Emergency Management Agency PPE bids and procedures (Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department)
| Multi Request | Emergency Management Agency PPE bids and procedures |
| Submitted | April 7, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Iowa Open Records Law, 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 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department
Beryl,
I have received your faxed request dated June 5, 2020. I have attached a
scan of the request as received by this office.
I will begin the process of reviewing your request. If I should have any
questions or if there will be a cost associated with fulfilling this
request, I will contact you.
I noted that the original request was dated April 7, 2020. If possible,
could you provide information on how this request was forwarded to the
department? Our fax records indicate that no faxes were received on April 7
and those received on April 8 were from robofax numbers. If it was provided
via another method, please let me know that method.
Thank you
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John R. Benson | Chief of Staff
Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
7900 Hickman Rd., Suite 500 | Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324
515.725.3208 | FAX 515.725.3260 | www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov
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From: Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department
Beryl,
In response to your attached request, please see the department's reply
with the associated documents attached.
1) HSEMD has not conducted the procurement process for PPE for the state.
Attached are the guidance documents that were provided to local agencies
for PPE procurement through the state.
2) HSEMD placed no bids for PPE.
3) HSEMD placed no bids for PPE.
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John R. Benson | Chief of Staff
Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
7900 Hickman Rd., Suite 500 | Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324
515.725.3208 | FAX 515.725.3260 | www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Mr. Benson,
Thank you so much for your help with this request. If I have additional questions, I'll be sure to send them along.
Have a great week,
Beryl
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