Aug. 21, 2008 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@xxxxxxxx Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937/207-1323 michael.s.mewhinney@xxxxxxxx CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-055 NASA AMES AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Thursday awarded a cost plus fixed fee indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity task order contract valued at $42 million to ASRC Research and Technology Solutions (ARTS), of Greenbelt, Md. ARTS is a Alaskan Native Corporation under the Small Business Administration 8 (a) Business Development Program that will provide engineering, design and fabrication services for the center. ARTS will provide services including project management, systems engineering, hardware and software design and development, mechanical and electronic fabrication services, integration and testing, technical writing, configuration management and other functions at Ames. The five-year contract consists of a one-year base period, followed by four one-year options. For more information about NASA's Ames Research Center, visit: http://www.arc.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx