Contact Information - OPC Team

Meet the Office of Purchasing and Contracting (OPC) Team

We are located at 133 State St., 5th floor, Montpelier, VT 05633-8000.  Below, you will find information of each team member and their assigned responsibilities. We can be reached via email, phone or fax.

| General Information:  802.828.2211 | Fax: 802.828.2222 | Email |

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Deb Damore |Director of the Office of Purchasing & Contracting | 802.828.2211 |

Trevor R. Lewis | State Commodity Procurement Administrator | 802.461.6315 |

• Air Conditioners & Parts
• Air Compressors - Accessories & Parts
• Fasteners
• Hand & Power Tools
• Hardware
• HVAC & Filters
• Industrial Supplies (Industrial/ MRO)
• Locks & Related Hardware
• Material Handling Equipment
• Oil Absorbing Pads & Booms
• Plastics & Related Equipment
• Rags, Shop Towels, Wiping Cloths & Mats
• Railroad Equipment & Materials
• Road Salt
• Welding Equipment & Supplies

James Meyers | State Senior Purchasing Agent | |

• Advertising
• Books & Publications
• Elections supplies & related services
• Embossing & Engraving
• Equipment Maintenance Management
• Forest, Park & Recreation Equipment
• Janitorial Supplies
• License Plates & Other Vehicle ID
• Lighting [other than highway/ bridge]
• Markers & Signs - Non-Traffic
• Metals for License Plates
• Microfiche, Microfilm, Equipment & Supplies
• Motor Vehicle Titles & Registrations
• Office Machines & Accessories
• Office Supplies
• Paper, Envelopes & Forms
• Paper Towels & Tissues
• Paper & Plastic Products - Disposable
• Printing Plant Equipment & Supplies
• Printing & Silk-Screening Services
• Ribbons & Cartridges - All Types
• Sporting & Athletic Goods
• Storage/ Distribution

Kyle Emerson |State Purchasing Agent | 802.249.7394 |

• Aircraft & Airport Equipment, Lighting, Parts & Supplies (including AWOS and other instrumentation)
• Changeable Message Signs
• Culverts
• Drainage [other than precast/ foundry items)
• Electrical Equipment & Supplies [other than lighting]
• Engineering & Survey Equipment
• Fuel (diesel, gasoline, heating oil, propane, woodchips, pellets, and firewood)
• Guardrails & Related Parts
• Highway Lighting
• Highway Scales
• Metals: Bars, Sheets, & Rods (other than for license plates or sign fabrication)
• Paint & Painting Supplies [other than highway]
• Plumbing Equipment, Fixtures & Supplies
• Power sources (generators (as product purchases) & solar)
• Pumps & Pump Accessories
• Tanks, storage (fuel and other)
• Traffic Signals & Intelligent Transportation Systems Equipment (including RWIS)

Michael Kennedy | | 802.249.5058 |

• Bridge Materials [other than guardrail]
• Barrels, Drums
• Bituminous Concrete/ Asphalt Products (Hot Mix & Cold Patch)
• Cafeteria, Catering, and Related Services
• Calcium Chloride Products
• Concrete (Transportation Structural & Portland Concrete, Redi mix & Related)
• Concrete, Precast
• Deicing Products (other than Highway Salt)
• Foundry Castings, Equipment & Supplies
• Highway & Bridge Maintenance & Operational Supplies & Materials
• Highway Marking Paint & Optics
• Highway Signage (Fixed)
• Metals for sign fabrication
• Paving Equipment & Materials
• Reflective Sheeting
• Signposts
• Temporary Bridges         
• Traffic Cones, Drums, & Other Delineators

Deb Larose | State Purchasing Agent | 802.249.2817 |

• Art Equipment & Supplies
• Badges. Patches & Insignias
• Barber & Beauty Equipment and Supplies
• Beds & Bedding
• Bulk Chemicals
• Clothing, Footwear & Uniforms
• Commercial, Laboratory & Medical Gases
• Cutlery, Dishes, Flatware & Glassware
• Dental Equipment & Supplies
• Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
• First Aid Equipment & Supplies
• Flags, Flag Poles, Banners & Accessories
• Food & Bottled Water
• Food Processing & Canning Equipment
• Furniture
• Glass & Glazing Supplies
• Hospital & Surgical Equipment
• Household Appliances & Equipment
• Imprinted Specialty Items & Decals
• Kitchen & Cafeteria Equipment
• Laboratory & Field Equipment & Supplies
• Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment & Supplies
• Optical Equipment & Supplies
• Prostheses Equipment
• Scales & Weighing Apparatus (Except Highway)
• Textiles, Linens & Piece Goods
• Visual & Auditory Aids

Bill Vivian | State Purchasing Agent | 802.261.0797 |

• Ammunition
• Automotive - Parts
• Automotive – Vehicles
• Batteries
• Body Armor
• Boats, Motors, and Marine Supplies
• Construction Equipment – Purchase & Rentals
• Fire And Safety Equipment and Supplies
• Law Enforcement & Equipment and Supplies
• Lawn & Grounds Equipment & Supplies
• Police Duty Gear
• Plows, Bodies & Spreaders
• Plow Blades & Shoes
• Plow Trucks
• Powered Highway Maintenance Equipment
• Tires

James Meyers | State Senior Purchasing Agent | 802.249.7275 |

Vertical Construction

Construction Trade Services

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Portable Restrooms

Professional Consultant Services - Architectural & Engineering

Project Management Services

Technology Procurement please contact the Office of Purchasing and Contracting at 802-828-2211 or email Technology Procurement
| Computer Contracts | Communication Contracts |

• Audio/Visual Equipment
• Broadband Access
• Cabling
• Cell Phones & Wireless Equipment, Services & Accessories
• Cloud Services Contracts
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Peripherals & Accessories
• Computer Training Services
• Data Communications
• Information Technology Retainer Services
• Media Accessories
• Mobile Radio Equipment
• Multimedia Projectors
• Network & Computer Cabling
• Pagers & Paging Services
• Photographic Equipment & Supplies
• Presentation Systems
• Scientific Instruments & Accessories
• Servers
• Smart Boards, Touchscreen Displays & Accessories
• Software
• Storage
• Tablets
• Telecommunications
• Television & Video Equipment & Accessories
• Voice, Data Cabling & Network Services

John Kenny | State Purchasing Agent | 802.249.4341 |  Kevin Cooke | State Purchasing Agent | 802.249-7495 | Kristine Furman | State Purchasing Agent | 802.249.2793 | Kim Kanios | Purchasing and Procedures Specialist | 802.249.8064 | Shannon Smith | Assistant Purchasing Agent  | 802.261-0948