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There are two senior agency positions dedicated to ensuring full and open competition as a part of the federal contracting process: Competition Advocates and Task-Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman.
Competition Advocates are responsible for:
Each federal agency and procuring activity will have a Competition Advocate.
Task Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman are responsible for:
The Task Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman may also be the agency’s Competition Advocate.
Below lists the Competition Advocates and Task-Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman for the Department of Homeland Security and our component agencies. Please note that both positions may be filled by a single individual.
Department Competition Advocate
Tom Mason, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
tom.mason@dhs.gov
202-447-5263 (office)
Department Headquaters
Jan Wisor, Chief of Staff
Office of Procurement Operations
jan.wisor@dhs.gov
202-447-5549 (office)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Stephen Orsino, Director
Office of Acquisition Program & Planning
stephen.orsino@dhs.gov
202-646-2602 (office)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Gregory Carver
Deputy Assistant Director for Administration
gregory.carver@dhs.gov
912-267-2401 (office)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Richard Gunderson
Assistant Administrator for Acquisition
richard.gunderson@dhs.gov
571-227-1578 (office)
U.S. Coast Guard
Claire M. Grady, Director of Contracting and Procurement
Head of Contracting Activity
claire.m.grady@uscg.dhs.gov
202-475-3751 (office)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Competition Advocate
James (Mouse) Neumeister
Director, Investment Management
Office of Finance
mouse.neumeister@dhs.gov
202-344-3312
CBP Task/Delivery Order Ombudsman
Diane Sahakian
diane.sahakian@dhs.gov
202-344-1123
202-344-1190 (fax)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Theresa Bertucci, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management
theresa.bertucci@dhs.gov
202-616-2880 (office)
U.S. Secret Service (USSS)
Jane Murphy, Deputy Assistant Director
Office of Administration
jane.murphy@usss.dhs.gov
202-406-5780 (office)
This page was last reviewed/modified on October 14, 2008.