line, diesel fuel, and compressed natural gas to some
12,000 State agency vehicles.

MART-LAND STATE AGENCY FOR SURPLUS
PROPERTY
Claude W. Misher, Director
Mary White, Office Manager

P.O. Box 122
Brock Bridge Road
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 799-0440, ext. 306

The Maryland State Agency for Surplus Prop-
erty redistributes federal and State surplus property,
either to nonprofit health or educational institu-
tions and public agencies in Maryland or by sale to
the public. Nonprofit organizations may apply to
participate and pay a service fee on goods received.
The Agency is a self-supporting public service.
The Agency offers jobs and training to inmates
from Jessup correctional facilities who are in the
pre-release program. The inmates learn furniture
refinishing, repair and reupholstery; automotive
repair; and small engine repair while reconditioning
or repairing surplus property to increase its resale
value. Such property may be viewed at the Agency's
warehouse in Jessup. The Agency also coordinates
with other State agencies such programs as the
distribution of surplus federal blankets to homeless
shelters and surplus federal computers and educa-
tional equipment to local school boards.
Originally organized in 1947, the Agency was
established by Executive Order in 1955. The
Agency was formerly under the University of Mary-
land and pined the Department of General Services
in 1987 (Executive Order 01.01.1987.19). In
1996, it was placed under the Materials Manage-
ment Division.

PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING OFFICE
William E. Culen, Director

301 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201—2305 (410) 767-4421

The Procurement and Contracting Office was
formed in November 1993 to centralize procure-
ment and contracting functions of the Department.
The Office oversees procurement for commodities,
design and construction, and services for facilities
and real estate. Under the Office are six programs:
Facilities and Construction Contracting; Manage-
ment Support; Printing Procurement; Procure-
ment Administration and Support; the Purchasing
Bureau; and Services Contracting.

FACILITIES & CONSTR UCTION CONTRACTING
John L. Cook, Chief
(410) 767-4618

Facilities and Construction Contracting began
in December 1993. To support State facility con-

struction and renewal, the unit arranges for archi-
tectural, engineering, construction and mainte-
nance services.

MANAGFMFNTSUPPORT
Dorothy N. Niemeyer, Chief
(410) 767-4222

Management Support originated as the Con-
tract Services Division under Finance and Admini-
stration. The Division was renamed Management
Support and made part of the Procurement and
Contracting Office in 1993. Management Support
oversees all capital project bidding and prepares and
distributes the Department's action agenda to the
Board of Public Works. The unit also prepares and
distributes the agenda of the Procurement Review
Board. Monthly, the unit compiles a Procurement
Agency Activity Report that describes transactions
approved by the Procurement Review Board.

PRINTING PROCUREMENT
Michael Haloskey, Chief
(410) 767-4426

Printing Procurement started as the Printing
Buying Section under the Graphics and Reproduc-
tion Services Division. It received its present name
in 1995 when transferred to the Procurement and
Contracting Office.

PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT

Ovetta M. Moore, Chief
(410) 767-4602

Created in 1992, Procurement Administration
and Support provides administrative and data proc-
essing support to the Procurement and Contract-
ing Office and other divisions under Procurement
and Logistics. The office works on program reports
and special projects for the Assistant Secretary for
Procurement and Logistics, oversees bids and pro-
posals, implements commodity and printing pro-
curement initiatives for Minority Business
Enterprise, maintains the master vendor file, and
oversees computer operations training.
Through its Computer Information Services
Section, Procurement Administration and Support
supervises the Advanced Purchasing and Inventory
Control System (ADPICS), which replaced the
Central Automated Purchasing System (CAPS) in
1995. ADPICS was designed as part of the state-
wide Financial Management Information System
(FMIS), an integrated management information
system. Many procurement and inventory func-
tions were automated by ADPICS, allowing gov-
ernment agencies to report procurement and
inventory data as well as process procurement re-
quests electronically.