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.. EXHIBIT 6 Georaia RFP Cancellation Notice RFP Number: 46700-GDC0000609 RFP Title: Inmate Telephone Service Requesting State Entity: Georgia Department of Corrections Issuing Officer: Janet Pytelewski RFP Initially Posted to Internet: July 16, 2013 eMail Address: ianet. ovtelewskitrudoas.aa.aov Telephone: 404-656-5361 Cancellation Date: September 5, 2014 State Entity's Reason for Cancellation: In order to review possible implications of the Public Notice issued by the Federal Communications Commission on August 20, 2014, the State Entity has determined that it is in the best interest of the State to rescind the Notice of Intent to Award (NOIA) posted on May 1, 2014 and to cancel the RFP pursuant to Section 2.1.8. The State Entity intends to make any necessary revisions to the RFX and will publicly advertise the solicitation on the Georgia Procurement Registry, requesting new proposals. ISfgnature of lssuinffiter EXHIBIT 7 Request for Proposal Inmate Telephone Se1vice Release Date: Feb111ru.-v• 10, 2015 Proposal Due Date: Nlarch 31, 2015 Refer ALL Inquh-ies to: 7. GENERALCONDITIONS 7.1. Project Scope 7 . 1 . 1 - requires a rurnkey inmate calling solutfon which shall include, without limitation, collect, prepaid, debit and free calling. Vendor shall install and operate inmate telephones, and related equipment. Vendor sh~ll, without cost t o - provide all wiring for the inmate telephones, install the inm:ite telephones :incl the related hardware and softw:ire specifically identified herein, to enable inmates a t the Facilities to complete, without limitation, local, long distance and/ or international collect, pre-, debit and free ~alls. 7.2.Agreement Length 7 . 2 . 1 - intends to award a 3 ye:il' Agreement ("Initial Term") with the option to renew for 2 additional 1 year terms or on a month-to-month basi~ (not to exceed 12 months). All terms and conditions, requirements and specifications uf the Agreement shall reirnun the same and apply during any renewal terms. The Agreement shall not auto~natlcally re.new. 7.3.Surety Bond 7.3.1.Within 10 calendrlr days after the a\vard of the Agreement and prior to any installation work or equipment dclivety, the awarded Vendor shnll furnish a bond in the form of a Surely Bond, Cashier's Check, or Icrevocable Letter of Credit, issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the , and payable to 7.3.2.The Surety Bond must be made payable to in: the amount of $125,000.00 and \Vill be retained during the full term of the Agreement and any renewal tenns. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. The 1\greement number (if applicable) and/ or dates of performance must be specified nn the Surety Bond. 7 .3.3. Tn the ev~nt- exercises its option to renew the Agreement for an additional term, Vendor shall be required to maintain the Surety Bond for d1e renewal term, pursuant to the provisions of th.is section, in an anwunt stipulated at the time of the Agreement renewal. 7-4. Vendor Costs and Taxes and Fees on Services 7.4.1.It is expressly understood that is not responsible in any way, manner or form for any of Vendor's costs, including but not limited to taxes (including sales tax), shipping charges, network charges, insurance, interest, penalties, attorney fees, liquidated damages, licenses, fees, tariffs or other costs related co any and all Vendor's senrices. 7.4.1.Vcndor agrees that it is endrely responsible for calculating, collecting and remitting all fees and truces, including sales ta_.._ where applicable, on all services and items provided to the inmates. Including but not limited to any and all taxes ns applicable for the follo\\>ing services: 7.4.1.1. ITS services such as; collect, debit, pre-paid and any other calls. . 7.5.Financial Approach and Reporting 7.5.1 .In its proposal, Vendor is required to offer 2 types of fulanci:il options as specified helow. Regardless of the financial option selected by-Vendor shall provide full reporting as required herein. 7.5.2. Financial Option Number One: 7.5.2.1. Vendor shall comply with the calling rntes and maxi.mum allowed foes identified under Option 1 of Append ix B - Calling Rates and Financial Approach. 7.5.2.2. • does not wish to earn commission based on the Gross Revenue generated under the awarded Agreement. an upfront financial guarancee covering the full length of the 7.5.2.3. Vendor shall offer Initial Term. Such 6nanciru guarantee shall take into consideration current Minimum Annual Guarantee (":MAG"), monthly calling statistics, calling rates and other information regarding current ITS environment, provided in AFpendix A Facility Specifications. The financial guarantee shall be due nod payable t o - or its Designated Agent upon execution of the Agreement. 7.5.2.4. Tl~e financial guarantee offered by Vendor will be utilized b y - to recoup some but not all administrative and operational costs for its Facilities during the Initial T enn. Under th.is RFP and the awarded Agre~ment. may recoup from Vendor certain administrative nnd operational expenses incurred in providing inmate telephone senrices ~xtends the Ag;eement prtst the In.itiru Term. ("Cost Reimbursement") in the eventThe Cost Reimbursemenr shall be due and payable upon receipt of the invoice by Vendor and as outlined in Section 7.5 -Financial Approac h and Reporting. 7.5.2.5. Should a federal, state or local regulatory agency issue a ruling which significantly lowers tl1e calling rates or fees in the Agreement, Vcn.dor shall adjust the calling rates and make them in compliance with the calling rates implemented by the regulatory agency or tenuinate ~e Agreement without penalty to so that may select another intT,late telepho"n e service provider. 7.5.3. Financial Option Number Two: 7.5. 3.l. Vendor shall q:nnply with the maximum allowe<;l fees identified under Finnncial Option Number Two of Awendix B - Calling Rates and Financial Approach. 7.5.3.2. Vendor shall propose to n cost· based financial option for providing the turn-key ITS as specified in this R.FP inclusive of all requirements and specifications. The cost-based financial offer shall be specified on a per call basis for all call types as shown in Appendix A - Facility Specifications. Vendor's proposal shall include itemized cost d etail to support the proposed per-call cost. Failure to provide this information may result in di~qualification of Vendor form the RFP process. 7.5.3.3.- will specify the calling rates to be charged for each c:tll type upon Agreement award and Vendor shall charge calls at the approved races. 7.5.3.4. One Hundred Percent (100%) of all Gross Revenues (as defined) generated based on the appr°'•ed calling rates will be remitted to upon the completion of encb traffic month. Each. traffic month shall be defined as a calendar month. 7.5.3.5. Vendor will invoice monthly for total number of completed calls (excluding free and complimentary calls) generated by and through the ITS based on the agi:eedupon per call cost runount. 7.5.3.5.1. Vendor's invoice for the previ.ou5 month's completed calls is due t o - on or before the 10'" day of the month following the month of traffic. 7.5.3.5.2. will remit payment for the previous month's completed calls within 30 <lays. 7.5.4.Gros3 Revenue consists of all earnings, gnin, income, generated revenue, proceeds or receipts paid to or received by Vendor that are in any way connected to the provision oflTS service pursuant to this RFP and Agrec.ment. Gross Revenue inclutles, Ly way of example and not limitation, all the follo,ving: all surcharges, per minute fees :ind nny additional fees nnd/or charges generated by the completion of nil calls (including any combi.nation of free, collect, debit, and pre-paid locn.I, Intralata/Intrastate, Intrnlata/1nterstatc, Interlata/Intrastate, Intt!rhta/lnterstalc and Internat.iomJ cills), additional fees and/ or charges added to the tot1l cost of a cill or added to the c;illed party,s bill or any other earnings received by Vendor. 7.5.5.Vendor's per call cost shall rake into consideratlon all unbillable calls, bad debit, uncollectible calls, taxes nnd fraudulent calls. Vendor's supporting documentation shall itemize each of these expenses and how they make up the proposed per call cost. 7.5.6.1\ny additional fees to be added to the ca!led party's bill or paid by the calling or called party (including those associated \Vith establishing/funding pre-paid collect accounts) for inmate telephone calls from the Facilities must be approved b y - prior to ii.11plementation.7.5.7.1\ny chm:g~s/fees added to the called p:u:tfs bill without the e:xpres-s written consent o f - shall incur a fine of $500.00 per day from the date the additional charges/ fees were first added through the elate the charges/ fees were discontinued. 7.5.7.1. shall notify Vendor of any unapprov<;d additional tees and/or charges of which becomes aware of and shill provide Vendor with an invoice for the total fine due, for\vhich Vendor shall remit payment to-\vithin 30 days. 7.5.7.2. Vendor shall refund each called party for the unapproved ch:u;ges/fees from the date the charges/fees were implementecl until the date the charges/fees were discontinued. 7. 5.8.Not\vithstandi~g the foregoing, Gross Revenue does notinclude: 7.5.8.1. Pre-Paid Colle~t Fees. Pre-paid collect fees are defined as fees imposed on called parti.es who set up and/or fund a pre-paid collect account with Vendor or a third party (i.e. \Xlestern Union) to accepr calls. All pre-paid collect fees must be approved b y - ?nd arc sub ject to the penalty defined above if t1Qt. approved by in advnnce. Vendor shill comply with the amount specified in Appendix B - Calling Rates and Financial Approach. 7.5.8.2, RegµUed regulatory charges and ta.xcs that ru:e intended to be paid by the called party and the1i remitted 100% by the billing party to the appropriate gozemmental agency. 7.5.8.3. A "Free" call shall be defined as a call not generating any revenue for Vendor. Calls to relcpbone numbers that appear on the free call list supplied by or from inmate telephones approved b y - to process free calls shall not generate revenue for Vendor and shall not be comrnissionable t o - Only those numbers designated b y - on the free call list and inmate telephones approved by to process free calls shill be ~arked as "Free" in the ITS and designated as such in the call detail records. 7 .5.8.3.1, As identified above, authorized free calls shall not generate revenue for V ~odor. In the event Vendor receives teveniJe, nomithsranding the source, from any third party related to a completed free call, authorized or unautl1orized by Ve'ndor shall remit ill reveciues received for eath completed free to 7.5.8.4. Complin:ient<try calls associ11ted with Vendo~s pre-paid collect program are not invoiced and shall nor generate revenue for Vendor. Vendor shall specify the duration of and the frequency between each complimentary call to a unique telephone number. Vendor shall indicate how complimentaxy .calls are labeled in the call detail records. 7.5.9.1\ call is deemed cqmplete, and cons.idered part of Gross Revenue (ns described above), when a conncctlon is made betwee1l the inmate and the called party, whether such connection is established by positive acceptance or by live or automated machine pick-up (e.g. when the ITS considers a tone from an answering machine, voiccmail, etc. as acceptance). The call shall be deemed complete and hillahle regru:dless if Vei1dor can bill or collect revenue on the. call. 7 .5.10. Vendor may, upon request from utilize the onsite commissary provider to distribute and charge for inmate telephone services, provided there is a written agreement regarding the form tlnd ma oner of how the associated taxes are to be collected and remitted. In the event the commissary provider collects and remits taxes for inn'mte telephone services, Vendor is solely responsible for 9. APPENDIXA -FACILITYSPECIFICATIONS - hem ADP - F:icility Specific:ntions 29 Numbec of Beds Call 1'i me Limit Hours Available of Inmate Telephones 625 15 min. 6:30amllpm: GP, 24/7 for certain segregated :I 200 bmin. 6:30am - 11 pm: GP,24/7 for certain segregated areas 120 15 min. 6:30am-11pm: GP, 24/7for certain segregated areas 100 15 min. 6:30am - 11pm: certain sP.gregated areas 643 15 min. 6:30am - 11 pm: GP,24/7 for certain segregated areas GP, 24/7 for arens Number of PANS Numbe.c of Inmate Telephones Requll.e<l Required Telephone Cord Length (Inmate Telephone) Porta hie/Out Phones Required Coin Pay T elephones Required TDD Units Requi.r:ed Inmate Telephone Setvice Workstations Required Io.mate Kiosks Required Iu01ate Test Telephone 0 0 SS 18 0 14 0 13 64 24" fo1 GP; 18" for certain segregated 24" for GP; 18" for ce1Lain segregated ait:as 24" for GP; 18" for certain segregated areas 24" for GP; 18" for certain segregated areas 24" for GP; 18" for cei.iait1 segregated areas 1 2 2 1 2 ·1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- for the 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 areas onsitc administrator ~Statistics Based on 12_Months of Data Qanu:uy IOM through December 2014) Prepaid Collect Debit Collect # Calli; #Minutes #Calls #Calls #l'vfumtes #Minutes 843 8,244 7,166 78,431 13,528 141;963 193 1,875 1,154 12,57l 2,385 25,678 99 907 1,091 12,392 2,317 26,575 367 1,316 13,542 3,469 30,018 37 7 9 44 n/a n/a 1 AYerage Call type Local L1tralata/I11trastate futerlata/fatrastate Iuterlata/Interstate International Current 1-IAG 0 $750,000.00 EXHIBIT 8 From: Sent: To: Subject: Request for Proposals Inmate Telephone System The County, acting on behalf of the woufd like-()_C:Qrl1e in and respond to the . two (2) questions below. We are not loolclng for a presentation of your. company,~response to the questions and then engage in a question/answer session with the RFP Evaluation Committee. Space is limited, so If more than one representative comes( please limit it to just those that can actually respond and there will be a telephone available if 1 iiif eeds to be contacted. Please advise bv close of business Thursday, January 29, 2015, if this will work far 9:00-9:30 A,M. - Respond to questions below 9:30-10:00 A.M. - Respond to questions from RFP Evaluation Committee :I.) Since it Is highly likely that the FCC will be eliminating all Inmate phone commissions in the near future, in lieu of a (MAG} Minimum Annual Guarantee, please discuss oltemotives Paytel would provide to suppfement the loss of Jail phone revenues (I.e., signing bonus, ftnandal incentives}. 2) Please discuss any additional services/features you can provide the Jail at no additional costs. 1 EXHIBIT 9 Offer Summary Securus' offer will provide the following benefits to the Secure Call Platfornt (SCP) • • Our internally developed SCP platform d.:-livers the latest in inn1ate calling and will improve call quality, pro\.ide more effective investigative tools, reduce j,nmate grievances, 'i mprove call uptime, drive greater flexibility, and ensure scalability for future growth wid1 new technologies applied immediately through quarterly t1pgrades provided at no cost to AU service! in~tallation, ~in~e~!J..nce, onsite technici.an costs and training provided at no cost to the .. . ..·.\ , \ \ ··, . Aggressive Signing Bonus • -: ~ ~ .,) ·~<.i... ~·._,;Annual payment for an. Qn-site Administrator. o- - (''... ;:;! j to{ .,...,., ...,..., .,_ ~ 'i;:O - " ..; d .{. :.i ~----? ( · ~ "). --~ ) l;.J ~ '.;) An upfront signing bonus will be $1,000,000.00. Securus has proposed this to deliver a level of surety to the facility to address concerns over any upcom ing regulatory changes. 0.. •:) ~ ;) 'v_ • Wjth th~se funds, the facility can designate an employee, or other indjvidual, to administer the Jnn1ate Telephone System with the cost funded by Securus, With an ernployce dedicated to this specific task, will benefit tremendously from expedited assistance, knowledge and system expertise in numerous investigative opportunities. Securus would gladly keep your ctl~Tent Administrator in place should the facility choose that option. ::. d ;/. I - ~c:,,\e.~~c"_r. .~ Continuous Voice V-erificatian - Investigator Pro • Investigator Pro is the industry's most advanced voice bi.ometri'c technology developed for the Department of Defense and available on Securus' Secure Call Platform. This feature allows you to identify what cails inmates participate in by examining call to find their voice. This technology increases your control over your inmate telephone system, increases your staffs efficiency, decreases your staffs costs, and incl'cases prot~~ti~n of inmates' PINs.-\e..c.~~"c--"\ S?\':\ cli~ ;._U;~~& '.\ :"'-· \U..~·p«."t--.vi.,.s.'·, \;.,-''>~ ~ ;· f'"'v .\. c.~ ~v . :-.....r C 0~ ~v ~ \)b0-~1..-;uvxL () !IU(,.lu•..:i:uu-.U: li K\(obt.s _.;;---·1J ~elf0 ~·\l.J.\~··V;h fH-· Automated Information Services • AIS is the industry's first and only hosted interactive voice response (IVR) system that will automatically provide inmate-specific and general facility information to detainees aud oLttsidc callers over lt11: phone. AIS automates you JMS dat.i su family. friends and inmates can have immr.diate telephone access to inmate data. On average, officers' answel' % a c;ilt p<~r day for each inmate incarcerated which wastes valuable time and money. By answ<"1illg approximately 80% of these calls. oftlcen, can focus on securillg and managing inmates. Rates of your cltoice • Your existing rates 01· a fiat .23 per minute rate Q1-. \.lU \.H~'WJ.ll..t (L ~-';\.-\ tJCA.G.--YCv~CLU., ~.~lit ~O"U.10. l).11.~·~ \~ -~ I ) ( v... d .J f ~ L~ -r- (L. 1 Five Vear Contract Signing Bonus $1,000,000.00 On·Site Administrator Included Conlinuous Voice Verification - Investigator Pro Included Automated lnfonnation System Included Optional Products/Features Jnmate Tablets Negotiable Threads Negotiable LBS Negoti.able - .L. If 'Lj" ~-\"-'\,_;\.('t..~J; . Additional Capab;Jities for Your Consideration: • THREADS - TliHEADS is an analytical tool that examines billions ofrecords to provide focused leads by detecting patterns, anomalies, linkages, and co1·relat1.o ns both inside and outside of prison walls. Sernrus SCP serves more facilities and more inmates than any other provider, and this, coupled with the data you already utilize for investigations such llS telephone records or cell phone to.w er detail provides n J'lowerful tool to drive information led policing and increase investigative efficiency. • Location Based Services - With more than 500,{) of all inmate telephone calls being completed to cell phones, the ability to locate these cell phones have never been more important With LBS, Securns has the ability to !(}Cate the proximity of calls m;;1de to cell phones when they are answered and \vhen the calls are terminated. This technology provides a great asset to the sr.curily of t h e - ; m d to your investigations as well as overall response to community c111e1•gcncies. Securus Inmate Tablet As an option to your facility, Secm·us can provide our inmate tablet that will provide enhanced opportunities for the in communication, education, reentry, and religion, while also creating an additional method for the facility to generate revenue through the . introduction of entertainment based content Inmates will have the capability to have their own tablet device which is ruggedized for the <.:orrections environment and "locked down" to prevent access to Ltllauthorit.ed a1'eas. Our tablet is patent pending. an.d we are confident. it. is the most secure tablet on the ma.rket which \V1ll provide facilities the abilit ·to expand services without experrding additional manpower~ Our tablet will provide the with nrnltiplo charging solutions, one of which is patent pendjng and adaptable to almost any aci 1ty operation. Our deployments are designed to adapt to your environment to deliver the benefits of a tablet platform without creating operational challenges. Benefits few htm~te~~ · Inmates will readily use a tab1et for the rnany benefits they deliver on a daily basis to enhan<.:e. their opportunity to self-improve, prepare for release and stay out of trouble. Other features include: Entertainment • Music downloads • Games ........, SECURUS ~~"!.~~~~ ..._,, •f.> 2014 Secu'u~ Techrclcg•es, Inc. All r,,.;,t\ re~erved 0 Education • Jncrease GED Acquisition Rates • Begirl Skilled Labor Certification • Parenting Classes • Religious Participation Opportunities • Law Library Access • Discovery Documents fflr ~ta,...,~'"i'"""· ,..,, ... t ~ ~ ~ - 'L....;.:; • lJ. ;::ac•i .... ~ t•ti'-"'~' .r ..:..t~ ' i • Reduced re.cidivisl'rl • Increase programs for' inmates • Rev.enue Opportunity • Automated Grievance filing • Commissary ordering Securns is excited about the futu re of tablet deployrn.e nts and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with the ~ SECURUS ..,E J. "C.:.X.ES ('J /OH Sec.;rus -echno!oeres. lnr All nght~ r,;>served . EXHIBIT 10 Gtobll l'd'Llnlc CorpotAllPn Ccrpor&tl'llU.dquart•rs Optr.atlons Ccntu www.cll.ne! l2V2l Sum.N um; Road SuilP IOO lle!lor.. \ 'A 20190 l.lobJle, Al. Jot-02 l07 s1.n~na~ !'.t1r~1 32n<lflocr February 20, 2015 DearLet rrie lake this opportunity to thank you and the staff for takine time. away from your busy schedules to~llegrino and myself concernlnn our response to your issued Inmate Telephone System RFP,~ We are in receipt of your email dated Friday February 13, 2015 contallllni; additional questions and requirements in regards to the above mentioned RFP. For ease we have responped point by point directly belo.w: 1. Th~ Jail is Interested in your company providing your total upfront finandal payment to the Jail for a 5 year guaranteed contract plus 2 - one year renewal options. GTL Response: GTL Is pleased to offer the an upfront financial paymenl of $1,1001000 to the County atthc execution of this agreemnnt. 2. Vour financial proposal needs to include the following provided technology at no additional cost to the Jail: 10 fixed kiosks, and 110 tablets. GTI., Response: GTL Is pleased to offer the Pod kiosks at no cos1 to the faclllty. 110 mobile tablets and 10 "flexu In- 3. Infrastructure costs {i.e. wiring & support tech) for the operation of all technology listed In #2 shall be borne by the vendor. GTL Response: GTL understands that Infrastructure costs (i.e. wiring & support tech). for the operation of all technology listed in item number 2, directly above, wlll be provided to the at.no cost. To facilitate the on-going support of these cutting edge tec;hnologies, GTL proposes Increasing the proposed technicians hours from part· time (20 liours a week) to full· time {40 hours a week). 4. Any services offered at an additional cost shall be Itemized per annum. GTL Respor1se; GTi. has the ability to provide the following value added products, goods and services through a variety of funding mechanisms. These Value Adds can be procured by calling rate adjustments, rate surcharges, ancillary products Implemented or upfront money adjustments. Cost for these Value Adds can and will vary depending upon estimated call volume, number of units needed, number of users, products Implemented and Global Tcl' llnk tor~oratton C:ol"ilotat~ liendctuarur~ Op1r1tlo11s Cl:QIU m~iv.i;li.n~I )1021 Suns< I Hills Rood !ufteJOO 32ndfloor ~~lion, 107 SL Fr>n<I• Slrt!ol VA 20390 Uobill!,Al3~1i02 other dfstlnct and varying datJ points. Gil Is willing to negotiate In good faith to provide anv of the below Value Ad~servlces whlle meeting the business and financial needs of t h e _ _ _ . GTL Voice IQ - Continuous Voice Biometrics 1. ,,,.. GTL Data IQ™ Advanced Investigative Data A.nalysis ~~~~~~~~~~----1 GTL Data IQrn Complete 3rd Party Integration Data Analysis Integrated Keyword Search "' Celtebrite Mobile Forensic Device (UFED) "' Cellsense~ Cell Phone Detection.· .r I GTL Called Party IQrn Inmate to Inmate Call Detection I.; 6 "' GTL Location IQ1,,, Location Based Services " ./ GTL Phone IQ'm. Phone Type Identification Auto-Attendant/Facility Service Setretary IVR "' Video Visitation ./ · Vi~itatlon Sche(iuling Management --·-·-· - -- - - - - - - -- ---- ---" In dosing, I wish tQ reiterate GT L's enthusiasm at the opportunity to earn your business. Please feel free to contact me directl11 sf}ould you have any questions. I can be reached directly at (804)·304-9653 or via·email at ifoger~@gll.net. We look f or.vard to the opportunity of partnering with \'OU and o make the fad lily a show case for emerging technology. Once again thank you for your time. I look forward to speaking within you in the near future . Sincerely, JC Rogers Account E,xecutive jrogers@gtl.net EXHIBIT 11 From: Sent: liliiliiiil3, 2015 7:05. AM To: Subject: - Inmate Telephone Provider Questions nrunte Telephone System RE: Thnrsclny, Februnry 12, 2015 Meeting Follow-up Questions Listed below arc questionsfrcquiremcnts tbnt the Jnil would like you1· respousc to; ynur response must lie received l>y me no Inter tlum NOON, Wcdncsdny, Fcbrunry 181h. Tlu111k you. 1. The Jail is interested In your company._providing your total upfront financial payment to the Jail for a 5 year guaranteed contract plus 2 - one year renewal options. 2. Your financial proposal needs to Include the following provided technology at no additional cost to the Jail: 10 fixed kiosks, and 110 tablets. 3. Infrastructure costs {I.e. wiring & support tech) for the operation of all technology listed in 112. shall be borne by the vendor. 4. Any services offered at an additional cost shall be itemized per annum. EXHIBIT 12 Transmittal Letter Fel>ruary_27, 2015 RE: Inmate Telepbone Service fo D e a r - anrl Members of the Evaluation Committee: On behalf of Securus Technologies. please allow me to thank you for our recent discussions regarding the above~mentioned RFP. During thjs P,rocess we gaineq valuable knowledge ::is to the needs and r equirements of your Jail. Secw'Us is confident in our ability to meet and exceed the requirements of the Jail and work as a strong partner with your facility and staff. The below clarifications Will address some of the specific requests made by the Evaluation Committee. Please note that any previous offers made al'e still valid. As part of our propo:;al: 1) Securus will absorb all costs as it relates to any integrations, upfront and ongoing capital costs, maintenance, seryice, ueLworkiug, and repairs pertaining to the Inmate Telephone Piatfonn and ::issociated feahll'es. 2) Secums will provide and train n full-time site administrator with an annual salary of $50,000 per year to assist the Jail with the Securus technology provided. The Jail will have auL110rity in choosing the site administrator. 3) Securus will provide all capital costs, maintenance, service, networking, wiring and repairs ofits introduced Tablet technology for 110 tablets at no cost to the fadlity, its i1imates! and/or end users. Tablets are typically provided at a rate of $35 per tablet, per month. This equates to a value of $46,200 annually to the jail. This is :m addition to the initial harchvare costs and ongoing network costs which will be covered by Secm'Us. 4) Securos will provide all capital costs, maintenance, service, networking, wiring and repairs of our Video Visitation technology terminals loaded with our ConnectUs software for three (3J applications at no cost to the facility. Law Library- will be an available application. The typical cost for this feature for seven years, including hardware, bandwidth, maintenance, training and applications is aEproximately $75,550.00. 5) Securus will pay $1.175,000 (One Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thous::md Dollars) within 30 days of a fully-executed Contract for 5 years with a 2-year renewal period. Securus will absolve the Jail of mw repayu~ent penalties as it relates to regulato1y changes l FCC). However, Securus reserves the right to receive its prorated portion of the signing bonus should the term of this contract bP. prematurely canceled or not extended the full term of seven (7) years. The actual tenn of the Agreement will not begin until the cutover to Seem-us service. 1 6) Securus will provide all additional technologies as il1clicated. These include Automated Information Systems (AIS), Continuous Voice Identification Investigator Pro (CVI), Location Based Services (LBSJ am! its investigative THREADS technology at no cost to the Jail. These proprietary services are typically offered through an end user fee or commission deduction which would equate to roughly ten percent of total revenues. I hope this addresses all concerns requested by the Committee. Should any fmther r.farification be requested, please do not hesitate to contact me. We respectfollyrequest the privilege of serving <Uld look fo1ward to beginniag a long term, mutually beneficial relationship with your staff and jail Sincerely, Robert E. Pickens, President Securus TechnologiP.s, Inc. 14651 N lJalJas Parkway. Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75254 972-277-0300 bpickens@securustech.net 2 EXHIBIT 13 o!ab•I 1c-\'Un~ Corp ~r~llon www.Btl.nc:t C<HporBle Heudquarlor$ 12021 SUllHI lli!ls ~o3d suiic 1011 lleston, w, ~190 Opnatlofl~ center lll7 SL F;ancis SlrGvl .J2n d Hon r 140bll~, Al 36'~~ February 27, 201S DearLet me take this opportunity to t hank yo11 and th.: staff for taking time away from your busy schedules to meet with the GTL te am concerning our response to \'our Issued Inmate Telephone RFP. I am writing you to confirm QU r offer our offer based upon our discussions. This offer is s\m1marized directly below: Financial Offer - Based on the facifity entering into a seven (7) year ogreement. GTL offers the facili1y a S1 .500.000 signing bonus paid up front wilh zero commissions for the duralion of the contract. This upfront payment wili be paid within 5 days of lhe·contracl being fully execuled This offer contains the following componenls: ·:> o o o o o o o o o 14 GTL HEX In-Pod Kiosks at 2ERO cost 150 Inmate Tablets at ZERO cost 100% of all wiring infrastructure lo support the Flex and wireless tablets at ZERO cost One additional pair of d<iril fiber for use by the . t ZERO cost A full-time site technician, 40 hours per week, fur the (this person will be approved by the Voice Bit:> metrics, both initial and contjnu0 us at ZERO cost GTL's f eature rich Data IQ Intelligence Software, GTL data only at ZERO cost NeKldia Key word Search at ZERO cost A poslalized rate of 23 cent per minute on all instate traffic 120 minute time duration on all tablet calls, and 15 minµt¢s on all other inmate phones lo closing, I wish to reiterate GTL's enthusiasm <1t the opportunity to earn yo~r business. Please feel free: to contact 111.e directly .s hould you have any questions at (804)·304 -9653 or. via eniilil at jrogers@gtl.net. We look forward lo t he opportunity l o provide you a11d vour facility with our inmate t elephone services. Once again lhank you for your time Sincerely, JC Rogers Account Executive