American Management Association Awarded Federal Supply Contract; GSA MOBIS supply schedule streamlines federal agency access to AMA seminars and on-site training courses.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 The American Management Association (AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. ) today announced its receipt of a contract under Federal Supply Schedule 874, the Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS MOBIS Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services MOBIS Mission Oriented Business Integration Services (US government contract) MOBIS Management Oriented Budget Information System ) schedule. The MOBIS contract establishes AMA as an approved, direct vendor of management development and training products to the federal government, independent agencies, government corporations, and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The contract was awarded by the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) and is slated to run through September 26, 2005. The MOBIS contract is designed to help federal agencies improve the training and development of their workforces, as well as to meet the demands of numerous federal mandates and initiatives that call for the streamlining of government services processes, such as the Government Performance and Results Act The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) is a US Law enacted in 1993. It is one of a series of laws designed to improve government project management. The GPRA requires agencies to engage in project management tasks such as setting goals, measuring results, and reporting and the National Partnership for Reinvention. Under AMA's MOBIS contract, agencies may purchase any of 61 AMA seminars and a variety of on-site training solutions through a streamlined procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. process that simplifies the way federal agencies make purchases. Public seminar and on-site seminar customers will receive 14% and 9% discounts on purchases, respectively. "Winning a MOBIS contract is a positive step for AMA and federal agencies," stated Peter Nagrod, Executive Director of Government Services for AMA. "It helps AMA's current and potential government customers gain easier, more efficient, more cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. access to a wide portfolio of some of the most popular and recognized management development courses in the U.S. At the same time, it allows AMA to strengthen and expand our relationships with existing and potential customers." With the GSA MOBIS contract, American Management Association's public and on-site training offerings are well positioned to enable government agencies to improve performance, quality, timeliness and efficiency throughout their organizations. AMA training includes executive leadership, management and team development, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , and communications, finance and administrative skills. AMA's Government Services offerings may be by visiting www.amanet.org or by calling 1-877-262-6004. Commercial and federal government credit cards are accepted for payment. About AMA The American Management Association (AMA) is the world's leading membership-based management development organization. AMA offers a full range of business education and management development programs for individuals and organizations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. More than 700,000 AMA customers and members a year, including 488 out of the Fortune 500 companies and many federal agencies, learn superior business skills and best management practices through a variety of seminars, conferences and special events, e-learning courses, assessments and customized learning solutions, publications, on-line resources and through interaction with AMA's faculty of top practitioners. For additional information please consult AMA's Web site at www.amanet.org. |
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