IMMEDIATE RELEASE

College Park, MD - February 17, 2010 - As the only public policy research firm in the M Square research park, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC has a unique opportunity to share in UMD’s research mission and vision, according to Brian Darmody, Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development. Mr. Darmody’s opening remarks at Optimal’s annual corporate kickoff meeting in early January conveyed UMD’s enthusiasm at forging a lasting, mutually beneficial relationship with Optimal.

UMD aims to create and facilitate partnerships between federal, state, and corporations to engage in key research issues that affect the United States. The M Square Research Park, the largest of its kind, houses one of the largest groups of interdisciplinary researchers in the world. Optimal’s public policy research work joins UMD’s other leading research efforts at M Square, which include cyber-security, food safety, linguistics and energy independence.

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Founded in 2000, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC is a non-partisan public policy research firm dedicated to rigorous and evidence-based research. Optimal's clients are local, state, and federal governments; non-governmental organizations; and corporations and foundations. Located in the M Square Research Park, Optimal has grown quickly by building on a reputation of exceptional services and products. Our clients benefit from our innovations, value, and efficiency, which we have been able to establish through a robust technology-based infrastructure, uncompromising and documented quality-control procedures, and effective employee recruitment techniques. Optimal has four research centers: health, education, workforce development, and housing.

For more information, please contact Optimal's Communications Department at 301.306.1170 or info@optimalsolutionsgroup.com.