Booz Allen Royal Saudi Land Forces contract

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Good Morning Mr. Nash,

This email serves as notification of receipt of your FOIA request for a copy of W91CRB14C0048.

I have assigned your FOIA request RDECOM FOIA #FA-15-0052. Due to the nature of the document and its commercial value, your request for a fee waiver is denied. You will be categorized as a member of the media and not charged for search or review time. I will notify you of any processing fees as soon as they are calculated.

Your request involves records that were obtained from a non-government source (i.e. a contractor). The law requires the government to provide the contractor with the opportunity to present its argument on the legal and substantive issues involved prior to making an agency determination. Furthermore, 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 518.16(l) states,

When a request is received for a record that falls under [FOIA]
exemption 4, that was obtained from a non-U.S. Government sources,
or for a record containing information clearly identified as having
been provided by a non-U.S. Government source, the source of the
record or information [also known as "the submitter" for matters
pertaining to proprietary data under 5 U.S.C. 552, FOIA Exemption (b)(4)
and E.O. 12600], shall be notified promptly of that request and afforded
reasonable time (14 calendar days) to present any objections concerning
the release...

Due to EO 12600 which requires additional processing time than a simple FOIA request, as well as a high volume of FOIA requests received by this office, we will process your request on a first in, first out basis in accordance with 32 CFR Part 518.8(d)(1). I placed your request in the complex request track and anticipate sending a formal response by March 6, 2015. Please note, if submitter objections are made, additional processing is required and will push back this date 2-3 weeks. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the status of your FOIA request.

Thank you,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
Paralegal / Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer
Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
Office of Chief Counsel
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
443-861-5262

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Mr. Nash,

Because estimated fees are below the $15 minimum, there will be no charge for this request.

V/R,

Kelly

Good Afternoon,

Your request is now pending Contracting Officer's review before it can then go to legal for review. If there are any objections to release, additional processing will be required. Because objections to release are common among FOIA requests for contracting documents, processing time averages 45 working days.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to contact me.

V/R,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
Paralegal / Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer
Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
Office of Chief Counsel
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
410.436.2289 (EA)
443.861.5262 (AA)

Good Afternoon,

Your request is still with contracting for review. There is no new status to report at this time. As soon as your request is reviewed by both contracting and legal, I will notify you of the status of your request. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me.

V/R,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
RDECOM FOIA Officer
AMCLC-APG
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
kelly.d.knapp.civ@mail.mil
443.861.5262

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Good Afternoon MuckRock,

Your request, RDECOM FOIA FA-15-0052, is pending review at US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) due to the nature of the contract (FMS). As soon as USASAC finishes their review, (likely by the end of this week) I'll be able to provide a response to you.

V/R,

Kelly

Good Afternoon MuckRock,

Please see attached letter and redacted responsive record which pertains to your FOIA request, RDECOM FOIA FA-15-0052.

Processing fees were not assessed. Your request is now closed. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of this FOIA request, please feel free to contact me at your soonest.

V/R,

Kelly

Kelly Knapp
RDECOM FOIA Officer
AMCLC-APG
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
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