No, GSA has already performed the market research as a part of the BPA award in order to reduce administrative duplication and effort.
Agencies will work directly with the vendors to establish and set up the preferred payment method. It is not necessary to obligate funds via a traditional task order to use the Rideshare BPA solution for TDY or local travel.
- Centrally billed accounts are billed once per month.
- Individually billed account details are available upon completion of the ride.
For local, official or Temporary Duty Travels (TDY) where the Government’s SmartPay® travel cards are not authorized or available for use, the contractor will accept the federal employee’s purchase card, personal credit card, or debit card as payment if pre-authorized by the approving official of the ordering agency.
No, there are no fees to use this service.
No. If both vendors are deployed, competition and best value determination happen at the point of sale when selecting a ride; however, please check with your agency contracts office for appropriate guidance and concurrence.
The solution does not prohibit or restrict vendor surge pricing. Federal employees are hailing the same rides as consumers. In most cities, your cost is calculated up front, before you confirm your ride.
The intent of the solution is to use the vendor’s commercial solutions as is. The rate negotiated incorporates a discount comparable with other large corporate clients, and waives the fee to use each vendor’s back-office reporting and data analytics.
The GSA Rideshare BPA, supporting documents, and security and contractual documents are all located on the dedicated Rideshare page within Connect.gov.
To access these documents a non-disclosure agreement must be signed. Please send your requests to rideshare.ridehail@gsa.gov.
Yes, any mission related personnel, including veterans have access to the Rideshare BPA.
Yes, the Rideshare BPA can be used as long as the recruit travels on behalf of, and is reimbursed by the government.
For additional GSA Rideshare/Ride-Hail program information contact us at
rideshare.ridehail@gsa.gov.
U.S. General Services Administration