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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 Southwest Region (CA) (R5) http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/fire/management/incident_procurement/index.php
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

Under the direction of the National Fire Equipment System 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