Government Purchase Card (GPC) Flashcards

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1. What is the Government Purchase Card (GPC) and what is it the preferred method for?
2. What is the current micro-purchase threshold (MPT) for the Government Purchase Card?
3. What is the micro-purchase threshold for construction subject to the Wage Rate Requirements (Davis-Bacon Act)?
4. Can the GPC be used to buy services when the underlying contract exceeds $2,500?
5. What is a split purchase and why is it prohibited?
6. Splitting an $11,000 requirement into two GPC transactions each under the micro-purchase threshold is:
7. What are some examples of DoD-issued charge card violations?
8. What law governs corrective action for Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card program violations?
9. When is it appropriate to use a convenience check instead of the GPC?
10. Before making an open-market purchase, what sources must a cardholder consider first?
11. What is an unauthorized commitment?
12. What is the primary purpose limitation on GPC use?
13. Who may be authorized to use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card?
14. What is the correct form for purchasing training with the GPC?
15. Are purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold required to be set aside for small business or competed?
16. True or False: the convenience check limit for overseas contingencies is higher than the ordinary convenience check limit and allows transactions up to $10,000.
17. True or False: cardholders in contracting organizations must comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements when the GPC is used as a payment method on a contractual document.
18. A cardholder needs to buy a projector for a conference. What is the single-purchase spending limit?
19. For which situation does the $2,000 GPC spending limit apply?
20. A cardholder needs to buy weapon safety training for her team. What is the spending limit?
21. Which of the following states the correct order of priority for the mandatory sources of supply?
22. When buying a product on the EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) list, the product must contain ______.
23. What is the difference between GPC abuse and GPC misuse?
24. Which of the following is a responsibility of the Government Purchase Card cardholder?
25. Who must a cardholder's GPC spending limits be coordinated with?
26. True or False: a contractor may use a Government employee's purchase card as long as the contracting office authorizes it and the contractor reports the purchases each billing period.
27. True or False: in addition to corrective or disciplinary action, military personnel who misuse their Government charge cards may have their access to classified information modified or revoked.
28. A cardholder obtains goods for personal use, has them delivered to a home address where no third party can confirm receipt, and tells the merchant to split the charge so no transaction exceeds the single purchase limit. What is this?
29. Who do you contact when you are not clear about the GPC processes for your organization?
30. Is use of the Purchase Card On-Line System (PCOLS) mandatory for the DoD GPC program?
31. True or False: a Common Access Card is required to access PCOLS.
32. True or False: cardholders' delegation of authority letters do not require the cardholder to sign an acknowledgement statement.
33. You decide to buy $900 of office supplies with your GPC and you have no written request from anyone. Do you need approval from the Approving/Billing Official before you buy?
34. A supplier offers you a gift card equal to the Government discount instead of reducing the price. May you accept it?
35. Who processes receipt and acceptance for a self-initiated cardholder purchase?
36. What does the cardholder Statement of Account list?
37. When must Wide Area Workflow be used to create and accept the receiving report on a GPC transaction?
38. How long after the close of the billing cycle does a cardholder have to reconcile and certify the Statement of Account before the bank locks them out?
39. Which statements are true about the use of convenience checks?
40. If the Government needs tailored training or tailored training materials, where must the requirement be placed?
41. What is ratification?
42. True or False: splitting purchases to stay under the cardholder's single purchase limit is allowed when the requirement is urgent.
43. Which of the following does the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act NOT require?
44. The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act requires DoD to recover the cost of any illegal, improper, or erroneous purchase made with a purchase card or convenience check, including, as necessary, through ______.
45. True or False: adverse personnel action for an illegal, improper, or erroneous purchase made with a GPC or convenience check may include dismissal.
46. What tool satisfies the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act requirement that DoD use effective systems, techniques, and technologies to prevent or identify potential fraudulent purchases?
47. How long must Foreign Military Sales documents supporting GPC transactions be retained?
48. What must be included in the supporting documentation for a GPC transaction?
49. What is the micro-purchase threshold for a purchase made to support a contingency operation or to respond to an emergency or major disaster?
50. May a DoD purchase cardholder use the GPC for a purchase above the micro-purchase threshold?
51. Do the FAR part 8 required-source rules apply to purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold?
52. May a cardholder buy gift certificates or gift cards with the GPC?
53. Which form is used to appoint and terminate GPC Certifying Officers and Departmental Accountable Officials?
54. What does DFARS require DoD to use as the method of purchase and payment at or below the micro-purchase threshold?
55. Name some purchases that are prohibited with the Government Purchase Card.

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