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:
- Planning, developing, recommending and establishing NIH-wide procedures and practices in the area of simplified acquisitions.
- Administers and oversees the NIH Purchase Card Program, providing guidance, training and reviews.
- Administers and oversees NIH’s delegated acquisition system, providing guidance, training and reviews.
- Plans, negotiates, awards and terminates NIH-wide and restricted BPAs.
- Analyzes repetitive acquisitions to ascertain the most cost-effective method, including their consolidation into BPA awards.
- As requested, coordinates and submits pertinent acquisition business data and documentation.
- Prepares guidance and procedural updates and keeps the community informed of current, relevant simplified acquisition issues.
- In conjunction with the Acquisition Career Program in OALM, manages delegated acquisition authority function and maintains files.
- Negotiates vendor discounts with open market and Federal Supply Schedule vendors.
- Conducts discount validation reviews and identifies areas of procedural problems as well as non-compliance by BPA vendors.
Office of the Director | Title | Telephone | Location | |
Nancy Norton | Acting Director | 301-496-3997 | nancy.norton@nih.gov | 6100 Executive Blvd/6C01D |
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Customer Service | Telephone | |||
Purchase Card | 301-435-6606 | Creditcard@od.nih.gov | ||
BPA | 301-496-5212 | BPAProgramBranch@od.nih.gov | ||
Simplified Acquisitions | 301-496-0400 | SimplifiedAcquisitionHelp@od.nih.gov | ||
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Acquisition Services and Review Branch | Title | Telephone | Location | |
Nic D'Ascoli | Chief | 301-594-5458 | dascolin@od.nih.gov | 6100 Executive Blvd / 6A01C |
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BPA Program Branch | Title | Telephone | Location | |
Christina Vaughan | Acting Chief | 301-435-3937 | vaughanc@OD.NIH.GOV | 6100 Executive Blvd / 6A01B |
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Purchase Card Program Branch | Title | Telephone | Location | |
Doreen Rappaport | Chief | 301-451-1947 | rappaportdj@mail.nih.gov | 6100 Executive Blvd/6B05D |
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