(b) HHS' procedures for the use and control of the Government-wide commercial purchase card may be found in the HHS Purchase Card Program Guide, available on the ASFR/OGAPA/DA Web site.
(1) ASFR/OGAPA/DA has overall responsibility for monitoring the OPDIVs' implementation of the HHS purchase card program to foster compliance with FAR 13.301; OMB Circular A-123, Appendix B, “Improving the Management of Government Charge Card Programs;” GSA's SmartPay Program guidance; and HHS Purchase Card program standards.
(2) The OPDIVs, through their designated Agency/Organization Program Coordinators, are responsible for establishing the necessary local procedures and appropriate training requirements to ensure effective implementation of the HHS purchase card program.
(3) OPDIVs shall refer to 313.003 and the HHS Purchase Card Program Guide for information regarding acquiring EIT products and services subject to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
