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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PD14-029 and award a contract to Legacy Inmate Communications, of Cypress, CA, for providing inmate telephone and video visitation services at the Long Beach City Jail, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Legacy Inmate Communications for providing inmate telephone and video visitation services at the Long Beach City Jail. In accordance with California Penal Code 851.5, an arrested person has the right to make at least three completed telephone calls at no cost. The cost for additional phone calls are the expense of the inmate. Income generated from inmate communications is dedicated to the Prisoner Welfare Fund (PWF) and must be reinvested into the jail facility or inmate services. In Fiscal Year 2013, income from inmate communications was $29,998.
The addition of video visitation will be a new option for Long Beach inmates. This technology allows friends, family, and legal counsel to visit with an inmate from any location with internet access or from a video station on the first floor of the Public Safety Building.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on April 3, 2014, and 3,702 potential bidders specializing in technical services and technology hardware and software services were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those bidders, 17 downloaded the RFP via our electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority and women-owned business groups. Two proposals were received on May 15, 2014. Of those propo...
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