Biography

Mr. Gracia is an experienced consultant in government contracting and procurement processes, focusing on small business and government clients. He has 20 years of professional experience providing consulting support for the acquisition and management of services and technology in the government and commercial sector including numerous DoD and Federal civilian agencies, which includes consulting on effectively using Web 2.0 and Big Data tools, analytics, and methodologies to innovative and transform government management.His program management experience includes overseeing numerous federal technology initiatives, including several ACAT IA MAIS and ACAT III projects for defense clients, and multi-million dollar technology projects for civil agencies.Mr. Gracia also has proficiency in small business operations and entrepreneurship, having owned and consulted on several ventures in the retail, government, and financial sectors. His expertise is focused on business to government (B2G) marketing, and helping small businesses with capture management and business development in the federal space.He is an author and speaker on various federal government and contracting issues facing our nation, and is an active member of numerous trade and industry association. His blog, The Acquisition Corner (http://acqcorner.blogspot.com), discusses hot topics and issues of the day in government contracting and federal acquisition.