NASA Extends Engineering and Scientific Services Contract

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CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a one-year
contract option to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) of
Greenbelt, Md., for engineering and scientific services. The option
has a value that will not exceed $50 million.

The contract provides engineering and scientific support services to
Glenn's Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. ASRC
will provide on-site support services for technical, engineering and
scientific tasks in the areas of aeronautics, microgravity science,
space exploration, space power and propulsion, and related science
and technology activities.

The modification increases the total value of the contract to $200
million. The extension begins Sept. 1, 2009. It is the second of
three one-year options provided for in the original contract, awarded
in August 2006.

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