U.S. government buys Agilent instruments, services

TestMart, a marketplace operator and service provider for the test and measurement industry, will provide the U.S. government and federal contractor marketplace with a range of Agilent Technologies instruments and associated services, according to a recent agreement.

By Control Engineering Staff April 21, 2005

TestMart, a marketplace operator and service provider for the test and measurement industry, will provide the U.S. government and federal contractors with a range of Agilent Technologies instruments, such as this dual-channel power meter.

TestMart , a marketplace operator and service provider for the test and measurement industry, will provide the U.S. government and federal contractor marketplace with a range of Agilent Technologies instruments and associated services, according to a recent agreement.

TestMart will offer a selected catalog of Agilent products, including data acquisition instruments, RF power meters, dc power supplies, function and arbitrary waveform generator counters, data loggers, and digital multimeters for use in communications and general-purpose testing. Products are available to all branches of the federal government, military, and qualified prime contractors.

“This agreement is great news for government users because it makes the research and ordering of this equipment easy and more convenient,” says Peter Ostrow, TestMart president and CEO. Agilent products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Testmart, who will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. TestMart will also provide presentation and order processing through the GSA’s e-commerce Web site and its own online marketplace.

—Jeanine Katzel, senior editor, Control Engineering, jkatzel@reedbusiness.com