Contracts Reportable Under Executive Order No. 6

Executive Order No. 6, “Ensuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Contracts for Personal Services,” requires agencies that enter into certain qualified personal service contracts (“QPSC”) to make a list of such contracts available on their websites.

Copies of the contracts listed below may be obtained by submitting a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the Records Access Officer as follows:

By regular mail at:
Records Access Officer
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Building 2
1220 Washington Ave
Albany, New York 12226-2050 		By fax:
518-457-4966

By electronic form:
FOIL request
Contract # Amount Contractor
C163007 $18,812,000 Annually Albany Medical Center
Contract Begin Date: 2/1/2007
Contract End Date: 1/31/2012
Contract extension: 2/1/12-1/31/2013    $22,072,895.00

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Single Source Contract.

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Albany Medical Center to provide inpatient care in a secure setting as well as outpatient services to inmates confined in correctional facilities in the North Country, Capital Region and Upper Hudson Valley regions.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C163006 $12,869,000 Annually Erie County Medical Center
Contract Begin Date: 10/1/2006
Contract End Date: 9/30/2011
Contract Extension: 10/1/2011 - 3/31/2012

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Single Source Contract.

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Erie County Medical Center to provide inpatient care in a secure setting as well as outpatient services to inmates confined in correctional facilities in the Western New York region.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C163011 $10,476,000 Annually Mount Vernon Hospital
Contract Begin Date: 9/1/2009
Contract End Date: 8/31/2014

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Single Source Contract.

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Mount Vernon Hospital to provide inpatient care in a secure setting as well as outpatient services to inmates confined in correctional facilities in the lower Hudson Valley region.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C163012 $30,754,689 Corizon, Inc
Contract Begin Date: 4/1/2012
Contract End Date: 3/31/2017

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Request For Proposal(RFP).

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Corizon, Inc to operate the 60-bed Regional Medical Unit located at Coxsackie Correctional Facility. This unit provides medical care to inmates who do not require inpatient hospital care but require medical care beyond what is available in a correctional infirmary.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C161189 $6,243,127 Annually First Transit
Contract Begin Date: 2/1/2013
Contract End Date: 1/31/2018 w/ 2 (1) year re-openers

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The contract was awarded on February 1, 2013 as a result of a Request for Proposal.

In managing inmate movement for security, health and programmatic reasons, the Department transfers approximately 180,000 inmates per year between the various facilities. The Department has evaluated the merits of owning and operating its own fleet versus leasing for fleet services and determined that there are cost savings benefits from leasing. The First Transit Contract provides a 35 coach fleet (17 40-man coaches, 18 20-man mini-coaches), drivers for the 40-man coaches, and maintenance of that fleet. First Transit coordinates all routes with the Office of Classification and Movement. Our Classification and Movement office also monitors activity to insure the contractor follows all procedures when transferring inmates between facilities, in accordance with Directive # 4017, “Inmate Transfer Procedure” and Directive # 4901, “Transporting Prisoners.”

Contract # Amount Contractor
C163009 $4,238,000 Annually Westchester Medical Center
Contract Begin Date: 6/1/2007
Contract End Date: 5/31/2012

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Single Source Contract.

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Westchester Medical Center to provide inpatient care in a secure setting as well as outpatient services to inmates confined in correctional facilities in the lower Hudson Valley region and New York City.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C161121 $9,204,000 Annually APS Healthcare Bethesda
Contract Begin Date: 12/1/2010
Contract End Date: 11/30/2015

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Request For Proposal(RFP).

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with APS Healthcare Bethesda to provide utilization review of medical services received by inmates to determine if services provided were within the standard guidelines for care. This provides an independent review of medical services provided to the inmate population.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C163008 $1,715,000 Annually Wyoming County Community Hospital
Contract Begin Date: 5/1/2007
Contract End Date: 4/30/2012
Contract extension: 5/1/12-7/31/12

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Single Source Contract.

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Wyoming County Community Hospital to provide inpatient care in a secure setting as well as outpatient services to inmates confined in correctional facilities in the Western New York region.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C160953 $1,439,000 Annually NaphCare Inc
Contract Begin Date: 4/1/2006
Contract End Date: 3/31/2011

Extension   4/1/11 - 9/30/11       $248,165
Extension 10/1/11 - 9/30/12    $1,535,032

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Naphcare, Inc. to provide on-site hemodialysis treatment to inmates incarcerated at Wende Correctional Facility.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C160948 $1,300,000 Annually NaphCare Inc
Contract Begin Date: 3/1/2006
Contract End Date: 2/28/2011

Extension 3/1/11 - 8/31/11       $468,950
Extension 9/1/11 - 9/30/12    $1,560,421

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with Naphcare, Inc. to provide on-site hemodialysis treatment to inmates incarcerated at Fishkill Correctional Facility.
Contract # Amount Contractor
C161065 $1,192,000 Annually Law Enforcement Psychological Service Inc.
Contract Begin Date: 7/1/2009
Contract End Date: 3/30/2014

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a result of Request for Proposal dated March 2, 2009.

Section 8 of NYS Correction Law authorizes the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to conduct, or to enter into agreements necessary for conducting tests for psychological screening of any applicant for employment as a correction officer with the Department. The objective of the psychological evaluations is to identify applicants who are psychologically unsuited for careers as law enforcement officers with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Contract # Amount Contractor
CM00909 $10,005,000 Annually BioReference Laboratories
Contract Begin Date: 2/1/2010
Contract End Date: 1/31/2015

Reasons for Entering Into Contract:
The original contract was awarded as a Request For Proposal (RFP).

DOCCS is mandated to provide appropriate medical care to incarcerated persons pursuant to the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. DOCCS contracted with BioReference to provide phlebotomy services and lab specimen testing for inmates statewide.