California eProcure #EDIS90126

California State Controller's Office Seeks Provider for Large-Scale Electronic Payment Services

The California State Controller's Office (SCO) is seeking a qualified provider for large-scale Electronic Payment Services to support its Disbursements Bureau and multiple state agencies. - Government Buyer: - California State Controller's Office (SCO), Disbursements Bureau - Products and Services Requested: - Comprehensive electronic payment processing, including: - ACH (Automated Clearing House) credit, debit, and prenote transactions (over 943 million projected across contract and extensions) - Addenda record processing (over 17 million projected) - Requested reversals, deletions, and returns - Data submissions and payment tracers - Returned items and ACH letters of indemnity - ACH file confirmation emails - Global digital payments (up to 60,500 projected) - Customer portal for unlimited payees (flat rate) - Physical paycards (up to 4.85 million projected) - Unlimited customer support for paycards (flat rate) - Digital disbursements (up to 725,000 projected) - Digital checks (up to 12.5 million projected) - Push-to-card payments (up to 6.5 million projected) - Implementation and support services: - Project management, technical management, and support coordination (hourly rates) - Unanticipated tasks (hourly rates, capped at 10% of implementation cost) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Contractor must be an eligible depository financial institution with at least five years of experience in ACH and prepaid card services - Must demonstrate capacity for high transaction volumes and strict compliance with NACHA, Federal Reserve, NIST SP 800-53, California Information Practices Act, and Federal Privacy Act - Security, fraud prevention, and technical capabilities for secure file transfer are mandatory - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to all qualified financial services providers - Contract term is six years, with two optional two-year extensions, and fixed pricing for the term - Key agencies supported include CDCR, DHCS, CalPERS, CalSTRS, and others

Description

The State Controller's Office Disbursements Bureau is seeking a contractor to provide Electronic Payment Services. The scope includes services related to electronic payments, ACH transactions, and related banking services. The solicitation involves a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for August 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM via virtual meeting. The solicitation includes detailed firm minimum qualifications and cost worksheets for the services to be provided.

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