Contract and communications with Bloomberg Finance L.P. for Bloomberg terminals (Comptroller)
| Submitted | April 28, 2014 |
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Communications
From: Conor Skelding
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:
-- Contract(s) or intent(s) to award contract(s) between the Office of the Comptroller, or the city, and Bloomberg Finance L.P. for "Bloomberg terminals" dated from January 1, 2014 through the date when this request is processed.
-- Communication between representatives or employees of the Office of the Comptroller and representatives or employees of Bloomberg Finance L.P. regarding Bloomberg terminals, dated from January 1, 2014 through the date when this request is processed. Communications include letters, emails, memoranda, and/or other messages.
In order to have this request fulfilled in a timely matter, I am willing to limit my request to clearly releasable portions of the requested documents. I reserve the right, however, to submit a new request if I am not satisfied with your response.
The news that the Office of the Comptroller intends to purchase the service from Bloomberg Finance L.P. was published online on April 28, 2014 here: http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/04/8544431/stringer-order-bloomberg-terminals
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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Conor Skelding
From: Foil
Dear Sir/Madame:
We are in receipt of your recent request for information. Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law, we anticipate responding to your request on or about June 3RD 2014
Please be advised that a 25¢ per-page copying charge will be required before any records will be released; we will advise you of the copying charge as soon as the responsive records if any are located.
Thank you for your inquiry.
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 April 28, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Foil
Dear Mr. Skelding:
In our email on May 5th 2014 we advised you that we anticipated responding to your request pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law on or about June 3rd 2014
We are still in the process of gathering and reviewing records that may be responsive to your request and now anticipate a response on or about July 3rd 2014.
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 April 28, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Foil
Dear Mr. Skelding:
We write in response to your foil request dated April 28th 2014,
Pursuant to Section 87(2)(c) of the NYS Freedom of Information Law, please be advised that your request is denied to the extent it seeks records that would impair present or imminent contract awards or collective bargaining negotiations.
To the extent we anticipate a contract responsive to your request being registered in the near future, we respectfully suggest you resubmit your request within the next 1-2 months.
Please also be advised that pursuant to Public Officers Law Section 89(4), you may, within thirty days of receiving this letter, submit a written appeal of this determination to this agency’s FOIL Appeals Officer:
FOIL Appeals Officer
Office of the General Counsel
New York City Comptroller’s Office
One Centre Street, Rm. 605
New York, NY 10007
Thank you.
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