Purchase Publications
Here are publications that apply to the GSA SmartPay® Purchase business line.
For those interested in hard copies of select publications, GSA’s Customer Marketing Library Service (CMLS) provides printing and shipping at no cost to agency customers.
| Title | Description | Audience | CMLS Publication Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpful Hints for Purchase Account Use [PDF, 14 pages] | Card-sized brochure provides dos and don’ts for purchase card/account holders. | Card/account holders | 05-21-00960 |
| Managing Your GSA SmartPay® Purchase Program [PDF, 52 pages] | A government-wide guidebook for managers of the GSA SmartPay Purchase program. | A/OPCs | 05-20-00209 |
| Pre-Approval/Approval Request Template [DOCX, 1 page] | Purchase card/account holders can use this sample, non-mandatory template to send pre-approval or approval requests to their approving official for supplies/services that need to be purchased using a government purchase card/account. | Card/account holders | N/A |
| Pre-Approval Response Template [DOCX, 1 page] | Approving Officials can use this sample, non-mandatory template to send notice of pre-approval or denial of requests made by purchase card/account holders. | Approving Officials | N/A |
| Approval Response Template [DOCX, 1 page] | Approving Officials can use this sample, non-mandatory template to send notice of approval or denial of requests made by purchase card/account holders. | Approving Officials | N/A |
| Blanket Approval Authority Template [DOCX, 1 page] | Approving Officials can use this sample, non-mandatory template to send notice to purchase card/account holders that they have been given standing approval to purchase certain supplies or services (if agency policy deems allowable). | Approving Officials | N/A |
| Approving Official Approvals Tracking Log [XLSX, 10 KB] | Approving Officials can use this sample, non-mandatory spreadsheet template to track pre-approval and/or approval requests. | Approving Officials | N/A |
