§ 101-41.203-3 - Quantity (bulk) ticket purchases.

Quantities of transportation tickets for use by persons traveling for the account of the United States may be procured through the issuance of a single GTR. Tickets and/or tokens for intracity transportation involving the use of local or short-haul transit service may be similarly purchased in bulk quantities. Each GTR issued for the procurement of tickets or tokens shall be identified as “Bulk purchase,” and tickets so procured shall bear the words “U.S. Government” and “Not Redeemable for Cash Except by the U.S. Government.”

(a) Discretionary authority to approve use of quantity purchase procedures. The head of an agency or his designee may approve the issuance of one GTR instead of individual GTR's or purchase orders to procure a quantity of tickets or tokens.

(b) Limitations on and conditions for making quantity purchases. The discretionary authority to use bulk purchase procedures is restricted to situations in which:

(1) A continuing substantial volume of individual travel via the same mode and class of transportation is required between one origin and one destination;

(2) Each one-way or round trip single fare for transportation does not exceed $250 exclusive of Federal transportation tax; and

(3) Each group of tickets or tokens is to be used within any one 60-day period of a fiscal year.

(c) Agency regulations governing use of the quantity-purchase system. Each agency adopting the quantity-ticket-purchase method shall issue internal instructions clearly defining the particular circumstances and conditions under which transportation tickets may be purchased in quantity. Further, each agency shall establish specific accountability controls for stocks of tickets and tokens and for periodically reviewing its regulations to ensure maintenance of a reasonable and objective quantity purchase program.