David W. Garrett
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                     
September 25, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-8400)

RELEASE:  92-158

MINORITY CONTRACTORS OF THE YEAR AWARDS ANNOUNCED

     NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin announced today the 
recipients of the Minority Contractor and Subcontractor of the 
Year Awards in recognition of minority businesses that have made 
outstanding contributions to NASA.

     Named Minority Contractor of the Year was Jackson & Tull, 
Chartered Engineers, of Seabrook, Md.   B & W Services, Inc., Bay 
St. Louis, Miss., was selected as Minority Subcontractor of the 
year.

     Speaking before the Black Business Association of Los 
Angeles on their 17th annual trade mission to Washington, D.C., 
Goldin said, "These awards recognize the outstanding performance 
and overall excellence of the many small and disadvantaged 
businesses that contribute to the NASA mission."

     Jackson and Tull, nominated by the NASA Goddard Space Flight 
Center, Greenbelt, Md., was cited for providing outstanding and 
critical technical support in meeting demanding requirements and 
schedules as part of a high visibility program such as the Hubble 
Space Telescope.

     B & W Services, Inc., was nominated by Johnson Controls 
World Services, Inc., the prime contractor for facility operating 
support service at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss.  
As a subcontractor to Johnson, B & W  provides the personnel, 
management, documentation and controls necessary to perform 
custodial services to buildings and trailers which incorporate 
some 1,900,000 square feet of space.  The award citation notes 
that B & W is an outstanding firm that has consistently provided 
excellent support to the Stennis center for many years.

     Administrator Goldin will present the awards on Oct. 1 at 
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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