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(DAPS) and GSA Global) are not purchases or payments, therefore suchtransactions are not required to be reported.d. The GPC is the authorized method of payment for all commercial trainingauthorized by the DD Form 1556 or equivalent and valued at or below$25,000.e. Cardholders may place orders online via the Internet if authorized by theirinternal agency procedures to do so. When making online purchases,Cardholders will take appropriate measures to safeguard their accountnumbers at all times and ensure that they are purchasing on a secureWeb site.3-2. Prohibited purchases and restrictions on GPC usea. Each Cardholder is authorized to buy supplies and services that supportthe agency mission; provided there is adequate funding, the items arepurchased at a reasonable price, and are not prohibited. While somerequirements are clearly permitted and others are obviously prohibited,some fall in the gray area. In those cases, the Cardholder shall consultwith his or her Resource Manager or Level IV A/OPC for guidance.Appendix C provides general rules regarding prohibited items and itemsrequiring pre-purchase approval. In most cases, Appendix C should allowthe Cardholder to determine whether a particular buy is appropriate. Thislist is not all-inclusive and should be supplemented by MACOM andinstallation A/OPCs (Levels III and IV), as necessary. Cardholders shall43