NIGP 94670: Payment Card Services

NIGP 94670 Payment Card Services, an Item code, covers merchant card processing and related payment solutions that state and local governments procure to accept credit, debit, e-check, and digital wallet transactions across departments and service lines. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying merchant processing services for utilities, parks, healthcare, transit fares, parking systems, and online bill payment portals, along with specialized card programs for research participants, clinical trial reimbursement, and employee purchasing and travel cards. The issuing-body mix spans county treasurers and finance offices, city departments, school districts, transit authorities, state agencies, and public universities. Gwinnett County (Georgia) is soliciting merchant processing services to replace Elavon across 175 terminals processing $278.4 million annually; Fulton County Schools (Georgia) is seeking card services for $28.8 million in annual P-Card, fuel, and travel card volume; and Louisville Metro Government (Kentucky) is requesting banking, purchasing card, and merchant services covering 52 active merchant accounts with 23,375 monthly transactions. RFP and RFI notice types dominate the code, with response dates in recent opportunities ranging from late May through mid-September 2026.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, California, Texas, Florida, and Colorado, with scattered opportunities in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Virginia. Gwinnett County's RFP 023-26 (due July 30, 2026) exemplifies core merchant processing work—credit and debit card, e-check, and digital wallet processing across point-of-sale terminals and online systems, with PCI-DSS compliance, 24/7 support, and integration with existing billing and case-management platforms as mandatory. The City of Alexandria, Virginia is requesting a transportation stipend card management solution (RFP 2017, due August 20, 2026) combining debit card issuance with SOC 2 attestation, AES-256 encryption, multi-factor authentication, and fraud monitoring. Universities and research centers—University of Texas Health Science Center, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas State Technical College—are procuring payment card and POS systems for clinical trial participant reimbursement, research payments, and campus dining, each emphasizing HIPAA compliance, real-time fraud detection, and integration with existing ERP platforms such as Workday and Oracle Fusion. Several jurisdictions (Cobb County Schools, Beaufort County Treasurer, Boulder County) issued RFIs in April–May 2026 to gather market intelligence on POS and payment processing capabilities before issuing formal competitive solicitations, signaling upcoming formal procurements in the second half of 2026.