Arlington, Virginia, March 11, 2008—- Acquisition Solutions, Inc. announced today that it recently began work on its first major consulting contracts outside of the Washington, D.C. area. The contracts with federal agency operations in St. Louis, Missouri, Cleveland, Ohio and Raleigh, North Carolina mark the first in a series of steps that Acquisition Solutions is taking to expand its presence in response to the growing nationwide demand for conflicts-free strategic acquisition consulting.

All three engagements represent expansion of client relationships that originated with forward thinking federal acquisition leaders of agency operations located in the Washington, D.C. area. Recent data from the Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation shows that the government obligated nearly 65 percent of its acquisition dollars - over $270 billion -- outside of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The Base Realignment and Closure initiative and security concerns after September 11 continue to drive the decentralization of all government operations.

"Our agency clients in the Washington, D.C. area also have or soon will have major acquisition operations beyond the Beltway," says Anne Reed, president of Acquisition Solutions. "We are expanding to respond to our clients' needs for help in implementing leading practices and innovative performance-based acquisition solutions all across the country."

The company also established a new position to head the expansion efforts. Shaw Cohe, who formerly led Acquisition Solutions' consulting for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Coast Guard, has been appointed as Executive Director of Regional Centers. Prior to joining the Acquisition Solutions team, Cohe completed a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, which included a number of senior acquisition leadership positions across the Department of Defense.

Acquisition Solutions already provides training and its Virtual Acquisition Office(TM) subscription service across the country. The company also offers training courses in its Performance-Based Acquisition Master's Certificate Program at several regional locations, including Columbus, Ohio, Huntsville, Alabama, Las Vegas, Nevada, Los Angeles, California, St. Louis, Missouri and Washington, D.C.

About the Performance-Based Acquisition Master's Certificate Program

The Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) Master's Certificate program is a professional certification designed to facilitate mastery of the knowledge, tools, and processes needed to successfully plan, negotiate, and manage performance-based contracts. The Master's Certificate includes advanced coursework that prepares students to function as strategic business advisors within the government acquisition workforce. Acquisition Solutions offers the required courses at regional locations in Columbus, Ohio, Huntsville, Ala., Las Vegas, Nev., Los Angeles, Calif., St. Louis, Mo. and Washington, D.C.

For more information, please visit http://www.acqsolinc.com/asi_training-mcp.cfm

About the Virtual Acquisition Office™ (VAO)

The Virtual Acquisition Office(TM) is a full-service subscription service that provides federal acquisition information, insight, and analysis, anywhere and anytime, to help organizations manage acquisition information and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their resources. Through the subscription service, acquisition professionals receive daily acquisition news updates and analytical publications on topical issues in acquisition as well as access to on-call research, a wealth of on-line information about acquisition policy and leading practices, and learning and networking events. For more information, please visit http://www.acqsolinc.com/asi_vao.cfm

About Acquisition Solutions

For more than a decade, Acquisition Solutions has helped government agencies improve acquisition outcomes. The firm excels in identifying, developing and implementing innovative techniques and leading practices that enable organizations to build capacity to conduct acquisitions effectively and efficiently. The company provides consulting, knowledge resources, and training to drive strategic change, enhance processes and performance, strengthen the workforce and improve acquisition life cycle management. Visit the company online at http://www.acquisitionsolutions.com

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