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RFP: Commercial Credit Card Program
Issuing Organization
Blevins Holdings LLC
RFP Issue Date
July 26, 2026 (distribution date)
Proposal Due
July 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Procurement Contact
Andre Watkins, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Andre.Watkins@blevinsholdings.com
Anticipated Contract Start
August 6, 2026 (accelerated target)
Clearance Level
CUI
Critical Commercial Requirement
Blevins Holdings LLC requires an unqualified company-liability program with no personal guaranty, personal lien, cardholder repayment obligation, personal credit support, or cross-guarantee for authorized company charges. Vendors must provide the operative agreement language and clearly identify any exception.
PURPOSE
Blevins Holdings LLC seeks a commercial credit card and spend-management program with business-level underwriting, company liability, strong spend controls, and integrations with Blevins’s finance, travel, and ERP operations. The program must support Blevins Holdings LLC and approved eligible affiliates without requiring a personal guaranty from any owner, employee, officer, or cardholder.
Internal Award Gate: Blevins Holdings LLC may select a finalist only after Finance, Legal, Information Security, and insurance review. Vendors must include complete program agreements, underwriting terms, security materials, data-processing terms, and a no-personal-guaranty exceptions log with their proposal.
I Background and ObjectivesBlevins Holdings LLC is establishing a controlled commercial card program to improve purchasing controls, employee experience, visibility, and financial reporting. The program must provide commercial credit based on business underwriting and preserve appropriate legal-entity, cost-center, project, and approval controls without shifting company debt risk to founders, officers, employees, or other individuals.
I - 1 ObjectiveI.1.1. Establish a company-liability commercial card program for Blevins Holdings LLC with no personal guaranty or mandatory personal credit support.I.1.2. Apply real-time controls, approval workflows, receipt capture, cost-center and project coding, and reliable reconciliation across physical, virtual, and single-use credentials.I.1.3. Improve visibility into Blevins operating spend while supporting integrations with the selected ERP, travel platform, and approved payment workflows.I.1.4. Obtain transparent pricing, commercially reasonable payment terms, responsive support, strong security controls, and scalable credit access for approved Blevins entities.II
Procurement Schedule
Blevins Holdings LLC is using an accelerated procurement process beginning with distribution on July 26, 2026. Vendors must reserve underwriting, commercial, legal, security, and implementation resources to meet the dates below; Blevins may adjust the schedule by written notice to all participating vendors.
Milestone
Target Date / Time
RFP issued/distributed
July 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Vendor questions due
July 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Responses to questions
July 29, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Proposal due
July 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Shortlist and demonstrations (if needed/requested)
August 3, 2026
Preferred vendor selection
August 4, 2026
Contract execution/implementation begin
August 6, 2026 (accelerated target)
III Proposal InstructionsIII - 1 Proposals should be concise, complete, and organized so the evaluation team can trace the response to each requested requirement: III.1.1. Submit one electronic proposal in PDF format and one editable pricing workbook or equivalent schedule to Andre Watkins at Andre.Watkins@blevinsholdings.com by the stated deadline.III.1.2. Use the subject line: Blevins Holdings LLC - Commercial Credit Card Program RFP - [Vendor Name].III.1.3. Complete the Blevins Guidance / Vendor Response column for every requirement identifier and attach a concise exceptions log identifying any requirement that is not fully supported.III.1.4. Include executable or near-final company card, cardholder, issuer, underwriting, privacy, data-processing, rewards, and payment-network terms, with the exact no-personal-guaranty language highlighted or cross-referenced.III.1.5. Keep pricing valid for at least 120 days after the proposal due date and separately identify one-time, recurring, variable, usage-based, third-party, and pass-through charges.III.1.6. Because this is an accelerated process, provide commercial, legal, underwriting, security, integration, implementation, and support responses together. Do not defer material terms or diligence items until after finalist selection.III.1.7. Clearly mark confidential material. Blevins Holdings LLC may evaluate, clarify, negotiate, or reject any proposal and is not obligated to award a contract.
IV Scope and Required Capabilities
The proposed service should include issuer or program management, business underwriting, account administration, cards and payment credentials, spend controls, expense evidence, reporting, integrations, support, and implementation. The initial program will be administered by Blevins Holdings LLC and may be extended to approved eligible affiliates through separately approved entity, cost-center, project, and user controls. Blevins prefers a single accountable provider but will consider a clearly coordinated issuer/program-manager model.
IV - 1 Company Liability and UnderwritingThese requirements are critical. A vendor that cannot meet the no-personal-guaranty requirement should expressly state that limitation before investing in a full response.
ID
Requirement
Priority
Blevins Guidance/Vendor Response
CC-01
Provide a company-liability commercial card program that does not require a personal guaranty, owner guaranty, personal security interest, employee repayment obligation, or personal lien for authorized organization charges.
M
Confirm unqualified Blevins company liability; cite the agreement section and attach proposed redline.
CC-02
Confirm that individual identity verification, if required for compliance, does not create personal liability or a personal credit obligation. Provide the applicable contract language and cardholder terms.
M
State every identity-verification step and confirm it creates no personal credit pull, obligation, or liability.
CC-03
Describe business-based underwriting inputs, including business financials, bank data, revenue, business credit, deposits if any, and any minimum operating history. Identify whether any personal credit inquiry is required, optional, or prohibited.
M
Address business-only underwriting for Blevins Holdings LLC; list data sources, thresholds, and any deposit option.
CC-04
State initial credit-limit methodology, review cadence, limit-increase process, payment terms, collateral requirements, reserve or deposit requirements, and any account lock, sweep, or debit rights.
M
Propose initial limit, payment terms, review cadence, and every reserve, sweep, debit, or lock right.
CC-05
Disclose the legal issuer, network, program manager, servicing entities, and allocation of responsibility for credit decisions, disputes, support, data processing, and contract performance.
M
Identify issuer, network, program manager, servicers, processors, and the proposed Blevins contracting entity.
IV - 2 Spend Management and User Controls
The organization requires controls that can be configured by role, cost center, program, cardholder, merchant, and transaction.
ID
Requirement
Priority
Blevins Guidance/Vendor Response
CC-06
Support physical cards, virtual cards, single-use cards, and restricted payment credentials as applicable to the organization's purchasing and travel needs.
M
State availability of physical, virtual, single-use, and restricted credentials by Blevins entity and user type.
CC-07
Provide configurable spending limits, merchant-category restrictions, geographic or channel restrictions, velocity controls, purchase approvals, and automatic suspension or expiration rules.
M
Demonstrate limit, merchant-category, channel, geographic, velocity, approval, and expiration controls.
CC-08
Support manager and Finance approval workflows, receipt capture, business purpose, cost center or project allocation, audit trail, and exception reporting.
M
Map to Blevins manager and Finance approvals, receipts, business purpose, cost centers, projects, and audit evidence.
CC-09
Allow administrators to issue, edit, suspend, terminate, and replace credentials promptly, including during employee separation, suspected fraud, or vendor change.
M
Show administrative actions and service levels for onboarding, separation, fraud response, suspension, and replacement.
CC-10
Provide mobile access, alerts, dispute workflows, and user-friendly tools that improve adoption without weakening Finance control.
P
Describe mobile tools, alerts, dispute workflows, user experience, and controls that preserve Finance oversight.
IV - 3 Reporting, Support, and Program Economics
Vendors should demonstrate a practical operating model for a lean finance team.
ID
Requirement
Priority
Blevins Guidance/Vendor Response
CC-11
Provide real-time and statement-level reporting by cardholder, vendor, merchant category, entity, cost center, project, program, and status, with downloadable detail and audit evidence.
M
Show standard and custom reporting by Blevins entity, cost center, project, merchant, cardholder, and status.
CC-12
Provide named implementation and account-management resources, clear service levels, escalation paths, fraud support, and a documented outage or service-incident process.
M
Name implementation and account teams, service levels, fraud support, escalation contacts, and outage process.
CC-13
Describe all fees, payment terms, rewards, rebates, revenue share, foreign-exchange rates, late charges, and program thresholds. State whether rebates are guaranteed, discretionary, or volume-dependent.
M
Provide a fully loaded cost model, payment terms, rewards or rebates, conditions, thresholds, and exclusions.
CC-14
Support cardholder and administrator training, program documentation, and ongoing best-practice guidance appropriate for a growing organization.
P
Provide training, administrator playbooks, launch support, and ongoing program-review services for Blevins users.
VI Security, Privacy, and IntegrationVI - 1 The issuing organization requires a secure, interoperable solution that supports responsible administration and preserves data portability.
ID
Requirement
Priority
Blevins Guidance/Vendor Response
SEC-01
Maintain a documented information security and privacy program appropriate to the services. Provide current SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or comparable independent assurance evidence, plus a written explanation of any material exceptions.
M
Include current assurance evidence and identify all material exceptions relevant to the proposed Blevins service.
SEC-02
Use encryption in transit and at rest; enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative access; support least-privilege roles; and maintain auditable access and activity logs.
M
Confirm encryption, MFA, least privilege, role controls, and auditable administrator and user activity logs.
SEC-03
Disclose hosting locations, subprocessors, data retention periods, and cross-border data transfers. Customer data remains the property of the issuing organization and may not be sold, shared for advertising, or used to train models without written consent.
M
List hosting, subprocessors, retention, transfers, and Blevins data-use commitments and limitations.
SEC-04
Provide a documented incident response process, prompt contractual notice of confirmed security incidents, and reasonable cooperation with investigation, containment, and remediation.
M
State security-incident notice target, response process, and cooperation commitments for Blevins investigations.
SEC-05
Maintain tested business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. State target recovery time and recovery point objectives applicable to the proposed service.
P
Provide applicable recovery objectives and a summary of the most recent continuity or disaster-recovery test.
SEC-06
At contract end, provide a complete, usable export of customer data in a documented non-proprietary format and certify deletion subject to legally required retention.
M
Confirm export format, data handoff support, deletion certification, retention exceptions, and associated fees.
INT-01
Provide documented APIs, secure file feeds, webhooks, or supported connectors for ERP, accounting, travel, expense, procurement, and identity-provider integrations. Identify available native integrations and related fees.
M
Identify native connectors, secure interface options, implementation effort, and fees for Blevins ERP, travel, procurement, and identity systems.
INT-02
Export transaction, receipt, approval, cardholder, merchant, dispute, and reconciliation data in usable formats with stable identifiers, data dictionary, and documented refresh timing.
M
Provide data dictionary, stable identifiers, refresh cadence, sample export, and Blevins reconciliation approach.
INT-03
Support single sign-on using SAML or OIDC and automated provisioning or deprovisioning using SCIM, API, or secure file where available.
P
State SSO and provisioning options, configuration steps, security prerequisites, and any premium dependencies.
VII Commercial and Contract RequirementsVII - 1 Identify the proposed contracting entity and provide all standard agreements, service-level commitments, data processing terms, and any required program or issuer terms with the proposal.VII - 2 Disclose every fee, surcharge, minimum, threshold, index-based increase, automatic renewal, implementation charge, third-party cost, and termination charge. State any fee caps or protections offered.VII - 3 Describe customer rights to suspend or terminate for chronic service failure, material breach, information security risk, regulatory concern, or convenience, including transition assistance and data return.VII - 4 Confirm willingness to negotiate appropriate confidentiality, privacy, information security, audit, business continuity, limitation-of-liability, insurance, and dispute-resolution provisions.VII - 5 Disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest, pending material litigation, regulatory actions, significant data incidents during the last 36 months, and relevant financial or operational risks.VII - 6 The proposal must state unambiguously whether a personal guaranty, owner guaranty, personal credit inquiry, deposit, reserve, cross-guarantee, or individual reimbursement obligation is required for Blevins Holdings LLC or any approved eligible affiliate. Any required individual obligation will be treated as a material exception.VII - 7 Provide sample company card agreement, cardholder agreement, issuer terms, privacy notice, rewards terms, and any merchant or payment-network conditions with the proposal so Blevins can review them on the accelerated schedule.VII - 8 Identify any right to offset, debit a Blevins bank account, accelerate repayment, change terms, reduce limits, impose a reserve, or suspend cards, including notice and cure periods where applicable.
VIII Pricing and Proposal Format
Complete the following pricing schedule or provide an equivalent schedule that allows a fully loaded comparison across all expected costs and credits.
Pricing Component
Vendor Quote/Methodology
One-Time or Recurring
Implementation and onboarding
Quote complete Blevins setup: underwriting, program design, admin configuration, training, card fulfillment, and launch support.
One-time
Platform/program fee
State Blevins pricing basis by entity, account, user, cardholder, or other applicable measure; identify minimums.
Recurring
Physical, virtual, and single-use cards
State issuance, replacement, transaction, shipping, international, and restricted-credential fees for Blevins users.
Variable
Payment, late, and foreign-exchange fees
State rates, thresholds, grace periods, waivers, ACH or wire fees, and all foreign-exchange or cross-border charges.
Variable
ERP, travel, SSO, and API integrations
State included capabilities, implementation effort, ongoing fees, limits, and any third-party dependencies for Blevins integrations.
One-time/recurring
Rewards, rebates, or revenue share
State formula, timing, eligibility, volume thresholds, exclusions, payment method, and whether the benefit is guaranteed.
Credit/variable
Other fees or minimums
Provide a complete disclosure of every additional fee, reserve, deposit, threshold, termination charge, or price-adjustment right.
As applicable
VIII - 1 Required Proposal ContentsVIII.1.1. Executive summary and confirmation of company liability with no personal guaranty.VIII.1.2. Detailed response to every requirement identifier and exceptions log.VIII.1.3. Underwriting, credit-limit, payment-term, reserve, and issuer/program structure description.VIII.1.4. Product demonstration plan covering controls, approvals, virtual cards, receipts, and reporting.VIII.1.5. Implementation plan, service model, security package, integration documentation, and customer references.VIII.1.6. Completed pricing schedule and all governing program agreements.IX Evaluation and AwardIX - 1 The issuing organization expects to select the proposal that offers the best overall value, considering fit, risk, service quality, and total cost rather than price alone.
Evaluation Criterion
Weight
What We Will Evaluate
Company liability/no-PG compliance
30%
Enforceable Blevins contract terms, business underwriting, and absence of personal liability or personal credit support.
Spend controls and user experience
20%
Entity, cost-center, project, merchant, virtual-card, workflow, reporting, and adoption controls.
Economics and credit access
15%
Transparent total Blevins cost, payment terms, credit capacity, fees, deposits, reserves, and rewards.
Integration and data quality
15%
ERP, travel, SSO, API, export, reconciliation, stable identifiers, and implementation effort.
Security, service, and implementation
20%
Security posture, support, accelerated launch readiness, implementation realism, and customer references.
Award Note: Shortlisted vendors may be asked to participate in demonstrations, reference checks, security reviews, pricing discussions, and contract negotiations. The issuing organization may award all, part, or none of the requested scope.
RFP-260241 has a total of nine (9) pages, should you receive a version with more than nine (9) pages please inform procurement@blevinsholdings.com immediately.
Thank you.
This is the end of Request for Proposal 260241.
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