Press Release
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Erika Spalding
Vice President of Corporate Communications & Marketing
espalding@didlake.org
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Manassas, VA (01/25/2022) – Didlake Inc., a nonprofit that connects people with disabilities to employment and community engagement opportunities, announces it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract.
As of Nov. 4, 2021, government customers can use the GSA Schedule (contract number 47QSHA22D000F) to contract with Didlake for various labor categories in the following service lines: physical and electronic records management, mail management, grounds maintenance, document conversion and packing services. In addition to federal agencies, state and local government agencies, and tribal and educational institutions can also use the GSA Schedule to contract with Didlake for these services.
“We have a long history of serving federal government customers and we wanted to make it easier for the government to do business with us. The GSA Schedule provides streamlined access to Didlake,” said Valerie Spencer, Director of Business Development for Didlake. “After just two months, we are already seeing and exploring some viable opportunities.”
The base period of performance ends Nov. 3, 2026, with three five-year options to follow.
This contract award builds on Didlake’s 30-plus years of contract administration for federal, state and local government customers throughout the Washington, D.C. and Hampton Roads, Va. metropolitan areas. Didlake is a top producer in the federal AbilityOne® Program, which is among the nation’s largest providers of jobs for people who are blind or have significant disabilities.Didlake’s business service solutions include logistics (such as warehousing), administrative (such as document imaging and records management), custodial, grounds maintenance and other facilities management support services. These business lines employ over 1200 people, nearly 80 percent of whom have disabilities.
About Didlake®
Didlake is a nonprofit rehabilitative services organization headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. It was founded in 1965 to create opportunities for people with disabilities through services that connect them to employment, education and the community. Through its Day Support, Employment Services, and Workforce Support and Development programs, Didlake serves over 2,000 people with disabilities annually throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Didlake is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, accredited by CARF, is CIMS-GB-certified, and proudly serves the nation through the AbilityOne® Program.
