For Immediate Release

State, Local Governments can Increase Efficiencies and Save Taxpayer Dollars

ASQ Offers GSA Pricing to All Government Agencies

Milwaukee, Wis., October 29, 2008 – The American Society for Quality (ASQ) has announced that it is now offering prices equal to its General Services Administration (GSA) rates to all state and local government agencies on select instructor-led and Web-based training products. As a GSA contract holder, ASQ has previously offered special pricing on its training products only to federal government agencies.

“Government agencies at any level can implement quality tools such as Six Sigma to increase effectiveness and improve customer satisfaction,” said Dale F. Weeks, chair of the ASQ Government Division. “With ASQ offering GSA training prices to state and local governments, they can gain efficiency while saving taxpayer dollars.”

As part of the new pricing offer, participants receive a discount of up to 25 percent on the list price of more than 300 select instructor-led and Web-based training products. These include:

• ASQ Six Sigma Training
• ASQ e-Learning
• ASQ Classroom-based Training
• ASQ On-site Training

A complete list of ASQ courses with special GSA pricing information can be found at http://www.asq.org/gsa.

About GSA
GSA establishes long-term government-wide contracts that allow customers to acquire a vast array of supplies (products) and services directly from commercial suppliers. All customers, even those in remote locations, can order the latest technology and quality supplies and services, conveniently, and at most favored customer prices. GSA Schedules also offer the potential benefits of shorter lead-times, lower administrative costs and reduced inventories.

 
About ASQ
The American Society for Quality, www.asq.org, has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. With more than 90,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement and knowledge exchange to improve business results and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. As a champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners and everyday consumers, encouraging all to Make Good Great®. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding partner of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a prominent quarterly economic indicator, and also produces the Quarterly Quality Report.