FL DOC contracts/MOUs re: Lake City Correctional Facility (CCA)
| Tracking # |
PRR #14-712 |
| Submitted | Feb. 7, 2015 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
• All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding (active or inactive) entered into by the Florida Department of Corrections for services and activities related to the Lake City Correctional Facility. Please include the original Invitation to Negotiate and all supplements, all materials provided by the winning bidder in response to the ITN, the contract, and all associated exhibits and attachments.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Ms. Lipton:
The Department of Corrections is in receipt of an email public records request dated February 7, 2015 directed to Florida Department of Corrections, Public Records Unit, for • All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding (active or inactive) entered into by the Florida Department of Corrections for services and activities related to the Lake City Correctional Facility. Please include the original Invitation to Negotiate and all supplements, all materials provided by the winning bidder in response to the ITN, the contract, and all associated exhibits and attachments.
Please be advised that I have forwarded your request to Gail Hillhouse, Senior Management Analyst Manager, Office of Procurement and Contract Management, for review and response. If any records are determined to exist, the above custodian will provide your office) an invoice for production of the records and, upon receipt of payment, the records will be provided in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes and Sec. 945.10, Florida Statutes.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at (850) 717-3615.
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Dianne H. Houpt
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
Phone: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: houpt.dianne@mail.dc.state.fl.us
Our Vision: "Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida".
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Ms. Lipton:
This request is numbered PRR#14-712
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Dianne H. Houpt
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
Phone: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: houpt.dianne@mail.dc.state.fl.us
Our Vision: "Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida".
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Gail:
The request has been logged as PRR #14-712 and I would ask that you use this number in all future correspondence with me.
Once you determine the existence of any responsive documents, please review and follow Procedure 102.008 Public Records Requests with regard to redactions of confidential information, if any exists. You should also use the DC1-201 Invoice for Production of Records relating to payment, if applicable, and the appropriate statutory authority for the redactions.
If you are not sending an invoice, please send your response to the Requestor to me and I will forward it to the Requestor, Ms. Lipton, pursuant to Procedure 102.008 for records coming from Central Office.
If you are sending an invoice, if applicable, please send the invoice to me and I will forward it to the Requestor, pursuant to Procedure 102.008 for records coming from Central Office. I will advise you when payment has been received so that you can prepare the records for transmittal.
If you have any questions, please contact me prior to release of the records. Thank you Gail.
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Dianne H. Houpt
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
Phone: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: houpt.dianne@mail.dc.state.fl.us
Our Vision: "Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida".
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Ms. Lipton:
Please response below from Ms. Hillhouse relating to Lake City CF. This completes your PRR#14-712. Thank you.
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Dianne H. Houpt
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
Phone: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: houpt.dianne@mail.dc.state.fl.us
Our Vision: "Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida".
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
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From: Hillhouse, Gail
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:22 AM
To: Houpt, Dianne S.
Cc: Smith, William A.
Subject: RE: PRR#14-712: FL DOC contracts/MOUs re: Lake City Correctional Facility (CCA)
In response to PRR# 14-712 Lake City Correctional Facility is a private correctional facility and all information should be requested from the Department of Management Services, Private Prison section under the direction of Michael Weber. His email address is: Michael.weber@dms.myflorida.com<mailto:Michael.weber@dms.myflorida.com>
Information such as all private prison contracts and amendments, can also be found at the following website:
http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/private_prison_monitoring
Thank you
Gail Hillhouse
Operations Manager, Contract Administration
Bureau of Contract Management and Monitoring
850-717-3681
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
• All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding (active or inactive) entered into by the Florida Department of Corrections for services and activities related to the Lake City Correctional Facility. Please include the original Invitation to Negotiate and all supplements, all materials provided by the winning bidder in response to the ITN, the contract, and all associated exhibits and attachments.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 7, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #14-712.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 7, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #14-712.
Thank you for your help.