Sept. 30, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-043 NASA AWARDS PROTECTIVE SERVICES CONTRACT AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA selected Chenega Security & Support Solutions, LLC of Ashburn, Va., to provide protective services at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The new firm, fixed price contract begins Dec. 1 with a possible total performance period of four years, 10 months. Phase-in begins as soon as practicable. The maximum potential value of this contract is approximately $151.9 million. This new contract resulted from a competitive small business set-aside. Chenega Security & Support Solutions, LLC will provide protective services at Kennedy including: physical security operations; personnel security; secure access, such as badging; 911 dispatch; firefighting, fire prevention and fire protection engineering; aircraft rescue and firefighting; advance life support ambulance services; emergency management and protective services training. For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov