Nov. 30, 2011 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@xxxxxxxx Kathleen Millson Independent Verification and Validation Facility, Fairmont, W.Va. 304-964-5041/304-367-8445 kathleen.m.millson@xxxxxxxx CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-051 NASA AWARDS SOFTWARE SERVICES CONTRACT FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- NASA has selected TASC Inc., of Andover, Mass., to provide software services to the agency's Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, W.Va. The services and support include independent verification and validation; software assurance; research and development and technical quality monitoring. This cost-plus-award-fee contract has a total period of performance of five years, including options and a potential value of $133.9 million. TASC will provide services for system software developed by or for NASA missions and other government, commercial and private organizations in partnership with the agency. For more information about NASA's IV&V Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ivv/home/index.html For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.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