Touchnet system

Northern New Mexico College is pursuing a sole-source renewal of TouchNet Information Systems Inc.'s credit and debit card processing services, with a contract start date of August 16, 2026 and a thirty-day protest period ending before final State Purchasing Agent approval. This is a sole-source procurement that bypasses competitive bidding.

The scope covers continued payment gateway services integrated with the college's Workday enterprise resource planning system to process financial transactions for students and the institution. TouchNet holds exclusive ownership and licensing of the payment gateway technology that interfaces with Workday; the college cites prohibitive costs and operational disruption—including historical data conversion, staff and faculty retraining, and student system familiarization—as justification for the sole-source determination rather than vendor transition.

The contract value is $75,019 (before tax) for a term running August 16, 2026 through October 1, 2027, covering software subscription services including support and maintenance. The college's Chief Procurement Officer is Josephine Velasquez. TouchNet Information Systems Inc. is located in Atlanta, Georgia, with vendor contact Adam McDonald. No competitive bidding, pre-bid meeting, or formal response deadline applies under the sole-source framework.