| Government buyers now enjoy greater access and lower cost for high quality dehydrated culture media |
SAN BRUNO, CA and BALTIMORE, MD, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 — 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 a new government services partnership agreement with Alpha Biosciences, Inc., a world leader in consistent and affordable premium culture media.
The partnership agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute culture media products from Alpha Biosciences. Top products include LB Broth (Lennox L Broth), Luria Agar (Miller’s LB Agar) and Luria Broth (Miller’s LB Broth) that are used in molecular genetic studies. Alpha Biosciences also supplies food safety, water safety, clinical and vaccine production markets with a full line of dehydrated culture media (DCM) products.
“We are quite pleased to begin our association with Technical Communities and are greatly looking forward to servicing the government through this new partnership,” said Dale Williams, Vice President of Operations for Alpha Biosciences, Inc.
“Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government high quality dehydrated culture media products,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “We are committed to optimizing the public sector buying and selling experience for organizations such as Alpha Biosciences.”
Alpha Biosciences products will be offered to eligible entities under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) held by Technical Communities, which will provide Alpha Biosciences with sales support, demand generation, marketing and reporting services. Alpha Biosciences products are expected to be initially available for purchase through the GSA’s e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov, and the company’s own online marketplaces www.gsamart.com and www.testmart.com.