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KCN RFP #06-151 <br />KCN is the nation's leading producer of products manufactured specifically for the <br />corrections industry. KCN has made such great product innovations as; putting <br />coffee and tuna in a pouch, clear product windows, and resealable packaging. KCN <br />has a large selection of exclusive products superior in flavor, taste, freshness and <br />more active ingredients than many name brand products, with the added benefit of <br />correctional friendly packaging. <br />KCN manufactures and distributes commissary items specifically designed for the <br />correctional industry. KCN's high quality private label brands combined with our <br />relationships with major manufacturers such as Colgate-Palmolive, Maruchan, <br />Lever, Proctor and Gamble, etc. give KCN an advantage over competitors. KCN <br />gets direct shipments from manufacturers to ensure product availability. We are <br />not a middle man nor are we reliant upon others besides the major manufacturers <br />for our products. KCN products are sold in over 2,500 correctional facilities <br />nationwide. KCN does not carry any items containing' alcohol. All containers are <br />made of non -breakable materials. KCN continues to;increase our product line by <br />finding new <br />innovations. <br />been the cor <br />with this hig <br />products! <br />KCN prints monthly':) <br />responsibility for its..e <br />backorders, and no s <br />Facility. In an unlike <br />source products from <br />omer service, value, aft <br />success. KCN will ensp <br />A or replace it. We sta <br />product <br />products have <br />will be delivered <br />show usage's by product per month. KCN accepts <br />itory and will ensure high quality products, no <br />Lwithout ample notification and approval from the <br />e"ao'experience a "1Qw stock" status; we would <br />144istribution centers around the country. <br />All KCN food products will be properly labeled. Only'fresh and legal products will <br />be sold. Any items found to be defective or not meeting. specifications will be picked <br />up and replaced by KCN. <br />KCN manages inventory on a daily basis, with reporting structures to ensure <br />available product amounts. Extensive physical inventories are completed twice a <br />year. Inventory balances will be made available upon request from the City. <br />KCN utilizes a "Fust in, first out" rotation to ensure products are within expiration <br />dates. In addition all Products are date coded. Storage from distribution to facility <br />will be sustained in secured areas. At the time orders are pulled, orders are <br />identified by an employee number (no employee names are used) to maintain <br />correct fulfillment. Orders are sealed and delivered to the inmate population <br />unopened. The KCN warehouse is a secured area monitored by video surveillance. <br />The City is welcome at any of our warehouse and/or distribution centers, at any <br />time, to inspect KCN's warehouse storage areas, transportation vehicles, and test <br />