Emergency Management Agency PPE bids and procedures (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency)
| Tracking # |
2020-0021 |
| Multi Request | Emergency Management Agency PPE bids and procedures |
| Submitted | April 7, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
We are currently unable to process your request for records due to the Governor’s directive to close Commonwealth of Pennsylvania business offices effective March 16, 2020, in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within Pennsylvania. PEMA business offices remain closed pursuant to the Governor’s directive while PEMA dedicates all efforts to public safety amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Please be assured that we will process your request immediately upon the re-opening of PEMA business offices. Thank you.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act 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: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Ms. Lipton:
Please see the attached electronic copy of our response letter dated today, June 5, 2020, in regard to your Right-to-Know Law request.
Thank you!
Jo Wright
Agency Open Records Officer
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-0021.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and pursuant to the orders issued by the Governor and the Secretary of Health, the Department of General Services continues to remain closed. The days our offices are closed will not be considered "business days" or "calendar days" for purposes of calculating due dates pursuant to the Right to Know Law. We will respond to all Right to Know Law matters as promptly as possible once our offices have been reopened.
From: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached response from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), which was sent on June 5, 2020.
In our response, we indicated that although we did not have the records you sought, we would be forwarding your request to the Pennsylvania Department of General Services and to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, since those agencies may have records responsive to your request. However, we also noted that you will need to make a request directly to each of the aforementioned agencies that is 1) in writing; 2) states that it is being made pursuant to the RTKL; and, 3) is addressed to the Agency Open Records Officer of that agency . . .”
Thank you for following up.
Jo Wright
Agency Open Records Officer
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-0021.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and pursuant to the orders issued by the Governor and the Secretary of Health, the Department of General Services continues to remain closed. The days our offices are closed will not be considered "business days" or "calendar days" for purposes of calculating due dates pursuant to the Right to Know Law. We will respond to all Right to Know Law matters as promptly as possible once our offices have been reopened.
From: Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (“RTKL”), your request to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (“PEMA”) (Request #2020-0021) closed on June 5, 2020, following PEMA’s final response to you on that date. In PEMA’s final response, PEMA referred you to two other Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth”) agencies: the Pennsylvania Department of General Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. However, as the requestor, you must proactively make new requests to those two Commonwealth agencies as laid out in PEMA’s final response to you. PEMA provided that final response on June 5, June 22, and we attach it here. Again, pursuant to the RTKL, you must make an RTKL request directly to each one of those agencies.
If you have further questions, please provide us with a name and contact number, and we will be happy to set up a phone call with you and PEMA’s Records Legal Liaison to answer any questions.
Thank you.
Agency Open Records Officer
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
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