Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.8 Personal Property Package Vendor Approval

• Vendors for personal property packages, except those vendors approved locally for special religious foods as provided for in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54030.6.1, must obtain department approval prior to providing products to incarcerated persons.

• The Deputy Director, DAIDivision of Adult Institutions (formerly Institutions Division), has the authority to establish vendor approval guidelines for personal property packages and to add or remove vendors from the Approved Incarcerated person Package Vendors list for vendor non-compliance concerns.

• Vendors shall submit a completed vendor application package to the Deputy Director, DAIDivision of Adult Institutions (formerly Institutions Division). Requests for approval shall include all additional materials identified in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54030.8.1 and catalogs of items provided with prices. If approved as a vendor, the vendor name and contact information will be provided to the institutions.

• It is the intent of the department to ensure Incarcerated Person Package Program catalog items are priced competitively with common retailers in major markets.

• The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reserves the right to withdraw any vendor approval subject to 30 calendar day’s written notice to the vendor. However, any agreement can be immediately terminated for cause. The term “for cause” shall mean that the vendor fails to meet the terms, conditions, or responsibilities of an agreement. In this instance, the agreement termination shall be effective as of the date indicated on the State’s notification to the vendor.