Contract C003444

Dear Sam Mellins:
This message acknowledges receipt of your request. Your request was received in this office on 5/31/2023 and given the reference number R000204-053123 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Contract C003444 between OGS and Mercury Associates Inc
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RE: FOIL Records Request of May 31, 2023., Reference # R000204-053123.
Dear Sam Mellins,
The NYS Office of General Services (OGS) received a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request from you on May 31, 2023 which mentioned: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Contract C003444 between OGS and Mercury Associates Inc
OGS has reviewed your request and has determined that certain records requested are exempt from disclosure under FOIL for the following reason:
Records or portions of records that respond to your request are exempt from production pursuant to Public Officers Law § 87(2)(b) because “disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under the provisions of Public Officers Law § 89(2).”
e have determined that release of the redacted information could facilitate the poaching of highly rated employees.
All exempt materials are being redacted or withheld from the records being provided to you. Please log in to the FOIL Records Access Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive records.
FOIL Records Request - R000204-053123
Pursuant to Public Officers Law § 89(4)(a), you have 30 days to submit a written appeal of this determination to:
Office of General Services FOIL Appeals Officer
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower Building, 36th Floor
Albany, NY 12242-0001
Sincerely,

Georgina Parsons
Records Access Officer