Specifications include, but are not limited to: This RFP is specifically published to select one vendor for the operation of one pilot compassion center, certified by the Department, to serve the patients registered with the MMP. A registered compassion center is a not-for-profit entity registered with the MMP that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or dispenses marijuana, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients who have been impaneled to the dispenser to cultivate marijuana for their medical use and the registered designated caregivers of these patients. Because the pilot compassion center will be operating as an independent safety compliance facility, the selected bidder will need to address items such as training and testing, as appropriate for the scale of the facility and allowed total quantity of marijuana. The physical location of the compassion center shall be selected in compliance with these legislative mandates: a. All cultivation of marijuana for registered compassion centers must take place in an enclosed, locked location at the physical address or addresses provided to the MMP during the registration process, which can only be accessed by MMP-registered compassion center agents working or volunteering for the registered compassion center b. The registered compassion center may not be located within 1,000 feet of the property line of a preexisting public or private school. c. The registered compassion center may not share office space with nor refer patients to a physician. The compassion center shall have a fully operational security alarm system at each authorized physical address that will provide suitable protection against theft and diversion. A compassion center shall ensure that usable marijuana is stored in a locked area with adequate security. At a minimum, security should be assessed, established and maintained based on: (i) The quantity of usable marijuana that will be kept on hand at each authorized location (ii) The compassion centers inventory system for tracking and dispensing usable marijuana (iii) The number of principal officers, board members, agents, volunteers or employees who have or could have access to the usable marijuana (iv) The geographic location of the compassion center (i.e.: high-crime or low-crime area) (v) The scope and sustainability of the security system and (vi) The root-cause analysis of any breach of security and/or inventory discrepancy for usable marijuana at that location.
