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Mr. Gerardo Franco, Chief, Procurement Assistance Division, OSDBU
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Director Denise Rodriguez-Lopez Gerardo Franco
Chief, Procurement Assistance Division
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU)

Gerardo (Jerry) Franco is currently serving as program manager, supervisor and business advocate in DOT/OSDBU, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with primary responsibility for implementing small business contracting and procurement assistance programs.

Mr. Franco has been with the DOT’s OSDBU in various capacities since 1992. He has served as Senior Advisor to the Director, Associate Director and Chief, Procurement Assistance Division. He has extensive knowledge of small and disadvantaged business utilization, business development and community outreach programs. He is the recipient of several Secretarial awards and commendations for work performed in his area of expertise as well as on strategic planning, management excellence and programmatic effectiveness. Throughout his federal career, Mr. Franco has been actively involved in small and disadvantaged business issues and is widely recognized for his work in the field. He has published a number of authoritative documents on federal procurement programs including a subcontracting review guide and a number of federal register notices.

Before joining DOT, Mr. Franco served as senior procurement analyst and acting Competition Advocate at the Department of Agriculture’s OSDBU which he joined in 1982. He started his federal career with the General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Service, Office of Policy, in 1981. Prior to joining the government, he served in various operational and managerial positions in small to medium size business enterprise in the construction industry. He studied business administration at the University of Maryland and holds a drafting certificate in Engineering Technology Sciences from the Washington Drafting School. Mr. Franco is originally from Cuba, is fully bi-lingual and has resided in the Washington, DC metropolitan area since 1969.