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      <title>Avalution’s Consulting Services and Software Solution, The Planning Portal, are Now Available via GSA Schedule 70</title>
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<div><b>Author:</b> Courtney Bowers</div>
<div><b>Published:</b> 10/14/2011 10:00 AM</div>
<div><b>Body:</b> <div class="ExternalClassC90B7DA14B6E4BF3B57DD12BBDC8715F"><p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cleveland, OH – October 14, 2011 – </strong>Avalution Consulting – a leader in business continuity, COOP and IT disaster recovery consulting, outsourcing and software – announced today that their consulting services and software solution, The Planning Portal, are now available via GSA Schedule 70.</p>
<p>When asked about the decision to acquire and maintain a contract on the GSA schedule, Robert Giffin, Director of Technology, explained, “We work with a number of government agencies and are excited to continue growing our public sector service offerings. We demonstrate daily how easy we are to work with, and The Planning Portal is all about simplifying business continuity and COOP planning. So a GSA schedule is a natural fit because it provides a simple procurement process that saves both the supplier and buyer time and money. It’s a win-win situation.”</p>
<p>Avalution’s GSA contract, GS-35F-0597X, is valid through September 21, 2016, and applies to:</p>
<ol><li class="list_with_bullet">Federal agencies, agency contractors and certain educational institutions; and</li>
<li class="list_with_bullet">State and local government entities utilizing the Cooperative Purchasing and Disaster Recovery Purchasing Programs.</li></ol>
<p><strong>View Avalution’s contract in the <a href="http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/contractorInfo.do?contractNumber=GS-35F-0597X&amp;contractorName=AVALUTION+CONSULTING+LLC&amp;executeQuery=YES" target="_blank">GSA eLibrary</a> or <a href="/_layouts/Avalution.LeadTracker/ContactAC.aspx" target="_blank">contact Avalution</a> today to learn more!</strong></p>
<p><strong>About Avalution<br /></strong>Avalution Consulting is a U.S. based firm that specializes in business continuity, COOP and IT disaster recovery consulting, outsourcing and software solutions for organizations in both the public and private sectors. Avalution is a participant in the BSI Americas Associate Consultant (ACP) program, and in May 2011, officially achieved certification to the BS 25999 business continuity management standard.</p>
<p>Avalution also offers a complete business continuity/COOP software solution based on the simplicity of Microsoft SharePoint 2010. The Planning Portal is web-based business continuity/COOP software that delivers an easy-to-use set of tools and processes to assist in managing and executing business continuity, COOP and IT disaster recovery programs. Solutions address analysis, planning, awareness generation, exercise planning, notification, live crisis/incident management and continuous improvement.</p>
<p>866.533.0575 | <a href="/">www.avalution.com</a> | <a href="http://www.theplanningportal.com/" target="_blank">www.theplanningportal.com</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Avalution" target="_blank">@Avalution</a></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact<br /></strong>Courtney Bowers | 866.533.0575 | <a href="mailto:courtney.bowers@avalution.com">courtney.bowers@avalution.com</a></p></div>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:18:27 GMT</pubDate>
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