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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:10:25 CST
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Subject: ADNOTES: LPS NAMED CUSTOMER OF YEAR

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       THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES,
       VOL. 16, #15  (Nov. 15, 1995).


       LIBRARY PROGRAMS SERVICE NAMED CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR

          The Government Printing Office's Library
       Programs Service (LPS) has been named "Customer of
       the Year" by an Alexandria, VA company that
       provides distribution services to Federal
       depository libraries.

          Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited chose LPS for
       the honor "for the efforts they have made in the
       employment of individuals with disabilities,"
       according to company president Janet Samuelson.
       The non-profit 24-year-old company provides a range
       of administrative and management support services
       to government, business, and industry in the
       Washington DC area, employing adults with severe
       disabilities.

          The "Customer of the Year" award was presented
       to GPO representatives at an October 17 awards
       ceremony in Arlington.  Accepting the award were
       J.R. Baumgardner, LPS Deputy Director, retired; and
       Carl Redd, Chief, Depository Distribution Division.

          "We're very honored that Fairfax Opportunities
       Unlimited, which does work for so many agencies and
       businesses, selected us as its Customer of the
       Year," said LPS Director J.D. Young.

          Working with LPS representatives, Fairfax
       Opportunities Unlimited staff adapted its systems
       to best meet the specific requirements of
       distributing often-complex shipments to depository
       libraries.  There are nearly 1,400 depository
       libraries located throughout the nation and its
       possessions.  Rapid turnaround is essential, as
       libraries strive to make the most recently
       published materials available to their patrons.

          The Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited contract
       covers "separates" - items that require manual
       handling, packaging and labeling.  Examples of
       handling are rolling maps and collating groups of
       bills.  The shipment process includes picking up
       pallets of items to be distributed and mailing
       labels from the GPO loading dock, and ensuring
       packaged orders are shipped to libraries via the
       appropriate package delivery service.

          Since the distribution contract began, Fairfax
       Opportunities Unlimited has handled 261,828
       shipments to depositories.