NIGP 94610: Accounting and Billing Services (Including Payroll Services, 3rd Party Reimbursement for Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, etc)

NIGP 94610 Accounting and Billing Services (Including Payroll Services, Third Party Reimbursement for Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure revenue cycle management, third-party billing, claims processing, and specialized accounting services spanning healthcare providers, utilities, emergency services, and public employee benefits administration. Recent solicitations show heavy demand for EMS ambulance billing (County of San Mateo seeking Medicare Direct Data Entry access, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue requesting ambulance transport billing with an estimated $9.36 million five-year value, Beaufort County EMS billing encompassing 20,000-24,000 calls annually), medical billing and credentialing for academic health centers (Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine), utility billing and payment systems (City of Gallup, New Mexico processing approximately 10,600 billing accounts; City of Santa Fe seeking utility payment ecosystem services supporting 49,020 customers and $88.4 million annual payment volume), payroll and financial accounting services across affordable housing, municipal utilities, and public institutions (El Pueblo Housing Development in Tucson requesting $500,000 annual accounting and audit services; Gainesville Regional Utilities seeking payroll process audits), and healthcare enrollment and cost-containment services (Texas Health and Human Services Commission Enrollment Broker Operations with historical annual spend ranging from $75 million to $82 million).

Issuing bodies span county fire and emergency services departments, municipal utility systems, public school districts, state health agencies, special districts, and public universities or their affiliated foundations. Recent activity concentrates in Florida (San Mateo County, Hillsborough County, Beaufort County, Florida Atlantic University, City of Fort Worth), Texas (City of Kingman, City of Edinburg, Texas Department of Criminal Justice enrollment, Texas Health and Human Services), the Upper Midwest (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, City of Gallup New Mexico), and California (County of Orange, City of Milpitas). Representative current opportunities include San Mateo County's Medicare DDE access RFP due October 7, 2026 (five-year contract requiring 30-point project approach, 25-point firm qualifications, 20-point team qualifications, and 25-point pricing evaluation); University of Central Florida Direct Support Organizations' ITN for audit and tax services across eight DSOs due November 6, 2026 (contract term March 1, 2028 through February 28, 2033 covering fiscal years 2028–2032); City of Fort Worth's RFP for large-vehicle claims recovery and subrogation on contingency basis due October 29, 2026 (30% small-business participation goal, "no recovery, no fee" structure); and Hillsborough County's five-year ambulance transport billing RFP due August 4, 2026 (estimated $9.36 million contract value requiring 50% Medicaid collection success rate, System Security Plan, and HIPAA Business Associate compliance).