Burgan named assistant procurement manager at DOE Oak Ridge

Jeffrey R. Burgan was recently named assistant manager for procurement and contracts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office.

In his new position, Burgan leads a staff of 30 federal employees and is responsible for overseeing, administering, and support of procurement and financial assistance awards servicing site management offices for the Department’s Office of Science national laboratories across the United States, a press release said.

His responsibilities also include contractual management of the Nuclear Energy Oak Ridge Site Office and the ORO Small Business Program.

Burgan most recently served as the acting procurement director and assistant manager for procurement and Contracts at ORO.

Prior to the acting procurement director position, he served as a senior procurement analyst with the U.S. DOE Headquarters Office of Acquisition and Project Management.

Burgan began his federal career in 1985 as a contract specialist with the United States Department of Navy. He later began working for DOE in 1991, serving as a contracting officer, and most recently as the source evaluation board secretariat and knowledge manager for the Department.

Burgan holds a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in contracting and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky. He and his wife Bev have lived in Oak Ridge since 1992 and have three grown children.