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TestMart and Geotest Sign Government Services Partnership Agreement
Agreement makes it easier for government users, military personnel, and federal contractors to research and buy Geotest test equipment
IRVINE, CA and SAN BRUNO, CA,— September 26, 2005 —TestMart, the leading marketplace operator and service provider for the test and measurement industry announced today an agreement with Geotest-Marvin Test Systems, Inc GMBH, a global supplier of PXI and PC-based test products, systems, and solutions. The deal provides the U.S. government and federal contractor marketplace with special pricing on select test instrumentation, instrumentation controllers and chassis, test development software, and turn-key test systems.
TestMart is now authorized to offer a special catalog series of Geotest digital, switching, analog and measurement equipment, and power instruments, chassis and controllers, software and system solutions for use in aerospace, semiconductors, communications, medical, industrial, and military test applications . The equipment is available to those who qualify under a set of General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS).
“Geotest diversifies TestMart’s offerings with a new line of high quality PXI products for the government channel,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of TestMart. “This agreement supplies the federal marketplace with an easier, cost-effective opportunity to search and procure from the most respected brands under GSA contract that are compliant with the federal Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) .”
“We are pleased to provide our U.S. military and government agencies access to our test equipment through the TestMart sites where users can easily access the required equipment for their applications,” said Loofie Gutterman, President of Geotest-Marvin Test Systems, Inc.
Geotest products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by TestMart, who will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support and reporting services around them. TestMart will also will provide presentation and order processing though the GSA’s e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov and the company’s own online marketplace www.testmart.com.
About TestMart
TestMart is the leading sales, marketing and online strategy partner for the test and measurement community. Manufacturers and sellers use TestMart to increase their military, government and commercial sales. Buyers rely on TestMart as an honest and efficient marketplace for purchasing test and measurement equipment. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, TestMart is a privately funded company. For more information, please visit us at www.testmart.com.
About Geotest
A subsidiary of the Marvin Group, Geotest - Marvin Test Systems, Inc. is a global supplier of PXI and PC-based test products, systems, and solutions. Geotest's products and systems are used worldwide in thousands of aerospace, semiconductors, communications, medical, industrial, and military test applications. For more information visit www.geotestinc.com.
About the GSA
The US General Services Administration is a central management agency that sets Federal policy in such areas as Federal procurement, real property management, and information resources management. Founded in 1949, the agency is headquartered in Washington DC with regional offices in 11 US states. For more information on the GSA, please visit www.gsa.gov.
