Online Payment and Donation Processing Services

The Charleston County School District (CCSD) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to gather details from vendors capable of providing online payment and donation processing services for the district’s 88 schools and 6,500 employees. The RFI seeks vendor capabilities, technical approach, security measures, and integration options, but explicitly forbids pricing in the initial response. Responses must be submitted via the district’s procurement portal by September 10, 2026. A separate pricing submission is required later in the process. This RFI will inform a future procurement (likely a formal RFP) for a district‑wide payment processing platform. • Scope: Online payment and donation processing for students, families, and donors across the district. • Key requirements: secure transaction handling, integration with existing student information and finance systems, reporting/analytics, compliance with PCI‑DSS, scalability for 50,000+ users. • Deadlines: Questions due Sept 4 2026; full response due Sept 10 2026, 2 pm. • Submission method: CCSD procurement portal (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ccsd). • No pricing in the initial questionnaire; pricing to be uploaded in a separate section.