Ecuador's New Partnership & Private Sector Engagement Initiative Agency for International Development (Peru Usaid-lima)

July 08, 2021 RE:  USAID FOIA No. F-00232-21 (Acknowledgment Letter) Dear Mr. Lamar: Thank you for your letter dated July 08, 2021, requesting information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552.  The tracking number for your request is F-00232-21.  Please use this number when corresponding with our office. At this time, we are in the process of perfecting your request.  A perfected request for records reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.  This process includes reviewing the request for clarity and fee category determination and related commitment to pay, if applicable. Once your request is perfected, you will be notified of the FOIA Specialist assigned to process your case.  If you have questions, please contact us at .  Please cite the above-referenced number when corresponding with our office. (mailto:foia@usaid.gov) foia@usaid.gov Thank you. Sincerely, Diamond Johnson
FOIA Specialist
Bureau for Management
Office of Management Services
Information and Records Division

July 08, 2021 Re: USAID FOIA Request No. F-00232-21 (FOIA Specialist Assignment Email) Dear Mr.  Lamar: This acknowledges receipt of your July 08, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Specifically, you requested records concerning the Funding Opportunity Number 72052720APS00002, please provide the following:- Total number of applicants in the 5 engagement areas defined by USAID.- Name of individuals, organizations, and other parties who applied for the 5 engagement areas defined by USAID.- Name of individuals, organizations, and other parties who received awards by USAID. Please include amount and project name.- Name of all "resource partner" applicants. Fee
You have been placed in the "Media" fee category. As such, you will not be charged for search and review; however, you will be charged for duplication (first 100 pages free and $.10 per page thereafter). We anticipate no charge for duplication as the records will be provided electronically.  You indicated a willingness to pay $ 0.00 for processing this request.  Should fees exceed this amount, we will notify you in writing before we continue processing. FOIA Specialist our request has been assigned to Michele Price, FOIA Contract Specialist.  You may contact Michele Price by email at micprice@usaid.gov (mailto:micprice@usaid.gov) .  Please reference the tracking number cited above in any future correspondence. Extending the FOIA’s Time Limits due to Unusual Circumstances The FOIA provides that an agency  may extend its time limits when “unusual circumstances” occur in the processing of a request. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B)(i) (2016). Those “unusual circumstances” are set forth in the statute, 5 U.S.C § 552(a)(6)(B)(iii), and are described as: 1) The need to search for records from field facilities or other locations separate from the office processing the request; 2) The need to search, collect and examine voluminous records; and 3) The need for consultation with another agency. Based upon the records you have requested, we have determined that one or more unusual circumstances will occur during the processing of your request. Accordingly, your response time-limit has been extended beyond the 20 days required by statute; therefore, 10 additional processing days have been added to your request. To mitigate this action, you may limit the scope of the request so that it can be processed more quickly or to arrange an alternative time to respond. If you have any questions or wish to discuss reformulation or an alternative time frame for the processing of your request, you may contact the assigned FOIA Specialist noted above. You may also contact USAID’s FOIA Public Liaison, Christopher Colbow, at foia@usaid.gov.
Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services offered: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001 E-mail: ogis@nara.gov Telephone: 202-741-5770; Toll Free: 1-877-684-6448 Fax: 202-741-5769 Thank you for your interest in USAID. Sincerely,
Diamond Johnson
FOIA Specialist
Bureau for Management
Office of Management Services
Information and Records Division

Greetings! Thank you for your message. I'm away from the office on 10/08/21 and returning on 10/12/21. For urgent matters, please contact our FOIA by email at ( foia@usaid.gov). Otherwise, I will respond to your message upon my return. (mailto:foia@usaid.gov)

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Thank you,
Diamond M. Johnson
FOIA Specialist
US AID – US Agency for International Development
Bureau for Management, Office of Management Services, Information and Records Division USAID Annex, Room 2.4.0A ~ 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ~ Washington, DC 20523

Dear Mr. Lamar,

Attached is the final response to your July 8, 2021, Freedom of Information
Act request to the US Agency for International Development. Please see the
attached letter for further information concerning your request.

Please note that your request has been reassigned to me as Michele Price is
no longer with the Agency. If you have any questions, please feel free to
email me.

Have a marvelous Monday!
Final Response Letter (esigned)_F-00232-21_Nov ...
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vne2hta3OxfUKe_2IUq8CW13viQhnnx3/view?usp=drive_web>
Final Responsive Documents_F-00232-21.pdf
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kLpA8zCkZz5zxIXyTchJWL0TB7e7UM78/view?usp=drive_web>

V/r,

*Jalissa Spence*
FOIA/eDiscovery Specialist
USAID - US Agency for International Development
Bureau for Management, Office of Management Services, Information and
Records Division (M/MS/IRD)| jaspence@usaid.gov