NIGP 94938: Loan Repayment to Other State Agencies

NIGP 94938 Loan Repayment To Other State Agencies is an Item code under which state and local public bodies—primarily universities and academic health systems—solicit services related to debt collection, financial aid administration, and account receivables management. The scope of work encompasses third-party collection services for self-pay patient accounts in healthcare settings, as well as identification and vetting of private educational loan lenders for student financing programs. Issuing bodies include state universities (University of Texas System institutions) and state-affiliated academic medical centers (UT Health San Antonio). These entities retain vendors on a performance-based fee structure—in healthcare, typically a percentage of amounts actually collected—and manage multi-year contracts with renewal options.

Recent activity centers in Texas. UT Health San Antonio posted RFP 745-26-P13 on April 20, 2026, for bad debt collection services covering self-pay accounts across its physician, hospital, and dental operations, with a proposal deadline of May 12, 2026; respondents must carry $1.2 million performance bond and $10 million cyber liability coverage, five years of healthcare debt collection experience, TX-RAMP Level II cloud certification if applicable, and completion of a mandatory HUB Subcontracting Plan. Concurrently, the University of Texas at Austin's Financial Aid office issued RFI 72126048 on April 3, 2026, closing April 27, 2026, to identify private education loan lenders meeting stated criteria (no origination fees, rates capped at 7.99% or lower, full deferment and forbearance options, and electronic processing capability) for inclusion on a public lender disclosure list. The RFI is explicitly non-binding and carries no award value or compensation commitment.