Aug. 13, 2003

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1979) 

Michael Mewhinney
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
(Phone: 650/604-3937) 

CONTRACT RELEASE: c03-aa

NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR R&D ENGINEERING SERVICES

NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Calif., today 
awarded an 8(a) cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at approximately 
$51 million to ASRC Aerospace Corporation, Greenbelt, Md. ASRC is an 
Alaska Native Corporation. 

ASRC will provide on-site support services for a variety of 
engineering design and hardware developmental programs and projects 
at ARC. Under the terms of the contract, the requirements will be 
stated in performance-based contract task orders. 

The period of performance is expected to be five years, consisting of 
a two-year base period followed by three one-year options. ASRC will 
begin its phase-in operations in September 2003. Full contract 
responsibility begins October 1, 2003, and continues through 
September 30, 2008. 

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