SERVICE AREAS AND PROGRAMS
The Contracting unit within Government Support Services manages all statewide contracts for goods and services and administers agency contracts as requested. This team is the State of Delaware’s central contracting unit that acts on behalf of State agencies, local government units, authorized volunteer fire companies, and School Districts.
This is a free service which provides information on state government agencies and referrals to community resources. It provides a one-stop state government directory service with linkage to appropriate offices, legislators and state employees. The Helpline service can give you information and referrals for:
- Financial Assistance
- Emergency Housing and Food
- Utilities Assistance
- Drivers License
- Transportation
- Mental Health Counseling
- Donations
- Family Issues
- Professional Licensing
Go to Delaware Helpline.
The Office of Fleet Services provides transportation services to state agencies. The team operates a motor pool of approximately 1,600 vehicles. Vehicles are dispatched, with 24-hour roadside assistance, from more than 45 pickup sites. We are charged to investigate and resolve all citizen complaints relating to abuse or misuse of all agency/school district owned vehicles.
Fleet Services also administers Fleet Link, a statewide commuter program for State employees. Vanpools operate on a statewide basis and provide a shared-cost alternative to commuting to work in privately owned vehicles. Fleet Link is a convenient, environmentally friendly program that conserves energy by reducing traffic, parking congestion and air pollution.
Government Support Services’ Food Distribution section administers the USDA food commodity distribution program in Delaware. This program distributes food commodities to eligible schools and other child nutrition programs, elderly feeding programs, and to emergency feeding organizations serving the needy. In response to emergencies and catastrophic situations, Food Distribution will serve as the primary agency for nutritional resource and distribution.
The Food Distribution Unit within Government Support Services is the designated Delaware agency for the distribution of food commodities provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. The Division distributes more than $3.5 million of commodity foods totaling 4.75 million pounds annually for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (NSLP), the Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Nutrition Program for the Elderly (NPE), Charitable Institutions (CI), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
The USDA Food Distribution Program has a dual mission: to provide children and needy families a more healthful diet and to maintain support for domestic agriculture markets. Types of commodities vary by program, but include a variety of nutritious foods.
Messenger Services maintains effective courier routes for daily mail processing for all agencies and some school districts. We sort and deliver more than 10,000 pieces of interdepartmental mail with a 24-hour turnaround time.
- US Mail is delivered to the Dover Post Office by 4:30 pm, daily cut off time for processing US mail is 4:00 p.m.
- We also deliver some printed materials for the Printing and Publishing Office.
Our staff is available to meet with agency contacts to coordinate large-scale mailings, review postal discount programs, and coordinate on-site pickup/delivery needs.
Government Support Services maintains a full service printing and publishing center in both Dover and Wilmington. Both locations are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality service.
Services provided, but not limited to:
The Copier Resource Management Program ensures that State agencies acquire copiers that are appropriate for their work load and are cost effective. With no cost to your agency, we will consult on-site to help you:
The Delaware Surplus Services team within Government Support Services is responsible for all Federal and State surplus property programs for the State of Delaware. This program is self-sufficient and thereby does not receive any State or Federal dollars. Our goal is to simplify all of our services for our customers: declaring excess property, transferring excess property to another agency or fire company, removal of excess property, or disposal of excess property. We want to work with you to make sure your property needs are met.
