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KCN RFP #06-151 Keele Commissary Network MIIBybWlWk fugq November 1, 2006 City of Santa Ana Purchasing M-16 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Sandy Perez KCN Commissary Network (KCN) would like to thank 'the City of Santa Ana for the opportunity to present KCN's proposal for the commissary services at The City of Santa Ana Jail. Keefe Group and KCN have been servicing the commissaryneeds of the corrections industry since 1974:, In our 32 year history Keefe Group and KCN have become the leading manufacturers and distributors to the correctional commissary market, serving over 1,130- Institutions nationwide. Responsive customer service, high quality products, and value have been the key reasons why customers value our bfferings above those of our competitors. Keefe currently operates 14 distribution centers totaling 1;429,000 square feet, shipping over 18 million pounds of inventory per 11 montiy and carrying over $64 million in inventory daily. We inventory and offer over 5,000 products specifically designed for consumption and use in the correctional environment; more commissary products than allother commissary vendors combined, in the correctional commissary industry. KCN is a provider of out-sourced/pndatized correctional commissaries. Since January 1993, KCN has partnered with 572 correctional facrhtieslvith 345,315 inmates in 40 states. KCN sales for 2005 reached over $159 million. The facilities we service range m populations from 20 to 79,000 plus inmates. Our concept is to create a system that is flexible, easy to use, yet sophisticated enough to manage any correctional environment. KCN is organized solely for the purpose of providing commissary services such as those required in this RFP. KCN offers superior technology, services and product value. In the past few years, KCN has been chosen to provide commissary services to more facilities than all other commissary service providers combined. KCN is the largest supplier ofprivatized commissary operations in the United States. KCN services 572 facilities across the country and serves more inmates than all of our competitors combined, partnering with over 50% of the out -sourced correctional commissary inmates nationally. No vendor is more prepared for the needs and requirements of the City than KCN. KCN is the correctional commissary industry leader due to our dedication and service levels we provide to our partner facilities. KCN has provided, in the body of this proposal, several facilities that have chosen KCN as their preferred commissary provider even though KCN did not provide the highest return to the Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF). KCN will provide the City the ability to customize our commissary program and technology to meet the specific needs of the City and will provide the following unique products/services to the City: ➢ KCN is offering the City of Santa Ana a 40.5% return to the City. ➢ Automated phone time solution with current and future phone solution provider. ➢ Electronic payment service allowing funds to be deposited into the inmates account by family and friends. Eliminating the need for the City of Santa Ana to every have to physically touch \\\ incoming deposits again, thus reducing labor and salaries from the Department. �G��Q Lei