Paoli Inc. Awarded U.S. General Services Administration Contract

Paoli Inc. announces a new, manufacturer-held contract award from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) making wood office furniture from Paoli Furniture and Whitehall Furniture available for purchase by any federal agency.

Under the Multiple Award Schedule Contract GS-28F-0006T, Federal customers have their choice of wood furniture for executive offices, conference rooms and lobby/reception areas from the broad selection of contemporary and traditional styles available from Paoli and Whitehall. When needing to furnish offices quickly, they can select from top-selling models in one-week shipping programs and made-to-order desk lines with two-week shipping. All offerings feature advanced wood finishes that look new longer, with wood-to-wood construction that lasts longer.

“With this being a manufacturer-held contract, we’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate our promise of extraordinary caring in all our efforts to serve our Federal customers,” said Rob Lau, Vice President Sales and Distribution for Paoli Inc. And though this is a new, five-year contract, Mr. Lau added that Paoli is familiar with the General Services Administration. He said, “Paoli has been a GSA vendor since 1995.”

From its beginnings, the GSA has been pursuing its mission to acquire and provide goods, services and facilities in support of the needs of Federal agencies. The GSA operates the National Furniture Center, which assists federal customers with planning and specification of office furniture, and other services.

In addition to the National Furniture Center, Federal customers can rely on assistance from Paoli’s network of dealers and product showrooms. Here they can see why Paoli and Whitehall products are popular with buyers who appreciate the balance of value, style and versatility that these brands deliver. Agencies that need wood office furniture in a hurry will find that Paoli and Whitehall offer solutions for expedited production and shipping.

Paoli InTWO offers any model from five desk series, made-to-order in any combination of features, for shipment in two weeks. The Paoli InSTOCK program provides top selling models from seven desk lines with one-week shipping. The Next Week seating program complements the desk offerings with executive, task, guest and multiple seating that ships in one week and offers customers a generous range of upholsteries and finishes.

Whitehall provides a QUICKSHIP program with the top-selling desk lines, executive, task, guest and lounge seating, with orders received by Friday shipping the following Friday. A broad range of finishes and upholsteries is available for seating.

Wood finishes with superior resistance to mars, water marking and common chemicals mean Paoli and Whitehall products look new longer. In addition, these products feature wood-to-wood joinery, which provides strong and sturdy construction for a long service life. Paoli’s factory emphasizes recycling and reclamation in all production phases, with extra emphasis on ultra low emissions wood finish technology.

More information about the Paoli offering for GSA can be found online at www.paoli.com/gsa and for the Whitehall offering at www.wfi.com/gsa.