When Zaneta Puller and Sahar Pena attended a General Service Administration (GSA) small business town hall meeting last spring, they had no idea it would turn into something big. They couldn’t have guessed then that it would lead to a GSA schedule addition making SPACE the only women-owned agency in the U.S. approved to provide an antimicrobial solution for the COVID virus to federal agencies.
SPACE approved to provide SPACE Facility Armor to federal agencies
In 2004, SPACE received its first GSA schedule. It approved us to provide furniture installation and design solutions to federal government offices. Since then, we’ve proudly completed more than 1000 federal projects across the country.
But the events of last summer have positioned us to provide even more for these customers.
As the pandemic swept through the U.S. in March 2020, Zaneta Puller, Government Sales Support, and Sahar Pena, Director of Business Development, attended a webinar hosted by GSA.
GSA expressed interest in expediting certain COVID-19 preventative solutions. The organization promised a speedy review of innovative PPE that could protect government employees—with extra emphasis on women-owned and/or small businesses.
Throughout the spring, we considered how to respond to the great need across the country. We began offering SPACE Facility Armor—which combines a CDC-approved, hospital grade disinfectant with an electrostatically charged application. It prohibits the growth of mildew, bacteria, and viruses on furniture and critical touch surfaces for over two years.
We were confident that there was a need for this unique combination of science and technology.
And we’re proud to announce that SPACE Facility Armor has been added to our GSA schedule! Through this affordable product, we’re able to play a part in keeping workers safe.
The General Service Administration (GSA) is a government agency that oversees anything related to the operation and construction of federal buildings. Because they control the market of companies approved to provide services to federal agencies, holding a GSA contract is pivotal.
SPACE also is approved to provide sustainable SPACE Anew upcycling services to federal agencies
But that’s not all! We also were approved to add SPACE Anew into our GSA schedule.
In addition to creating healthy workplaces, we’re also mission-driven to pursue sustainable spaces. So, as the opportunity to present innovative solutions to GSA arose, we decided to share our upcycling service, SPACE Anew, as well.
SPACE Anew is a bold, but simple, idea. It involves upcycling existing office space at 30-50% less cost, with 0% of furniture ending up in the landfill. According to the EPA, every year, the office furniture industry creates 9 million tons of waste.
When we officially launched SPACE Anew in 2010, we saw a clear need for an alternative and sustainable furniture solution. We’re grateful to now expand this offering to the federal government!
The future of our work and GSA schedule
We’re thrilled to be at the forefront of serving the federal government. One of our core values at SPACE is caring for our community—which involves both people’s safety and the environment’s protection.
Through these groundbreaking GSA schedule additions, we’re now able to provide a full package to our government customers.
As the government determines how to safely bring employees back into the office, they’re looking for safe solutions like ours. And, since SPACE designs for the future of work, we’re right in step with them—providing sustainable, safe, and affordable services.
“SPACE offers the peace of mind that our employees need to return to the office. Their designers are the best I’ve worked with and they helped find the right contract vehicle.” —SPACE federal government client.