Former DoD and SBA Acquisition Professional and 30-Year Government Veteran to Lead Citizant’s Contracts Department
CHANTILLY, Va., May 19, 2009 — Citizant, one of the Washington region’s leading providers of government professional technical solutions, today announced that Anthony (Tony) Martoccia has joined the company. Martoccia brings more than 30 years of federal procurement management experience to the position of Vice President of Contracts.
In this position, Martoccia leads the team responsible for Citizant’s contractual and procurement functions. He reports to Ralph Alexander, the company’s chief financial officer.
“Citizant’s hire of Tony Martoccia is another example of our commitment to growing this business from small to mid-tier and, ultimately, into a billion-dollar enterprise,” said Citizant CEO and co-founder, Raymond Roberts. “Two years ago when Citizant started preparing for our August 2009 graduation from the 8(a) program, we identified the need for an individual with extensive government perspective on acquisition, pricing, and regulation matters. We have learned that customer service requires more than IT skills – it requires significant contracts management and procurement knowledge. Tony will help our business unit leaders ensure our customers continue having access to our services through more sustainable procurement vehicles.”
Martoccia joins Citizant following his tenure as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Director of Small Business Programs. Serving as the Secretary of Defense’s chief advisor on small business contract and policy issues, Martoccia was responsible for determining the policies and management initiatives to ensure that small businesses were afforded an equitable opportunity to negotiate Defense contracts.
Previously, Martoccia was associate deputy administrator for the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In this capacity, he provided direction, oversight, and policy for all federal small business contracting programs and represented the Administrator with other government agencies regarding small business issues.
Before joining the SBA Martoccia held various procurement management positions at the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and DoD. While at DOT, Martoccia managed major acquisitions including the development of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). He established new interagency procedures to improve accountability and measure results for research at the Volpe Transportation Center. He received the DOT's Secretary's Reinvention Award for leading implementation of performance-based contracts and the FHWA Administrator's Award for innovative and cost-saving acquisitions for the Intelligent Transportation Systems program.
Previously, as acquisition branch chief at NASA, Martoccia was responsible for an annual procurement budget of more than $1 billion and he procured the agency's space science research, information technology, and technology transfer. Earlier in his career, he led the acquisition of the Army's Night Vision Program. Martoccia is an Army veteran and Army reserve officer.
“When leaving government service, I wanted to join a company that would provide the opportunity to parlay my government experience into the private sector and contribute to the business strategy of a growing company,” commented Martoccia. “I quickly realized that Citizant was the company – I am impressed with the disciplined growth strategy and the company’s established reputation for excellent customer service. I look forward to contributing to Citizant’s continued success.”
About Citizant
Citizant partners with government organizations to develop forward-thinking business and technology solutions that create a better future for all citizens. The company provides a seamless spectrum of award-winning professional technical services to define, protect, enable, manage, and measure solutions that enable mission success. Citizant specializes in delivering support services in the areas of Enterprise Architecture (EA), Data Management, Application Development, Information Assurance (IA), and Strategic Advisory Services. Citizant is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company and has been independently appraised at the Software Engineering Institute’s CMMI Maturity Level 3. Citizant is a woman-owned and small disadvantaged business headquartered in Chantilly, VA, with an office in Washington, D.C. More information about the company is available at www.citizant.com.
Contact Citizant:
Bruce Milligan
703-667-9420 Ext. 176
bmilligan@citizant.com
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