INMATE COMMISSARY AND BANKING SERVICES

The County of Ocean is seeking a contractor to provide inmate commissary and banking services to the Ocean County Department of Corrections. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all stock, supplies, labor, supervision, packaging, printed materials, equipment, software, and delivery necessary to satisfactorily provide services as specified. The contractor will also be responsible for maintaining all equipment and providing training to individuals designated by the Ocean County Department of Corrections to operate the equipment. The scope of work includes providing commissary services to each inmate at least once per week, with an option for twice a week delivery, and providing an inmate banking system to account for inmate personal funds. The contractor will also be responsible for transferring all data from the present banking and commissary system to the new system. Some key features of the scope of work include: • Providing a full range of commissary services for inmates • Operating a commissary service program and an inmate banking system in a cost-effective manner • Maintaining a market price philosophy with regard to the retail-selling price of commissary items • Providing a computerized inmate banking system that meets the specifications outlined in the Compliance Pages • Providing commissary orders to be filled out on both order forms provided by the vendor and self-service pod touch screen kiosks • Maintaining sufficient stock levels to limit shortages and having an order fill rate in excess of 98% • Providing a suggested list of products with suggested selling prices, including applicable sales tax • Submitting an invoice on a weekly basis that details and totals the amount of sales for the week • Providing monthly statements showing all receipts from all sales • Paying commissions to the County of Ocean on a monthly basis, which is a percentage of the gross revenues from all sales.