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P-Card Eligibility Requirements and Procedure

Eligibility

  1. Submit Procurement Card Application Form, signed by the Approving Official, addressed to:
    The Purchasing Office
    Brotman Hall (BH 346)
    ATTN: Procurement Card Coordinator
    1250 Bellflower Boulevard
    Long Beach, CA 90840
    Mail Stop: 0123
    USA
  2. Complete a Signature Card and provide default chartfield information.
  3. Attend a P-Card training class including training on using SAM.
  4. Sign the Procurement Card Program Agreement memo accepting authority & responsibility for the Procurement Card.

Prior to Issuance of Cards

The Approving Official will be responsible for setting dollar limits for each card issued as follows:

  1. Dollar amount allowed per transaction (e.g., less than $500)
  2. Monthly dollar limit per card

NOTE: Procurement Cardholders with a limit of $10,000 or over must annually complete a Conflict of Interest form.

Issuing P-Card

Card will be issued by P-Card Program Coordinator to the cardholder with password information. Program Coordinator will notify the cardholder when the P-Card is available for pickup. Procurement cardholders will be required to have a clearance certificate signed when departing from the university.