Edizen Receives GSA Approval to Offer Management Organizational & Business Improvement Services to Federal Agencies; Named to MOBIS Schedule for Contract Awards up to $500,000.

Business Editors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003

The United States General Services Agency (GSA) named Edizen, a management consulting and coaching firm, to its select Federal agency contractors list.

GSA is the Government's chief acquisition agency, spending billions of dollars annually on products and services. It also assists other Federal agencies to buy from approved vendors, such as Edizen, through the GSA Schedule, which streamlines the up-front purchasing process to save time and money.

Edizen has been approved as part of the Management Organizational & Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) schedule to offer professional, administrative and management support services. The company is approved for contract awards valued up to $500,000.

"Edizen stands prepared to help agencies of all sizes achieve the efficiencies mandated as part of the Federal Human Capital Survey," said Sharon Gazda, president of Edizen. "We have a proven track record of helping clients improve performance and achieve organizational goals by developing the performance potential of individuals and teams."

Edizen joins a select group of GSA contractors who have been approved to do business with Government agencies worldwide. Gaining GSA approval is a lengthy and rigorous process from initial solicitation to the selection of venders. Applicants are carefully reviewed in key areas such as appropriate pricing, technical qualifications, and past performance as qualified by a Dun & Bradstreet rating. Last year, D&B rated Edizen's performance as "outstanding."

In addition to GSA approval, Edizen is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration, SOMWBA, the Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The company also has established relationships with several Federal and State agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Connecticut Metropolitan District Commission (MDC).

Edizen represents a unique concept in business consulting. The company brings together the principals of education and life long learning to improve individual and group performance through coaching, executive development and HR strategic planning. A certified Woman-Owned Business with headquarters in Springfield, Mass., Edizen works with national clients including public and private companies, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.

For more information, contact Edizen at 413-788-0077 or www.edizenco.com.