NDAs Etc with Grayshift and Magnet Forensics (Springfield Police Department)

Dear Joseph Cox:
The City of Springfield is in receipt of your public records request.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department[s] and a response will be sent to you as soon as we have obtained and reviewed any document[s] that may be responsive to your request. Your request was received in this office on 5/14/2021 and given the reference number R003698-051421 for tracking purposes.
Pursuant to M.G.L. .c. 66, §10(b) the City has ten [10] business days to respond to your request.
Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L. c. 66, §10(b).
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Public Records Center.
The City of Springfield

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of May 14, 2021, Reference # R003698-051421
Dear Joseph Cox,
The City of Springfield is in receipt of your public records request. You requested: Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift and/or Magnet Frorensics.
The City requires additional information in order to respond to your request. Please advise which City department(s) you believe have Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift and/or Magnet Forensics, and the time frame for the requested records.
Please provide the information referenced above within five [5] business days from 05/14/2021. Otherwise, the City of Springfield will consider your request withdrawn.
You may provide a response to the City of Springfield by responding to this email.

Upon receipt of your clarification, the City of Springfield will further review your public records request and a response will be sent to you as soon as we have obtained and reviewed any document[s] that may be responsive to your request.

Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L.c. 66, §10(b).

Please contact the Public Records Coordinator, Andrea L. Stone, by responding to this email with any questions. Please reference public records request #R003698-051421 in all correspondence regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Andrea L. Stone
Public Records Coordinator
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Dear Joseph Cox,
In regards to the Public Records Request received on 5/14/2021 requesting records, the records have been in "Requested Clarification" status for 5 days. The City of Springfield will wait for another 5 days to hear a response. If in 10 total days the City of Springfield has not received your response the request will be withdrawn and closed. Thank you for using the Public Records Center.
Request Details:
Reference # R003698-051421
Description of Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift.
- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) between your agency and Magnet Forensics.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist writing for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology site, and that this request is being made as part of news gathering.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by
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Dear Joseph Cox,
In regards to the Public Records Request received on 5/14/2021 requesting records, the records have been in "Requested Clarification" status for 10 days. The City of Springfield considers this request closed. If you would still like the records, please submit another Public Records Request. Thank you for using the Public Records Center.
Request Details:
Reference # R003698-051421
Description of Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift.
- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) between your agency and Magnet Forensics.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist writing for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology site, and that this request is being made as part of news gathering.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 07, 2021, Reference # R003698-051421
Dear Joseph Cox,
This email is in response to your public records request to the City of Springfield for “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift.
- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) between your agency and Magnet Forensics.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist writing for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology site, and that this request is being made as part of news gathering.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Joseph Cox

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Please be advised that on May 15, 2021 a notice of clarification was email to you through the GOVQA portal, allowing you 10-day to respond. Unfortunately, the City did not receive a reply from you within the allotted time frame, and your record was automatically withdrawn. In light of your new request, your Public Records Request (PRR) will be re-opened as of today's date. Please know that the City will still require an additional 0-days to gather the information in the efforts to complete this request.

Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L.c. 66, §10(b).

Please contact the Public Records Coordinator, Marvenia Frazier-Shubrick, by responding to this email with any questions. Please reference public recordsrequest #R003698-051421 in all correspondence regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Marvenia Frazier-Shubrick
Public Records Coordinator

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 07, 2021, Reference # R003698-051421
Dear Joseph Cox,
This email is in response to your public records request to the City of Springfield for “- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Grayshift.
- Copies of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) between your agency and Magnet Forensics.”

Personnel in the the City's Office of Procurement and the Police Department's Finance Division have advised this office that the City of Springfield does not have  Memorandums of Understanding, Memorandums of Agreements, and/or Non-disclosure Agreements with any businesses named Grayshift or Magnet Forensics. Therefore the City of Springfield does not have any records that are responsive to your request.

Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L. c. 66, §10(b).

Please contact the Public Records Coordinator, Marvenia Frazier-Shubrick, by responding to this email with any questions. Please reference public recordsrequest #R003698-051421 in all correspondence regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Marvenia Frazier-Shubrick
Public Records Coordinator