GSA:
In
July 1998, ECSI was invited by Mr. Ed O’Hare, Chief Information Officer,
General Services Administration, to apply for a GSA schedule, thereby
allowing government agencies to purchase services directly from ECSI.
The GSA schedule is
considered by the government to be the most prestigious Federal contract
vehicle and is highly sought after by industry. Obtaining a schedule
is no easy feat and companies wishing to do so must provide exhaustive
corporate information. GSA is very specific in the types of industry,
products/services and suppliers that it supports and allows on schedule.
Mr. Pope was able to successfully negotiate and obtain a schedule in only
eighty days most businesses require as much as a year to secure a schedule!
More significantly,
ECSI was one of the first ten electronic commerce solutions providers
to receive a GSA schedule award and is one of the only electronic catalog
solution providers to receive such an award. Not only does this show
that ECSI is an innovator, but it clearly demonstrates that ECSI is truly
a leader in its industry.
Department
of Veteran Affairs:
In April,
1999 just short of two years from incorporation, ECSI was awarded a contract
to provide the Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Acquisition and
Materiel Management (VA OA&MM) information technology data conversion
services to support contract holders by submitting and maintaining their
electronic catalogs. This award was a major accomplishment for ECSI who
won the contract competing against companies many times its size. It
was also the first time that a government agency had worked with an electronic
catalog service provider in such a manner and enabled the program to launch
successfully.
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