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State of New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
JON S. CORZINE
Governor
R. DAVID ROUSSEAU
State Treasurer
DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY
PURCHASE BUREAU
P.O. BOX 230
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625-0230
AMENDMENT #1
T-1934
SOLICITATION #32533
TO:
ALL USING AGENCIES AND
PURCHASING PARTICIPANTS
COUNTY
COOPERATIVE
DATE:
January 27, 2009
FROM:
Kevin Moore
IT BUYING TEAM
DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY
SUBJECT:
INMATE/RESIDENT TELEPHONE CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTRACT
PERIOD:
4/01/2005 to 3/31/2010
The Inmate/Resident Telephone Control System contract #61618 issued to Global Tel Link
Corporation (“GTL”) has been amended in accordance with the terms conditions and prices
contained in the following pages.
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
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AMENDMENT TO STATE CONTRACT NO. A61618
BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORAnON
AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey ("State") entered into Contract No. A6l6l8 (the
"Contract"), pursuant to an advertised procurement, with Global Tel·Link Corporation ("GTL")
to provide inmate/resident telephone services in State correctional facilities;
WHEREAS, GTL has been conducting a 4 month pilot of a debit calling system at the State's
Albert C. Wagner facility, which continues to date;
WHEREAS, during the period of the pilot, although the cost of the calls to the inmates was less,
the amount of commissions payable to the State did not decrease;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.6B of the Request for Proposal, GTL has requested that the
debit calling system be added as a service to the Contract and the New Jersey Department of
Corrections ("NJDOC") concurs that it wishes to have the service added to the contract;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Contract to add a debit calling system;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
The State and GTL hereby agree to amend (the "Amendment") that certain inmate telephone
services agreement, State Agreement No. A61618 (the "State Agreement"), by and between the
State and GTL, including the provision of that State Agreement that permits it to be extended to
"County" agencies under the same terms and conditions (where applicable).
1. GTL agrees to continue to provide all of the services to operate the State's InmatelResident
Telephone Control in accordance with Request for Proposal (RFP) number 02-X-32533, as fully
described in GTL's response dated March IS, 2002 and any addendums, including, but not
limited to the performance standards set forth in Section 6.2 of the RFP.
2.
GTL shall provide and the State agrees to deploy GTL's Debit Inmate Calling System
throughout the NJDOC correctional facilities, in accordance with the specifications attached
hereto as Exhibit A. GTL agrees that the Debit Inmate Calling System will perform and function
as demonstrated at the NJDOC Albert C. Wagner trial site.
3.
The calling rates charged for Collect inmate calls remain unchanged and Debit Calls will
now be Fifteen percent (15%) less than current collect call rates, as follows:
Current Collect Rates:
Local:
Intralata:
InterLATA
Interstate:
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Surcharge
Surcharge
Surcharge
Surcharge
$1.75
$1.75
$1.75
$1.75
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Per Minute
Per Minute
Per Minute
Per Minute
$0.05
$0.20
$0.40
$0.89
11/l7/2008
New Debit Rates (15% discount off collect rates):
Local:
Intralata:
InterLATA
Interstate:
Surcharge
Surcharge
Surcharge
Surcharge
$1.49
$1.49
$1.49
$1.49
Per Minute
Per Minute
Per Minute
Per Minute
$004
$0.17
$0.34
$0.76
4.
The commission rate paid to the State on debit calls will remain the same as for collect
calls: Forty percent (40%).
5.
In accordance with Exhibit A, the State agrees that GTL will convert its current network
to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. As set forth above, all network performance
standards from the original RFP and contract remain unchanged. A mutually agreed upon
implementation schedule will be provided after the full execution of this Amendment
6.
The State agrees to allow GTL to reduce its current dedicated staff of System
Administration Technicians ("SAT") from thirteen (13) to nine (9). The State reserves the right
to require the restoration of SAT staffing if service levels are affected negatively.
7.
This Amendment applies to all correctional facilities, inmate telephones and inmate
calling under the State's control.
8. Any notice, demand, request, approval or other communication (a "Notice") which, under the
terms of this Agreement or by law, must or may be given by either party, must be in writing, and
must be given by personally delivering or mailing the same by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the respective parties as follows:
To State of New Jersey:
To Company:
Division of Purchase and Property
33 W. State Street,
PO Box 039
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-4700
Fax: (609) 292-5170
Attn: Kevin Moore, Manager
Global Tel'Link Corporation
12021 Sunset Hills Road,
Suite
100
•
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (703) 955-3915
Fax: (703) 435-0980
Attn: Dorothy E. Cukier, Esq.
9. Except to the extent of the foregoing, the Contract remains unchanged, and is hereby ratified
and confmned.
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AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
The State of New Jersey
Global Te~Link C,n~
0 ation
By:
By:
Name: Alice K. Small
Name: Teresa Ridgeway
Title: Acting Director, Division of Purchase
and Property
Title: Executive Vice President,
Administration
,/
Date: November 17,2008
Date:
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