Felipe Mendoza
On
January 22, 2003, Texas native Felipe Mendoza was selected by GSA
Administrator Stephen A. Perry to head the agency's Office of Small
Business Utilization (OSBU) as its Associate Administrator.
In his role as Associate Administrator of OSBU, Mr. Mendoza is
responsible for monitoring and implementing small business policies
and managing small business programs that strive to expand opportunities
and technological capabilities through increased participation of
small, (including small businesses located in HUBZones, minority,
veteran and women-owned) businesses in federal government procurement.
Mr. Mendoza originally arrived at GSA in September 2002 and until
recently served as the Deputy Associate Administrator in GSA's Office
of Enterprise Development. The office was later reorganized as OSBU.
With extensive telecommunications and business experience, Mr.
Mendoza previously directed telecom business development for an
international fiber optic company in Atlanta, Ga., where he was
responsible for developing business relationships with carriers
and utility companies throughout South America and Western Europe.
Mr. Mendoza is a graduate of Texas A&M University - Kingsville
and spent seven years, including one tour in Vietnam, as an Intelligence
officer in the U.S. Army. He is also a recipient of the Bronze Star
Medal.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement and property management
agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and
help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf
of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications,
information technology, supplies and services. GSA, comprised of
14,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office
operations of over 1 million federal workers located in 8,300 government
-owned and leased buildings in 1,600 U.S. communities.
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