What We Do:
The Office of Acquisitions and its member branches provide guidance, acquisition services, and assistance to program staff in NIDA, NINDS, NIA, and NIMH regarding the procurement of supplies and services to ensure that the COAC's member Institutes obtain technically appropriate services from vendors at contract costs that are fair and reasonable.
The OA performs the following functions:
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Manages and conducts a comprehensive program of all research and development contracting, non-research and development contracting, station support contracting, commercial item acquisitions using simplified acquisition procedures, GSA Federal Supply Schedule acquisitions and simplified acquisitions for customer ICs
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Provides advice and assistance regarding all phases of the acquisition cycle from planning to closeout with the purpose of accomplishing all acquisitions needed for the scientific mission and all related acquisitions required by its customers
Subject Matter Expert Contact List
Office of Acquisitions (OA)
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Areas of Responsibility |
James Quinn |
Director |
(301) 594-6189 |
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Provides acquisition oversight and review for the OA, Neuroscience COAC
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Jan Leahey |
Deputy Director |
(301) 402-1678 |
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Assists Director in providing acquisition oversight and review for the OA, Neuroscience COAC
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Amy Siller |
Contract Specialist |
(301) 594-5616 |
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Implements, evaluates, and reports on various COAC operations
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NIMH and NIA Research and Development Contracts Management Branch
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Areas of Responsibility |
Susanne Stinson |
Branch Chief |
(301) 443-2696 |
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Chief Contracting Officer responsible for overseeing all activities relating to NIMH and NIA acquisitions
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Bruce Anderson |
Section Head |
(301) 443-2234 |
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Senior Contracting Officer responsible for overseeing all NIMH acquisitions
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Yvette Brown |
Section Head |
(301) 443-8402 |
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Senior Contracting Officer responsible for overseeing all NIA acquisitions
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NINDS Research and Development Contracts Management Branch
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Areas of Responsibility |
Kirkland Davis |
Branch Chief |
(301) 496-1813 |
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Oversees all Branch activities for the award and administration of NINDS Contracts
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NIDA Research and Development Contracts Management Branch
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Areas of Responsibility |
John Hamill |
Branch Chief |
(301) 443-6677 |
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Provides acquisition and Branch oversight and review for the CMB, NIDA
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Ken Goodling |
Deputy Branch Chief and Section Chief |
(301) 443-6677 |
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Assists Branch Chief with acquisition and Branch oversight and review; serves as 1 of 2 Section Chiefs
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Brian O’Laughlin |
Team Lead/ Section Chief |
(301) 443-6677 |
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Serves as Section Chief and oversees SBIR activities
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Consolidated Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions Branch
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Areas of Responsibility |
Susan Nsangou |
Branch Chief |
(301) 443-2104 |
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Oversees all Branch activities
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Jasmine Snoddy |
Contract Specialist |
(301) 594-1571 |
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Commercial buys, GSA contract/schedule buys, all non-R&D buys
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Idella Simpson |
Contract Specialist |
(301) 435-8781 |
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Commercial buys, GSA contract/schedule buys, all non-R&D buys
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Korriise LaRoche |
Contract Specialist |
(301) 435-8782 |
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Commercial buys, GSA contract/schedule buys, all non-R&D buys
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