Janel Successfully Completes Submission To GSA For Qualified Government Contractor Status

JAMAICA, N.Y., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Janel World Trade, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: JLWT), a full-service global provider of integrated transportation, logistics and environmental services, reported that the company has submitted  its application to the General Services Administration (GSA) to become a qualified government contractor for logistics services,  customs clearance services, logistics consulting and supply chain technology.  The company utilized the services of ProGov Solutions and their digital certificate to submit the offer via the Federal Acquisitions Center E OFFER system.

The GSA oversees the business of the U.S. federal government and supplies federal purchasers with cost-effective high-quality products and services from commercial vendors like Janel.

"The U.S. government purchased approximately $1.8 billion in logistics classified services in 2008, and the size of the market continues to grow," said Paul McCreary, President of Janel's Special Projects Division. "Their needs include moving over-sized and non-standard cargo and require specific tracking of critical Department of Defense cargo, all of which fit exactly within our core business competencies."  

"We decided to contract with ProGov Solutions, an experienced partner in government contracting services, to insure all government requirements were covered and our GSA application received priority handling," said Vincent Iacopella, Janel's VP from the Janel Los Angeles operation. "ProGov not only handled our application process, but their unique technology services will help us find and qualify business opportunities from thousands of listings posted each day by the federal government.  Our focus right now is to increase our core logistics business, but in the future Janel can expand its offerings to project management projects as well."

"The GSA initiative is one of many steps we will be taking to grow our core business, and adds an important tool in our toolkit going forward," said James Jannello, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.  

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