Mark Talarico is our new Acquisition Center Branch Chief
Mark Talarico is the National Capital Region Branch Chief in the Acquisition Center for Facility Management Services.
PBS has named Mark Talarico as our new National Capital Region (NCR) Branch Chief in the Acquisition Center for Facility Management Services (ACFMS). ACFMS is a cross-regional division that acquires facilities management services for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast Sunbelt and National Capital Regions. ACFMS standardizes processes, leverages resources, and streamlines contracts, while creating opportunities for small business, supporting our socio-economic goals and saving taxpayer dollars.
Talarico began his GSA career in 2009 as a contracting officer and has awarded a wide variety of complex construction, architectural and engineering, Art in Architecture and service contracts. Talarico has worked primarily on building service contracts since 2019, serving first as a subject matter expert and then leading the ACFMS NCR procurement team as a supervisory contracting officer. Talarico maintains a FAC-C Professional Certification with unlimited warrant authority.
Talarico states about his new role as ACFMS NCR Branch Chief, “I’m pleased to be part of ACFMS’ exciting mission to develop and implement standard operating procedures for all three regions crossing multiple service centers. Customer service is an art that requires patience and practice and takes time to master … but the fun is in the journey.”
Talarico obtained his Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, and his undergraduate degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Prior to joining GSA, Talarico operated his own private law practice and is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, United States Federal Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and all New Jersey State Courts.
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