Berber Hunter Tool Kit

Bennett Cyphers filed this request with the U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2021-145

Due April 1, 2021
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Bennett Cyphers


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- All procurement materials associated with procurement identifier numbers H9240219F0059 and H9240220F0044;
- All agreements, contracts, data sharing agreement, memoranda of understanding, statements of work, proposals, or licenses related to procurement identifier numbers H9240219F0059 and H9240220F0044;
- All written communications between SEWP Solutions LLC and SOCOM for the period January 1, 2018 through March 1, 2021 which include the phrases "Berber Hunter" or "BHTK";
- All agency records establishing the creation and scope of the Berber Hunter Tool Kit;
- All presentations related to the Berber Hunter Tool Kit, Babel Street, Babel X, or Locate X created or distributed after January 1, 2018.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Bennett Cyphers

From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM

Hello Mr. Cox,

USSOCOM FOIA is working diligently to process all FOIA requests to completion; and we are currently working on USSOCOM FOIA 2021-261 (please refer to this control number if you have any questions).

We hope to have a response to you within 2-3 months, it could be more or less.

We thank you for your time, patience, and consideration, it is very much appreciated. We also apologize for our delay in processing this request to completion, as of this date, and any inconvenience that may have been caused.

Thank you!

Kind Regards,

Connie

Connie H. Rupp
USSOCOM Acquisition FOIA Officer
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
Phone: 813 826-4030
DSN: 299-4030
SVOIP: 299-5990
JWICS: rc39659@SOCOM.ic.gov

From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM

Dear Mr. Cyphers,

The attached Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was received on March 8, 2021; it has been assigned control number USSOCOM FOIA 2021-145. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request. We apologize if we inadvertently overlooked acknowledging receipt of your request, we thought an acknowledgement was already sent; however, we can assure you the FOIA request was date stamped and logged-in to our multi-track processing system in a timely manner (see attached).

Your request is being processed in accordance with procedural requirements promulgated in Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 5400.07, which is available on the internet at: https://open.defense.gov/Portals/23/Documents/FOIA/FOIA_Resources/DoDM%205400.07.pdf?ver=2017-03-15-135646-847.

We have placed you in the "News Media" category for fee purposes, which means you are obligated to pay for any duplication costs after the first 100 pages; however, depending on the size of the documents, we may provide the final release on CD or electronically and no charges would be applicable.

The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases; therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. The actual processing time will depend upon its complexity, whether it involves extensive searches, sensitive or voluminous records, consultation among DoD
components or other agencies, and our administrative workload. Also, when processing contract information for release under the FOIA, if applicable to the request, we have a requirement to notify the submitter and give them time to review their contract information to include recommendations for withholding any proprietary information they would not want released. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 6-9 months; it could be more or less. If you wish to discuss this or have any other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil.
Regards,

Connie

Connie H. Rupp
USSOCOM Acquisition FOIA Officer
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
Phone: 813 826-4030
DSN: 299-4030
SVOIP: 299-5990
JWICS: rc39659@SOCOM.ic.gov

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