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Chapter 123:5-3 | Community Rehabilitation Programs

 
 
 
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Rule 123:5-3-01 | Definitions.
 

For the purposes of this chapter:

(A) "Agent" means an entity that the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs has certified pursuant to rule 123:5-3-03 of the Administrative Code, to perform those functions described in section 125.605 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Office" means the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs.

(C) "Administrator" means the employee of the department of administrative services designated by the director to serve as the administrator of the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs.

(D) "Qualified nonprofit agency" means any community rehabilitation program, as defined in section 125.60 of the Revised Code, that the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs has certified pursuant to rule 123:5-3-02 of the Administrative Code.

(E) "State" means the state of Ohio.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603
Amplifies: RC 125.60, 125.604, 125.605
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2007
Rule 123:5-3-02 | Certification of a community rehabilitation program.
 

(A) Any community rehabilitation program seeking certification as a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to section 125.604 of the Revised Code, shall apply to the administrator of the office. The community rehabilitation program shall make the application on a form provided by and in a manner prescribed by the office.

(B) To qualify for certification the community rehabilitation program must provide the administrator with the following:

(1) A completed application with the duly notarized signature of its chief executive officer;

(2) A copy of its mission statement and by-laws which document its purpose as providing employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities;

(3) A legible copy of certification by the Ohio secretary of state indicating that the community rehabilitation program is a nonprofit corporation according to Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code;

(4) A legible copy of a letter of determination issued by the United States internal revenue service indicating the community rehabilitation program's status as a tax exempt entity;

(5) A legible copy of a current, valid certificate issued to the community rehabilitation program by the United States government, department of labor, wage and hour division, permitting the payment of wages that are commensurate to the productivity of an individual with a work limiting disability if applicable;

(6) A statement of assurance, with the duly notarized signature of its chief executive officer, of current and ongoing compliance with all applicable occupations health and safety laws, rules, standards, and codes promulgated by the federal government and this state;

(7) A statement of assurance, with the duly notarized signature of its chief executive officer, that the annual total of all direct labor furnished by the community rehabilitation program in the manufacture of goods and provisions of services whether or not related to the federal or state government set aside programs, is at a quota of not less than seventy five per cent provided by persons with work limiting disabilities as defined by section 125.60 of the Revised Code. It also must verify that:

(a) Direct labor provided at any work site that is separate from the community rehabilitation program's primary address, and is performed between the hours of seven a.m. and eleven p.m. must be at a cumulative annual quota of not less than sixty per cent provided by persons with work limiting disabilities.

(b) Direct labor provided at any work site that is separate from the community rehabilitation program's address, and is performed between the hours of one minute after eleven p.m. and six fifty-nine a.m. is exempt from consideration when computing compliance to the specific work site quota, or the cumulative annual quota requirements regarding the provision of labor by persons with work limiting disabilities.

(c) Direct labor provided at any work site that is separate from the community rehabilitation program's primary address, and is performed during the first sixty days of a newly awarded contract is exempt from consideration when computing the compliance to individual site quota requirements of provision of labor by persons with work limiting disabilities as defined by section 125.60 of the Revised Code.

(C) Upon receipt, review and approval of the application and other required documentation, the administrator shall certify a community rehabilitation program as a qualified nonprofit agency. A certification may be issued for a period of three years.

(D) A community rehabilitation program may renew its certification by submitting a renewal application up to ninety days prior to expiration of its current certification on a form and in a manner prescribed by the office. Failure to apply for recertification in a timely manner may result in the denial of recertification and the community rehabilitation program must submit a new application.

(E) The administrator shall inform each community rehabilitation program of a decision of certification or recertification, in writing. If the administrator determines that a community rehabilitation program did not adequately demonstrate that the program met the certification requirements as set forth in this section, the administrator shall state the basis for the decision in writing to the affected community rehabilitation program.

(F) The administrator may suspend or revoke a current certification, or deny renewal of a community rehabilitation program's certification as a qualified nonprofit agency, if any of the following circumstances occur:

(1) The community rehabilitation program no longer meets the criteria set forth in this section, and in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code;

(2) The administrator determines that the community rehabilitation program is not adequately performing its responsibilities pursuant to all applicable contract terms;

(3) The community rehabilitation program fails to timely provide the office with any reports required pursuant to rules 123:5-3-04 and 123:5-3-05 of the Administrative Code;

(4) The administrator determines that suspension, revocation or denial is in the best interest of the state. Such reasons include, but are not limited to, findings of business fraud and business debarment by the federal government, or debarment by Ohio or any other state;

(5) The community rehabilitation program fails to satisfactorily respond to or cure all complaints to vendor filed by a government ordering office; or

(6) The community rehabilitation program intentionally misrepresented material facts in the application or recertification process.

(G) Suspension or revocation of certification as a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, may cause the immediate cancellations of all contracts or agreements to purchase products or services from the community rehabilitation program.

(H) The administrator's determinations concerning certification are final.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603
Amplifies: RC 125.60, 125.603, 125.604
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2007
Rule 123:5-3-04 | Quarterly report.
 

(A) Each qualified nonprofit agency and each certified agent shall file a quarterly report with the office by October fifteenth, January fifteenth, April fifteenth, and July fifteenth of each year, summarizing the procurement activity of each government ordering office with that entity for the previous quarter pursuant to the requirements set forth in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

Each certified entity shall provide the quarterly summary report on a form provided by and in a manner prescribed by the office which shall include the following as is appropriate to each entity:

(1) As to qualified nonprofit agencies

(a) The total dollar value of purchases made by a government ordering office during the preceding quarter for products and services where the qualified nonprofit agency was the contractor of record.

(b) Any other information the office deems necessary.

(2) As to certified agents:

(a) A list of all qualified nonprofit agencies that the agent has contracted with the provide agent services.

(b) The total dollars value of purchases made by a government ordering office during the preceding quarter for products and services where the agent of a qualified nonprofit agency was the contractor of record.

(c) Any other information the office deems necessary.

(B) The administrator shall notify each qualified nonprofit agency and each certified agent that has not submitted a quarterly report as required by paragraph (A) of this rule that the entity has thirty days to submit the report. The administrator shall provide such notification in writing. The administrator may suspend or revoke the certification of any entity that fails to comply with the reporting requirements set forth is this rule.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 125.603
Amplifies: 125.603
Five Year Review Date: 3/17/2024
Rule 123:5-3-05 | Annual report.
 

(A) The administrator of the office may request annual information from a government ordering office including:

(1) An overview of the government ordering office's purchasing process related to the procurement of products and services and any safeguards which assure compliance to the requirements contained in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(2) The total dollars expended during the preceding fiscal year for purchase of products and services which appear on the procurement list, from a qualified nonprofit agency or an agent of a qualified nonprofit agency.

(3) Any other information the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs may determine advantageous.

(B) Each certified agent, names as the contractor of record, shall file an annual report with the office by August fifteenth of each year summarizing that agent's activity for the preceding fiscal year pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

Each agent shall provide the annual report on a form provided by and in a manner prescribed by the office, and shall include the following:

(1) A list of all qualified nonprofit agencies with which the agent contracted during the preceding fiscal year to produce products or provide services, and

(2) The total dollar value of purchases made by a government ordering office during the preceding fiscal year for products and services where the agent of a qualified nonprofit agency was the contractor of records, and

(3) Any other information the office determines necessary.

(C) Each qualified nonprofit agency, certified pursuant to section 125.604 of the Revised Code, shall file an annual report with the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs by August fifteenth of each year summarizing that qualified nonprofit agency's activity for the preceding fiscal year as related to the requirements sets forth in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

Each qualified nonprofit agency shall provide the annual report on a form provided by and in a manner prescribed by the office, and shall include the following information:

(1) The total number of all individuals who worked to manufacture products or provide services whether furnished directly to or furnished on behalf of an agent of the qualified nonprofit agency to government ordering offices pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(2) The total number of individuals with work-limiting disabilities who worked to manufacture products or provide services whether furnished directly to, or furnished on behalf of an agent of the qualified nonprofit agency to government ordering office pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(3) The total number of all direct labor hours worked to manufacture products or provide services whether furnished directly to, or furnished on behalf of an agent of the qualified nonprofit agency, to a government ordering office pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(4) The total number of direct labor hours worked by individuals with work-limiting disabilities in the manufacture of products of provision of services to a government ordering office pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, whether furnished indirectly, or furnished on behalf of, an agent of the qualified nonprofit agency.

(5) The total dollar value of purchases made by a government ordering office during the preceding fiscal year for products and services where the qualified nonprofit agency was the contractor of record.

(6) Any other information the office deems necessary.

(D) The administrator shall notify each certified agent and each qualified nonprofit agency that has not submitted an annual report as required by paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule that the agent or qualified nonprofit agency has fifteen days to submit the report. The administrator may suspend or revoke the certification of any agent or qualified nonprofit agency that fails to comply with the reporting requirements set forth in this rule.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603
Amplifies: RC 125.603, 125.604, 125.605
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Rule 123:5-3-07 | Release of a government ordering office from purchasing requirements.
 

(A) A government ordering office may apply for a waiver from the requirement to procure a particular product or service or a category of products or services on a form provided, and in the manner prescribed by the office.

(B) The administrator may grant a government ordering office a waiver from the requirement to procure a particular product or service or a category of products or services if the office determines:

(1) There is no qualified nonprofit agency or a qualified nonprofit agency represented by an agent available or willing to provide the requested product or service; or

(2) The office determines that a qualified nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit agency represented by an agent, that is willing to provide the requested product or service, but is not qualified or capable to provide that product or service; or

(3) The government ordering office is or has been dissatisfied with substantially similar or same products or services provided by a willing qualified nonprofit agency or the qualified nonprofit agency represented by an agent and has reported its dissatisfaction to the office or the office possesses specific information indicating such dissatisfaction, or

(4) The office government ordering office made a good faith effort to reach agreement with the willing qualified nonprofit agency or an agent representing a qualified nonprofit agency regarding price, terms and specifications but could not reach such agreement.

(C) The administrator may deny the request for waiver. If denied, the government ordering office may submit its request to the director of administrative services. The director's determination shall be final.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603
Amplifies: RC 125.607, 125.609
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2007
Rule 123:5-3-08 | Release from purchasing requirements for failure to perform.
 

(A) The administrator may release a government ordering office from the requirement of continuing to purchase a product or service pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, when the government ordering office of their duly appointed designee demonstrates that all of the following conditions exist:

(1) The government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee determines that the service provider/product producer is failing to adequately or properly perform its contractual obligations.

(2) The government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, provides the office and service provider/product producer with a detailed notice of the deficiencies or failure to properly perform by the contractor of record.

(3) The government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, and the office agree to an appropriate period of time to allow the services provider/product producer an opportunity to cure the deficiencies or failures.

(4) After the period to cure, as described above, has ended, the government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, provides the office with a detailed report outlining the results of the service provider/product producer attempt to cure the deficiencies or failures.

(5) The government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, requests that the office grant a release to the government ordering office from the requirement to continue to purchase the product or service pursuant to the requirements in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(B) The administrator of the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs shall review all information provided pursuant to paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(5) of this rule and determine whether the service provider/product producer cured the performance issues within the designated time frame. If the administrator determines that the services provider/product producer properly cured the deficiencies or failures, then the administrator shall not release the government ordering office from the purchasing requirements set forth in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. Unless the administrator determines that it is not advantageous to the state for the government ordering office to continue to purchase the product or service from the qualified nonprofit agency or agent.

(C) If upon review of the information provide pursuant to paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(5) of this rule, the administrator determines that the service provider/product producer did not adequately cure the deficiencies inn performance or failures, the administrator may release the government ordering office from compliance with the purchasing requirements of sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 125.603
Amplifies: 125.603, 125.609
Five Year Review Date: 3/17/2024
Rule 123:5-3-09 | Updating procurement list: adding an item to the procurement list.
 

(A) The office will not consider adding a product or service to the procurement list available for government ordering office pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code unless and until the following conditions are met:

(1) The requesting government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, provides the office with detailed description of the products or services required.

(2) A qualified nonprofit agency or an agent representing a qualified nonprofit agency willing to provide the requested product or service, shall furnish to the office, detailed information describing other similar or same products or services currently being provided, or any other information which serves to demonstrate their current capability. Additionally, the qualified nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit agency represented by an agent shall furnish information on how it proposes to provide the specific products or services being considered.

(3) The government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee and the qualified nonprofit agency or the agent representing a qualified nonprofit agency provides the office with a negotiated and agreed upon cost to provide the requested products or services.

(B) If the government ordering office, or their duly appointed designee, and the qualified nonprofit agency or the agent representing a qualified nonprofit agency are unable to reach an agree upon price by mutual negotiation, then upon the request of one of the entities, the office may attempt to establish a fair market price for the service or product.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603
Amplifies: RC 125.603, 125.606
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Rule 123:5-3-10 | Selection of qualified nonprofit agencies.
 

(A) When more than one qualified nonprofit agency desires to provide a requested product or service to a government ordering office, the administrator shall select a qualified nonprofit agency to provide the requested product or service. The administrator can consider any of the following:

(1) The stated preference for the selection of a particular qualified nonprofit agency by the government ordering office.

(2) Geographic proximity of the qualified nonprofit agencies to the specified work site for a requested service.

(3) The dollar value of any other contracts held by the interested qualified nonprofit agencies immediately prior to the selection of a qualified nonprofit agency to provide a requested product or service pursuant to the procurement requirements set forth in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(4) The lowest and best cost to provide the requested product or service as submitted by each of the interested qualified nonprofit agencies.

(5) Past performance of the qualified nonprofit agency on any other contract with a government ordering office pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

(6) The projected number of employees of the individual qualified nonprofit agencies who are persons with work limiting disabilities as defined in paragraph (C) of rule 123:5-03-01 of the Administrative Code.

(7) Any other criteria the administrator deems necessary and appropriate to assure the selections of a specific qualified nonprofit agency which is in the best interest of the state.

(B) After the administrator selects a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to the criteria set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule, the administrator shall inform the governmental ordering office and each of the interested qualified nonprofit agencies of the selection decision.

(C) The administrator's decisions concerning the selection of a qualified nonprofit agency to provide a product or service are final.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603, 125.607
Amplifies: RC 125.607
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2007
Rule 123:5-3-11 | Authority to audit.
 

The administrator shall have full authority to audit or cause to be audited, any contract or agreement, and all records associated with or related to those contracts or agreements, between a qualified nonprofit agency or the agent of a qualified nonprofit agency and a government ordering office or their duly appointed designee pursuant to any activity authorized by sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. Failure to permit the requested audit or failure to provide access to all records, documents or files may be grounds for suspension or revocation of the certification of the qualified nonprofit agency or certified agency pursuant to rules 123:5-3-02 and 123:5-3-03 of the Administrative Code.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 125.6012
Amplifies: 125.6012
Five Year Review Date: 3/17/2024
Rule 123:5-3-12 | Monitoring the purchasing activities of a government ordering office.
 

The office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs may periodically and routinely review and monitor the purchasing practices and activities of government ordering offices and their duly appointed designees for compliance with the requirements promulgated in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. As part of its report of its activities, the administrator shall submit to the director of administrative services a copy of each review performed of the practices and activities of government ordering offices monitored over the past year.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: RC 125.603, 125.607, 125.6012
Amplifies: RC 125.603, 125.607, 125.6012
Five Year Review Date: 7/17/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2007