Corporate Purchasing Card Program
Maryland's State Government Corporate Purchasing Card (CPC) was implemented in 1997. A Corporate Purchasing Card is similar to a consumer credit card except there are no fees or interest costs to the state. The State contracts with a bank to provide card services. The CPC is used by authorized agency personnel to provide small dollar purchases of $5,000 and under. The CPC program involves millions of transactions and over $250 million in expenditures each fiscal year using approximately 7,000 cards. The Comptroller of Maryland's General Accounting Division (GAD) is responsible for administrating the statewide program. GAD provides oversight for the control of the program and coordinates a program to monitor and report fraud, waste, and abuse. The review program involves: the Office of Legislative Audits 1-877-FRAUD11 (1-877-372-8311) or www.ola.state.md.us, the agency Purchasing Card Program Administrator, the agency audit staff, and the monthly reviews conducted by the CPC staff of GAD.
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Corporate Purchasing Card Manual 3/6/2023
Contact Information and Vendor Definitions 06/2024
Exhibit A(1) - Cardholder/Travel Agreement Form 7/1/2014
Exhibit B - Cardholder Information Form 7/1/2014
Exhibit B(1) - Travel Account Information Form 7/1/2014
Exhibit B(2) - New Application Cardholder Information Form 7/1/2014
Exhibit C - Cardholder Information Maintenance Form 7/1/2014
Exhibit D - Cardholder Statement of Disputed Item Form 6/17/2024
Exhibit E - Cardholder Activity Log 4/7/2020
Exhibit F - Account Code Number Set Up Guidelines 7/1/2014
Exhibit G - Posting and Payment Distribution Process 7/1/2014
Exhibit H - Reviewer Agreement 7/1/2014
Exhibit H(1) - Reviewer Agreement (Travel) 7/1/2014
Exhibit I - PCPA Agreement 09/27/2019
Exhibit J - Monthly Certification Form 10/1/2014
Exhibit K - Detailed Transaction Report Level 3 Data 7/1/2014
Exhibit L - Card Surcharge Fees 7/20/2018
Merchant Category Code (MCC) block list (Mar 19)
CPC Enhanced Reporting June 2024 6/17/2024