GSA and Carahsoft Technology Corp

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* Tracking Number: GSA-2022-000187
* Requester Name: Tom Simonite
* Date Submitted: 11/09/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, on behalf of Wired magazine. I hereby request the following records:

1. Copies of the contracts—including any modifications—between Carahsoft Technology Corp. and the GSA with PIID 47HAA021F0119 described at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_47HAA021F0119_4773_GS35F0119Y_4732

2. Copies of all emails between the GSA and any representatives of Carahsoft; Google Cloud, the cloud computing division of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet; or Palo Alto Networks relating to this award.

This request is being made for news-gathering purposes and the requested documents will be made available to the general public. Government spending on defense technology is a clear matter of public interest. As such, I request a waiver from any fees that would ordinarily be assessed for fulfilling this 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,

Tom Simonite

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Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request GSA-2022-000187 has been
determined to be not applicable as the request is not billable.

* Fee Waiver Original Justification:
This request is being made for news-gathering purposes and the requested documents will be made available to the general public. Government spending on defense technology is a clear matter of public interest. As such, I request a waiver from any fees that would ordinarily be assessed for fulfilling this request.
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason:
N/A

Dear Tom Simonite:
We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control GSA-2022-000187. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence concerning this request. Based on this, we anticipate response on or prior to 12/10/2021.
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Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center
U.S General Service Administration
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Washington, DC 20405
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Good Morning Mr. Simonite:

This is in reference to your GSA Freedom of Information Act Request: GSA-2022-000187, in which you requested "To Whom It May Concern: This is a request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, on behalf of Wired magazine. I hereby request the following records: 1. Copies of the contracts—including any modifications—between Carahsoft Technology Corp. and the GSA with PIID 47HAA021F0119 described at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_47HAA021F0119_4773_GS35F0119Y_4732 2. Copies of all emails between the GSA and any representatives of Carahsoft; Google Cloud, the cloud computing division of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet; or Palo Alto Networks relating to this award. This request is being made for news-gathering purposes and the requested documents will be made available to the general public. Government spending on defense technology is a clear matter of public interest. As such, I request a waiver from any fees that would ordinarily be assessed for fulfilling this 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, Tom Simonite Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.
The Freedom of Information Act provides authority to Federal Agencies to release documents that are specifically identified by the requester.  It does not require an Agency to do an all-encompassing search of all records in order to respond to requests. As written, we need additional clarification to complete your request.

Please clarify your request by providing us with the specific information as specified below:
* For Part 2 of your request, since GSA will need to do a e-discovery data pull, we need to know the timeframe for the pull?
Providing this information to our Offices will assist us in narrowing down the content to focus on your specific area of interest. Please provide clarifications by 11/23/2021, otherwise we will interpret this as you no longer being interested in the matter and your FOIA request will be canceled without further notification on our part. This action does not constitute a denial of your request nor does it affect your rights to submit future FOIA requests to this Agency.

Please send your response to gsa.foia@gsa.gov and reference FOIA Request number GSA-2022-000187 in the subject line of your email. (mailto:gsa.foia@gsa.gov)

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Respectfully,
GSA FOIA Requester Service Center
Washington DC Headquarter Office

Good Afternoon Mr. Simonite:
This is an update to your Freedom of Information Act request of 11/09/2021  (GSA-2022-000187), in which you requested “ To Whom It May Concern: This is a request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, on behalf of Wired magazine. I hereby request the following records: 1. Copies of the contracts—including any modifications—between Carahsoft Technology Corp. and the GSA with PIID 47HAA021F0119 described at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_47HAA021F0119_4773_GS35F0119Y_4732 2. Copies of all emails between the GSA and any representatives of Carahsoft; Google Cloud, the cloud computing division of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet; or Palo Alto Networks relating to this award. This request is being made for news-gathering purposes and the requested documents will be made available to the general public. Government spending on defense technology is a clear matter of public interest. As such, I request a waiver from any fees that would ordinarily be assessed for fulfilling this 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, Tom Simonite Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
In order to properly respond to your request, it is necessary for us to take a 10 working day extension under 41 CFR 105-60.404(a)(1), the need to search, collect and review the requested records. You should expect a final reply on or before 12/27/2021.
If you have any questions regarding this extension, please contact us by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov and reference your GSA FOIA GSA-2022-000187 Number. For additional concerns, please contact the GSA FOIA Public Liaison, Seth Greenfeld at (202) 501-4560 or by email at seth.greenfeld@gsa.gov. (mailto:gsa.foia@gsa.gov)
We apologize for this delay and any inconvenience it may cause you.
Respectfully,
GSA FOIA Requester Service center
Washington DC Headquarter Office

GSA-2022-000187 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.
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