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Gaithersburg, Md. – Nov. 29, 2006 –
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a GSA
Logistics Worldwide Services Schedule (LogWorld) contract to Mercury
Associates, Inc., the largest independent fleet management
consulting company in North America. Mercury Associates’ services
under LogWorld are designed to help increase efficiency and reduce
the costs associated with the acquisition, allocation, utilization,
maintenance, and management of vehicles and equipment. Federal
agencies worldwide can use LogWorld to procure logistics and fleet
management consulting and support services. The estimated value of
the contract is $2.5 million over five years.
The LogWorld Schedule includes pre-negotiated rates and reduces the
lead time and administrative costs for government organizations to
contract with industry experts, and because Mercury Associates is a
small business, government agencies can also gain points toward
their small business goals by contracting for Mercury Associates’
services.
“Mercury Associates consultants are former public and commercial
fleet managers with extensive consulting experience. Our work with
agencies such as DHS, GSA, NASA and the State Department brings
added value to the services we provide under LogWorld,” said Paul
Lauria, President of Mercury Associates. “We understand government
fleet management operations and budget constraints, and we are
dedicated to providing the best value for our services.”
Under the LogWorld Schedule, government agencies can utilize Mercury
Associates’ distribution, transportation, and fleet management
consulting capabilities for services ranging from agency-wide
strategic studies and maintenance plans to more focused projects,
such as information system implementation or vehicle utilization and
allocation analyses. In addition to consulting services, Mercury
Associates will be able to help government organizations meet their
short and long-term fleet staffing needs by supplying experienced
fleet management staff to support their operations. Services include
analyzing, reporting, evaluating, planning, and implementing
strategies and tactics for managing government transportation
networks, supply chains, acquisitions, deployment, operations, and
maintenance. For more information on LogWorld services, go to
www.gsa.gov/logworld.
Federal Fleet Management
According to the GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy, in 2005 the
U.S. federal government operated more than 630,000 vehicles and used
over 366 million gallons of fuel, which resulted in an overall
federal fleet cost to taxpayers of $3.5 billion. Recognizing that
fuel and operating costs are on the rise while agency budgets remain
tight, some federal agencies have taken steps to improve the
management of their large fleets of vehicles.
Mercury Associates recently assisted GSA, NASA, the U.S. Marine
Corps, the Smithsonian Institution and other agencies with their
efforts to make significant management improvements to the growing
federal fleet, which increased approximately 6% from 2000 to 2005.
Mercury Associates is currently conducting a comprehensive analysis
of fleet management functions at the State Department, including
vehicles and equipment, operations, and administration and
management for all State Department foreign and domestic fleet
programs, and owned and leased vehicles. Mercury will provide a plan
for improvement based on the results of its vehicle fleet management
study.
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, travel and mobility
management consulting services to more than 400 private and public
organizations, such as U.S. Sprint, General Motors, Toyota, Walt
Disney Company, Shell Canada, and Slovak Telecom. Mercury
Associates’ work with U.S. federal, state and local government
agencies includes consulting projects for NASA, GSA, Department of
State, Department of Interior, U.S. Army, the states of California,
Georgia, Michigan, and Virginia, and New York City, Los Angeles,
Chicago, Houston, and Boston. 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 |
