NPF for Abortion Letter Sample.pdf

This is a compliance notification letter from the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections regarding the state's No Public Funds for Abortion Act. The letter is addressed to a vendor in connection with a Request for Quote for an Electric Low Speed Vehicle for JCC-Saint Anthony and serves as the final step in the department's internal compliance process. The letter informs the vendor that all State of Idaho agencies, including the Department of Juvenile Corrections, are subject to the No Public Funds for Abortion Act, which establishes penalties against state employees who intentionally enter into agreements with abortion providers or affiliates thereof, or who authorize the use of state facilities or public funds for abortion-related activities. At the time of the letter's issuance, the Department indicated it had no information that would trigger the Act and prevent finalization of the agreement with the vendor. Vendors are requested to respond by 5 p.m. Mountain time on the specified date if they have additional information the Department should consider under the Act.

The letter clarifies that no penalties under the Act apply to the vendor; rather, penalties are directed solely at state employees. The document requires the vendor to acknowledge receipt of the letter by signing and dating the enclosed signature block and returning it to Jason R. Urquhart, Purchasing Agent, via email at jason.urquhart@idjc.idaho.gov or by phone at 208-577-5426. This compliance letter is a mandatory procedural step for state contracting in Idaho and does not impose financial obligations or special pricing terms on vendors responding to the quotation request.