Overview

The GSA SmartPay Program manages a set of master contracts through which agencies and organizations can obtain charge cards for employees to accomplish the agency or organization’s mission. Agencies can obtain a number of different types of charge card products and services, including purchase, travel, fleet, and integrated cards.

Agencies and organizations issue a task order under the GSA SmartPay2 master contracts, and award their program to one of the GSA SmartPay2 contractor banks (Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, or U.S. Bank). The banks provide charge cards to the agency or organization employees to make purchases on behalf of the agency/organization.

Depending on the card type and agency/organization, there are different qualifications for applicants to obtain a government charge card.

• In order to obtain a purchase card, an employee must be recommended by their supervisor to apply for the card. Potential purchase card holders must complete purchase cardholder training before using the purchase card.
• Depending on the frequency of travel, agency or governmentwide policy may require that an employee obtain a government travel card to make travel related purchases. Travel card applicants may be subject to a creditworthiness check and must complete travel cardholder training before using the travel card.
• Fleet cards are generally assigned to a vehicle, rather than an individual. Users of a government vehicle should contact their fleet program manager to learn more about how to use vehicle fleet cards.