is.group gets government contract extension
February 2008 – Indianapolis (IN), USA US independent dealer group
is.group has announced that it has received its first five-year
extension to its contract to supply government departments.The General
Services Administration/Federal Supply Services (GSA / FSS) contract is
now in effect until July 2012 and has the opportunity for two more
five-year extensions beyond July 2012.Charles Forman, VP of is.group,
said: “Receiving this second five-year term of the is.group-held GSA
contract shows the value of this high use contract to the federal
government end-users. Additionally, it continues to provide the is.group
members the opportunity to sell in the federal government arena without
having to secure their own contract. This allows the participating
dealers the opportunity to focus on sales and marketing and not contract
administration.”
One dealer that has already made the most of the GSA contract is San
Diego-based Office Advantage. “We opened our doors in 2004 with a staff
of 2 and today we employ 10 full time people,” says president Rod
Manson. “Our plan is to double that in the next two years. Having grown
from startup to $3.2 million in our third year of business, we attribute
a lot of this growth and success to our membership in is.group,
participation in the is.group held GSA contract and participation in the
related blanket purchase agreements.”
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