The Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations is responsible for

1. advising the Associate Director for Administration and senior NIH officials on NIH-wide property, supply, and transportation operations;
2. advising the ADA, HCA, and staff on its research contracting and station support activities;
3. planning, negotiating, awarding, administering, and closing research and development and related contracts for those NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) electing to employ this centralized service and advising the Directors of those ICs on Research and Development contracting issues;
4. responsible for station support and intramural acquisition operations;
5. managing the acquisition operation program using simplified acquisition, sealed bid, and negotiated contracting procedures;
6. providing for follow-up on orders and for continuing contract administration;
7. providing management and technical assistance (manuals and training guides) to its station support procurement operations;
8. oversight of the Division of Information Technology Acquisition;
9. management of the NIH Purchase Card Program and
10. planning, directing, and administering the operations of the Office.

    Executive Assistant
    Patricia Kirby
    6011 Executive Blvd/637C
    Phone: 301-435-3651
    E-mail: KirbyP@mail.nih.gov
    
    Program Analyst
    Melissa I. McKerrow
    6011 Executive Blvd/637F
    Phone: 301-435-3656
    E-mail: McKerrowM@mail.nih.gov

    Special Assistant
    Karen F. Thomas
    6011 Executive Blvd/605G
    Phone: 301-496-8372
    E-mail: ThomasKa@mail.nih.gov
    
    Secretary
    Patricia A. Coogan
    6011 Executive  Blvd/637
    Phone: 301-435-4057
    E-mail: CooganP@mail.nih.gov
    
    Program Analyst
    Jorge Zapata
    6011 Executive Blvd/637G
    Phone: 301-402-8206
    E-mail:  Zapataj@mail.nih.gov