Horizon Partners to Seek GSA Contract - Assist Public Service to Resolve Conflicts, Work Collaboratively

LEWISBURG, Pa., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Partners announced today plans to apply for and secure a GSA Award Schedule to service federal government employees in their workplaces. Horizon Partners have established themselves in the field of workplace mediation, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision-making.  GSA Applications is managing the tender process on behalf Horizon Partners, facilitating the application preparation, submission, and negotiations with government buyers at the General Services Administration (GSA). Federal officials appreciate GSA Schedules as a means of procuring goods and services, knowing that companies on GSA Schedules have been qualified by the General Services Administration.

"We've been helping organizations and communities realize their inherent strengths and potential by developing skills and practices that prevent destructive debate and foster constructive dialogue," states Therese M. Miller, Principal Consultant at Horizon Partners. She continues: "Our approach is to help organizations build internal capacity to resolve conflict and work more collaboratively. We use an interactive, hands-on practical approach to facilitate positive working relationships that can withstand the stresses and challenges placed on government workers in this fiscally constrained environment."

Horizon Partners provides assessment, training, development, and implementation support. Structured as a consortium of independent consultants and trainers, they are able to draw upon the expertise of a diverse and talented group of experienced professionals to help clients achieve their goals.   Horizon provides customized on-site training and facilitation, decreasing time away from work and increasing the relevance and application of learning, to real workplace problems and relationships.

About Horizon Partners:
Horizon consultants and trainers partner with organizations to help them improve communication, relationships and results. Their newly developed Community Engagement model encourages productive dialogue between polarized factions on emotionally-charged issues, identifying shared interests and nurturing solutions in local communities.  Integrating principles of constructive dialogue, interest-based problem-solving and appreciative inquiry, Horizon's tools and practices equip stakeholders to make better decisions, create new partnerships, solve challenging problems, and envision and implement positive change.  Visit www.horizonworkplace.com for more information.

About GSA Applications:
GSA Applications, a division of Federal Verification Co., Inc., is a premier GSA consultancy firm. With over 500 schedules awarded to date, Tampa FL based GSA Applications leverages its industry-leading experience and in-house staff of specialists to deliver professional cradle-to-grave GSA services to businesses nationally. Visit www.gsaapplications.com for more information.

Contact:
For Horizon Partners: Therese M. Miller, Principal Consultant at 570.847.8987
For GSA Applications: George Louli, MarCom Manager at 813.792.4600

SOURCE GSA Applications