The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD), a division of CPA, requests sealed responses for proposals to establish a contract for merchant card, automated clearing house (ACH) and eCheck services, which will enable State Agencies and Texas SmartBuy Members to accept payments using credit and debit cards, ACH and eCheck payments. The Comptroller’s Office is responsible for designating depositories and financial agents of the state and for monitoring daily deposit flows and coordinating credit and debit card programs for State Agencies. The Comptroller’s Office intends to select a single Contractor to provide the services but reserves the right to select more than one Contractor in its sole discretion. The contract(s) shall be in addition to and separate from any other contracts for any type of credit and debit card services that the Comptroller’s Office may have or may subsequently procure, including other contracts for credit and debit card services. The Contractor, as an independent contractor, shall provide the services under the Contract, at its facilities and with its own personnel. Goals of Contract Comptroller’s Office wishes to contract with a Respondent whose proposal provides the best value to the State while best meeting these goals: • Competitive pricing. • State of the art transaction processing. • Industry leading information security. • Best in class customer support. • Robust reporting.
