J.D. Power and Associates Awarded General Services Administration Schedule, Facilitating Public Sector Access to Satisfaction Research

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Power and Associates has been awarded a General Service Administration (GSA) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) schedule, which allows J.D. Power to provide market research and consulting services directly to federal, state and local government agencies.

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To receive the GSA contract, J.D. Power passed a rigorous evaluation of its capabilities, offerings, organizational structure and customer satisfaction performance. Government agencies can now contract work through GSA with J.D. Power and Associates for satisfaction measurement, performance improvement training, social media analysis and outreach research services.

"For more than 40 years, businesses have relied on J.D. Power's expertise in market research to continually improve upon their customer satisfaction performance, and now, this same resource is available to government entities through a streamlined procurement process," said Greg Truex, director of the government practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "J.D. Power intends to become a trusted and reliable source for government agencies to measure the satisfaction and effectiveness of services provided by government agencies."

In addition to being an approved vendor for research, training and social media services, J.D. Power will also make available a catalog of syndicated reports from 27 different industries and white papers for public sector clients.

About J.D. Power and Associates

Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company providing forecasting, performance improvement, social media and customer satisfaction insights and solutions. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on car reviews and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings, and more, please visit JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global financial information and education company that helps professionals and students succeed in the Knowledge Economy.  Leading brands include Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts energy information services and J.D. Power and Associates.  The Corporation has approximately 21,000 employees with more than 280 offices in 40 countries.  Sales in 2010 were $6.2 billion.  Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

J.D. Power and Associates Media Relations Contacts:
John Tews; Troy, Mich.; (248) 312-4119; [email protected]

Syvetril Perryman; Westlake Village, Calif.; (805) 418-8103; [email protected]

No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this release without the express prior written consent of J.D. Power and Associates. www.jdpower.com/corporate

SOURCE J.D. Power and Associates

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