UNSPSC 93151601: Program budgeting services

UNSPSC 93151601 Program budgeting services, a Commodity code, encompasses financial transaction processing, payment system administration, and cash management infrastructure that state and local governments procure to handle merchant card payments, banking services, ACH processing, and related treasury operations. State and local solicitations under this code span depository banking services, merchant processing platforms, transactional payment systems, and payment card management—ranging from point-of-sale card processing to full-scale banking relationships with ACH, wire, and lockbox capabilities. Issuing bodies include county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Cobb County, Georgia; Pinellas County, Florida; Boulder County, Colorado), municipal departments (City of Kingman, Arizona; City of Palm Bay, Florida), state agencies (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Washington State Department of Revenue; Illinois Department of Employee Services), school districts (Itawamba Community College, Mississippi; Hattiesburg Public School District, Mississippi; Cobb County School District, Georgia), and special-purpose entities (Integral Care, a behavioral health services organization in Texas; Mt. Hood Community College, Oregon). The code spans work that diverges significantly from its abstract title: recent solicitations center on operational payment infrastructure rather than budgeting methodology, with concrete deliverables including merchant processing with PCI-DSS compliance, integration with legacy systems (Civic Plus, Accela, CivicPlus, Oracle Fusion, Workday), fraud detection and prevention, multi-channel transaction acceptance (point-of-sale, online, IVR, mobile wallets), depository services with collateral security agreements, and 24/7 customer support with dedicated relationship management.

Activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County and Cobb County School District), Texas (Comptroller of Public Accounts and Integral Care), Florida (Pinellas County and City of Palm Bay), Arizona (City of Kingman), Mississippi (Hattiesburg Public School District and Itawamba Community College), Colorado (Boulder County), Washington State (Department of Revenue), and California (ten transit agencies via MST). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' merchant processing RFP due July 30, 2026, seeking sealed proposals for card processing across 175 terminals with 1.9 million annual transactions and $278.4 million in volume, with incumbent Elavon competing; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' RFP 240K for ACH services due May 19, 2026, requiring HUB subcontracting plan compliance and best-value evaluation across qualifications, work plan, and cost; Cobb County School District's RFI I26091 due May 29, 2026, gathering information on point-of-sale systems and merchant services to address outdated functionality and high transaction fees; and Pinellas County's banking services RFP 26-0180 for two governmental entities (Board of County Commissioners and Clerk of the Circuit Court) requiring Federal Reserve membership, qualified public depository status, and capacity to handle balances exceeding $350 million. Contract terms typically span one to five years with optional renewals, and compensation structures include percentage-based merchant processing fees, tiered ACH transaction fees, annual service retainers, and incentive-processing fees tied to funds delivered.