Army Futures Command HQ Bid (Mayor's Office)
| Tracking # |
1643 |
| Multi Request | Army Futures Command HQ Bid |
| Submitted | May 11, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | July 3, 2018 |
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From: T.J. Kenney
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the bid submitted in response to the U.S. Army's request for proposals for the site of its Futures Command headquarters, any contracts with third-party providers for services rendered regarding the Futures Command bid, and any marketing budgets regarding Futures Command-related expenditures from August 1st, 2017 to the date this request is processed.
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,
T.J. Kenney
From: Mayor's Office
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear requests@muckrock.com,
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From: Mayor's Office
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LAW DEPARTMENT One Parkway Building 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Marcel S. Pratt City Solicitor Re: FW: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Army Futures Command HQ Bid (Mayor's Office) Request #: 1643 Dear T.J. Kenney: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (“City”) with your request for information. A brief description of your request(s) as well as the City’s internal tracking number can be found below. Please note at the outset that requests for records to state and local agencies in Pennsylvania are generally governed by the Commonwealth’s Right-To-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq., (the “Act” or “RTK Law”). Be advised that we will be asserting the City’s right to an additional thirty (30) calendar days to review the request as provided for by the Act. This right is being asserted for the following reasons: a) Bona fide staffing limitations (in retrieving and reviewing the record(s) requested); b) A legal review is necessary to determine whether the record(s) is a record(s) subject to access under the Act; c) To determine if the request requires the redaction of a public record(s); d) The extent or nature of the request precludes a response within the required time period. We will contact you regarding this request within thirty (30) calendar days as required by law. Respectfully, Jill I. Freeman Deputy City Solicitor (215) 683-5069 (fax) Tracking #: Kenney 1643 Request Summary: Bid submitted in response to U.S. Army's RFP for sites for its Futures Command headquarters, and related records. Original Request:
Rec’d: 5/14/18
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 May 11, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mayor's Office
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear T.J. Kenney,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within 5 business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day.
Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you are seeking a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25.00. The City of Philadelphia is often confused with other entities, such as the ones below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Mayor's Office
Dear Mr. Kenney,
The City is continuing to process your attached request but it requires additional time to do so. The City has been processing a very high volume of requests and appeals recently which has strained its capacity to respond. Thus, would you kindly grant the City an extension of time until 7/11/18 to respond to your request?
Robert L. Kieffer, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor, Right to Know Division
City of Philadelphia Law Department
1515 Arch Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-5032 (Phone)
(215) 683-5069 (Fax)
From: T.J. Kenney
I certainly want to help out the City when I can. For the subject matter of this particular request, however, there is a big announcement coming up this month.
Let me explain: This request is about Philadelphia competing to be the headquarters for the Army's new Futures Command. According to press reports, Philly is a finalist in the competition, and the Secretary of the Army will announce the winner by the end of the month (i.e. within the next 15 calendar days).
Ref: http://www.phillytrib.com/news/army-scouting-philly-other-big-cities-for-new-command-hq/article_e661c3aa-4c80-59fa-a960-b7ff3085f9ce.html
I wouldn't normally have an issue with waiting until July 11th, but for the sake of public transparency, it would be much better for the documents to be released prior to the Army's announcement. Is there any way to have the processing expedited?
From: Mayor's Office
Hi Mr. Kenney,
I’m not familiar with the timeline regarding the potential announcement so I apologize for any confusion there. I can try to expedite this but we will require more time simply due to the volume of requests and appeals we have been processing recently. Would you be amenable to an extension until 7/3/18?
Thank you,
Robert
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From: T.J. Kenney
Okay, thanks for meeting with me in the middle. I can take an extension until 7/3/18.
From: Mayor's Office
Dear Mr. Kenney, Attached please find the final response to your Right to Know Law request. Thank you,
Robert L. Kieffer
Assistant City Solicitor
(215) 683-5032 (Tel.)
(215) 683-5069 (fax)
From: T.J. Kenney
Thanks for the assistance. You can close this one out.
From: Mayor's Office
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear T.J. Kenney,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within 5 business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day. If you do not receive an email within 5 business days, please contact the City immediately as occasionally a requester's spam blocking service interferes with the delivery of our emails and we are not aware of the issue. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you are seeking a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25.00. The City of Philadelphia is often confused with other entities, such as the ones below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
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