Contracts for Maya Lin

Hi Chris,

This request came in earlier today. Since it relates to contracts for work
on the Vietnam Memorial, I'm routing to NCR and NAMA for processing. Let
me know if it turns out the contracts in question were handled by another
office such as WASO contracting.

As usual, I've cc'd the requester on this message so they know to whom
their request has been routed.

C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, MLS, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA

"What we find changes who we become." - Peter Morville

"The historian works with records...there is no substitute for records: no
records, no history." - Paraphrasing Langlois & Seignobos (1903)

"Let us be guardians, not gardeners" - Unknown, From 1963 Living Wilderness
editorial - Attributed to Adolph Murie

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Contracts for Maya Lin
To: Charis_Wilson@nps.gov

November 14, 2013
National Park Service
Charis Wilson
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

All contracts with Maya Lin in relation the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in
Washington, D.C. Also: any contract of document stating how much Maya Lin
was paid for her work on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made
available to the general public free of charge as part of the public
information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the
news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for
commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Bradley Campbell

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 9015
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might
be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

Mr. Campbell:

Please see the attached acknowledgment letter for your FOIA request.

Thank you for your interest in the National Park Service.

Christopher Watts
Staff Assistant
and Acting Freedom of Information Act Officer

Lands, Planning and Design
National Park Service
/
National Capital Region
1100 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20242
202-619-7485

EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA™
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U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.nps.gov/faqs.htm

Hi Abel,

I initially assigned this to NCR and NAMA. However, they have notified me
that this contract was handled out of the Denver Service Center (DSC). I
am therefore assigning it to you. NCR already entered it into EFTS and
assigned it a tracking number NPS-2014-00080.

As usual, I've cc'd the requester so they know their request has been
routed to a different office for processing.

Thanks,

C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, MLS, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA

"What we find changes who we become." - Peter Morville

"The historian works with records...there is no substitute for records: no
records, no history." - Paraphrasing Langlois & Seignobos (1903)

"Let us be guardians, not gardeners" - Unknown, From 1963 Living Wilderness
editorial - Attributed to Adolph Murie

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <
requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Contracts for Maya Lin
To: Charis_Wilson@nps.gov

November 14, 2013
National Park Service
Charis Wilson
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

All contracts with Maya Lin in relation the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in
Washington, D.C. Also: any contract of document stating how much Maya Lin
was paid for her work on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made
available to the general public free of charge as part of the public
information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the
news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for
commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Bradley Campbell

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 9015
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might
be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

Charis,

We have completed a search in our system and the only thing we have is a
lighting contract from 2001: CONTRACT: 1443CX200098011, LIGHTING VIETNAM
MEMORIAL.

We do see anything else that would point to the contract here at the Denver
Service Center. The drawing number for the Vietnam Memorial is a 80,000
series number which states that it came out of the Regional Office
there....I suggest to ask that office for the contract.

I hope this helps. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.

Thank you,

Abel Ramon, CRM
Branch Chief, Information Management
Technical Information Center
Denver Service Center
National Park Service
303-969-2139
http://etic.nps.gov/

Mr. Campbell:

Please see the attached final decision letter in reference to FOIA
NPS-2014-00080.

Thank you for your interest in the National Park Service.

Christopher Watts
Staff Assistant
and Acting Freedom of Information Act Officer

Lands, Planning and Design
National Park Service
/
National Capital Region
1100 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20242
202-619-7485

EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA™
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.nps.gov/faqs.htm