RFP - Inmate Commissary and Vending Services

INTRODUCTION The Los Angeles County (County) Sheriff's Department (Department) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to enter into a revenue-sharing Contract with an organization that can provide commissary and vending services to inmate residents of the Department's custody facilities. PROPOSER'S MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS Interested and qualified Proposers that can demonstrate their ability and qualifications to successfully provide the required Services described in Exhibit A (Statement of Work) to Appendix A (Sample Contract) to the RFP, are invited to submit a proposal(s), provided they meet the following Minimum Mandatory Requirements: 1.0 Proposer's Minimum Mandatory Requirements a. Proposer must have a minimum of three consecutive years of experience, within the last five years, providing inmate commissary and vending machine* services comparable to the services identified in Exhibit A (Statement of Work) to Appendix A (Sample Contract), to at least one federal, state, or county correctional system under one single governmental agency consisting of one or more jails with a minimum average daily inmate population of 4,000. *Proposer may subcontract vending machine services, see Minimum Mandatory Requirements listed under Paragraph 2.0 (Proposer's Subcontracted Vending Services Requirements (If Applicable)) below. b. Proposer must have earned an overall minimum gross revenue of at least $9,000,000 per year for a minimum of three consecutive years, within the last five years, from commissary sales. Of the $9,000,000, Proposer must have earned at least $1,000,000 per year from vending machine* gross sales. *Proposer may subcontract vending machine services, see Minimum Mandatory Requirements listed under Paragraph 2.0 (Proposer's Subcontracted Vending Services Requirements (If Applicable)) below. c. Proposer must have experience providing vending machine* services to five different physical street addresses simultaneously, for a one-year period, within the past five years. *Proposer may subcontract vending machine services, see Minimum Mandatory Requirements listed under Paragraph 2.0 (Proposer's Subcontracted Vending Services Requirements (If Applicable)) below. Proposer must provide references and complete and submit Exhibit 8 (Proposer's List of References) to Appendix B (Required Forms), to verify this Minimum Mandatory Requirement. d. If Proposer's compliance with a County contract has been reviewed by the Department of the Auditor-Controller within the last 10 years, then Proposer must not have unresolved questions regarding costs identified by the Auditor-Controller, in an amount over $100,000.00, that are confirmed to be disallowed costs by the contracting County department and remain unpaid for six months or more from the date of disallowance, unless such disallowed costs are the subject of current good faith negotiations to resolve the disallowed costs, in the opinion of County. 2.0 Proposer's Subcontracted Vending Services Requirements (If Applicable) a. If vending machine services are to be subcontracted, subcontractor must have a minimum of three consecutive years of experience, within the past five years, providing vending machine services comparable to the services identified in Exhibit A (Statement of Work) and Appendix A (Sample Contract), to at least one federal, state, or county correctional system under one single governmental agency. Proposer must provide subcontractors' references and complete and submit Exhibit 8 (Proposer's List of References) to Appendix B (Required Forms) to verify that subcontractor meets this Minimum Mandatory Requirement. b. If vending machine services are to be subcontracted, subcontractor must have earned at least $1,000,000 per year for a minimum of three consecutive years, within the last five years, from vending machine gross sales. c. If vending machine services are to be subcontracted, subcontractor must have experience providing vending machin