What We Do:
The Office of Acquisition 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:
- 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
- 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
Name | Title | Phone | Areas of Responsibility |
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Chris Belt | Director | (301) 827-5252 |
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Brian O’Laughlin | Deputy | (301) 827-5253 | |
Suzie Stinson | Policy Analyst/Contracting Officer | (301) 443-4116 | Provides acquisition policy and review support to COAC management and staff |
Tonya Mansfield | Program Specialist | (301) 594-1928 |
Name | Title | Phone | Areas of Responsibility |
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Ken Goodling | Branch Chief | (301) 827-5854 |
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Nancy Lamon-Kritikos | Section Head | (301) 480-2447 |
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Ken Goodling | Acting Section Head | (301) 827-5854 |
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Name | Title | Phone | Areas of Responsibility |
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Yvette Brown | Acting Branch Chief | (301) 443-8402 |
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Andrew Hotaling | Section Head | (301) 443-6677 |
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Jeffrey Schmidt | Acting Section Head | (301) 402-1488 |
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Yvette Brown | Section Head | (301) 443-8402 |
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Name | Title | Phone | Areas of Responsibility |
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Brian O’Laughlin | Branch Chief | (301) 827-5253 |
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Andrew Hotaling | Section Head | (301) 443-6677 |
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Charlotte McCormack | Section Head | (301) 443-4863 |
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