About the Program Planning and Management Branch (PPMB)

The PPMB directly supports the Head of Contracting Activity and the Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM) staff on myriad issues ranging from governance and NIH Business System (NBS) enhancements to special projects that impact acquisition policies and the NIH community. Serving as a liaison with the acquisitions community and partnering with the NBS Project Team, the Office of Financial Management (OFM), and the Office of Budget (OB), the PPMB strives to provide technical, logistical, and project and change management expertise to support OALM’s mission activities and objectives.