The New River Valley Regional Jail Authority (the “Authority”) owns and operates the New River Valley Regional Jail facility (“Facility”), serving the counties of Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, and the City of Radford. The Authority utilizes state-of-the-art technology throughout the facility in accomplishing its mission of service to the region. The Authority is soliciting expressions of interest from qualified firms to provide non-coin-operated inmate telephone services to the Facility, which is expected to entail installation, consulting, and maintenance services for the Authority. As part of the inmate telephone services, the successful offeror will evaluate any hardware and/or software needs, and will provide all such hardware or software as deemed necessary. The successful offeror will perform all startup and installation activities related to the provision of inmate telephone services and will provide all maintenance required to maintain reliable service. The Authority intends to enter a contract for a term of no less than 12 months, and no more than thirty-six (36) months, with the possibility of renewal for additional (12) month service periods.
