Advises the Associate Director, OAMP, and staff of procedures and practices in the areas of simplified acquisitions, delegated acquisition, and acquisition support programs. Responsible for: (1) planning, developing, recommending and establishing NIH-wide procedures and practices in the area of simplified acquisitions; (2) administers and oversees the NIH Purchase Card Program, providing guidance, training and reviews; (3) administers and oversees NIH’s delegated acquisition system, providing guidance, training and reviews; (4) plans, negotiates, awards and terminates NIH-wide and restricted BPAs; (5) administers and develops acquisition standards and specifications (including commodities) for NIH and other DHHS activities; (6) provides technical assistance to ordering offices, bidders and contractors on the design, manufacture, use and acquisition of equipment, supplies and technical services at NIH; (7) analyzes repetitive acquisitions to ascertain the most cost-effective method, including their consolidation into NIH-wide awards; (8) as requested, coordinates and submits pertinent acquisition business data and documentation; (9) prepares guidance and procedural updates and keeps the community informed of current, relevant simplified acquisition issues; (10) in conjunction with the Acquisition Career Program in OALM, manages delegated acquisition authority function and maintains files; (11) negotiates vendor discounts with open market and Federal Supply Schedule vendors; and (12) conducts discount validation reviews and identifies areas of procedural problems as well as non-compliance by BPA vendors.