NIGP 94670: Payment Card Services

NIGP 94670 Payment Card Services, an Item code, encompasses payment processing platforms that state and local governments deploy to accept electronic transactions, manage disbursements, and integrate with billing or treasury systems. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying payment gateways for education and utility bill collection, point-of-sale and merchant card processing for municipal departments and school districts, purchasing card (P-Card) programs for workforce cardholders, and specialized payment solutions for clinical research participant reimbursement. The issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas, Nevada, Georgia), county government (Broward, Gwinnett, Volusia, Beaufort, Yamhill), municipalities (Palm Beach, Kingman, Alexandria, Milpitas), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Cobb County School District, Volusia County School Board), university health science centers (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), and special-purpose entities (Integral Care, Sourcewell cooperative). Repeat buyers include multiple school districts and Florida county governments procuring both merchant and purchasing card services.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Arizona. Representative opportunities include the State of Texas RFP for payment gateway and eCommerce services supporting student refund disbursement (due October 21, 2026); the Town of Palm Beach ITN for purchasing card services replacing Bank of Montreal (due October 21, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP for P-Card and payment programs supporting 1,900 cardholders with $73.7 million estimated annual spend (due September 24, 2025); Broward County Finance Department RFP for master banking services across five groups including merchant, purchasing, and treasury services, with proposals due October 13, 2026; Gwinnett County Georgia RFP for merchant processing across 53 merchant IDs processing $278.4 million annually (due July 30, 2026); and the City of Alexandria RFP for transportation stipend card management serving 750–827 participants over three years (due August 20, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear in activity—Yamhill County, Oregon is using an interstate cooperative through Region XIV Education Service Center in Texas for merchant card services under a $75,000 three-year estimated value. Compliance requirements (PCI DSS, HIPAA for healthcare, SOC 2 Type II) and integration with ERP systems (Infor, PeopleSoft, Focus, Workday) are consistent evaluation drivers across issuing bodies.