Inmate Communications_NASPO_ITP_Notice of Intent to Participate_Final.pdf

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Notice of Intent to Participate with and Award a Participating Addendum(s) for Inmate Communications

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), pursuant to its authority under ORS 279A.200 et. seq. and OAR 125-246-0400, hereby provides Public Notice of its intent to participate with and to enter into one or more Participating Addendum(a) under certain awarded Master Agreement(s) from solicitation number 99SWC-S1154 released by the State of Nevada on behalf of NASPO ValuePoint and participating states.

The solicitation was for Inmate Communications. This is an interstate cooperative procurement conducted by the State of Nevada acting as the lead state for this solicitation and entering into Master Agreement(s) with the successful proposers.

The purpose of the RFP was to establish Master Agreements, by category, with qualified vendors to provide Inmate Communication Services to meet the needs for all participating states. The initial term of the Master Agreement(s) was 2 years with the option to renew for up to 3 consecutive 1-year periods. DAS PS intends to only award Participating Addenda for use by the Oregon Department of Corrections and only for certain financial services awarded as part of the products and services under the Master Agreements.

The RFP and Master Agreements can be downloaded at:

https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/portfolio/inmate-communications/, searching "NASPO" in the Keywords field, and then clicking the pencil icon. If assistance is needed to complete the download, please contact Heather Moon at Hmoon@admin.nv.gov.

mailto:Hmoon@admin.nv.gov

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All questions relating to the completed RFP or awarded Master Agreement should be directed to:

State of Nevada Sole Point of Contact Heather Moon, Purchasing Officer II Phone: 775.684.0179 Email: hmoon@admin.nv.gov

All comments relating to this State of Oregon Public Notice should be directed to:

State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact:

Kaliska King, State Procurement Analyst State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services 1225 Ferry Street SE Salem, Oregon 97301-4285

Phone: 503.798.1907 Email: Kaliska.king@das.oregon.gov

The RFP resulted in multiple awards. DAS PS intends to establish one or more Participating Addendum(a) to serve as price agreement(s), on behalf of the Oregon Department of Corrections with the awarded contractors for certain financial services under the resulting from State of Nevada 99WC-S1154 for Inmate Communications. The State of Oregon’s Participating Addendum/Addenda will be coterminous with the Master Agreement(s).

The State of Oregon is reviewing the Master Agreements. In its awards of Participating Addendum, the State of Oregon may elect to enter into a Participating Addendum with all of the awardees. Or, in the alternative, the State of Oregon may elect not to enter into a Participating Addendum with each of the Awardees. In the event the State of Oregon elects not to enter into a Participating Addendum with each of the Awardees, the State of Oregon may enter into Participating Addendum with the three highest ranked Proposers who provide the financial Services on a national level, and in addition, the State of Oregon may enter into a Participating Addendum with the three highest ranked Proposers who provide the financial Services in the State of Oregon only.

This Notice, along with a copy of sample Participating Addendum and any other attachments or addenda to this Notice, are posted on OregonBuys and will not be mailed to interested persons. Interested persons unfamiliar with OregonBuys may contact the OregonBuys help desk by phone or by email: for assistance.

mailto:hmoon@admin.nv.gov

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Questions or Comments: Interested persons may submit questions or comments about this Notice to the State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact identified above.

Protests:

Interested persons may submit protests to this Notice of Intent to Participate and Award a Contract, in accordance with ORS 279B.400 et. seq., to the State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact identified above until 4:00 pm Pacific Time August 1, 2023, under the NASPO ValuePoint, State of Nevada’s RFP 99SWC- S1154, and awarded Master Agreements for Inmate Communications.