NIH

The Office of Contracts Management (OCM) provides leadership and direction for all NIH acquisition activities through its centralized service center, financial advisory services, acquisition policy and evaluation, contract information system (IMPAC), acquisition/project officer training program, and advice and technical assistance in the area of small and disadvantaged business utilization. The Director of OCM is the Principal Official Responsible for Acquisition (PORA), with responsibility for assuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity of all NIH acquisition activities.The PORA advises the NIH Director and provides leadership and direction for all NIH acquisition activities.

OCM is represented by a dedicated group of contract specialists, accountants, procurement analysts, and support staff working as a team with the Office of Administration and our customers to develop a contracting program that supports NIH as the leader in biomedical and behavioral research. The specific activities of these employees encompass the following:

Planning, developing, and/or implementing Federal, HHS, and NIH-wide acquisition policies and procedures (DAPE);  Planning, awarding, and administering research and development and other support contracts for client institutes, centers and divisions of the NIH (DRC);

Evaluating NIH contracting and purchasing operations to ensure compliance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (DAPE);  Negotiating indirect cost rates and providing cost/price analysis services and financial advice to NIH grants and contracts offices (DFAS); 
Managing the NIH Small Business Program which
provides contracting and purchasing opportunities
to small, disadvantaged, and woman-owned
businesses (SBO);

Collecting, analyzing and disseminating key
information on NIH acquisition actions (CDMP);

Coordinating acquisition streamlining and
automation efforts in response to Federal acquisition
reform initiatives (DAPE); and

Directing the NIH acquisition training and
certification activities (ATCP).

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Points of Contact

Diane J. Frasier, PORA and Director, OCM
E-mail: df63n@nih.gov

Gary Kelley, Deputy Director
E-mail: gk10u@nih.gov

Shelby Buford, Sr., Associate Director
E-mail: sb165v@nih.gov

Office of the Director, OCM
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 6D01
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7540
PHONE: (301)496-4422
FAX: (301)402-2425