The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction wants to continue working with a Minerva company for its inmate glove-making operation.
The state prison system has asked the Ohio Controlling Board to waive bidding procedures and contract with Technical Dipping Solutions LLC on the project, which also involves Summit Glove, the University of Akron and Ohio Penal Industries.
Technical Dipping Solutions and Summit Glove are sister companies.
If approved, the company would receive a total of $1.1 million for consulting and design work, and $5.3 million for materials over a two-year period beginning in fiscal year 2026.
The state Controlling Board is scheduled to meet Aug. 25.
The partners launched the glove-making operation a few years ago at the Madison Correctional Institution in London.
The operation is expected to produce about 20 million nitrile gloves each year.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Ohio wants to contract with Technical Dipping Solutions on glove work
