UNSPSC 84121611: Transaction fees

A fee charged by payment processors to process a particular card transaction (Acquiring fees). The fee is typically charged to the merchant who uses the payment processing services.

UNSPSC 84121611 Transaction fees (Commodity) spans payment processing, billing, and financial transaction services that state and local governments procure to manage student payments, user fees, revenue audits, and related cash-flow operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring cloud-based student payment platforms with integrated billing and refund capabilities, comprehensive fee studies and revenue audits across multiple service lines, and vending machine payment systems with ongoing maintenance. The issuing bodies include higher education institutions (Tarrant County College District), county assessor and recorder offices (San Mateo County), county health systems (Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix); activity spans education, local government administration, healthcare, and municipal facilities management.

Recent activity concentrates in California (San Mateo County, Santa Clara County) and Arizona (Phoenix), with recent solicitations also posted by Tarrant County College District in Texas and Mississippi Department of Human Services. Representative opportunities include Tarrant County College District's RFP26013 for a Student Payment Center solution with proposals due August 11, 2026, seeking a centralized platform for electronic payment processing, billing, refund management, and eCommerce integration with the college's ERP system; San Mateo County's 2026RFP00275 for a Department User Fee Study (proposals due March 30, 2026) to evaluate and update fees across Assessor, County Clerk, and Elections services with local preference provisions offering 5–10 percent evaluation points; Santa Clara County's RFPHHSFY260491 for Revenue Review and Audit Services with bi-annual compliance audits and benchmarking across five service categories (proposals due May 27, 2026); and City of Phoenix's IFB260247 for vending machines, maintenance, and parts on a five-year contract commencing May 20, 2026. No budget ceilings or award ranges appear in the available solicitation materials.