Government Purchase Card information, regulations

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MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  It is crucial to plan for upcoming requirements and coordinate those requirements through the 6th Contracting Squadron as early as possible. Our mission is to purchase contracting requirements for the wing, combatant commanders and our mission team members as needed to accomplish their mission.

Contracting works for you and we will do our best to acquire the items you request. By law there are regulations contracting officers must follow when making purchases. Therefore, sole source and brand name justifications should only be used on a very limited basis. Please keep that in mind when prioritizing requirements for the fiscal year.

To allow 6th CONS to process your contracting requirement, please start planning your requirements now and avoid the mad dash through September.

GPC cardholders and approving officials need to be aware of new rules relating to major transaction violations that could result in account suspension.

Cardholders can make purchases up to $3,000 for commodities, $2,500 for services and $2,000 for construction projects. Certain circumstances allow up to a $25,000 purchase; please discuss this potential option with the GPC program coordinator. Violating these regulations is a violation of Air Force policy.

Repeated violations of GPC procedure in any area within the past two years is another major violation. Air Force Instruction 74-114 requires the Agency Organization Program Coordinators to suspend cardholder account spending authority for a period of no less than 30 days if major violations are found. The unit commander or director is required to notify each violator that repeated violations will be resolved using, at a minimum, the Uniform Code of Military Justice disciplinary processes as outlined in AFI 64-117 or civilian disciplinary rules. The cardholder's account will remain suspended until the cardholder's unit commander provides a written remedy plan to the GPC office stating the violator was counseled and that steps have been put in place to ensure the violation will not occur again. The only individual who can waive suspension is the installation commander.

Following are points of contact within the contracting squadron:

Specialized Flight, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Joint Communication Support Element, Special Operations Central Command - contact: Edward "Jerry" Simmons, 813-828-4783

Performance Management Flight, Civil Engineers and Avon Park contacts: Douglas Willard, 813-828-7454

Base Support Flight, 6th Air Mobility Wing units and other tenant units contact: Crystal Life, 813-828-4784

Government Purchase Card program contact: Melissa Biggar, 813-828-3110

Closeout monitor and general questions contact: James "Kirk" Krempasky, 813-828-7482