USDA expenditures

David Joyce filed this request with the U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary of the United States of America.
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From: David Joyce

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

please provide a detailed list of all expenditures made under the Biden administration via micro purchasing and simplified acquisition. Preferably in excel and include all the companies that received these funds contact info including email.

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 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Joyce

From: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary

Good afternoon, David Joyce:

This email pertains to the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), Office of Information Affairs, FOIA Division (OIA-FOIA).

In reviewing your request, the OIA consulted with the subject matter expert, who informed the OIA that the information you seek is publicly available at https://www.usaspending.gov/. The USASpending is an official open data source of federal spending information. You can filter the search by Time Period, Agency, Award Amount, Extent Competed, etc. You can also download the search result(s) from the website.

Therefore, because the information you seek is publicly available, the OIA is administratively closing your request. If, however, you feel that the information pulled from the website is not the information you seek, you can resubmit your request to the OIA.

If you have any questions, you can contact the OIA’s FOIA Public Liaison, Ms. Melanie Enciso. Ms. Enciso may be contacted by telephone at (202) 720-9462, or electronically at Melanie.Enciso@usda.gov<mailto:Melanie.Enciso@usda.gov> or USDAFOIA@usda.gov<mailto:USDAFOIA@usda.gov>.

A copy of your incoming request is attached for your reference. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this action.

Best Regards,

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Gina Lee
FOIA Analyst Contractor
Office of Information Affairs
FOIA Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Washington, DC 20250
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