Credit Card and e-check payment and acceptance processing services.

The State Board of Equalization in California awarded a contract to First Data Merchant Services LLC on August 3, 2026, for the provision of information technology services related to payment processing. The contract, identified as IT Services_Personal Services 0000002470, carries a total contract value of $7,200.00 and is classified as a Personal Services arrangement. The primary deliverable under this award encompasses credit card and e-check payment and acceptance processing services, procured as a single unit.

First Data Merchant Services LLC will provide payment processing infrastructure and support to enable the State Board of Equalization to accept credit card and electronic check payments from constituents and stakeholders. While the contract documentation does not specify an explicit performance period or geographic place of performance, the engagement is with the State of California. The relatively modest contract value suggests this engagement may represent either a short-duration services arrangement or a limited-scope payment processing capability deployment for the contracting organization.