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Our new governmentwide Rideshare/Ride-Hail solution modernizes travel. Coverage is available in the top 50 markets where government employees travel and the solution is easy to use. Earn agency rebates with auto-billing that charges to the traveler’s GSA SmartPay® travel card, or bill to an agency’s centrally billed account. Services are available through Lyft and Uber.
DOD and federal employees on official travel or local travel, if authorized by your organization.
Rideshare/Ride-Hail benefits
Full commercial capability managed by GSA
Up-front pricing
Negotiated discounts
Traceable transactions
Data tracking to inform smart travel decisions
Streamlined procurement process
Additional rebates via SmartPay® travel card
GSA awarded government-wide Rideshare/Ride-Hail blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) to Lyft and Uber.
Available markets
The cities marked with a leaf icon are participating in Uber Electric Vehicle (EV) Live. Lyft's "Green Mode", which enable riders to choose a ride with a driver using a hybrid or electric vehicle, is available in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.