California Electronic Benefit Transfer Services

The California Health and Human Services Agency's Office of Technology and Solutions Integration is seeking a contractor to transition, operate, and maintain statewide Food and Cash, SUN Bucks, and WIC electronic benefit transfer services.

California > Health and Human Services Agency > Office of Technology and Solutions Integration > Department of Technology > Office of Statewide Technology Procurement


General
Open
-74050233
Dec 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Sep 03, 2026 11:56 PM
7 years base + 3 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
State
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Contact
leanne.nguyen@state.ca.gov
+19168984625
Submission Instructions
State file-sharing site
Volume 1 Administrative & Technical, Volume 2 Cost
Description

California is soliciting proposals for comprehensive electronic benefit transfer services supporting Food and Cash benefits, SUN Bucks, WIC, the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and related benefit programs. The selected contractor will provide transition services from the incumbent system, migrate account and transaction data, establish interfaces and telecommunications, conduct testing and cutover, and support ongoing statewide operations. The scope includes EBT host systems, transaction processing, settlement and reconciliation, card and PIN issuance, retailer enablement, wired and wireless POS equipment, automated response units, 24/7 cardholder and retailer call centers, websites, mobile applications, fraud analytics, data warehousing, administrative applications, reporting, disaster services, security, customer support, and WIC farmer QR-code transactions. Addendum 2 provides responses to a second round of bidder questions and requests for changes. The State confirms, among other points, that cardholder call center customer service representatives must work onsite, retailer call center representatives may work remotely, and county training may use in-person, regional, virtual, or hybrid approaches. The State declined requested changes to the procurement approach and qualification requirements.

Classification Codes
NAICS522320Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities
PSCR711Banking Services(includes accepting and cashing government checks and other payment instruments, accepting direct deposits, accepting payments to the government from the public)
Smart Codes
electronic benefit transfer servicesbenefit payment processingcall center services
Specifications
Supply & Service
No
Timeline
Sep 03, 2026 11:56 PM-Published Date
Sep 21, 2026 09:00 PM-Written Questions and Requests for Changes Due
Oct 05, 2026 09:00 PM-State Responses to Written Questions Due
Oct 19, 2026 09:00 PM-Written Questions and Requests for Changes Based on Addendum 1 Due
Nov 02, 2026 10:00 PM-State Responses to Addendum 1 Questions and Requests for Changes Due
Nov 16, 2026 10:00 PM-Intent to Bid and Signed Confidentiality Statement Due
Nov 30, 2026 10:00 PM-File-Sharing Site Access Request Due
Dec 14, 2026 10:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Feb 8, 2027-Confidential Negotiation Discussions and Best and Final Offer
May 25, 2027-Contract Award
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $2,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $2,000,000.00
  • Technology Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions — $25,000,000.00
  • Cyber Liability Insurance — $25,000,000.00
  • Crime Insurance — $10,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation Insurance — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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