Army Public Relations - NFL - Army Contracting Command

Brian Sparks filed this request with the Army Contracting Command of the United States of America.
Tracking #

AP-2015-05406, DOJ-AP-2016-005437
Submitted Oct. 20, 2015
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

From: Brian Sparks

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Army Public Relations - NFL - Army Contracting Command

Email

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All contracts between the United States Army and the National Football League, or any organization or individual within the National Football League, dated between 1 January 2010 and 20 October 2015.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brian Sparks

From: USARMY Redstone Arsenal ACC Mailbox HQACCFOIA

Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE: Freedom of Information Request: Army Public Relations - NFL - Army Contracting Command

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FOIA/PA Control Number: FP-16-025696
Activity Control Number: FA-16-0054

Dear Sir,

Please be advised that this office serves as the policy and oversight office
for the U.S. Army Contracting Command Freedom of Information and Privacy Act

entities and is not a repository for documents maintained by the U.S. Army
Contracting Command. Requests for information and documents under the
purview
of the U.S. Army Contracting Command are forwarded to the activity most
likely to have records for processing, and that activity has the
responsibility for the
review and release of the records in accordance with Army Regulation 25-55,
The Army Freedom of Information Act Program.

We are conducting researching to determine the cognizant activity for action
and direct response to you. I will advise you of our determination.

Thank You

Respectfully,

ANTHONY L. JACKSON
U.S. Army Contracting Command
ATTN: G6/AMSCC-IM, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA)
4505 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal (RSA) AL, 35898-5000
COML: (256) 955-8716 /DSN: 645-8716
Email: usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqaccfoia@mail.mil
ERM: usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqacc-g6-records-management@mail.mil

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for the
sole use of the
recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business of
the US Government.
This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosure
under the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Addressees/recipients are not
to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who have
an official need to
know the information in the course of their official government duties. If
you are not an intended
recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intended
recipient, you have received this
email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by reply
email, (ii) do not review,
copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and
(iii) immediately delete and/or
destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

"Records Management is Everyone's Business"

From: USARMY JB San Antonio ACC MICC Mailbox FOIA

Subject: FP-16-027752

Email

Good Afternoon,

1. This is in response to your August 8, 2016 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) email request for copies of All contracts between the United States
Army and the National Football League, or any organization or individual
within the National Football League, dated between 1 January 2010 and 20
October 2015. The MICC FOIA case number for this request is FP-16-027752.
Please reference this case number in any future communications with this
office.

2. In regards to your FOIA request, the following exemptions, if
applicable, will apply.

Exemption 3 [5 U.S.C. Section 552(b)(3)] is intended to protect the release
of records that are exempt from disclosure by statute. 10 U.S.C section
3.104-4 of the federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) generally prohibits
disclosure of contractor bid proposal information, as well as source
selection information. Any section 24-202(a) of the FAR explicitly
prohibits a FOIA release of proposal submitted in response to competitive
solicitations. Therefore, unless the proposals for the contract were
opened publically, this part of your request is exempt from release.

Exemption 4 [5 U.S.C Section 552(b)(4)] is intended to protect trade
secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person that
is privileged or confidential, such as unit pricing information as shown
under the contract line items numbers(CLINS) financial information, and
award fee information.

Exemption 6 [5 U.S.C Section 552 (b)(6)] is intended to protect personnel
and medical files from mandatory disclosure where doing so would constitute
a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. We will be withholding the
email addresses, phone numbers, and signature of government employees under
Exemption (b)(6) to protect personal privacy. Disclosure of this
information would contribute little to the public understanding of
government activities. By contrast, such disclosure would constitute a non-
trivial and not insubstantial invasion of government employees privacy
interests.

3. Please let me know whether you will accept a conformed copy of the
contract and any modifications. A conformed copy is a copy of the contract
as it is today, with all the modifications incorporated.

4. I have tasked our MICC-West Point office to respond to your request.

5. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the period for determining
whether to comply with a request is 20 working days, and may be extended to
30 working days, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i). The time it takes to respond
to a request will vary depending on the complexity of the request and the
backlog of pending requests. Because we are required to address a large
number of FOIA demands, we cannot always respond to requests as quickly as
we would like. Accordingly, we handle backlogged cases on a "first in,
first out" basis, a practice that has been recognized by the courts. Based
on the current volume of requests, our current average processing times is
approximately 90 days from the date of receipt.

6. If you have questions concerning your request, please contact me via
email at usarmy.jbsa.acc-micc.mbx.foia@mail.mil or by phone at 210-466-2278.

v/r
Carolyn

Carolyn S. Johnson
Paralegal, FOIA Officer
HQ, MICC, Office of Counsel
2219 Infantry Post Rd
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-1361
carolyn.s.johnson14.civ@mail.mil
☎Phone 210-466-2278
☎DSN 450-2278

From: USARMY Redstone Arsenal ACC Mailbox HQACCFOIA

Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE: Freedom of Information Request: Army Public Relations - NFL - Army Contracting Command

Email

Reference your FOIA Request - requests@muckrock.com, I am
well beyond the statutory timeframe in providing the relevant records as
requested.

I respectively request you consider withdrawing your current FOIA Request,
and resubmitting the same as an Expedited FOIA Request.

Your favorable consideration is greatly appreciated.

Please advise as soon as possible.

Thank You

Respectfully,

ANTHONY L. JACKSON
U.S. Army Contracting Command
ATTN: G6/AMSCC-IM, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA)
4505 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal (RSA) AL, 35898-5000
COML: (256) 955-8716 /DSN: 645-8716
FOIA Email: usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqaccfoia@mail.mil
ERM: usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.hqacc-g6-records-management@mail.mil

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for the
sole use of the
recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business of
the US Government.
This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosure
under the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Addressees/recipients are not
to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who have
an official need to
know the information in the course of their official government duties. If
you are not an intended
recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intended
recipient, you have received this
email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by reply
email, (ii) do not review,
copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and
(iii) immediately delete and/or
destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

"Records Management is Everyone's Business"

From: Brian Sparks

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request #AP-2015-05406, DOJ-AP-2016-005437

Email

Anthony, feel free to withdraw this request and re-file this as an expedited request. As per our telephone conversation I expect the results of this request in the next few weeks.

Brian

From:

Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #AP-2015-05406, DOJ-AP-2016-005437

Email

Good afternoon,

Per the below email from 8 September 2016, the MICC FOIA office responded to your FOIA request and provided a MICC FOIA case number for this request of FP-16-027752. They also stated, "If you have questions concerning your request, please contact me via email at usarmy.jbsa.acc-micc.mbx.foia@mail.mil or by phone at 210-466-2278."

I have searched this case number in our system and the request was CLOSED as of 27 September 2016. Please update your system and records to reflect this information in order to prevent future automated emails.

Thank you,
Tamra

Tamra Osborn
Records Coordinator
Contractor - Phacil, Inc.
Army Contracting Command - G6
tamra.t.osborn.ctr@mail.mil
Comm: 256.955.8284
DSN: 654.8284