Emergency Management Agency PPE bids and procedures (Office of Emergency Services)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

• The current procedure for procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) on behalf of agencies and entities within the jurisdiction of this office. If this office manages PPE requests for county, local, or private entities, please also provide any guiding material for soliciting, receiving, organizing, and fulfilling those requests.

• Any bids placed by this agency for the acquisition of PPE for this office or on behalf of any entity within the jurisdiction of this agency.

• Any available spreadsheet or aggregate information related to bids for PPE. Please provide all available segregable data, including but not limited to the source, the quantity, and the success of the bid.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

Hello Mr. Gronsky,

Thank you so much for your help with this request. Would your office be able to process the amended CPRA request found below, please?

Thank you for your time and help.

All the best,
Beryl
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records pertaining to this agency's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE):

• Any available spreadsheet, database, or aggregate up-to-date information sufficient to show this agency's attempted and actual purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE). Please provide all available segregable data, including but not limited to the vendor and source, the quantity, the estimated date the purchase will arrive, and the actual date of delivery.

• Any available spreadsheet, database, or aggregate up-to-date information sufficient to show this agency's actual spending on PPE products.

• Any available spreadsheet, database, or aggregate up-to-date information sufficient to show all donations of PPE made to this agency, including by all corporate, private, or nonprofit actors.

• Any available spreadsheet, database, or log sufficient to show all requests made to this agency by state, county, or local representatives requesting PPE and all disbursements of PPE provided by this agency to other entities.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton