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Office of Acquisition and Grants
Our Mission
The Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) is responsible for the SSA-wide acquisition and grants programs in support of the Agency mission and strategic goals. OAG directs the business management aspects of these activities, and develops and implements applicable policies, procedures, and directives.
The Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) is the principal procurement office of SSA. Seth Binstock is the Associate Commissioner for Acquisition and Grants. Cathy A. Bella is the Deputy Associate Commissioner for Acquisition and Grants.
The Office of the Associate Commissioner has overall responsibility for the award and administration of contracts and grants for SSA.
The Office of Information Technology Acquisition, directed by Jacqueline Lessig, is responsible for acquisition of information technology products and related services.
The Office of Operations Contracts, directed by Christian Hellie, is responsible for acquisition of facilities services and acquisition of all other non-IT products and services.
The Office of Acquisition Support, directed by Allyson Stokes, provides acquisition policy and cost analysis & audit support to OAG. This office also administers the purchase card program.
Regional Contracting Officers are responsible for the acquisition needs specific to the SSA field offices in their regions.
DCOSS / Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), directed by Wayne McDonald, is responsible for fostering the use of small and disadvantaged businesses as Federal contractors.
Important Alerts
SSA Vendor Repository
This document provides instructions on how vendors can submit information to be included in the newly created SSA vendor database. This database will be used for COTR market research.
Alert
System for Award Management (SAM)
The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that consolidates the capabilities in CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS.
There is no charge for registration in SAM
Attention - Prime Contractors and Small Business Subcontractors
Accelerated Payments to Prime Contractors
Contacts
Baltimore Headquarters Mailing Addresses
We welcome your business. Should you wish to send any advertisements or other literature concerning the products or services you offer, please use one of the following address formats:
Mailings related to acquisition of information technology products and related services
SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: OITA
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244
Mailings related to small and disadvantaged business utilization
SSA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244
Mailings related to acquisition of construction & facilities services, or other types of products and services not related to information technology
SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: OOC
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244
Mailings related to Grants
SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants
Attention: Grants Management
1st Floor, Rear Entrance
7111 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244
Regional Office Mailing Addresses
REGION I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont
John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Rm. 1975
Government Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Contact: Pam Dutcher - (617) 565-2845
REGION II: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Federal Building, Rm. 4040
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278
Contact: Andrew Argiro - (212) 264-2766
REGION III: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,
District of Columbia
P.O. Box 8788
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Contact: Jim McDermott - (215) 597-2702
REGION IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sam Nunn Federal Bldg.
Suite 22T64
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Contact: Rickie Bowens - (404) 562-1433
REGION V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Social Security Administration
Regional Contracting Office
600 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Contact: Babafemi Littlejohn, (312) 575-4148
REGION VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Suite 550
1301 Young Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Contact: Linda Washeck - (214) 767-3233
REGION VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Rm. 409
Richard Bolling Federal Office Building
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Contact: Cynthia Ragland- (816) 936-5535
REGION VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Rm. 1052
Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street
Denver, Colorado 80294
Contact: Lisa Walker - (303) 844-7344
REGION IX: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territory of Pacific Islands American Samoa
Frank Hagel Federal Building
1221 Nevin Avenue, FMT, R6
Richmond, California 94801
Contact: Renata Terry - (510) 970-8355
REGION X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Suite 2900, M/S 3022
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104-7075
Contact: Linda Shaw - (206) 615-2166
Service | Contact | Phone # |
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Agency Specific Acquisition Policies & Procedures | Allyson Stokes | (410) 965-9478 |
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Sharon Hall | (410) 965-9558 |
Grants/Cooperative Agreements | (410) 965-9469 (410) 965-9534 | |
Purchase Card Program | Pat Gaydos | (410) 965-9514 |
Small/Disadvantaged Business Utilization | Wayne McDonald | (410) 965-7467 |
Strategic Sourcing | Allyson Stokes | (410) 965-9478 |
Unsolicited Proposals | Sharon Hall | (410) 965-9558 |
Headquarters Contracting Officer Phone Directory
(Revised 2/15/2013)
Name | Position | Phone |
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Stokes, Allyson | Supervisory Procurement Analyst | (410) 965-9478 |
Johnson, Mildred E. | Management Assistant | (410) 965-9526 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Kearse, Jehovah | Supervisory Procurement Analyst | (410) 965-9519 |
Elky, Junghie | Procurement Analyst | (410) 965-9579 |
Landis, Angie | Procurement Analyst | (410) 965-9559 |
Rodey, Marty | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9529 |
Smith, Joan M. | Procurement Analyst | (410) 965-6269 |
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Name | Position | Phone |
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Lessig, Jacqueline | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9480 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Norris, Valerie | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-2644 |
Bryant, Madeline | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9464 |
Casswell, Ed | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9490 |
Cooney, Katie | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9476 |
Freeman, Aminta | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9540 |
Harkless, Darnell | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-6764 |
Harrison, Stephanie | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-7538 |
King, Valerie N. | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-6496 |
Mettee, Christopher | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9486 |
Norwood, Paris | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-7531 |
Tubman, Michele | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9463 |
Williams, Carolyn W. | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-8106 |
Young, Erica | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-2593 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Quinn, Jane | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9494 |
Fain, Kathryn | Lead Contract Specialist | (410) 965-4853 |
Bolt, Rick | Contract Specialist | (410) 966-8765 |
Failing, Dennis | Contract Specialist | (410) 966-8192 |
Frey, Sean | Contract Specialist | (410) 966-9446 |
Goldstein, Eric | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-2581 |
Lettich, Kevin | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9588 |
Lobl, Joanna | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-6476 |
McAllister, Brian | Contract Specialist | (410) 966-3206 |
Yankle, Monica | Contract Specialist | (410) 594-2032 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Gay, Syreeta | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9510 |
Muniz, Kevin | Lead Contract Specialist | (410) 966-3297 |
Ely, Timothy | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-1094 |
Hemming, Terry | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-0527 |
Kloman, Melissa | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9515 |
Leach-Walker, Traci | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9539 |
Sneeringer, Larry | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-3369 |
Taylor, Nicole D. | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-8668 |
Walker, Lisa | Contract Specialist | (303) 844-7344 |
Washeck, Linda | Contract Specialist | (214) 767-3233 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Brennan, Christopher | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 966-0392 |
Monch, Brenda | Lead Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9521 |
Marko, Scott | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9488 |
McCollum, Nichole | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9262 |
Owens, Wanda | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-8095 |
Tracht, Joeie | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9862 |
Twigg, Roger | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-6820 |
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Name | Position | Phone |
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Hellie, Christian | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9511 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Patterson, Denita | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 966-4666 |
Applewhaite, Lucrecia | Contract Specialist | (404) 562-5762 |
Argiro, Andrew | Contract Specialist | (212) 264-2766 |
Bowens, Rickie | Contract Specialist | (404) 562-1433 |
Brophy, Ryan | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-0154 |
Day, Erica | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9512 |
Dutcher, Pamela | Contract Specialist | (617) 565-2845 |
Lee, Angela | Contract Specialist | (212) 264-3529 |
Otlin, Donald | Purchasing Agent | (718) 557-5184 |
Petty, Adam | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9496 |
Pond, Stephanie | Contract Specialist | (214) 767-2368 |
Seidle, Linda | Contract Specialist | (215) 597-9143 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Andrews, John T. | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 965-3468 |
Easter, Derek | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-8083 |
Huttenberger, Kimberly | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9508 |
Karbeling, Bradley | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9505 |
McDermott, James | Contract Specialist | (215) 597-2702 |
Shaney, Adrianna | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-2566 |
Slaughter, Stephen | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9533 |
Strickland, Kimberly | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9550 |
Taylor, Kristin | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9547 |
Williams, Amy C. | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-3330 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Walker, Daniel | Lead Contract Specialist | (410) 965-4188 |
Herman, Katie | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-7511 |
Lawrence-Wilson, Deborah | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9532 |
Medeiros, Katherine | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-1067 |
Monahan, Lisa | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-2575 |
Papas, Molly | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-2605 |
Shanklin, Greg | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9517 |
Speca, Joe | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9487 |
Werrell, Joyce | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9493 |
Wicks, Sandra | Contract Specialist | (410) 965-9522 |
Wilson, Debbie R. | Contract Specialist | (410) 966-2818 |
Name | Position | Phone |
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Manning, Matthew | Supervisory Contract Specialist | (410) 594-2001 |
Crowley, Terry | Contract Specialist | (816) 936-5538 |
Holzman, Ralph | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9261 |
Keck, Marilyn | Contract Specialist | (816) 936-5537 |
Kloman, Ryan | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-6805 |
Lee, Ruby | Purchasing Agent | (510) 970-4079 |
Littlejohn, Babafemi | Contract Specialist | (312) 575-4148 |
McIntosh, Myrna | Purchasing Agent | (510) 970-4113 |
Ragland, Cynthia | Contract Specialist | (816) 936-5535 |
Schaible, Melissa | Purchasing Agent | (410) 966-7436 |
Shaw, Linda | Contract Specialist | (206) 615-2166 |
Stanley, Nicole | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9541 |
Terry, Renata | Contract Specialist | (510) 970-8355 |
Williams, Ashley N. | Purchasing Agent | (410) 965-9543 |
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