Department: Department of Correction Sponsors:
Category: Amendment to Agreement
Reason(s) for exception to Board Policy: Pursuant to Board Policy 5.4.5.4, exceptions to the maximum five-year term of contracts must be approved by OCCM. Attached to this Legislative File is a copy of OCCM’s approval of the exception.
Reason(s) for approval of amendment: This contract amendment is required because a competitive vendor selection process for a replacement contract for provision of these services in the jail was not begun soon enough to complete before the expiration of the existing Agreement with Legal Research Associates. Because provision of legal research assistance for inmates in the jail is mandated by statute, continuity in the availability of these services in the jail is required. Current management analyst staffing levels in the Office of the Sheriff contributed to the vendor selection process not being completed sooner.