U.S. Navy Awards Blanket Purchase Agreement for Office Furniture to ATD-AMERICAN

    WYNCOTE, PA, June 02, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ATD-AMERICAN CO., a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) selling General Services Administration (GSA) approved office furniture and office chairs, has received a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the U.S. Navy in support of the Navy's Strategic Sourcing Initiative for Furniture.

This new Blanket Purchase Agreement is effective June 1, 2011. ATD's new Navy BPA # will be N00189-11-A-0017. ATD is the only contractor to receive a BPA for all of the following seven SIN#s for all three geographic areas, East, West and OCONUS:

SIN Category
71-1 Packaged Office
711-1 Furniture Systems and Workstation Clusters
711-2 Worksurfaces, Workstations, Computer Furniture and Accessories
711-3 Filing and Storage Cabinets, Shelves, Mobile Carts, Dollies, Racks & Accessories
711-8 Executive Office Furniture
711-18 Multipurpose Seating
71-204 Dormitory, Quarters and Residential Casegoods and Beds

In this difficult economic environment and faced with tightening budgets, The Department of the Navy (DoN) is engaged in reducing the costs of acquiring commonly-purchased office furniture through the application of a strategic sourcing solution that includes the issuing of Blanket Purchase Agreements for Navy furniture purchases.

This is exciting news for ATD," said Yvonne Zaslow, Executive Vice President and co-owner of ATD-AMERICAN. "As a GSA Contract Holder, as well as a holder of multiple BPA's with the U.S. Army, we are proud to be awarded this Navy BPA.

"The Navy has embraced robust competition as the best method of ensuring that the interests of the Government and all taxpayers are adequately protected," Ms. Zaslow continued. "With this goal in mind, we look forward to using our vast resources in office furniture to meet the needs of our U.S. Navy and Marine customers at competitive prices."

ATD-AMERICAN, the Furniture Specialists, can help you meet not only your government office furniture needs but your budget needs as well. Our Schedule 71 Federal Government Contracts provide turnkey solutions for agencies that require a wide variety of products and services and the ability to manage their entire project with one purchase order. Whether you need office desks or office chairs, you'll find them here. ATD also offers a large selection of other products, including furniture for conference rooms, training areas, break rooms, cafeterias, reception areas and lounges.

ATD's expert advisors are always on hand to assist you with your government office furniture purchases. They can provide you with a quote over the phone or by e-mail. ATD can also submit quotations by formal bid or through GSA eBuy and FedBizOpps. Additional services we provide include free space planning and design and free swatches and finish samples. On-site consultations and nationwide installation services are also available.

About ATD-AMERICAN

ATD-AMERICAN, a women-owned small business, is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2011. Thousands of Federal Government buyers count on ATD-AMERICAN for GSA-Approved furniture at GSA contract prices. ATD currently holds many Schedule 71 GSA contracts, including our GSA Net Price Catalog (GS-28F-0030P and GS-28F-0029V), that offer one-stop shopping for all of your needs. ATD-AMERICAN specializes in office desks, office chairs, tables, systems furniture, conference room furniture and computer furniture. We also offer nationwide professional installation services and free space planning and design.

Website: http://www.atdamerican.com

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