Jan. 3, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-005 NASA AWARDS TEST AND INTEGRATION SERVICES CONTRACT TO ANALEX CORP. GREENBELT, Md. - NASA has selected Analex Corp., Fairfax, Va., to provide environmental test and integration services to support projects at the Goddard Space Flight Center, and at other NASA centers. The total cost-plus award fee contract is $190 million. Analex also will provide facility services, cable fabrication, optical services and thermal blanket fabrication for a variety of projects that may include the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Additional services will include recertification of Goddard's cranes, lifting devices, pressure vessels, and the operation and maintenance of Goddard's advanced manufacturing facility. The contract performance period is from Feb. 7, 2008, through Feb. 6, 2013. For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end-