Welcome to General Services

The Tennessee Department of General Services is responsible for providing goods and services to the State government of Tennessee. Its primary customers are other State departments and agencies. It also serves vendors wishing to do business with the State, and citizens and organizations interested in purchasing surplus State and federal property.

The Department’s services include centralized procurement for State departments; management of the State’s real estate assets; motor vehicle and equipment management; printing, media, and photographic services; postal services; warehousing and distribution; State employee parking, badging, and shuttle services; and assistance to small businesses and businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans.

General Services Mission & Values

Mission: Serving as a trusted partner to deliver mission-focused general services to support stategovernment

Vision: To create a culture of excellence that produces consistent strategic and innovative support solutions for state government


Executive Staff MemberAssistantPhoneBios
Andy T. Kidd
Commissioner
Kara Walden615-532-1036PDF
Jocelyn Pratt
Assistant Commissioner,
Chief of Staff & Strategy 
 629-337-908PDF
John M. Hull
Deputy Commissioner, STREAM
Keva Phipps615-741-2226PDF
Vacant
Chief Procurement Officer
Robin Upchurch615-532-7279 
Michelle Sanders Parks
Executive Director of Communications
 615-532-2527PDF
Tracy Alcock
General Counsel
Aubrey Barba 615-253-3945PDF
Tyler Cosby
Senior Associate Counsel/Legislative Liaison
 615-741-9411 
Tammy Golden
Assistant Commissioner, 
Document Solutions
Christa Jackson615-741-4199PDF
Michael Winston
Director,
Office of Financial Management
 615-806-0521PDF
Bob Williams
Assistant Commissioner,
Vehicle and Asset Management
Tiffany Mason615-253-4866PDF
Trey Norris
Assistant Commissioner,
Administrative & Fiscal Services
Aubrey Barba615-762-6823 PDF
Aneela Rajaram
Director of Internal Audit
 615-291-5849 
Stephanie McGuire
Director,
Human Resources 
 615-840-0597 

Seeking public records from the Department of General Services? Submit your request using our online public records request form.

Questions about an existing request? Email DGS.PublicRecordsRequests@tn.gov

Have a media request? Contact Michelle Sanders Parks, Executive Director of Communications, at Michelle.Parks@tn.gov