7500 Security Blvd. catering (CMS)

An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.

The request has been forwarded from one agency to another agency or department for further review or follow up.

Good afternoon Mr. Jason Smathers,

Upon further review of your December 17, 2013 request, it has been
determined this does not fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. General
Services Administration. We are referring your attached FOIA request to
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FOIA Office at:the following:

CMS Online FOIA Request: FOIA_Request@cms.hhs.gov
CMS Freedom of Information Act Office Service Center CMS FOIA Contacts

- CMS FOIA Office Service Center, (410) 786-5353, fax (410) 786-0474
- Michael Marquis, Freedom of Information Act Officer and Chief FOIA
Liaison
- Joseph Tripline, FOIA Public Liaison

*Helpful Hints to Consider Before Filing a FOIA Request*

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Please explore our A-Z
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lists newly posted publicly available CMS information and datasets.

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How to File a CMS FOIA Request

*Step 1* -In order to make a FOIA request, simply e-mail
FOIA_Request@cms.hhs.gov <FOIA_Request@cms.hhs.gov> or write to the CMS
FOIA Office or the appropriate CMS Regional Office. The addresses and fax
numbers for the CMS FOIA Office and the addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail
addresses for the CMS Regional Offices are available at the "Where to File"
link below.

*Step 2* -For the quickest possible handling, please mark both your letter
and the envelope "Freedom of Information Act Request." You should identify
the records that you seek as specifically as possible in order to increase
the likelihood that the CMS will be able to locate them. Any facts that you
can furnish about the time, place, authors, events, subjects, and other
details of the records will be helpful to us in deciding where to search
for the records that you seek.
We have provided several sample FOIA request letters that you may want to
use as a guide based on the type of information you are requesting from CMS.

*Step 3* -Please note that if you are requesting medical records for
someone other than yourself, you will need to complete a Medicare
Authorization To Disclose Personal Health Information form along with your
request. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
authorization form can be found in "Downloads" as Medicare Authorization To
Disclose Personal Health Information. If the individual signing the valid
authorization is not the beneficiary, then a Power of Attorney must be
provided along with your request.

*Step 4* -If you are requesting medical records for a deceased person, you
must either A) include a copy of the document authenticating your authority
as the executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act upon the
behalf of the person for whom records are sought (such as probate court
document, or orders of administration and/or executorship); or B) if you
are not the executor of the estate, you must include a signed release
authorization from the legal representative of the deceased, as well as the
document authenticating the representative's authority (such as probate
court document, or orders of administration and/or executorship).
How We Process Your Request

When CMS receives your FOIA request it is entered into the automated
tracking system and assigned a control number. A FOIA analyst will review
your request to understand the types(s) or records you wish to obtain and
assign your request to the appropriate program office(s) to search for
responsive records. You will receive an acknowledgement letter with a
control number and instructions for checking the status of your request.

A FOIA analyst will conduct a line-by-line review of records responsive to
your request and prepare a release determination for issuance by the CMS
FOIA Officer or designee.

For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions download
below.
This referral officially closes out FOIA processing with the U.S. General
Services Administration.

We hope this information has been of assistance to you.

Take care

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Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Mr. Smathers,

Please contact Vendetta Dutton at 410-786-0519.

Thank you,

CMS/Division of Freedom of Information
410-786-5353

Please contact Vendetta Dutton.

Breita M. Gillard
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs
Openness, Transparency & Accountability Group
Division of Freedom of Information
7500 Security Blvd, Mail Stop: N2-20-16
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Direct: 410-786-5126
Fax: 410-786-0474
Email: breita.gillard@cms.hhs.gov

A no responsive documents response.

Good morning Mr. Jason Smathers:

We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control *FOIA I.Q.
number 264310*. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence
concerning this request. We have twenty (20) workdays in which to respond
(excluding Federal Holidays). Based on this, we anticipate response on or
prior to *March 4, 2014*.

However, it may not always be possible to provide the documents within this
time period. In some cases, we may take an extension and will advise you.
Please be advised that your request may be subject to fees for search,
review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given
an estimate of the costs. All estimates are developed in Good Faith and
are based on our reasonable judgment. However, due to the unique nature of
each request and complexity of documents involved, actual costs to search
and review the material may vary. You will be notified of fees, time
frames and any other issues prior to and throughout the process.

Please feel free to contact this office at our Toll Free Number
1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov to inquire about the status
of your request. If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester
Service Center, please contact Mr. Ralph L. Boldt, Public FOIA Liaison
Officer at (202) 501-3094 or by email at Ralph.Boldt@gsa.gov.

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Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good Evening Mr. Smathers:

Thank you for your email status inquiry on GSA FOIA 264310.

The FOIA request is currently under final review and concurrences and after
we obtain final concurrence from the GSA FOIA Requester Service Office, we
will release the final responsive documents to you.

The time frame of this process will be determined if edits and redactions
on the final responsive documents are needed.

We appreciate your continued patience during the processing of your FOIA
Request. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office
at our Toll Free Number 1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov.

Thank you kindly.

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Respectfully,

Hyacinth Perrault
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Dear Mr. Smathers:

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
referral (GSA number 264310), dated November 15, 2013, in which you
requested food service and catering services at 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore Maryland that was submitted to us from HHS, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMMS). Specifically, you requested copies of bills
and receipts for food and or catering services at 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore MD handled by CMMS in October 2013 thru November 25, 2013.

Please be advised that although the food service contract was awarded and
is administered by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) this
agency is not responsible for providing these services, and does not have
any bills and or receipts for food and catering services for the CMS. Any
catering services provided to CMS would have been contracted with the
vendor directly by that agency. It is recommended that this request be
directed to the attention of:

Mr. Michael Marquis, Director

Division of Freedom of Information

7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop N2-20-16

Baltimore, MD 21244

Phone 410-786-5352

michael.marquis@cms.hhs.gov

Since GSA does not have documentation within the scope of your request,
this does not constitute a denial. However, you can appeal the adequacy of
GSA’s search by writing within 120 days of your receipt of this letter to
the following address:

U.S. General Services Administration

Freedom of Information Act Office (H1C)

Room 7308

1800 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20405

Your appeal must be in writing and should contain a brief statement of the
reasons why you believe GSA should have the requested information. Enclose
a copy of your initial request and this denial. Both the appeal letter and
envelope should be marked prominently, "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."

Should you have any questions related to this FOIA, please contact Dan
Cruz, Press Secretary at 202.357.9587 or by email at dan.cruz@gsa.gov.

Sincerely,

*Travis Lewis*

FOIA Program Manager

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transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
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Good morning Mr. Jason Smathers,

We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control *GSA
FOIA I.Q. number 270048*. Please refer to this number in all future
correspondence concerning this request. We have twenty (20) workdays in
which to respond (excluding Federal Holidays). Based on this, we
anticipate response on or prior to *July 3, 2014*.

However, it may not always be possible to provide the documents within this
time period. In some cases, we may take an extension and will advise you.
Please be advised that your request may be subject to fees for search,
review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given
an estimate of the costs. All estimates are developed in Good Faith and
are based on our reasonable judgment. However, due to the unique nature of
each request and complexity of documents involved, actual costs to search
and review the material may vary. You will be notified of fees, time
frames and any other issues prior to and throughout the process.

Please feel free to contact this office at our Toll Free Number
1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov to inquire about the status
of your request. If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester
Service Center, please contact Ms. Audrey Corbett Brooks, Public FOIA
Liaison Officer at (202) 501-3094 or by email at audrey.brooks@gsa.gov.

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Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good morning Mr. Jason Smathers,

We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control *GSA
FOIA I.Q. number 270048*. Please refer to this number in all future
correspondence concerning this request. We have twenty (20) workdays in
which to respond (excluding Federal Holidays). Based on this, we
anticipate response on or prior to *July 3, 2014*.

However, it may not always be possible to provide the documents within this
time period. In some cases, we may take an extension and will advise you.
Please be advised that your request may be subject to fees for search,
review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given
an estimate of the costs. All estimates are developed in Good Faith and
are based on our reasonable judgment. However, due to the unique nature of
each request and complexity of documents involved, actual costs to search
and review the material may vary. You will be notified of fees, time
frames and any other issues prior to and throughout the process.

Please feel free to contact this office at our Toll Free Number
1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov to inquire about the status
of your request. If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester
Service Center, please contact Ms. Audrey Corbett Brooks, Public FOIA
Liaison Officer at (202) 501-3094 or by email at audrey.brooks@gsa.gov.

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Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good Afternoon Mr. Smathers:

This email is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) APPEAL,
GSA Number (270048), dated May 9, 2014.

Provided as attached is our Final Response Letter.

Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good Afternoon Mr. Smathers:

This email is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) APPEAL,
GSA Number (270048), dated May 9, 2014.

Provided as attached is our Final Response Letter.

Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good Afternoon Mr. Smathers:

This email is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) APPEAL,
GSA Number (270048), dated May 9, 2014.

Provided as attached is our Final Response Letter.

Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
email message contain confidential information belonging to the sender,
which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please do not forward
this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
thereto and all copies thereof.

Good Afternoon Mr. Smathers:

This email is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) APPEAL,
GSA Number (270048), dated May 9, 2014.

Provided as attached is our Final Response Letter.

Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number:(855) 675-FOIA
Fax number:(202) 501-2727

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments to this
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which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use
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this message without permission. If you are not the intended recipient or
the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended
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this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return
email and delete and destroy the original email message, and attachments
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