Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The 1966 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits any person to request access to federal agency records or information. Federal agencies are required to disclose records upon receipt of a written request, except for records that are protected from disclosure by nine exemptions or three exclusions in the Act. Persons are also able to request documents in an electronic format under the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (EFOIA).

All FOIA requests for the GSA must be sent to the mailing address or, alternatively, to the email address shown below:

U.S. General Services Administration
FOIA Requester Service Center (H1C)
1275 First Street, NE, Room 1263
Washington, DC 20417
Fax: (202) 501-2727
EFOIA: gsa.foia@gsa.gov

If a requester is paying their FOIA fees by credit card or checks please make sure to send a copy of the FOIA Assurance Letter/Fee Notice or a copy of the final response to the address shown below:

U.S. General Services Administration
Miscellaneous Receivable for Non-Federal Claims
FOIA IQ Number (Input the IQ Number)
P.O. Box 979009
St. Louis, MO 63197-9009
Fax: 816-823-1048

If you choose the option of payment by FedEx or UPS, please make sure to send a copy of the FOIA Assurance Letter/Fee Notice or a copy of the final response to the address shown below:

U.S. General Services Administration
Lockbox 979009
1005 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
SL-MO-C2GL

All requests for GSA Office of Inspector General (OIG) documents must be sent to the mailing address, fax number or email address shown below:

OIG Freedom of Information Act Officer
GSA, Office of Inspector General (JC)
1800 F Street, NW, Room 5326
Washington, DC 20405

Via Fax to (202) 501-0414

Via e-mail to OIGFOIA-PrivacyAct@gsaig.gov

If you have any questions concerning GSA OIG FOIA requests, please call (202) 501-1932.

"Note: When you make a FOIA request, you must describe the records that you want as clearly and specifically as possible. If the agency cannot identify and locate records that you have requested with a reasonable amount of effort, it will not be able to assist you. While agencies strive to handle all FOIA requests in a customer-friendly fashion, the FOIA does not require them to do research for you, analyze data, answer written questions, or in any other way create records in order to respond to a request."