March 04, 2013 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@xxxxxxxx Jeannette Owens Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2990 jeannette.p.owens@xxxxxxxx CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-012 NASA SELECTS EDUCATION SUPPORT CONTRACTOR CLEVELAND -- NASA has selected Paragon Tec Inc. of Cleveland to support educational programs at the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, NASA Headquarters in Washington, and other NASA centers, as necessary. The NASA Glenn Education Support Services contract will help advance high-quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The contract begins April 1 with an 18-month base performance period. It includes options to extend the work through March 31, 2018. If NASA exercises all options, the maximum potential value for the five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $55 million. Paragon Tec Inc. and its subcontractors, Ohio Aerospace Institute of Cleveland and Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., will provide program and technical support services for the management of NASA's educational programs at the national, regional and local levels. For more information about Glenn, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/glenn For more information about NASA education programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/education For more information about NASA programs and missions, 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
