Welcome to the State of Iowa’s Purchasing Card (PCard) Program, a commercial credit card program administered by the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Central Procurement to facilitate the acquisition of goods and services by State agencies.
What are Purchasing Cards?
Purchasing cards are used in accordance with procurement and accounting statutes and administrative rules specified in the Code of Iowa, Iowa Administrative Code, and DAS policies and procedures.
This is the official resource site for PCard information for State employees.
Contracting Information
The State participates in the U.S. Bank NASPO Value Point Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract. Please contact us for information on how your county, city, local government, school district, or community college could benefit by joining this program with the state of Iowa. Iowa participates under its own Iowa‑specific Participating Addendum, which may differ from the general NASPO program terms shown in national materials.
For general program information, you may review the NASPO ValuePoint US Bank brochure here: U.S. Bank NASPO (432.17 KB) .pdf . Please note that the brochure reflects national program details; Iowa's requirements and processes are defined in the State's Participating Addendum. For Iowa-Specific participation information, please contact us.
Forms & Documents
- Agency Enrollment Application (207.81 KB) .pdf
- Cardholder Application (125.57 KB) .pdf ***
- PCardholder Agreement (123.97 KB) .pdf ***
- Travel Cardholder Agreement (157.28 KB) .pdf ***
- Change Request Form (175.73 KB) .pdf
- Agency PCard Verification Form (361.56 KB) .pdf
- Informal Quote Form (62.13 KB) .docx
- Conflict of Interest Form***
- PCard Exception Request Form
***Indicates required forms for PCard/Travel cards (see training, which is also required)