AGENCY TESTIMONY
Contracting process and vendor selection principles
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The Department of Correction carefully considers costs when selecting vendors and negotiating prices for goods and services. They aim to reduce or eliminate fees and ensure fair market rates.
- DOC does not engage in revenue sharing with vendors to avoid predatory pricing
- Prices are negotiated to be in line with fair market rates in the community
- Telephone services are provided at no cost to people in custody and those receiving calls
James Conroy
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When selecting vendors that provide goods and services, the department carefully considers the associated costs.
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Unlike many other jurisdictions, the Department of Correction does not engage in revenue sharing with vendors, a common practice that can lead to predatory and exorbitant pricing.
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When selecting vendors and negotiating prices, the Department of Correction works to reduce or eliminate any type of fees where possible and to ensure that pricing is in line with fair market rates as they exist in the community.
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Telephone services are provided at no cost to people in custody and to those that receive their calls.