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SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and Sheriff to sign Agreement with Keefe Commissary Network Inc., for the purpose of providing commissary and inmate banking services at the Tehama County Jail, effective 5/8/25 and shall remain in effect for three (3) years, with the option to extend the agreement term up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)
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Financial Impact:
There is no County cost associated with this service. These services will generate income to the Inmate Welfare Program, at the commission rate included in the vendor’s proposal/agreement.
Background Information:
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was released on March 12,2025, for the Jail Commissary and Inmate Banking Services at the Tehama County Jail. On April 2, 2025, two proposals were received. The Tehama County Jail Lieutenant and two staff reviewed and scored the proposals. Keefe Commissary was unanimously the highest scored vendor.
Keefe Commissary Network supplies commissary services to inmates and assists jail staff with software and support services, as well as generating revenue for the Inmate Welfare Program. The revenue is generated through a commission fee from the sales of the commissary items and the Securepak program. The Securepak program allows family members and friends to order packages for inmates from an agency approved product menu, which eliminates contraband and also streamlines the package receipt program. All commission fees are then deposited in the County’s Inmate Welfare Fund. There are no County costs associated with this agreement since the inmates and the inmate’s family and friends pay for all commissary items through their own personal funds. Keefe Commissary Network is also the current vendor providing commissary and Inmate Banking Services and has been providing services since 2009.