Prison Phone Justice

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA)
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COUNTY OF RICHLAND

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CONTRACT FOR CORRECTIONAL AND
NON-CORRECTIONAL PUBLIC PAYPHONES
FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into and effective on the date last executed
below by and between the South Carolina State Budget and Control Board, Division of
the State Chief Infonnation afficer (hereinafter the "CIa") and Sprint Payphone
Services, Inc. (hereinafter "Sprint"). The CIa and Sprint shall be jointly referred to
herein as the "Parties".
WHEREAS, the CIa issued Request for Proposals Number 2000-07 soliciting
competitive sealed proposals for public payphone equipment and services for the State of
South Carolina in May of 1999.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1-11-430 of the South Carolina Code of Laws,
the CIa and Sprint entered into a contract on May 27,2000 (hereinafter the "Contract")
in which the Parties agreed that Sprint would provide public payphone equipment and
services for both correctional and non-correctional locations in the State of South
Carolina in accordance with the tenns and conditions of the Contract.
WHEREAS, the duration of the Contract was for a period of five (5) years from
the date of final acceptance by the CIa of the payphone equipment and services
requested by the CIa, with the CIa reserving the right to continue the Contract on a
month to month basis.
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2005, Sprint submitted to the CIa a Proposal
Prepared for South Carolina Correctional and Non-Correctional Inmate and Public Pay
Telephone Services (hereinafter the "Proposal")(consisting of a large, black, three ring
binder) which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated into this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the CIa has evaluated Sprint's Proposal.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to extend the Contract in accordance
with the tenns set forth in the Contract and the Proposal, including the following:
1.
The Parties agree to extend the Contract for a period of two years. The two year
extension will not begin until the completion of the Inmate Telephone System Upgrade
Implementation Plan ("Implementation Plan"), which is attached as part of Exhibit 1.
Work on the Implementation Plan, which shall include all of the upgrades, features,
equipment and services set forth in Exhibit 1, will commence on the date the Parties hold
a joint meeting to begin planning for these system upgrades, or January 16, 2006,
whichever date occurs first. At the end of this two year period, the Contract will continue
on a month to month basis subject to the mutual consent ofthe Parties.

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Sprint shall utilize the proposed rates and commission structure for correctional
payphones as set forth in Exhibit 1. The Parties agree that the proposed rates and
commission structure for correctional payphones, and the new zero commission structure
for non-correctional payphones, shall become effective on January 2, 2006 even though
the Implementation Plan will not be completed by that date. Sprint agrees it will not
change or alter the end user rates it charges for calls placed from the correctional or noncorrectional payphones without the prior written approval of the CIO.
3.
Sprint shall keep in place, at no additional cost to the State, a minimum of370
non-correctional payphones at locations in the State of South Carolina. Sprint shall work
in partnership with the CIO to maximize the effective placement of non-correctional
payphones. Sprint shall relocate any non-correctional payphones at the request of the
CIO, with the cost of any such move solely the responsibility of Sprint. Sprint may not
remove any non-correctional payphones without the prior written approval of the CIO.
4.
Sprint shall ensure that all correctional and non-correctional payphones are
maintained in good working order and are of suitable quality to provide the necessary
services required by the Contract and the Proposal.
5.
Sprint shall provide the South Carolina Department of Corrections a one-time
Technology Grant of $75,000, which shall be used for new or additional
telecommunications equipment requested from Sprint by the Department of Corrections.
This grant shall not be transferred to the Department of Corrections in monetary form.
The signatories hereunder warrant and declare that they are duly authorized to
execute this Agreement by virtue of their position and title and are signing on behalf of
their respective entity by virtue and strength thereof, or of resolution duly considered and
passed by a duly authorized and constituted authority or body of their respective entity,
and that, furthermore, it is stipulated and agreed by the Parties that this Agreement shall
be binding upon their respective entity, officers, employees, agents, affiliated
organizations and their heirs, successors and assigns of each.
SOUTH
CAROLINA
STATE
SPRINT PAYPHONE SERVICES,
BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
INC.
DIVISION OF THE STATE CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER
William E. Cheek
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Deputy Chief Information Officer
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