Jennifer McCarter
Headquarters, Washington, DC                        July 17, 1998
(Phone:  202/358-1639)

Jerry Berg
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
(Phone:  256/544-6540)

RELEASE:  C98-i

MARYLAND FIRM CHOSEN TO PROVIDE TEST SUPPORT FOR 
LABORATORY AT NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

     LB&B Associates, Inc. of Columbia, MD, a small, minority, 
woman-owned business, has been selected for award of a contract to 
provide test operations support for the Science and Engineering 
Directorate of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, 
AL.  

     The contract will start with a one-year basic period, 
followed by four one-year options, which may be exercised at 
NASA's discretion.  If all options are exercised, the contract 
would be worth as much as $30,930,739.

     The work to be performed under the contract includes 
technician support to operate and maintain the test facilities in 
the propulsion laboratory at Marshall.

     Proposals for this work were solicited nationally.  The 
procurement was handled under the Small Business Administration 
program limiting competition to qualified small and disadvantaged 
businesses.  Seven proposals in total were received.  These 
services were previously provided by Consolidated Industries Inc., 
Huntsville, AL.

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