| | January 24, 2008 | | This eNewsletter is a roundup of government-related news targeted to local, state and federal government. Topics include major contracts awarded by local, state and federal government agencies; product trends and innovations; government best practices and resources; and political and regulatory developments affecting government purchasing activities. Go to www.govpro.com to view the latest products, daily news and government suppliers. |
In This Issue
Roofing Systems
Duro-Last® Roofing, Inc. manufactures a custom-prefabricated, reinforced, thermoplastic membrane roofing system that is ideal for any flat or low-sloped application. Extremely durable and easily installed by authorized contractors without disruption to daily operations, the Duro-Last single-ply roofing system is also leak-proof, highly-reflective, resistant to chemicals, fire and high winds, and virtually maintenance-free. Over a billion square feet of Duro-Last membrane have been installed on all types of buildings throughout North America.
The highly-reflective Duro-Last® Cool Zone® roofing system is delivering real energy cost savings for building owners and managers. The Cool Zone system can help in obtaining credits toward LEED and LEED-EB certification. From reducing heat islands and optimizing energy performance, to resource reuse and thermal comfort, the Cool Zone roofing system can be a part of a comprehensive package for improving building performance.
For buildings with aging metal roofs, the prefabricated, single-ply Duro-Shield® metal retrofit roofing system can be installed over an existing roof without an expensive tear-off. It's the cost-effective, long-term way to protect buildings against rain, temperature changes, interior drips, ice build-up, and rust and corrosion. The Duro-Shield roofing system is the perfect fit for metal retrofit.
For more information visit www.duro-last.com.
| | Ford adds full-size van, SUVs to its flex-fuel line By Josh Cable
Ford Motor Co. announced that it is adding three vehicles to its E-85 flexible-fuel vehicle lineup for the 2009 model year: the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator full-size SUVs and the Ford E-series full-size van and wagon.
| | |  Get Rid of Birds!
Bird-X, Inc. recognized as the bird control "X-perts" since 1964, offers the world's most complete line of affordable products - an effective solution for ANY bird problem for repelling birds like pigeons, sparrows, starlings, Canada geese and more. No more droppings, mess, diseases or money wasted on expensive clean-ups. Our products (needle strips, netting, sonic distress-call repellers, ultrasonics, taste aversions, visual deterrents and sticky repellent gels) are non-lethal, non-harmful, and environmentally safe, do not harm birds and ecologically sound.
We innovate and develop new technologies, and we offer (and stand behind) the very best solutions. Guaranteed solutions! For a FREE consultation call 800-662-5021. For more information, visit www.bird-x.com.
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Your Opinion Counts
Share Your Perspective on Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC)
The GovMark Council, a not-for-profit forum that facilitates education and networking for senior-level marketing executives who serve the government IT market, is conducting a survey to facilitate communication among government IT GWAC originator agencies, agency buyers, and the vendor community.
Please take a moment to complete our brief (3-minute) survey and make your voice heard.
In appreciation for your time, every respondent will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card and a chance to win a $15 amazon.com card.
CLICK HERE to share your perspective on GWACs.
Note: If the link above does not work, please paste the following into your browser:
http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227B94Y359F
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Free Informational Webinar
Building a multi-application e-government network infrastructure based on Gigabit Ethernet wireless bridges
The City of Temple, Texas faced a series of hurdles in making their roadmap for new city-wide networked applications a reality. Not the least of these challenges was overcoming the limitations of their aging, ad hoc network backbone that was never designed to support these emerging applications. Hear from Alan DeLoera, IT Director for the City of Temple, how they spanned the city with a future-proof gigabit wireless backbone to transport high-capacity, high-QoS voice, data, and video traffic to enable emerging data access, public safety, disaster recovery and security applications.
Join us on February 6, 2008 for this free online webinar offering an in-depth look at how new gigabit point-to-point wireless solutions are being deployed by government organizations to extend their fiber optic metropolitan area networks to serve their geographically diverse user bases.
In this session, you'll learn:
* How full gigabit backbone performance enables new e-government applications
* How gigabit wireless technology addresses the cost and logistic issues associated with fiber leasing and construction
* How network topology choices deliver very high levels of service availability
* How gigabit wireless solutions
Click here to register.
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8th Annual Federal Acquisition Summit, March 19-21 2008
Featuring SIX Tracks in Government Contract Management:
* Performance-Based Acquisition
* Contract Management and Monitoring
* Small Business Contracting
* Developing the Acquisition Workforce
* Project Management for Procurement
* Innovations in PBA Best Practices
* Understand the latest Challenges Facing Federal Acquisition
Register today!
| | |  At ModUcom's website order their FREE Smart Buyer's Handbook to compare E911/Radio/Phone Dispatch Consoles. Moducom's website also features information about the Ultracom E911/Radio Dispatch Console including specs and its many built-in features. The Ultracom has no software maintenance fees and free software upgrades for the life of the system! After 30 years of innovation, Moducom is launching the new Micro-CAM, a low-cost way to add additional operator positions using very little desk space. For information, call 800-845-0128. www.moducom.com | |
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