FOIA Request to Village of Niantic regarding procurement bids and RFP submissions on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Village of Niantic by Prairie State Wire, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request seeks access to records related to procurement bids and responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) received by the city during the immediately preceding calendar month.
The requested records include details such as solicitation or project titles, names of bidders or proposers, submission dates, bid amounts or proposed costs, and descriptions of the goods or services proposed. The aim is to gather information of public interest for dissemination without requiring the creation of new documents. Prairie State Wire has expressed a preference for receiving these records in electronic format if available.
The request also includes a note that if any portion is denied or withheld, the specific statutory basis for denial should be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records. As a member of the media, Prairie State Wire has requested a fee waiver due to its role in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
