WC79 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I have a very general question, would a contractor that providing onsite support service be eligible for government rideshare (benefit providing subsidy for metro and bus cost) program thru the government organization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosgood Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 For DoD, no. DoDI 1000.27, Mass Transportation Benefit Program (MTBP), Enclosure 4, paragraph 2.k: "Personnel ineligible for participation in the DoD MTBP include: ... Contractors." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ji20874 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I have never understood why so many people seem to think that benefits offered by the Government, as an employer, to its employees should also be provided to people who are not its employees, such as contractor employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 In poking around regarding the OP I found this. Interesting read.....not intended to provide a specific response to the OP's question as that has been done but yet there is some connection. https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-330935.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Edwards Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 18 hours ago, ji20874 said: I have never understood why so many people seem to think that benefits offered by the Government, as an employer, to its employees should also be provided to people who are not its employees, such as contractor employees. In fairness to WC79, he/she did not say the benefits "should" be extended to contractor employees. They just asked if contractor employees were eligible. @C CulhamGood research, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Vern Edwards said: Good research, again. Thanks Vern. When I first read the OP I ended up here (see link) and then I re-read and got on track. Yep no connection just another point of interest. https://origin-www.gsa.gov/travel/agency-services/rideshare/rideshare-faq And this in the Q&A's - Can DoD contractors use the Rideshare BPA? Yes, as long as the contractor travels on behalf of and is reimbursed by the government, the Rideshare BPA can be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Edwards Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Again!!! Our goto finder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosgood Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 The GSA Rideshare program is separate from the Mass Transit Benefit Program (MTBP), to which I thought the OP was referring. The GSA Rideshare is with Uber and Lyft and, admittedly, I'm not sure exactly how it's used (I just discovered it here!). I've used the MTBP in the NCR, which is probably why I immediately thought of that. There are other MTBP programs at other locations, and they also exclude contractors, probably because the underlying statute, 5 USC s 7905, defines employees for these purposes as Federal civilian employees (see 5 USC s 2105), a member of a uniformed service, and a student who provides voluntary services under section 3111. But again, I am not familiar with that BPA - very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 5 hours ago, bosgood said: The GSA Rideshare program is separate from the Mass Transit Benefit Program (MTBP) i understand and read the MTBP statutes and agency application the same. Your find regarding DoD was helpful in getting me aligned back to the real question posed by the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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