Join GTSC for our Monthly Business Development Exchange Meeting. Please welcome:
Salvatore Saraceno
Head of Contracting Activity, Procurement Division, Office of Enterprise Readiness, US Secret Service
Wednesday July 28, 2021
2:00 PM EST
REGISTER – GTSC members only
Saraceno directs 43 Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists awarding over 1,700 actions valued at $350M for supplies and services safeguarding the nation’s financial infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy to protecting national leaders and visiting heads of state and government.
THIS IS A GTSC BDE MEMBER ONLY EVENT – NO PRESS. GTSC MEMBERS ONLY.
ABOUT SALVATORE SARACENO:
Salvatore Saraceno began serving as the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) for the United States Secret Service in September 2020. In his current position, Salvatore directs 43 Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists awarding over 1,700 actions valued at $350M for supplies and services safeguarding the nation’s financial infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy to protecting national leaders and visiting heads of state and government.
Before his role as HCA, Salvatore served as the Chief, Technology Contracting Division, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). At USCIS, Salvatore was involved with the cradle-to-grave acquisition of software licenses and maintenance, computer hardware and peripherals, and mission critical information technology services vital to the success of the USCIS mission. Prior to performing as Chief, Technology Contracting Division, Salvatore served as a Contracting Officer on a $1.4B Weapon System Sustainment contract for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Peterson AFB, CO. This role with the USAF allowed him to utilize his contracting and management skills in the sustainment of space satellite weapon systems throughout the United States and its Ally partners.
Salvatore retired from the USAF as a Major/O-4 and held several roles from contract specialist, contracting officer to acquisition staff officer for Headquarters United States Air Force Space Command. He received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College, and he holds a Certified Professional Contract Manager certification from the National Contracts Management Association.
ABOUT THE BDE:
The BDE group is made up of companies that understand the “MISSION” of Homeland Security and companies that have, or want, work at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Members have an understanding of the existing contract vehicles: EAGLE II, PACTS II, OASIS, GSA Schedules, CIOSP 3. The group is not an introduction to business development — it is an active exchange of information and intelligence on opportunities and procurements. Everyone is expected to participate and share Information.
