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Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington             June 12, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

Release: c03-s

NASA EXERCISES BASE SUPPORT CONTRACT OPTION

     NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla., will extend its 
Joint Base Operations Support Contract (J-BOSC) for one year 
to Space Gateway Support (SGS) of Herndon, Va. The contract 
includes a modification to provide calibration services to 
the eastern range precision measurement equipment laboratory 
on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and transient 
alert aerospace ground equipment maintenance services at 
Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB), Fla.

The contract extension/modification, valued at approximately 
$287.7 million, covers October 1, 2003 through September 30, 
2004. The total contract value, including exercised options, 
is more than $1.5 billion.

The J-BOSC is a performance-based, cost-plus award fee 
contract to provide base operation and support services at 
KSC, CCAFS, and PAFB. Under the contract, SGS provides 
facility and infrastructure operations and maintenance; fire 
protection, security services, transportation support, 
grounds maintenance, and other base support services.

SGS is a joint venture of Northrop Grumman Technical 
Services, Inc., Herndon, Va., Shaw Infrastructure, Inc., San 
Diego. and Wackenhut Services, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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