WELCOME TO OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS (OA)

OLAO-OA is one of ten (10) NIH Acquisition Offices, servicing the NIH Acquisition Community. OLAO-OA is unique, in that, the organization services the NIH-wide Acquisition Community.  OLAO-OA facilitates the process of procuring government needs, as economically as possible, and in compliance with legal and administrative requirements. The NIH procurement function is divided along the lines of extramural and intramural research.

OLAO-OA is divided into seven (7) branches and the

1.        Research & Development Branch

2.       Stations Support Branch 1

3.       Stations Support Branch 2

4.       Simplified Acquisition Branch

5.       Strategic Contracting Branch

6.       Office of Research Facilities (ORF) Team

7.       Information Technology Team