Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. PHP Healthcare Corp.

This case presents a contract dispute between the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Department), appellant, and the PHP Healthcare Corporation (PHP), appellee, over the provision of health care services to the State’s prison inmate population in Baltimore, Maryland. It began when the Department issued a solicitation for proposals to provide such services. In response, PHP, among others, submitted a proposal. That proposal was accepted, and the Department and PHP entered into a health services contract.

During the course of that contract, it became apparent to PHP…