system and process capabilities within U.S. Bank and Oversight
First IST Meeting: 8/7/19 in CeB office

51. MCCs
The following controls are established for the assignment of MCCs to DoD GPC CH accounts and MAs:
DPC will maintain a DoD SP3 GPC High-Risk MCC List (includes both High Risk and Very High Risk MCCs). It will be reviewed, and updated if necessary, biannually through the TTOs’ semi-annual IST governance process.
DoD CPMs will ensure Component-level guidance addresses procedures for both approving assignment of any MCC on the DoD SP3 GPC High-Risk MCC List to a DoD GPC CH account or MA, and measuring compliance.
A DM case will be automatically initiated for all transactions made from vendors categorized under the Very High Risk MCCs identified on the DoD SP3 GPC High-Risk MCC List.
A DM case will be initiated for all transactions for which a CH does not have authorization to use a given MCC on its account (could be a High-Risk MCC or any other MCC not authorized on the account).
The DoD SP3 GPC High-Risk MCC List (FOUO – CAC Required) is available at

52. IOD Deployment Challenges

53. IOD Backlog of Services’ Transactions – Summary
During a March 2019 briefing, several Service CPMs questioned the accuracy of the number of transactions that Oversight had been running through IOD DM.
Days later, U.S. Bank confirmed that approximately 75% of transactions had not been mined for the Departments of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
U.S. Bank and IOD stated the Defense Agencies were unaffected by this issue.
Plan of Actions and Milestones were submitted by the bank team and approved by DoD Army/Air Force/Defense Agencies and Navy SP3 CORs.
The file format limitations that caused this issue have been resolved.
100% of DoD’s standard hierarchy transactions are being data mined (as of 6/18/19).
In accordance with agreed-to stratified sampling procedures, the Services’ transactions going back to 11/30/18 will go through data mining. They are incrementally phased in, initially a week at a time beginning with transactions from the first week in December, then a month at a time. Backlog processing began on 7/1/19.
The Weekend/Holiday Tier 2 business rule was turned on for ALL Components (as of 5/29/19).

54. Services’ Backlog Milestone Plan – Impacts on Defense Agencies
9/8/2019
No.
Task 1
Implement Tier 2 Business Rules configuration for Service Components 2
Implement Weekend/holiday rule 14 3
Turn on daily 100% transaction processing 4
Preparation for backlog processing 5
Process first backlog batch– first week of December, re-open Tier 2 random 1% 6
Resume normal processing 7
Process next backlog batch– Dec week 2,
re-open Tier 2 random 1% 8 9
Process next backlog batch, 10
5/29/19:
Weekend/Holiday purchase rule turned on for ALL Components.
Task Numbers 1–8 are accomplished.
Services will experience a case initiation lag for current transactions during the periods for Services’ Backlog Processing. There will be no effect on Defense Agencies.
Anticipate 3-week cycle.
7/15/19:
1% of all cases systematically closed due to Tier 2 tailoring
to be initiated and assigned to the A/BO & A/OPC for adjudication for ALL Components.

55. IOD Deployment Statistics
DoD A/BO Deployment Status on IOD, 7/5/19
DoD A/OPC Deployment Status on IOD, 7/5/19
SERVICE
Organization
LEVEL_1
LEVEL_2
LEVEL_3
# of A/BOs Logged In
# of A/BOs Not Logged In
Total # of A/BOs
A/BO % Deployed
# of A/OPCs Logged In
# of A/OPCs Not Logged In
Total # of A/OPCs
A/OPC % Deployed
DON Total
2713
1611
4324
62.74%
912
221
1133
80.49%
ARMY Total
8498
7629
16127
52.69%
904 94
998
90.58%
USAF Total
7029
4789
11818
59.48%
313 67
380
82.37%
ODA Total
1359
463
1822
74.59% 70 6 76
92.11%
ALL DOD Total
19599
14492
34091
57.49%
2199
388
2587
85.00%
Oversight DoD Training Forum sessions will include hands-on training using login credentials to log in. See slide 10 for session information.
Stop by the Mastercard Welcome Center (Marriott - Atrium Level, M303) for additional help with IOD access or other issues.

56. Priorities

57. Follow Component guidance for conduct of Oversight during transition.
Priorities
Continue to:
Ensure mission support.
Timely certify invoices and work any electronic data interchange (EDI) issues.
Promote A/BO and A/OPC IOD training and access as soon as possible.
Work hierarchy issues with U.S. Bank.
Close DM Cases.
Complete Monthly Reviews.
Brief HAs.
Follow Component guidance for conduct of Oversight during transition.

58. Questions?

59. Back Up

60. DPC GPC Shared Mailbox (dodpcpo@sterlingheritage.com)
Please do not reach out to the DPC GPC shared mailbox with policy questions unless you have first verified that answers are not provided in the Guidebook or other applicable references. If, after performing your own research, you still have a question, please describe the research you have performed and include all relevant references for DPC’s use in providing targeted responses.
Please thoughtfully consider whether DPC is the correct resource to provide a response.
DPC has recently received numerous questions that should instead have been directed to your Component Resource Managers, attorneys, or CPM peers for answers.

61. Monthly Review Checklist
Cycle
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar FY Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
A/OPC
Monthly Review Checklist
Refund Validation
(MONTHLY)
Semi-Annual HA Review
GPC / OMB
Statistical
& Violation
Reporting
10/19
1/19
4/19
7/19
55 days
HA Review to CPM 12/15
HA Review to CPM 6/15
? days
55 days
DRAFT
? days
? days

62. Transition Configuration Management Process

63. GPC Systems Overview

64. SmartPay® 2 » SmartPay® 3 System Transition
Hierarchy
Delegation & Appointment
System Access
Account Issuance & Maintenance
EMMA
TBR
PIEE
TBR
JAM
PCOLS
EAS
PIEE
PCOLS
EAS
Paper
EAS
TBR
EAS
Oversight
Invoice Certification
& Payment
Reporting
Archive
Data Mining
PIEE
TBR
PCOLS
EAS
IOD
EAS
PCOLS
PCOM
EAS
IOD
PCOLS
EAS
PIEE
PBIS
EAS DM
PBIS
EAS
EAS
ERPs
Accounting Systems
EAS
DMDC
PAT
EAS
PAT
PAT
EAS

65. SP3 GPC Systems Summary Functional Workflow
TARGETED FOR 2ND QTR FY20
TO BE DEPLOYED MAY 2019
Supervisor Electronically Signs
DAS Electronically Signs
Group Account Manager Approves

66. PIEE Hierarchy All Components have an existing PIEE Hierarchy
Already agreed to and “fixed” through Level 3.
Defense Agency GPC Level 3s moved to Level 2 CPMs.
Component Group Administrators (GAMs) “own” and are responsible for coordinating changes at Level 4 and below.
U.S. Bank is required to map TBR/Reporting Hierarchy to PIEE hierarchy and run reports.
A/OPCs must work with their local PIEE GAMs to:
Understand their Component’s hierarchy.
Identify Home Organization DoDAACs for the organizations they support.

67. GPC Data Mining and Oversight
Cases are initiated and referred to the A/BO daily.
Timely completion of A/BO DM Questionnaire is required.
Delayed responses will result in mandatory account suspensions.
A/OPCs are required to:
Validate review 100% of DM cases and perform a summary assessment of all transactions.
Complete A/OPC DM Questionnaire—enter corrective action taken for all cases of improper GPC use. Work with Supervisors as appropriate.
Open DM cases for all improper GPC use otherwise identified. Supports automated GPC Reporting (formerly OMB Reporting).
Complete Monthly A/OPC Checklist.
Brief HA every 6 months to obtain signature on Semi-Annual HA Report.
Oversight A/OPCs are required to:
Perform Summary Review of DM closed cases and review Monthly and Semi-Annual Review Reports.
CPMs are required to:
Ensure Cases are closed, and spot-check Monthly and Semi-Annual Review Reports.
Brief HA every 6 months to obtain signature on Semi-Annual PMR Report.

68. Micro-Purchase Threshold and Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

69. MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLDS
MPTs
MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLDS
Threshold 1
Federal-wide Open Market Micro-Purchase
$10,000 2
Convenience Check
$5,000 3
Federal-wide Higher Education Open Market Micro-Purchase
$10,000 or Greater 4
GPC Construction
$2,000 5
GPC Service Contract Labor Standard Services
$2,500 6
GPC Contingency (Inside U.S.)
$20,000 7
GPC Contingency (Outside U.S.)
$30,000

70. Contingency Contracting MPTs
Category
Inside U.S.
Outside U.S.
Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the Head of the Agency, are to be used to:
Construction subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) (41 U.S.C. 1903)
$2,000
Support a Contingency Operation
Facilitate defense against or recovery from the following types of attacks:
Cyber
Nuclear
Biological
Chemical
Radiological
Support a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C et seq.
Support a response to :
Emergency
Major Disaster
Card: $20,000
Check: $10,000
Card: $30,000
Check: $15,000
Support for Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operation (10 U.S.C. 2302)
Not Addressed

71. SATs Category Inside U.S. Outside U.S. General DoD SAT $250,000
Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the Head of the Agency, are to be used to:
Support a Contingency Operation
Facilitate defense against or recovery from the following types of attacks:
Cyber
Nuclear
Biological
Chemical
Radiological
Support a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C et seq.
Support a Response to:
Emergency
Major Disaster
$750,000
$1,500,000
Support a Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operation (10 U.S.C. 2302)
N/A
$500,000

72. How does the SAT impact the GPC Program?
Contingency Contracting Officers may “use the GPC” up to:
$750K Inside the U.S.
$1.5M Outside the U.S.
DFARS (3)
(3) A contracting officer supporting a contingency operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13) or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2302(8) also may use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card to make a purchase that exceeds the micro-purchase threshold but does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, if—
(i) The supplies or services being purchased are immediately available;
(ii) One delivery and one payment will be made; and
(iii) The requirements of paragraphs (2)(i) and (ii) of this section are met.

73. DoD Micro-Purchase Regulations

74. What is a Micro-Purchase (FAR 2.101)?
Acquisition.gov FAR Site
“Micro-purchase” means an acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
Hill AFB FAR Site - Missing Important Words
“Micro-purchase” means an acquisition of supplies or services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
SAP (FAR 13) does not include the following, so they are not micro-purchases:
Placing Orders against Contracts (FAR 16.5)
Placing Orders against GSA Schedules (FAR 8.405)
Purchasing from FPI (FAR 8.6)
Overseas GPC Use up to $25K (DFARS (2))
Contract Payments (FMR)
SF-182 Payments (FMR)
Intergovernmental Payments (FMR)
GPC Micro-Purchase Appointment is not sufficient for CHs taking these actions.

75. How do these relate to available JAM CH appointments?
Authority Type
Threshold
Warrant Issued? 1
Micro-Purchase Cardholder
$10K 2
Micro-Purchase Convenience Check Writer
$5K 3
Higher Education Micro-Purchase Cardholder
$10K - but HCA determination can result in higher value (unlimited) 4
Micro-Purchase Contingency Contracting Cardholder
$20K Inside the US
$30K Outside the US 5
Warranted Contingency Contracting Cardholder
$750 Inside the US;
$1.5M Outside the US 6
Contract Ordering Official Cardholder
Simplified Acquisition Threshold  7
Overseas Simplified Acquisition Cardholder
$25K 8
Contract Payment Official Cardholder
Unlimited 9
SF-182 Training Payments Cardholder 10
Inter/Intra-Governmental Payment Official Cardholder
$24,999
[1] GPC Delegation of Authority and Appointment Letter is equivalent to appointment on as SF-1402, Certificate of Appointment (i.e., Contracting Officer Warrant).

76. Planned GPC Policy Memos

77. Planned SP3 Transition Memo
SP3 Nonappropriated Funds (NAF) policy memo – SP3 Transition Memorandum # X (Date TBD, 2019):
All SP3 NAF cards are required to follow all DoD Government Charge Card Guidebook for Establishing and Managing Purchase, Travel, and Fuel Card Programs requirements
SP3 NAF card accounts shall be established under separate MAs (i.e., no co-mingling of appropriated and nonappropriated funded cards under a single MA)
GPC JAM Role Descriptions are available at: