Contracts and emails with Hitachi (San Francisco)

Dear Aaron Holmes:

Thank you for your interest in public records of the San Francisco Police Department ("SFPD").

The San Francisco Police Department ("SFPD") received your request, dated July 26, 2020 and given the reference number P012874-072620 for tracking purposes.

Record(s) Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

###Background###

Hitachi Social Intelligence Analyzer is a cloud-based software that allows public safety and corporate organizations to analyze social media and web pages to identify potential threats. A description of the product can be found here: ###Request###

I hereby request the following records:

- All invoices, purchases orders, contracts, loan agreements, procurement documents (but not limited to solicitation documents or notices of proposed contracts, proposed bids, unsolicited proposals, and/or documents justifying contracting without full and open competition), relating to purchases of products from Hitachi.
- All email correspondence with Hitachi from 1st January 2017 to the present.
- All marketing material related to Hitachi from 1st January 2017 to the present.

I am a journalist writing for Business Insider, and this request is being made as part of news gathering.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Aaron Holmes

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July 28, 2020 Via email requests@muckrock.com

Aaron Holmes
MuckRock News DEPT MR 98899 411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
RE: Public Records Request, dated July 26, 2020, Reference # P012874-072620
Dear Aaron Holmes:
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) received your Public Records Act request, dated July 26, 2020, on July 28, 2020.
You requested, " To Whom It May Concern:"

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

###Background###

Hitachi Social Intelligence Analyzer is a cloud-based software that allows public safety and corporate organizations to analyze social media and web pages to identify potential threats. A description of the product can be found here: <https:>

###Request###

I hereby request the following records:

- All invoices, purchases orders, contracts, loan agreements, procurement documents (but not limited to solicitation documents or notices of proposed contracts, proposed bids, unsolicited proposals, and/or documents justifying contracting without full and open competition), relating to purchases of products from Hitachi.
- All email correspondence with Hitachi from 1st January 2017 to the present.
- All marketing material related to Hitachi from 1st January 2017 to the present.

I am a journalist writing for Business Insider, and this request is being made as part of news gathering.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Aaron Holmes

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The Police Department has determined there are no responsive documents to your request. We queried the SFPD Investigations Bureau, IT Department and Fiscal Division.  There are no responsive documents.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Andraychak at 415-837-7395.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Michael Andraychak
Officer in Charge
Media Relations

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