Documents, HoloLens contract (Army - United States Department of the Army)

Muckrock Staff,

Good morning, once again you are doing the same thing we asked you not to do in an email dated November 11, 2018 at 11:19am address to the following email address requests@muckrock.com. The Department of the Army FOIA program is decentralized. The information you are seeking does not fall under this office purview. This is a bad practice appearing to your requesters that we are not complying with their response within the mandatory 20 business days IAW FOIA. This office is the Initial Denial Authority (IDA) for records that fall under the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army only. We do not handle FOIA request pertaining to contracts or can tell you the status of the request since we never received it in this office originally. To check the status of this request, we recommend you go back to the original inbox in which you submitted this request on November 29, 2018. As a courtesy, we have provided you a link below to submit your FOIA request. No further action is required from this particular office.

https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Division.html?param=CEW-BMP-LSE-K4E

Very Respectfully,

Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) /

Chief Attorney and Legal Services (CALS)

☎Office: 703-614-5871

A no responsive documents response.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Good Day Ms. Haskins,

Reference FA-19-0035; requests@muckrock.com

We received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

While processing your request, we determined that your FOIA request fell
under the purview of Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground for
further processing and direct response to you.

Their contact information is as follows:

Kelly Knapp (RDECOM)
FOIA Officer
Office of the Chief Counsel
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
E3331 Ricketts Point Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
kelly.d.knapp.civ@mail.mil
(410) 436-7312

V/R,
RAYMOND J. JONES
HQ Army Contracting Command
G6, Business/Finance
ACC Records Manager
ACC FOIA Officer
Building 4505, Martin Road
Redstone Arsenal AL 35898
Office: (256) 955-8206, DSN: 645-8206
NIPR: raymond.j.jones10.civ@mail.mil
FOIA Email: usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqaccfoia@mail.mil
Records Management Email:
usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqacc-g6-records-management@mail.mil

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

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

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Good Afternoon Ms. Haskins,

This email serves as notification of receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated December 11, 2018 and sent to RMDA for processing (attached), for a copy of the following:

Request the following records related to the bidding and contract negotiation process for Augmented Reality (AR) headsets for Army combat ( W91CRB19D0001 ):

1. All communications between January 1, 2017 and November 29, 2018 with Microsoft Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company, and any other company pertaining to the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program or that mention Augmented Reality (AR).

2. All agendas, minutes, or documents pertaining to meetings held between July and August of 2018 with companies interested in developing AR headsets for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program.

I have assigned your FOIA request CCDC FOIA# FA-19-0022. Please reference this number in the subject of any future email correspondence with this office.

Your request is being processed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552. Additionally, we process FOIA requests on a first in, first out basis in accordance with 32 CFR Part 518.8(d)(1). Due to the need to search for and collect records from separate offices, I have determined unusual circumstances apply which require an additional 10 days to process your request. I have placed your request in the complex request track and anticipate sending a formal response by April 11, 2019.

You will be categorized as an All Other requester and may be charged fees for Search. Per Army Regulation 25-55 (AR 25-55), All Other requesters receive the first two hours of Search for free. Additionally, we will not charge if fees are less than $25.00. Fees may be charged for Search within the 30 day time limit even if the search fails to locate responsive records. Under the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, if I fail to respond within the 30 day time limit, fees for Search will be waived unless our response exceeds 5,000 pages. You agreed to pay fees up to $25.00. I will notify you if fees are expected to exceed this amount.

If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please feel free to contact me directly. If you need further assistance to discuss any aspect of your request, you may also contact the Army FOIA Public Liaison Officer, Ms. Alecia Bolling, by email at usarmy.belvoir.hqda-oaa-ahs.mbx.rmda-foia-public-liaison@mail.mil or by telephone at 571-515-0306.

V/R,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
FOIA Officer
Office of the Chief Counsel
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) (previously RDECOM)
E3331 Ricketts Point Road (Rm 126-2)
Gunpowder, MD 21010
kelly.d.knapp.civ@mail.mil
(410) 436-7312

https://www.army.mil/futures
https://www.army.mil/article/216858/rdecom_transitions_to_army_futures_command
https://armyfuturescommand.com/

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Good Morning MuckRock,

Our office processes FOIA requests on a first in, first out basis in accordance with 32 CFR Part 518.8(d)(1). Please note, your case is number 28 in our queue of complex cases to be processed. It is difficult to provide an accurate estimated completion date; however, please feel free to email me again for a status in 30 days if I haven’t provided a response to you by then.

V/R,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
CCDC FOIA Officer
Office of the Chief Counsel
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
E3331 Ricketts Point Road (Rm 126-2)
Gunpowder, MD 21010
kelly.d.knapp.civ@mail.mil
(410) 436-7312

https://www.army.mil/article/216858/rdecom_transitions_to_army_futures_command

Good afternoon MuckRock News,

Regarding your request for the following records related to the bidding and contract negotiation process for Augmented Reality (AR) headsets for Army combat (W91CRB1990001):

1. All communications between 1 Jan 17 and 29 Nov 18 (CHANGED TO 30 NOV) with Microsoft Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company, and any other company pertaining to the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program or that mention Augmented Reality (AR).

2. All agendas, minutes, or documents pertaining to meetings held between July and August of 2018 with companies interested in developing AR headsets for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program.

I am currently reviewing the records for this case and have noted the following: Of approximately 550 records located, it appears approximately 50 may be releasable. The majority appear to fall under Exemptions 4, 5, 6 and 3 under statutes 10 USC 2371(i), 10 USC 2305(g), and 41 USC 2102 which protect trade secrets, predecisional or deliberative information, personal privacy, and proposals/source selection information, respectively. Any of the remaining records that directly involve submitters must be sent for Submitter Notice due to EO 12600 where the submitter(s) must be afforded the right to review the records prior to release and provide any objections. Please understand that this is not a formal response by any means.

If you are still interested in receiving these records, please let me know at your soonest.

Thank you,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
CCDC FOIA Officer
Office of the Chief Counsel
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
E3331 Ricketts Point Road (Rm 126-2)
Gunpowder, MD 21010
kelly.d.knapp.civ@mail.mil
(410) 436-7312

Good morning,

I'm just following up on this email since I haven't heard anything to date. If I don't receive an email back from you by August 27th, I will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing this request and will administratively close this case.

Thank you,

Kelly