Press Release

URS Awarded Contract at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center – Contract Has Maximum Value of $153 Million to URS

By SpaceRef Editor
July 10, 2008
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URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that its EG&G Division has been awarded a re-compete contract to provide Operations Support Services at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract, including one base year and four option years, has a maximum value of $153 million to URS.

Under the terms of the contract, EG&G will provide facilities operations and maintenance services for Marshall Space Flight Center, which occupies more than 1,800 acres and employs approximately 8,600 people. The facilities include approximately 250 buildings, test facilities, and other on-site structures, which range in complexity from large rocket engine test stands to major office complexes and warehouses. EG&G will also furnish management, personnel, equipment, supplies and other resources to support Marshall Space Flight Center’s work.

Commenting on the contract, Randall A. Wotring, President of the EG&G Division, said: “We are very pleased to be continuing our work with NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center and to support the nation’s space exploration program through this and our other recent contract win at the Kennedy Space Center. For the past 11 years, URS has provided high quality support services to the Center, and we look forward to strengthening our relationship with NASA through our work at these important facilities throughout the Marshall Center.”

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com).

SpaceRef staff editor.