Savings on Schedule 81IB packaging supplies for government buyers added to growing services
SAN BRUNO, CA, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 —Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded them a GSA Schedule Contract, under Federal Supply Code (FSC) 81IB, to provide government and military buyers shipping, packing and tracking supplies. It is the sixth GSA Schedule Contract the company now manages.
Product categories for GSA Schedule FSC81IB include:
Packaging and packing bulk materials like laminating system, bubble bags and gel packs.- Performance-Oriented Packaging (POP), plastic over pack and hazardous material packaging like refrigerated shipping items, dry ice labels, foam inserts and freezer bricks.
- Unique Identification (UID) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) items like UID labeling and RFID tags/transponders.
More information on categories available on FSC81IB is available at GSA eLibrary.
ThermaFreeze™ Products Corporation, manufacturer of a patented, desiccated gel packing product designed for use in temperature sensitive shipments, is the first partner on this new GSA schedule to be managed by Technical Communities.
“Technical Communities looks forward to managing this new schedule award which will provide government buyers substantial savings on shipment and operating efficiency in their supply chains,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “The addition of GSA Schedule 81IB enables Technical Communities to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for our partners and government organizations.”
Technical Communities partners with 90+ technology companies to offer 70,000+ products on the FSC70 Information Technology, FSC66 Test and Measurement Equipment, FSC84 Security, FSC61 Power Generation and FSC81 Shipping and Packaging GSA Schedules. Technical Communities’ government sales and support group serves 1,200+ federal and local buying organizations. Our government marketing services uses targeted approaches to a proprietary database of 1+ million GSA eligible prospects.