Kirsten Larson
Headquarters, Washington, DC                       August 16, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-0243) 

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

CONTRACT RELEASE: c01-o

NASA SELECTS PACE AND WAITE, INC. FOR DOCUMENT SERVICES AT MARSHALL

 NASA has selected Pace and Waite, Inc., of Huntsville, AL, to provide center-
wide document services at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.

Under the contract, Pace and Waite will provide services for managing data 
requirements, checking engineering drawings and operating the center's documents 
release desk. Services to be provided are a continuation of an effort currently 
being provided by Pace and Waite under a five-year contract that ends this year.

The contract could have a potential value of approximately $39 million over five 
years if all provisions are utilized. The cost-plus-incentive-fee performance-
based contract includes indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity provisions.  
This contract will become effective Sept. 1, 2001, and includes a one-year 
performance period plus four one-year priced options, which may be exercised at 
NASA's discretion. 

Marshall is NASA's lead center for development of space transportation and 
propulsion systems.  New technologies are being explored to make space more 
accessible by reducing the cost of launching space vehicles while improving 
flight safety.  Marshall is also NASA's lead center for microgravity research - 
conducting unique scientific studies in the near-weightlessness of space to 
improve life on Earth.

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