FSN Seeks Comments For Procurement And Implementation Of Electronic Benefit Transfer Services

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EBT systems are used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children state agencies, using magnetic stripe cards similar to debit or credit cards.

United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

In the August 12, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service ("FNS") announced its interest in identifying ways to stimulate increased competition in the electronic benefit transfer ("EBT") marketplace and identify procurement or systems features that are barriers to new entrants. EBT systems are used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP") and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children ("WIC") state agencies, using magnetic stripe cards similar to debit or credit cards. FNS is seeking comments from EBT stakeholders and other financial payment industry members and interested parties, to improve procurement of the delivery of EBT transaction processing services through modifications to, or replacement of, the existing business model. Comments are due October 24, 2015.

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