NASA Awards Test And Operations Support Contract

Dec. 17, 2012

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Michael Curie
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
michael.curie@nasa.gov


CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-062

NASA AWARDS TEST AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has awarded its Test and Operations
Support Contract, or TOSC, to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma,
Tenn. Jacobs will provide overall management and implementation of
ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing and launch
operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These tasks
will support the International Space Station, Ground Systems
Development and Operations, and the Space Launch System, Orion
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Launch Services programs.

The contract begins March 1, 2013, following a two-month phase-in
period beginning Jan. 2. The contract has a one-year, seven-month
base period and options to extend the work through Sept. 30, 2022.
The maximum potential value for the nine-year, seven-month
cost-plus-award-fee contract is $1.37 billion if NASA exercises all
options.

Jacobs will provide services to meet NASA requirements, including
support to the agency's programs, commercial entities and other
government agencies. These services include launch vehicle,
spacecraft and payload integration and processing; operations and
development of associated processes and ground systems to support
integration, processing and launch; servicing and testing of flight
hardware; and launch of development and operational flights at
Kennedy.

Subcontractors working with Jacobs on the contract include Engineering
Research and Consulting Inc., or ERC, of Huntsville, Ala. and
Aerodyne Industries LLC, of Oldsmar, Fla.

With the award of this contract, Kennedy is positioning itself for the
next era of space exploration. Kennedy is transitioning to a
21st-century launch facility with multiple users, both private and
government. A dynamic infrastructure is taking shape, designed to
host many kinds of spacecraft and rockets sending people on America's
next voyages in space.

For more information about Kennedy, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy

For more information about NASA programs and missions, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov


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