UNSPSC 80141635: Card services

Services includes IT services, software applications, cloud platforms, fraud detection and management, cards/invoices fulfilment) for B2B, fuel cards platforms in RBLA (Retail Business License Agreement) markets, New Market Entries and Product Launch.

UNSPSC 80141635 Card Services (Commodity) covers merchant card processing, payment card program management, and specialized payment solutions that state and local governments deploy across revenue collection, employee reimbursement, and participant compensation. Recent solicitations show governments procuring merchant credit and debit card processing for utility billing and parks systems; prepaid card platforms for clinical trial participant reimbursement; purchasing card programs for school districts and county governments; transit and parking contactless EMV cards; and payment gateway services for specialized applications such as incentive disbursement and property tax payments. The issuing-body mix spans county treasurers, city procurement offices, county school districts (including large urban systems), transit authorities, universities, and state departments. Repeat buyers in recent months include county government treasurers' offices (Gwinnett County, Georgia; San Mateo County, California; Los Alamos County, New Mexico), school districts (Fulton County Schools, Georgia; Cobb County Schools, Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida), and transit authorities (Monterey-Salinas Transit District and nine partner California agencies).

Activity concentrates in Georgia, California, Texas, Florida, and the Southwest, with notable recent opportunities including Gwinnett County's July 2026 RFP for merchant processing services covering 53 Merchant IDs and 175 terminals processing $278.4 million annually (due July 30, 2026); the City of Alexandria, Virginia's August 2026 RFP for transportation stipend card management scaling to 827 participants by Year 3; Fulton County Schools' March 2026 RFP for card services across 439 cards and $28.8 million in annual transactions; and a multi-agency California transit RFP (ten agencies, MST as administrator) due March 14, 2026, for reloadable contactless EMV cards replacing closed-loop systems and serving estimated annual fare revenue exceeding $12.9 million. Universities including the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and University of Texas at Austin have posted multiple solicitations for clinical trial payment cards and research participant payment management solutions, indicating steady volume in higher-education payment services. Geographic spread includes sustained activity across the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), California, the Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico), and select Midwest and Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions (Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana).