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FOI #24-481 (10-8-24, 6:55 pm) - Subject - University correspondence regarding Campus Climate Initiative and Academic Engagement Network
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Email correspondence to/from Radenka Maric, provosts, deans, staff of the School of Social Work, and staff of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion between 10/1/23 and 10/1/24 containing the following key terms:
FOI #24-479 (10-8-24, 6:55 pm) - Subject - Correspondence regarding ODI webpages on antisemitism
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Correspondence regarding the Office for Diversity and Inclusion's online webpages, specifically regarding the updated glossary and standalone pages on antisemitism. The glossary is hosted here: https://diversity.uconn.edu/glossary/. The standalone entry is hosted here: https://diversity.uconn.edu/combatting-antisemitism/
The updates presumably occurred sometime between March 2024 and May 2024, but records could begin earlier.
FOI #24-477 (0-8-24, 10:10 am) - Subject - SmartProcure Public Records Request to University of Connecticut For PO/Vendor Information
Name - Misty Ruhlman
Affiliation - Smart Procure
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 7/3/2024 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
Regional and Storrs Campus
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to request access to public records under FOIA, Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes), or any other relevant public records act.
Specifically, I am seeking the following documents related to transactions with the following vendors:
1. SHI International Corp
o Transaction Amount: $2,210,000.00
o Transaction Date: 2020-06-04
2. SHI International Corp
o Transaction Amount: $1,950,000.00
o Transaction Date: 2020-10-23
3. Array Systems LLC
o Transaction Amount: $66,987.00
o Transaction Date: 2020-03-25
4. Security Technologies Inc.
o Transaction Amount: $58,598.44
o Transaction Date: 2024-08-22
5. Cyber Skyline Inc
o Transaction Amount: $52,500.00
o Transaction Date: 2020-10-13
6. Cyber Skyline Inc
o Transaction Amount: $45,000.00
o Transaction Date: 2021-03-23
7. SHI International Corp
o Transaction Amount: $41,040.00
o Transaction Date: 2023-09-29
8. Tri-Com Consulting Group LLC
o Transaction Amount: $40,600.00
o Transaction Date: 2021-03-04
For each transaction, I am requesting:
• The current contract/RFP proposal currently held by the vendor (if available)
• The corresponding scorecards for the winning vendor and the losing scorecards from other vendors who participated in the same solicitation or RFP process.
This request is limited to readily available records that do not require physically copying, scanning, or printing of paper documents. Please notify me in advance via email if there are any associated costs for this request, and I will work to further narrow the request to expedite the process and eliminate any fees.
Thank you for your assistance with this matter. I look forward to your response.
All emails from Sandra.herbstreit@bachlawfirm.com to any University email address (@uconn.edu) or similar domain
All emails from Jbach@bachlawfirm.com to any University email address (@uconn.edu) or similar domain
All emails from awhitaker@bachlawfirm.com to any University email address or similar domain (@uconn.edu)
From January 1st 2010 through 10/1/2024
FOI #24-472 - Subject - RFP No. KA012924- Student Health Insurance at the University of Connecticut
Name - Jared Cohane
Affiliation -
By this letter, I hereby request copies of the following public records in the possession, custody and/or control of the University of Connecticut (“UConn”) relating to the Student Health Insurance project bearing the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) number KA012924 (“the Project”).
1. All records1 pertaining to the bid, proposal, work administration and prospective bidders relative to RFP No. KA012924;
2. All records pertaining to the evaluation of the bid(s) and bidders on the Project, including any records related to the score card utilized by UConn;
All records pertaining to UConn’s policies and internal procedures for RFP evaluations in general;
4. Bid tabulations of each of the bidders on the Project;
5. The bid submitted by Wellfleet Benefits LLC (“Wellfleet”) for the Project;
6. The bidder’s “Vendor Qualifications” information – pursuant to Group 2.4 of the Questions section of the RFP – submitted by Wellfleet for the Project;
7. All correspondence2 and records relating to the evaluation of the bid submitted by Wellfleet for the Project;
8. All correspondence and records relating to the evaluation of the bid submitted by Insurance for Students, Inc. (“IFS”) for the Project;
9. All correspondence between UConn and Wellfleet on or after the date Wellfleet submitted its RFP;
10. All records related to the composition of the group of persons who evaluated the RFPs in connection with the Project (“the Evaluation Committee), including any potential conflicts of interest among the Evaluation Committee in connection with the Project;
11. All records pertaining to any post-bid submissions and/or clarifications submitted by any bidder on the Project;
12. All correspondence between UConn and any bidder following the initial submission of bids on the Project; and
13. All records and correspondence among the Evaluation Committee pertaining to the verification of Wellfleet’s claims and capabilities in Wellfleet’s RFP, including but not limited to UConn’s correspondence with Wellfleet’s references pursuant to Group 3.1 of the Questions section of the RFP; and
14. All records and correspondence among the Evaluation Committee pertaining to the verification of IFS’s claims and capabilities in IFS’s RFP, including but not limited to UConn’s correspondence with IFS’s references pursuant to Group 3.1 of the Questions section of the RFP.