Reply to Atta of

National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

John H. Glenn Research Center
Lewis Field
Cleveland, OH 44135-3191

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Federal Sources, Inc.
Attn: Lynne Skelley
8400 Westpark Drive, 4" Floor
McLean, VA 22102

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request No. GRC-07-008

This letter is to advise you that a releasability determination regarding NASA Glenn Research

Center’s (GRC) contract NNCO6BA07B has been made. This determination has taken into
consideration the relevant statutes, case Jaw, and guidance, as well as comments received from
ASRC Aerospace Corporation, and the Contracting Officer. Accordingly, it is my decision to
partially deny your request. The basis for this partial denial is set forth below

The following records have been identified as exempt from release under Exemption 4 of the
FOLIA, 5 U.S.C § 552(b):

- Page B-1, Clause B.2 entitled “Estimated Contract Cost and Award Fee”, The dollar amounts
listed for the “Total Estimated Cost” and “Maximum Award Fee” for the Base period, Option
1, Option 2, Option 3, and the Totals (All Years) columns.

~ Page G-11, Clause G.10 entitled “Indirect Cost Ceiling

- Page H-4, Clause H.4 entitled “Task Order Pricing Rat
{c) of the table.

~ Page H-13, Clause H.14 entitled “Award Fee”.

~ Page J-1, Clause J.1 entitled “List of Atachmer
Interest Avoidance Plan: Attachment F, Safety and Health Plan; and Attachment G, Indirect
Rate Base Definitions.

- Attachment E, the “distributed cost rates” only. All other pages will be released.

The data contained in the table.
The data contained in paragraph

The fixed rate amount listed.

The information identified above is exempt from release under Exemption 4 of the FOLA as
“commercial and financial information, and obtained from a person, as privileged or
confidential.” This information reveals the unique methods, procedures, and or techniques
employed by the contractor to accomplish the contract, and therefore, is considered to be
confidential. The initial determination has been made that the information is exempt from
release under the Freedom of Information Act. 5 U.S.C. § SS2¢b\(4).

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sary for the Government to

In order to preperly and effectively conduct procurements. if is nece
obtain detailed technical, financial, and commercial data Only through evaluation of complete
and accurate data of this type can the Government hope to negotiate an agreement that best
meets its requirements, both cost and technical. It is mandatory that the federal procurement

s be handled in a manner that fosters and promotes uninhibited transmission of

proce:
slosure of this information would undermine the

confidential material. In short, public di
integrity of the federal procurement proc:

In addition to protecting the Government's ability to obtain necessary information, exemption
(b)(4) protects the competitive position of submitters. Disclosure of the requested information
could cause substantial competitive injury to submitters because it would reveal insights into

their business practices. In short, public disclosure of this information would undermine the

‘grity of the federal procurement process.

The itemized charges for furnishing you this material are as follows:

Duplication: $13.00 (130 pages @ $.10/ pg.)

Search’Review: 30.00 (1 hr. @ $7.50/1/4 hr. Professional)

Review (Attorney): 11.25 (.25 hr @ $11.25/Le4 hr. Attorney)
Total $54.25

Payment should be made through Pay.gov. Pay. gov has been developed to meet the Financial
Management Services commitment to process collections electronically using Internet
technologies. Please refer to the attached document detailing the process for submitting
payment for the fees incurred to process this FOIA request.

Please be advised that the amount due must be paid in full within 30 days. The 30-day period
will begin three days after the date of this letter. In remitting payment, please reference FOIA

request 07-008,

You may appeal this initial determination to the NASA Administrator. Your appeal must (1) be
addressed to the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space (NASA), Mail Stop: P,
300 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20546; (2) be clearly identified on the envelope and in the
letter as an “Appeal under the Freedom of Information Act (FOLA)”; (3) include a copy of the
request for the Agency record and a copy of this initial determination: (4) to the extent possible,
state the reasons why vou believe this decision should be reversed: and (5) be sent to the
Administrator within 30 calendar days of the date of the receipt of this initial determination.

If you need further assistance. please contact Angela Pierce, FOLA Officer, at 1-866-404-3642

or via e-mail at foia@gre.nasa.guv.

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