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Notice to Vendors/Merchants

A listing of the major contracting offices within U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Research, Education, and Economics (REE) is provided for your use. REE comprises the agencies of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), Economic Research Service (ERS), and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Prior to contacting (by phone or mail) individual cardholders, please submit your catalogs/brochures to the offices listed below. These offices will distribute your information to the cardholders in their specific contracting area. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office of your choice for the specific contracting area.

Contact List for REE Cardholders

HEADQUARTERS

Renay Weissman, Local Agency Program Coordinator
Acquisition and Property Division, Policy Branch
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville , MD 20705-5117
Telephone: 301-504-1741
Fax: 301-504-1751
(rweissman@ars.usda.gov)

Includes: ARS Headquarters (including National Agricultural Library), NASS, ERS, and CSREES

BELTSVILLE AREA

Michael Wesley , Area Agency Program Coordinator
Building 003, BARC-West
Beltsville, MD 20505
Telephone: 301-504-6071
Fax: 301-504-5009
(wesleym@ba.ars.usda.gov)

Includes: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington , D.C.

MID SOUTH AREA

Terry Krutz, Area Agency Program Coordinator
Stoneville Road , Box 225
Stoneville , MS 38776
Telephone: 601-686-5361
Fax: 601-686-5373
(tkrutz@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov)

Includes: Mississippi , Louisiana , Tennessee , Kentucky , and Alabama Terry Krutz, OSDBU Coordinator

MIDWEST AREA

Robert Miller, Area Agency Program Coordinator
1815 N. University Street
Peoria , IL 61604
Telephone: 309-681-6618
Fax: 309-681-6683
(millerr@mwa.ars.usda.gov )

(Includes: Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Ohio , Missouri , Minnesota , and Wisconsin

NORTH ATLANTIC AREA

Eileen LeGates, Area Agency Program Coordinator
600 East Mermaid Lane
Philadelphia , PA 19118
Telephone: 215-233-6551
Fax: 215-233-6558
(eileen.legates@ars.usda.gov )

Includes: Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , New Jersey , New York , Maryland , Connecticut , Delaware , West Virginia , Maine, Vermont , Massachusetts , and New Hampshire

NORTHERN PLAINS AREA

Dick Jansen, Area Agency Program Coordinator
2150 Centre Avenue , Building D
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
Telephone: 970-492-7017
Fax: 970-492-7031
(dick.jansen@ars.usda.gov)

Includes: Colorado , Kansas , Montana , Nebraska , Utah , North Dakota , South Dakota , and Wyoming

PACIFIC WEST AREA

Jack Nelson, Area Agency Program Coordinator
800 Buchanan Street
Albany , CA 94710
Telephone: 510-559-6019
Fax: 510-559-6023
(nelsonj@pw.ars.usda.gov )

Includes: California , Alaska , Arizona , Hawaii , Idaho , Nevada , Oregon , and Washington

SOUTH ATLANTIC AREA

Gerald Brunson, Area Agency Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 5677, College Station Road

Athens, GA 30613

Telephone: 706-546-3532

Fax: 706-546-3469

(gbrunson@saa.ars.usda.gov)

Includes: Georgia , Florida , Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , and the Virgin Islands

SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA

Lucinda Cose, Area Agency Program Coordinator
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 230
College Station , TX 77840
Telephone: 979-260-9447
Fax: 979-260-9413
(ccose@spa.ars.usda.gov )

Includes: Texas , Oklahoma , New Mexico , and Arkansas

Last Updated: 06/02/2005