• Impac Statement for Recipients of Purchase Card Check Issued for a Professional Service Order (PDF file)

• Institutes/Centers Purchase Card Coordinators - January 9, 2013 (PDF file)
• IC Coordinators Meeting Minutes, September 4, 2012 (PDF file)
• IC Coordinators Meeting Minutes, June 6, 2012 (PDF file)
• IC Coordinators Meeting Minutes, February 2, 2012 (PDF file)

• HHS Purchase Card Guide Version 6, dated 07/2010 [Under Acquisition Guides and Resources, select HHS Purchase Card Guide Version 6 - July 2010 (PDF - 98 pages)]
• HHS Purchase Card Guide Executive Summary - Version 4 (PDF file)
• NIH Purchase Card Supplement Version 5 (December 2010) (PDF file)
• NIH Purchase Card Supplement, Addendum 5.1, Electronic Device Purchase Card Policy (July 2011) (PDF file)

• Important Information On Disputes, December 7, 2011 (Word file)
• Bag Tax in DC and Montgomery County, DC
• Clarification on Purchasing Custom Antibodies, June 18, 2012(Word file)
• Common Purchase Card Findings, June 23, 2011
• Merchant Category Code Restriction, March 25, 2011
• Purchasing From Required Sources, December 19, 2011 (Word file)
• Important Information Regarding Convenience Checks, February 8, 2012 (Word file)
• Information Regarding Recent Data Breach, April 11, 2012

The Section 508 training course is now available online via the HHS Learning Management System (LMS). Phase I of the Section 508 training is required for all prospective cardholders and Card Approving Officials (CAOs). This course will introduce you to the law mandating the accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology, often referred to as “Section 508”. It is also designed to help you understand the requirements of the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and how it impacts your role and responsibilities as a new cardholder of CAO. Compliance with Section 508 simultaneously meets a legal requirement and provides additional benefits from a business standpoint.

To access the online training please select the following link: HHS Section 508 Training - Phase I.

Once you navigate to the HHS Learning Management System (LMS) homepage and have logged in, under ‘Catalog Search', enter Course ID: 00009629. Select the ‘HHS Section 508 Training- Phase I’ training link and begin the training.

Upon completion of the training, print a copy of your certificate and include it with your new purchase card application so that the purchase card program office may verify compliance.

For LMS assistance, please submit a help desk ticket at http://intrahr.od.nih.gov/helpdeskform.htm.

Please see the NIH Purchase Card Supplement Version 5 and the HHS Purchase Card Guide Version 6 for detailed information on prohibited items.