Procurement software and processes (Waterbury Town Clerk)

Good morning,

This department does not have any records responsive to your request. The Purchasing Department may have information regarding the City's use of procurement and ERP software. Additionally, the City uses GovQA for tracking and organizing FOIA requests. You are welcome to submit future FOIA requests through this platform using this link: https://waterburyct.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/SupportHome.aspx

Thank you,

Patrick Dzioba
City of Waterbury Town Clerk's Office

Dear Arie Bronshtein:
Thank you for your interest in public records of City of Waterbury. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes. Your request was received in this office on 6/22/2020 and given the reference number R000195-062220 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. All documents signed with procurement software or software to create and publish RFI, RFQ, RFP this agency uses or used in the past five years.

Additionally, if possible, please answer the following four questions:
a. What is the name of the procurement software you use (or the name of the software you use to create and publish RFI, RFQ, RFP)?
b. What is the annual cost for this software?
c. When did the most recent contract with the software provider begin?
d. Do you use your ERP system to manage the process of RFI, RFQ, RFP?

If there are any fees required to fulfill this request, please let me know in advance of fulfilling my request.

Thank you,

Arie Bronshtein
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RE: Freedom of Information Request of June 22, 2020, Reference # R000195-062220

Dear Arie Bronshtein,

The City of Waterbury, CT received a public information request from you on June 22, 2020. Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. All documents signed with procurement software or software to create and publish RFI, RFQ, RFP this agency uses or used in the past five years. Please be aware that there are no responsive records.

Additionally, if possible, please answer the following four questions:
a. What is the name of the procurement software you use (or the name of the software you use to create and publish RFI, RFQ, RFP)?
b. What is the annual cost for this software?
c. When did the most recent contract with the software provider begin?
d. Do you use your ERP system to manage the process of RFI, RFQ, RFP? This is not a public records request. If there are any fees required to fulfill this request, please let me know in advance of fulfilling my request.

Thank you,

Arie Bronshtein"

This letter is to inform you of the status of your request. Please be advised that a thorough record review has been conducted. The results of that records review are that there are no records located which are responsive to your Freedom of Information Request.
No further response will be provided, and our file has been closed.

Sincerely,
Kevin McCaffery
Director of Purchasing
Purchasing Department
203-574-6747