October 28, 2003

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-4769) 

Jerry Berg
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-0034) 

CONTRACT RELEASE: C03-oo

NASA AWARDS TESTING & SPACE RESEARCH SERVICE CONTRACT

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., has been awarded a contract by 
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala., to 
provide propellants, pressurants and calibration services at the 
center. 

The contract begins November 1, 2003, with a one-year base period, 
followed by four one-year options that may be exercised at NASA's 
discretion. It is a performance-based, cost-plus-incentive-fee 
contract with provision for buying additional materials and services 
on a flexible (as-needed) basis. It has a minimum value of $35.3 
million and a maximum value of $38.8 million, if all options are 
exercised. 

Under the contract, Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. will operate and 
maintain MSFC propellant, high-pressure and cryogenic systems. It 
will provide valve and component repair and calibration services in 
connection with MSFC testing and space research activities. The 
company will furnish all resources, including management, 
supervision, labor, materials, tools and equipment, unless specific 
exceptions are made by the government. 

A total of four proposals were received and evaluated. The contract 
supersedes an effort involving services, which have been provided by 
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., of Huntsville for the past five 
years. 

	
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