HCPSS MPIA Request #2025-109

Requestor
Jacob Steinberg
Organization/Agency
Baltimore Sun Media Group
Requested Information
“Dear Custodian of Records, Under the Maryland Public Information Act Title 4, I am requesting detailed digital records of request for proposal processes (RFP) submitted by basketball officiating organizations to the Howard County public school system and the county's athletic department. I am requesting the total number of rfp processes that were submitted for basketball refereeing as well as the annual value of each bid. Additionally, I am requesting to know the length of these proposed contracts that are submitted through the rfp process, including the dates of the most recent bids and when they were finalized.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
• Invitation to Bid - Winter Athletic Sports Referee Officials Services (Basketball, Wrestling) BID #004.23.B4. Under MPIA GP § 4-338, which requires a custodian to deny inspection of information about the security of an information system, we have redacted unique identifiers such as login and password information.
• Award Letter – IAABO Board 12. As noted in this award letter, the solicitation documents above as well as submitted bids become the contract for these services.
• Renewal Letter. This contract was renewed in September 2024.
• IAABO Board 12 Bid #043.22.B4. Under MPIA GP § 4-335, which prevents disclosure of confidential trade secret, commercial or financial records furnished by an outside unit, unique pricing the vendor has identified as confidential beyond the total annual costs found in the report above have been redacted as they have the potential to cause harm to the competitive position of the vendor from whom the information was obtained and/or impair our ability to obtain similar information in the future. Additionally, under MPIA GP § 4-330, we have redacted sociological information where it contains cell phone numbers, personal addresses, and/or has the potential to pose a risk to individual safety or privacy.

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