Correction Enterprises can sell products ONLY to specific organizations.
Who can purchase Correction Enterprises' products?
Correction Enterprises can sell its products and services to taxpayer-supported organizations only. This includes all city, county, state and federal agencies and non-profit organizations that receive government grant funding.
If you have any questions about purchase eligibility, please call our Customer Service Department toll-free at (800)241-0124 or in Raleigh at (919)716-3600
Additional Information
State of Preferential Procurement from Enterprises and Exemption from Competitive Bidding
North Carolina General Statute '148-70 declares that state agencies will give preference to Department of Correction products. The statute also exempts Department of Correction from the competitive bidding process.
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute '148-70 "All departments, institutions, and agencies of this State which are supported in whole or in part by the State shall give preference to Department of Correction products in purchasing articles and commodities which these departments, institutions, and agencies require and which are manufactured or produced within the State prison system and offered for sale to them by the Department of Correction, and no article or commodity available from the Department of Correction shall be purchased by any such State department, institution, or agency from any other source unless the prison product does not meet the standard specifications and the reasonable requirements of the department, institution, or agency as determined by the Secretary of Administration, or the requisition cannot be complied with because of an insufficient supply of the articles or commodities required. The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes respecting contracting for the purchase of all supplies, materials and equipment required by the state government of any of its departments, institutions or agencies under competitive bidding shall not apply to articles or commodities available from the Department of Correction..."
Quality & Price Policy
Correction Enterprises is legally required by the provisions of G.S. '148-70, ..."to keep the price of such articles or commodities substantially in accord with that paid by governmental agencies for similar articles and commodities of equivalent quality...by reference to competitive bidding as required by law."