August 10, 2004

Ms. Christina Ford
Assistant County Attorney
4815 Alameda
8^th Floor, Suite B
El Paso, Texas 79905

OR2004-6738

Re: Request for information regarding proposals for RFP#951-0102-001.

Dear Ms. Ford:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 209970.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined that your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim that the requested information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.104 of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.104, you may withhold the requested information.

For more information on the cited exception, as well as information on the rights and obligations of governmental bodies and requestors, please refer to open government information contained on the Office of the Attorney General website at www.oag.state.tx.us. You may also contact our Open Government Hotline at 1-877-OPENTEX.

Enc. Submitted documents

cc: David Wysong
7100 Westwind, Suite 115
El Paso, Texas 79912
(w/o enclosures)

Ann White
JI Companies
P.O. Box 26655
Austin, Texas 78755
(w/o enclosures)

Don Hairston
El Paso First
2501 North Mesa
El Paso, Texas 79902
(w/o enclosures)

Matthew Shaner
Core Source
16225 Park Ten Place Dr., Ste. 500
Houston, Texas 77084
(w/o enclosures )

Cindee M. Soza
BlueCross BluShield of Texas
118 Mesa Park Drive
El Paso, Texas 79912
(w/o enclosures)

Omar Rodriguez
Benefit Planners
194 South Main, BPI Bldg.
Boerne, Texas 78006
(w/o enclosures )

Illona Lyde
TX True Choice
5000 Legacy Drive, Suite 190
Plano, Texas 75024
(w/o enclosures)

Jim Brundage
Rogers & Belding Ins. Agency
2505 East Missouri
El Paso, Texas 79903
(w/o enclosures )

Peter Day
Express Scripts
301 Militia Road
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(w/o enclosures)