The Office of Procurement organization is located in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and handles nationwide IRS procurements, requirements for the Martinsburg, WV and Detroit, MI Computing Centers, and all local requirements for the IRS headquarters offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Specific points of contact are detailed below:

Non-Information Technology (IT) Purchases

The Office of Business Operations, headed by Director, Mr. Joe Gregory and Deputy Director, Ms. Cindy Lynn, are responsible for the purchase of all non-information technology (IT) supplies, equipment, and services. This office is responsible for the completion of both simplified acquisitions (less than $100,000) and the award of formal contracts (over $100,000) for non-information technology requirements in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area; the Martinsburg Computing Center in Martinsburg, WV; the Detroit Computing Center in Detroit, MI, and requirements in support of the IRS Nationwide. They are also responsible for overseeing the area procurement organization. Mr. Gregory and Ms. Lynn oversee six branches: the Building Operations Branch headed by Mr. Marvin Taylor, the Support Contracts Branch headed by Ms. Angie Taylor, the Northeast Area Office headed by Mr. Peter DiNicola, the Southeast Area Office headed by Ms. Dotti Hunter, the Midstates Area Office headed by Vacant, and the Western Area Office headed by Ms. Cathy Handy.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Joe Gregory
Director, Office of Business Operations
Internal Revenue Service
Room 700, Constellation Centre
6009 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Phone: (202) 283-1610
Fax: (202) 283-1533
e-mail: Joe Gregory

Ms. Cindy Lynn
Deputy Director, Office of Business Operations
Address: Same as Above
Phone: (202-283-1710
Fax: (202) 283-1533
e-mail: Cindy Lynn

Building Operations Branch

The Building Operations Branch is responsible for the purchase of: (1) architect-engineering services; (2) construction; (3) building renovation; (4) custodial services; (5) elevator maintenance; (6) shuttle services; (7) utilities; (8) moving and hauling services; (9) property inventory; (10) parking services; (11) security guard services; (12) building systems operations and maintenance; and (13) mail handling systems. The Building Operations Branch also has responsibility for all open market simplified acquisitions and GSA/Federal Supply Schedule orders up to the ordering authority limit. For further information regarding Non-IT Simplified Acquisitions, please call
Mr. Fred Faulkner (202) 283-1321.

Mr. Marvin Taylor
Chief, Building Operations Branch
Address: Same as Above
Phone: (202) 283-1355
Fax: (202) 283-1534
e-mail: Marvin Taylor

Mr. Thyron Gasquet
Chief, Facilities & Operations Support and Services Section
Address: Same as Above
Phone: (202) 283-1341
Fax: (202) 283-1534
e-mail: Thyron Gasquet


Lakita Ayers
    Chief, Streamlined Acquisition and IA Section
     Address: Same as Above
     Phone: (202) 283-1351
     Fax: (202) 283-1365
     e-mail: Lakita Ayers

Support Contracts Branch

The Support Contracts Branch is responsible for the purchase of: (1) customer satisfaction surveys; (2) statistical support services; (3) surveillance equipment; (4) publication design and layout; (5) management analysis services; (6) video equipment; (7) conference management; (8) focus groups; (9) financial audit services and training services.

Ms. Angie Taylor
Chief, Support Operations Branch
Address: Same as Above
Phone: (202) 283-1620
Fax: (202) 283-0610
e-mail: Angie Taylor

     Mr. Jeff Jackson
     Chief, Human Capital Support Section
     Address: Same as Above
     Phone: (202) 283-1197
     Fax: (202) 283-1514
     e-mail: Jeff Jackson

     Ms. Barbara Czerw
     Chief, Studies and Analysis Section
     Address: Same as Above
     Phone: (202) 283-1103
     Fax: (202) 283-0610
     e-mail: Barbara Czerw

Area (Field) Procurement Offices

The types of acquisitions most frequently performed in the area procurement offices are: (1) statistical support services; (2) surveillance equipment; (3) health services; (4) minor construction; (5) custodial services; (6) building operations and maintenance; (7) utilities; (8) security guard services; (9) recruitment advertising; (10) moving and hauling services; (11) copier services; (12) appraisal services; and (13) training services.

Each area procurement office has an appointed small business specialist to assist small business concerns. The area small business specialists are available to communicate with small business concerns via phone, fax, mail, or e-mail and are also available to meet personally with small businesses by appointment. The individual names, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of the area specialists are available below.

Northeast Area Office

The Northeast area encompasses the states of: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Michigan, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This office also supports the IRS Service Centers in Andover, MA, Brookhaven, NY, and Philadelphia, PA.

Small Business Specialists:

Ms. Deborah Foster or Ms. Pamela King-Doran
Internal Revenue Service
Northeast Procurement Branch
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1867
Phone: (212) 436-1481 or (212) 436-1776
Fax: (212) 436-1442
e:mail: Deborah Foster or Pamela Doran

Southeast Area Office

The Southeast area encompasses the states of: Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. This office also supports the IRS Service Centers in Atlanta, GA, Memphis, TN, and Covington, KY (Cincinnati).

Small Business Specialist:

Ms. Lori Aviles or Ms. Sandra Dubose
Internal Revenue Service
Southeast Procurement Branch
2888 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: (404) 338-9204 or (404) 338-9221
Fax: (404) 338-9203
e:mail: Lori Aviles or
Sandra Dubose

Mid-states Area Office

The Mid-states area encompasses the states of: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This office also supports the IRS Service Centers in Austin, TX, and Kansas City, MO.

Small Business Specialists:

Mr. Zach Rich or Ms. Beverly Vovk
Internal Revenue Service
Midstates Procurement Branch
4050 Alpha Road, 1800 MSRO, 9th Floor
Dallas, TX 75244-4203
Phone: (972) 308-1990 or (972) 308-1988
Fax: (972) 308-1928
e:mail: Zach Rich or Beverly Vovk

Western Area Office

The Western area encompasses the states of: California, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming and Alaska.  This office also supports the IRS Service Centers in Fresno, CA and Ogden, UT.  

Small Business Specialist:

Ms. Cathy Handy 
Internal Revenue Service
Western Procurement Branch
1301 Clay Street, Suite 810S
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 637-2149
Fax: (510) 637-2110
e:mail: Cathy Handy

Information Technology (IT) Purchases

The Office of Information Technology Acquisition, headed by Director, Mr. Bobby McCane and Deputy Directors, Mr. J.T. Smith and Vacant are responsible for the purchase of all Information Technology (IT) supplies, equipment, and services. The office is responsible for the completion of both simplified acquisitions (less than $100,000) and the award of formal contracts (over $100,000) for information technology requirements for both the local area (Washington, DC metropolitan area) and nationwide IRS requirements. There are seven branches in this division: the Telecommunications Branch headed by Mr. Tim Graham, the Enterprise Systems Support Branch headed by Ms. Patty Hoover, the Tier 2/3 Support Branch headed by Ms. Paula Cheetham, the TIPSS Program Branch headed by Vacant, the Corporate Support Branch headed by Cynthia Mitchell, the Modernization Acquisition Branch headed by Vacant, and the TIPSS 4 Acquisition Branch headed by Ms. Tania Davis. For further information regarding IT Simplified Acquisitions, please contact the appropriate branch chief below based on the type of supply/service you are interested in marketing to the IRS.

The Telecommunications Branch is responsible for telephony & data connectivity requirements.  The Enterprise Systems Support Branch is responsible for Tier 1 (Mainframe), Enterprise Software Agreements, and the HR Connect requirements. The Tier 2/3 Support Branch is responsible for Tier 2 (Server Environment) and Tier 3 (PC) requirements. The TIPSS Program Branch is responsible for the administration of the TIPSS 3 contracts. The Corporate Support Branch is responsible for all of the other IT acquisitions that don’t clearly fit in any of the other branches.  The Modernization Acquisition Branch is responsible for acquisition related to the modernization of IRS' systems processes, and business practices.  The TIPSS 4 Acquisition Branch is responsible for the TIPSS 4 solicitation, evaluation and award.

For more information, please contact: