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Our Mission

The Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) is responsible for the SSA-wide acquisition and grants programs in support of the Agency mission and strategic goals. OAG directs the business management aspects of these activities, and develops and implements applicable policies, procedures, and directives.

The Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) is the principal procurement office of SSA. Seth Binstock is the Associate Commissioner for Acquisition and Grants. Cathy A. Bella is the Deputy Associate Commissioner for Acquisition and Grants.

The Office of the Associate Commissioner has overall responsibility for the award and administration of contracts and grants for SSA.

The Office of Information Technology Acquisition, directed by Jacqueline Lessig, is responsible for acquisition of information technology products and related services.

The Office of Operations Contracts, directed by Christian Hellie, is responsible for acquisition of facilities services and acquisition of all other non-IT products and services.

The Office of Acquisition Support, directed by Allyson Stokes, provides acquisition policy and cost analysis & audit support to OAG. This office also administers the purchase card program.

Regional Contracting Officers are responsible for the acquisition needs specific to the SSA field offices in their regions.

DCOSS / Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), directed by Wayne McDonald, is responsible for fostering the use of small and disadvantaged businesses as Federal contractors.

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Important Alerts

SSA Vendor Repository

This document provides instructions on how vendors can submit information to be included in the newly created SSA vendor database. This database will be used for COTR market research.

Alert

System for Award Management (SAM)

The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that consolidates the capabilities in CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS.

There is no charge for registration in SAM

Attention - Prime Contractors and Small Business Subcontractors

Accelerated Payments to Prime Contractors

Contacts

Baltimore Headquarters Mailing Addresses

We welcome your business. Should you wish to send any advertisements or other literature concerning the products or services you offer, please use one of the following address formats:

Mailings related to acquisition of information technology products and related services

SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: OITA
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244

Mailings related to small and disadvantaged business utilization

SSA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244

Mailings related to acquisition of construction & facilities services, or other types of products and services not related to information technology

SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: OOC
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244

Mailings related to Grants

SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: Grants Management
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244

Regional Office Mailing Addresses

REGION I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont

John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Rm. 1975
Government Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02203

Contact: Pam Dutcher - (617) 565-2845

REGION II: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Federal Building, Rm. 4040
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278

Contact: Andrew Argiro - (212) 264-2766

REGION III: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,
District of Columbia

P.O. Box 8788
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Contact: Jim McDermott - (215) 597-2702

REGION IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Sam Nunn Federal Bldg.
Suite 22T64
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Contact: Rickie Bowens - (404) 562-1433

REGION V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Social Security Administration
Regional Contracting Office
600 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661

Contact: Babafemi Littlejohn, (312) 575-4148

REGION VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Suite 550
1301 Young Street
Dallas, Texas 75202

Contact: Linda Washeck - (214) 767-3233

REGION VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Rm. 409
Richard Bolling Federal Office Building
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Contact: Cynthia Ragland- (816) 936-5535

REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Rm. 1052
Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street
Denver, Colorado 80294

Contact: Lisa Walker - (303) 844-7344

REGION IX: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territory of Pacific Islands American Samoa

Frank Hagel Federal Building
1221 Nevin Avenue, FMT, R6
Richmond, California 94801

Contact: Renata Terry - (510) 970-8355

REGION X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Suite 2900, M/S 3022
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104-7075

Contact: Linda Shaw - (206) 615-2166

Special Program Contacts

Service	Contact	Phone #
Agency Specific Acquisition Policies & Procedures	Allyson Stokes	(410) 965-9478
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)	Sharon Hall	(410) 965-9558
Grants/Cooperative Agreements	Audrey Adams Dionne Mitchell	(410) 965-9469 (410) 965-9534
Purchase Card Program	Pat Gaydos	(410) 965-9514
Small/Disadvantaged Business Utilization	Wayne McDonald	(410) 965-7467
Strategic Sourcing	Allyson Stokes	(410) 965-9478
Unsolicited Proposals	Sharon Hall	(410) 965-9558

Headquarters Contracting Officer Phone Directory

Headquarters Contracting Officer Phone Directory
(Revised 2/15/2013)

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SUPPORT
Name	Position	Phone
Stokes, Allyson	Supervisory Procurement Analyst	(410) 965-9478
Johnson, Mildred E.	Management Assistant	(410) 965-9526

DIVISION OF POLICY & PURCHASE CARD ADMINISTRATION
Name	Position	Phone
Kearse, Jehovah	Supervisory Procurement Analyst	(410) 965-9519
Elky, Junghie	Procurement Analyst	(410) 965-9579
Landis, Angie	Procurement Analyst	(410) 965-9559
Rodey, Marty	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9529
Smith, Joan M.	Procurement Analyst	(410) 965-6269

Office Fax Number(s): 410) 966-1261
{END OF OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SUPPORT PHONE DIRECTORY}

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION
Name	Position	Phone
Lessig, Jacqueline	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9480

DIVISION OF IT EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE
Name	Position	Phone
Norris, Valerie	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-2644
Bryant, Madeline	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9464
Casswell, Ed	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9490
Cooney, Katie	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9476
Freeman, Aminta	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9540
Harkless, Darnell	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-6764
Harrison, Stephanie	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-7538
King, Valerie N.	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-6496
Mettee, Christopher	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9486
Norwood, Paris	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-7531
Tubman, Michele	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9463
Williams, Carolyn W.	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-8106
Young, Erica	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-2593

DIVISION OF IT SOFTWARE & MAINTENANCE
Name	Position	Phone
Quinn, Jane	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9494
Fain, Kathryn	Lead Contract Specialist	(410) 965-4853
Bolt, Rick	Contract Specialist	(410) 966-8765
Failing, Dennis	Contract Specialist	(410) 966-8192
Frey, Sean	Contract Specialist	(410) 966-9446
Goldstein, Eric	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-2581
Lettich, Kevin	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9588
Lobl, Joanna	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-6476
McAllister, Brian	Contract Specialist	(410) 966-3206
Yankle, Monica	Contract Specialist	(410) 594-2032

DIVISION OF IT SUPPORT SERVICES
Name	Position	Phone
Gay, Syreeta	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9510
Muniz, Kevin	Lead Contract Specialist	(410) 966-3297
Ely, Timothy	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-1094
Hemming, Terry	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-0527
Kloman, Melissa	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9515
Leach-Walker, Traci	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9539
Sneeringer, Larry	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-3369
Taylor, Nicole D.	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-8668
Walker, Lisa	Contract Specialist	(303) 844-7344
Washeck, Linda	Contract Specialist	(214) 767-3233

DIVISION OF PROGRAMS CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Brennan, Christopher	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 966-0392
Monch, Brenda	Lead Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9521
Marko, Scott	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9488
McCollum, Nichole	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9262
Owens, Wanda	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-8095
Tracht, Joeie	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9862
Twigg, Roger	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-6820

Office Fax Number(s): 410) 965-9560; (410) 966-5982
{END OF OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PHONE DIRECTORY}

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Hellie, Christian	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9511

DIVISION OF EASTERN REGIONAL CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Patterson, Denita	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 966-4666
Applewhaite, Lucrecia	Contract Specialist	(404) 562-5762
Argiro, Andrew	Contract Specialist	(212) 264-2766
Bowens, Rickie	Contract Specialist	(404) 562-1433
Brophy, Ryan	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-0154
Day, Erica	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9512
Dutcher, Pamela	Contract Specialist	(617) 565-2845
Lee, Angela	Contract Specialist	(212) 264-3529
Otlin, Donald	Purchasing Agent	(718) 557-5184
Petty, Adam	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9496
Pond, Stephanie	Contract Specialist	(214) 767-2368
Seidle, Linda	Contract Specialist	(215) 597-9143

DIVISION OF FACILITIES CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Andrews, John T.	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 965-3468
Easter, Derek	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-8083
Huttenberger, Kimberly	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9508
Karbeling, Bradley	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9505
McDermott, James	Contract Specialist	(215) 597-2702
Shaney, Adrianna	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-2566
Slaughter, Stephen	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9533
Strickland, Kimberly	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9550
Taylor, Kristin	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9547
Williams, Amy C.	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-3330

DIVISION OF OPERATIONS CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Walker, Daniel	Lead Contract Specialist	(410) 965-4188
Herman, Katie	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-7511
Lawrence-Wilson, Deborah	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9532
Medeiros, Katherine	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-1067
Monahan, Lisa	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-2575
Papas, Molly	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-2605
Shanklin, Greg	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9517
Speca, Joe	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9487
Werrell, Joyce	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9493
Wicks, Sandra	Contract Specialist	(410) 965-9522
Wilson, Debbie R.	Contract Specialist	(410) 966-2818

DIVISION OF WESTERN REGIONAL CONTRACTS
Name	Position	Phone
Manning, Matthew	Supervisory Contract Specialist	(410) 594-2001
Crowley, Terry	Contract Specialist	(816) 936-5538
Holzman, Ralph	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9261
Keck, Marilyn	Contract Specialist	(816) 936-5537
Kloman, Ryan	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-6805
Lee, Ruby	Purchasing Agent	(510) 970-4079
Littlejohn, Babafemi	Contract Specialist	(312) 575-4148
McIntosh, Myrna	Purchasing Agent	(510) 970-4113
Ragland, Cynthia	Contract Specialist	(816) 936-5535
Schaible, Melissa	Purchasing Agent	(410) 966-7436
Shaw, Linda	Contract Specialist	(206) 615-2166
Stanley, Nicole	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9541
Terry, Renata	Contract Specialist	(510) 970-8355
Williams, Ashley N.	Purchasing Agent	(410) 965-9543

Office Fax Number(s): 410) 966-9310
{END OF OFFICE OF OPERATIONS CONTRACTS PHONE DIRECTORY}

Acquisitions
Grants
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
DCOSS / OSDBU
Small and Disadvantaged Business
SDVOSB
Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Social Security