Title: CORRECTION: FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER TO HOST AND EXECUTE A DUAL INTERFACE SMART CHIP ON IDNYC CARD
Procurement
Human Resources Administration (HRA)
150 Greenwich Street, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10007
Sarah Quehrn
phone: 9292215504
email: quehrns@dss.nyc.gov
phone: 9292215504
email: quehrns@dss.nyc.gov
Archived
Human Services/Client Services
Negotiated Acquisition
12/17/2018 - 12/21/2018
Solicitation
PIN#EPIN 09619N0008 Due:
Description
CORRECTION: The City of New York/IDNYC and its administering agency, the Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (“The City”), seeks one appropriately qualified financial services provider(s) to host and execute a payment and banking feature on a dual interface smart chip on the IDNYC card as detailed in this solicitation.
The chip will support banking and payment services with vendors around the world, promoting financial inclusion for all New Yorkers. It will also enable the City to provide additional services to cardholders, such as offering a payment vehicle to participate in the MTA’s planned contactless fare system. The financial partner will provide IDNYC cardholders with a mixture of card funding/loading options that are accessible to the various populations that IDNYC serves, including unbanked and underbanked individuals, cardholders with bank accounts, senior citizens, students, and immigrants, regardless of immigration status. The selected financial services provider will ensure that the smart chip and supporting policies protect cardholder information, as outlined below. The purpose of this initiative is to broaden financial access for New Yorkers by providing a new option for accessible, convenient, and affordable banking services.
A Question and Answer Period will end on December 28, 2018. Please send all questions to the Authorized Contact Person.
The Financial Services Provider to Host and Execute a Dual Interface Smart Chip on IDNYC Card Negotiated Acquisition documents can be accessed at: www.nyc.gov/hra/contracts.
The chip will support banking and payment services with vendors around the world, promoting financial inclusion for all New Yorkers. It will also enable the City to provide additional services to cardholders, such as offering a payment vehicle to participate in the MTA’s planned contactless fare system. The financial partner will provide IDNYC cardholders with a mixture of card funding/loading options that are accessible to the various populations that IDNYC serves, including unbanked and underbanked individuals, cardholders with bank accounts, senior citizens, students, and immigrants, regardless of immigration status. The selected financial services provider will ensure that the smart chip and supporting policies protect cardholder information, as outlined below. The purpose of this initiative is to broaden financial access for New Yorkers by providing a new option for accessible, convenient, and affordable banking services.
A Question and Answer Period will end on December 28, 2018. Please send all questions to the Authorized Contact Person.
The Financial Services Provider to Host and Execute a Dual Interface Smart Chip on IDNYC Card Negotiated Acquisition documents can be accessed at: www.nyc.gov/hra/contracts.