Inmate Communications

This state and local contracting opportunity issued by the State of Nevada, in conjunction with NASPO ValuePoint, seeks to establish Master Agreements with qualified vendors to provide Inmate Communications services. The services include inmate telephone systems, video visitation, tablets, kiosks, and digital mail scanning for correctional facilities. The initial contract term will be two years, with three optional one-year renewals. Key dates include a pre-proposal conference on December 21, 2021, a question deadline of December 30, 2021, and a proposal due date of January 24, 2022. Pricing must be guaranteed for the initial term, and vendors will be required to pay a 0.25% NASPO ValuePoint administrative fee. Participating states may also negotiate additional administrative fees. The RFP is open to all interested offerors, and no minimum or maximum sales volume is guaranteed.

The solicitation does not appear to have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The current Letter of Intent to Award indicates multiple vendors have been selected, including Advanced Technologies Group, Keefe Commissary Network, ICSolutions, Securus Technologies, ViaPath Technologies, NCIC Inmate Communications, DualDraw, LLC, and American Prison Data Systems. No incumbent vendor information or budget ranges were provided in the documents. The resulting contracts will not be effective until approved by the Nevada State Board of Examiners.