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Incident Procurement Support and Contacts

Acquisition Management (AQM) Regional Contracting Officers

Name Organization E-Mail
Debby Wesselius Region 1 Debby Wesselius
Jeff Feeney Region 2 Jeff Feeney
Peggy Toya Region 3 Peggy Toya
Sue Huston Region 4 Sue Huston
Kathryn Griffin Region 5 Kathryn Griffin
Kermadine Barton Region 6 Kermadine Barton
Anieta McLendon Region 8 Anieta L McLendon
Tamie Thompson Region 9 Tamie R Thompson
Dean Graham Region 10 Dean Graham
Julie Whaley BLM Julie Whaley
Matt DeLong DOI Matt DeLong

Regional Sites

Name URL
Northern Rockies Coordinating Group (NRCG) http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/fire/nrcg/
Pacific Northwest Region (R6) http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/ppm/fire-procurement.shtml

Virtual Incident Procurement System (VIPR) Team

Name Role E-Mail
Incident Business Solutions / VIPR Helpdesk Vendor / CO Assistance with Using VIPR 866-224-7677, Option 3 or email the helpdesk
Larry Bowser Program Manager Larry D Bowser
Laura Smyrl Project Manager,PMP Laura A Smyrl
Cheryl Emch Business Lead Cheryl Emch

VIPR Implementation Coordinators

Region Name E-mail
Region 1 Tina Ledger Tina Ledger
Region 2 Jeffery Feeney Jeffery Feeney
Region 3 Rufus Cole Rufus Cole
Region 4 Tina Ledger Tina Ledger
Region 5 Renee Jewell Renee Jewell
Region 6 Von Erkert Von Erkert
Region 8 Anieta McLendon Anieta McLendon
Region 9 Tamie Thompson Tamie Thompson
National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) Judy Dunnam Judith Dunnam
Bureau of Land Management Acquisition Management Julie Whaley Julie Whaley

Contract Equipment Task Group

Name Organization E-Mail
Cheryl Molis Washington Office Cheryl R Molis
Kevin Erickson Region 1 Kevin Erickson
Joel Butzin Region 2 Joel Butzin
Richard Nieto Region 3 Richard Nieto
Steve Waters Region 4 Steve Waters
Dick Reynolds Region 5 Dick Reynolds
Willie Begay Region 6 Willie N Begay
Terry Eller Region 8 Terry Eller
Scott Crist Region 9 Scott W Crist
Shane LaValley Washington Office Shane LaValley
Patrick Gallegos Region 5 Patrick J Gallegos
Mario Hernandez CalFire Mario Hernandez
Judy Dunnam Nation Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) Judith Dunnam

Incident Procurement Policy

Name Role E-Mail
Ron Schilz Procurement Analyst Ron Schilz

Fire Equipment, Services & Supplies Acquisition Analysis (FESSAA) Team

Name Role E-Mail
Vacant Management Analyst
Cheryl Emch Management Analyst Cheryl Emch
Shane LaValley Procurement Analyst Shane LaValley
Laurie Sonju Procurement Analyst Laurie Sonju
Ronald Wester Assistant Director,
Operations - Acquisition Management		 Ronald Wester

EaV - (FS Internal Only)

Name Role E-Mail
Larry Bowser Branch Chief,WO AQM Systems Larry D Bowser
Terry Kiele Project Manager Terry Kiele

Last Modified: May 8, 2008 02:33:pm EDT