Audit 2.0 - policing (Metropolitan Police Department)

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Freddy Martinez, Request Number 2020-FOIA-07840 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Documents sufficient to show any purchases of the software licenses from the following companies:

DataWorks, NEC, Cognitec, IDEMIA, Gemalto, Rank One Computing, FaceFirst, Clearview AI or Rocky Mountain Data Analytics.

Any communication about the purchase of these licenses.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Freddy Martinez In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference request number 2020-FOIA-07840. To check for status, please log in  https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. For any questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA office directly. Find the list of agency Open Governement and FOIA contact information by visiting FOIA Contact Information. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact the FOIA office. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Regards,
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Dear Mr. Martinez, This letter is in response toyour above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for thefollowing: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuantto the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: Documentssufficient to show any purchases of the software licenses from the followingcompanies: DataWorks,NEC, Cognitec, IDEMIA, Gemalto, Rank One Computing, FaceFirst, Clearview AI orRocky Mountain Data Analytics.Any communication about the purchase of theselicenses. Therequested documents will be made available to the general public, and thisrequest is not being made for commercial purposes. Inthe event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me ofthe total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer therequest filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM ifnot. Please contact the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) for theinformation requested. You may submit aFOIA request to OCP online via the D.C. Government Public FOIA Portal at https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx Alternatively, you may submit your FOIArequest in writing to: Jeremiah Regan Office of Contracting and Procurement 441 4 th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20032 Jeremiah.regan@dc.gov Office: ( 202) 727-0252 Please know that, under D.C.Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR § 412, you have the right to appeal thisletter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, yourappeal must be in writing and contain “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or“FOIA Appeal” in the subject line of the letter, as well as, on the outside ofthe envelope. The appeal must include(1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) astatement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in supportof disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number, an e-mail and/or U.S.mailing address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: theMayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,Suite 407, Washington, D.C. 20004. Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed tothe Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel at foia.appeals@dc.gov Further, a copy of all appeal materials mustbe forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency, orto the agency head of that agency, if there is no designated Freedom ofInformation Officer there. Failure to follow these administrative steps will result in delay inthe processing and commencement of a response to your appeal to the Mayor. Sincere regards, LatrinaCrumlin StaffAssistant, FOIA MetropolitanPolice Department 300Indiana Avenue, Rm 4153 Washington,DC  20001

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Freddy Martinez, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2020-FOIA-07840 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Documents sufficient to show any purchases of the software licenses from the following companies:DataWorks, NEC, Cognitec, IDEMIA, Gemalto, Rank One Computing, FaceFirst, Clearview AI or Rocky Mountain Data Analytics.Any communication about the purchase of these licenses.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Freddy Martinez Regards,
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Freddy Martinez, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2020-FOIA-07840 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Documents sufficient to show any purchases of the software licenses from the following companies:DataWorks, NEC, Cognitec, IDEMIA, Gemalto, Rank One Computing, FaceFirst, Clearview AI or Rocky Mountain Data Analytics.Any communication about the purchase of these licenses.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Freddy Martinez Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal

Good morning Mr. Martinez,

Per your email the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) is not assigned to request number 2020-FOIA-07840, MPD referred you to OCP. Please use DC’s new DC FOIA platform to submit your request to (OCP):

Welcome to D.C.’s FOIA Center | DC (govqa.us)<https://myfoiadc.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(d4nmzozmvhxt434j2czekcpm))/supporthome.aspx>

Please select OCP and our Officer is:

Jeremiah Regan
Office of Contracting and Procurement
441 4 th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032
Jeremiah.regan@dc.gov<mailto:Jeremiah.regan@dc.gov>
Office: ( 202) 727-0252
Best regards,

Linda K. Givens
FOIA Specialist
Office of Contracting and Procurement
ONE JUDICIARY SQUARE
441 4th Street NW, Suite 330S
Washington, DC 20001
E-Mail: linda.givens@dc.gov<mailto:linda.givens@dc.gov>
Website: www.ocp.dc.gov<http://www.ocp.dc.gov/>