General Services Administration: Eisenhower Memorial RFQ submissions.

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Dear Mr. Delaware:

This in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number
252447, dated June 2, 2013, in which you requested "release of the 44
responses for the GSA's Request for Qualifications regarding the design of
the Eisenhower Memorial."

We are unable to fulfill your request. We are withholding the forty-three
responses that were not selected, pursuant to the third statutory exemption
of FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3). That exemption prohibits the release of
records that are specifically exempted from disclosure by statute. The
applicable statute is 41 U.S.C. § 4702(b) which provides that a “proposal
in the possession or control of an executive agency may not be made
available to any person under section 552 of title 5 [FOIA]."

With regard to the response from Gehry Partners, we are withholding this
response based upon the fourth exemption pursuant to FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §
552(b)(4), which permits an agency to withhold “trade secrets and
commercial or financial information from a person which is privileged or
confidential.” This information falls within the scope of this exemption
as public disclosure of this information is likely to cause substantial
competitive harm to the business that furnished the information.

This constitutes a denial under FOIA. You may appeal this decision to the
U.S. General Services Administration no later than one hundred and twenty
(120) days from receipt of this decision by writing to the following
address:

Freedom of Information Act Office (H1C)

U.S. General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW, Room 7308

Washington, DC 20405

Your appeal should contain a brief statement of the reasons why you believe
GSA should have responsive records. Enclose a copy of your initial request
and this letter. Both the appeal letter and the envelope should be marked
prominently, “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.”

If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 219-3078 or via email
travis.lewis@gsa.gov.

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Good Afternoon Mr. Delaware:

We received your Appeal in the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control FOIA IQ
number 258807. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence
concerning this Appeal. We have twenty workdays from today’s day in which
to respond (excluding Federal holidays). Based on this, we anticipate
response on or before October 25, 2013.

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.
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review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given
an estimate of the costs. All estimates in excess of two hundred and fifty
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be notified of fees, time frames and any other issues prior to and
throughout the process.

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Officer at (202) 501-3094 or via email at Ralph.Boldt@gsa.gov.

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Good Morning Mr. Delaware:

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Requester Service Center is advising you, your FOIA due date has
been changed from October 25, 2013 to November 15, 2013. The change is due
to the temporary Government Shutdown. We apologize for any inconvenience
caused by the new due date.

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Officer at (202) 501-3094 or via email at Ralph.Boldt@gsa.gov.

Good Afternoon Mr. Delaware:

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Requester Service Center is advising you, your FOIA due date has
been changed from October 14, 2013 to October 29, 2013. The change is due
to the temporary Government Shutdown. We apologize for any inconvenience
caused by the new due date.

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, FOIA, Public Liaison
Officer at (202) 501-3094 or via email at Ralph.Boldt@gsa.gov.

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Requester Service Center
U.S. General Services Administration
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Fax number:(202) 501-2727

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Good Morning Mr. Delaware:*
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*CORRECTION* - We incorrectly calculated the due date for *FOIA 258828*.
The correct FOIA due date is *November 14, 2013*. We apologize for the
the misunderstanding.

Good Morning Mr. Delaware:

We are working on your appeal.
We expect to complete this process within the next 10 business days.
Please feel free to call me at 202-680-8209 or email me at
toni.slappy@gsa.gov.

Please excuse our delay in responding to you. Your patience is greatly
appreciated.

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Ms. Toni L. Slappy,
Program Analyst, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requester Service Center
Management & Oversight Division (H1C)
Office of Administrative Services (H)
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20405
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Mr. Delaware your initial request (FOIA No. 252447) was not about a
contract. It was for a list of responses to a GSA Request for
Qualifications (please see attached).
If you are looking for what you initially requested in 252447, then I can
provide you with a list(Portfolios submitted 2008).

However, you can not appeal what you did not request in
your initial request. This appeal should be withdrawn.

If we are off base and we need to obtain clarification from you please let
me know. I want to provide you with the information you seek. I will open
another FOIA and submit it for processing. With your permission, I would
like to close this appeal. Please tell me what you would like to do.

*Original Request FOIA Request No 252447*

On June 2, 2013, Mr. Delaware requested under the Freedom of Information
Act the following records: the release of the 44 responses for the GSA's
Request for Qualifications regarding the design of the Eisenhower Memorial.
This request was first formally issued on August 15th, 2008.

*GSA's response to 252447*

This in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number
252447, dated June 2, 2013, in which you requested "release of the 44
responses for the GSA's
Request for Qualifications regarding the design of the Eisenhower
Memorial."

We are unable to fulfill your request. We are withholding the forty-three
responses that were not selected, pursuant to the third statutory exemption
of FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §
552(b)(3). That exemption prohibits the release of records that are
specifically exempted from disclosure by statute. The applicable statute is
41 U.S.C. § 4702(b)
which provides that a "proposal in the possession or control of an
executive agency may not be made available to any person under section 552
of title 5 [FOIA]."

With regard to the response from Gehry Partners, we are withholding this
response based upon the fourth exemption pursuant to FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §
552(b)(4), which permits
an agency to withhold "trade secrets and commercial or financial
information from a person which is privileged or confidential." This
information falls within the scope of this
exemption as public disclosure of this information is likely to cause
substantial competitive harm to the business that furnished the
information.

*Appeal Letter*

On September 17, 2014, Mr. Delaware appealed our decision on FOIA request
number 252447, he appealed the wholesale withholding of the successful
contract and have any materials deemed to contain trade secrets
or competitively compromising information to be redacted on a case by case
basis.

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Ms. Toni L. Slappy,
Program Analyst, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requester Service Center
Management & Oversight Division (H1C)
Office of Administrative Services (H)
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20405
Blackberry: (202) 680-8209
Fax: (202) 501-2727

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