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Gaithersburg, Md. – June 12, 2006 –
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Mercury Associates, Inc. a
contract to provide corporate housing management services for DOL’s
MBA (Masters of Business Administration) Fellows Program. The small
business set-aside contract covers one year plus four option years
and is valued at $1.47 million if DOL exercises all options.
Through this contract, Mercury Associates will plan, schedule,
coordinate and assure effective and economical corporate housing
services for the MBA Fellows’ designated locations and has partnered
with Oakwood Worldwide, Inc., the world’s largest temporary housing
company, to provide 90-day stays at up to 20 properties in the U.S.
The DOL MBA Fellows Program is a component of DOL’s Strategic Human
Capital Management Program. The two-year program is designed to
prepare the Fellows for future leadership positions in DOL. Fellows
are required to participate in classroom training and developmental
rotational assignments to further develop and enhance their
leadership competencies. MBA Fellows participate in rotational
assignments at DOL agencies in its headquarters offices in
Washington, D.C. and in DOL regional and field offices.
“The DOL MBA Fellows contract adds another dimension to our employee
mobility consulting services, including site selection, employee
travel and lodging, and relocation consulting services,” said Paul
T. Lauria, President of Mercury Associates. “Our experience and
knowledge of corporate, government and military mobility policies
and practices brings added value to the MBA Fellows Program.”
Some of Mercury Associates’ work with federal agency employee
mobility issues includes the General Services Administration (GSA)
Federal Supply Services’ household goods shipment procurement
programs and practices, Drug Enforcement Agency’s domestic and
international permanent change of station assistance programs, and
Department of Defense, Defense Integrated Travel & Relocation
Solutions (DITRS) project.
About Mercury Associates, Inc.
Mercury Associates is the largest independent fleet management
consulting company in North America. Founded in 2002, Mercury
Associates consultants have provided fleet management and employee
travel and relocation consulting services to more than 400 private
and public organizations, such as U.S. Sprint, General Motors,
Toyota, Walt Disney Company, and federal, state and local government
agencies, including NASA, GSA, Department of State, Department of
Interior, U.S. Army, the states of Michigan and Georgia, New York
City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. Mercury Associates is a U.S.
Department of Defense and U.S. Small Business Administration
certified small business enterprise. Headquartered in Gaithersburg,
Md., Mercury Associates has offices and consultants located
throughout the U.S. For more information, visit
www.mercury-assoc.com. |
