August 25, 2009

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100


Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111


CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-040

NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Computer Science
Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas, to support the agency's aircraft used for
astronaut training and flight research. The contract has a potential
value of approximately $163 million.

Work will be done under the Aircraft Maintenance and Modification
Program to provide flight line, intermediate and depot level
maintenance, repairs, modifications and engineering support for NASA
aircraft. The aircraft are used at NASA's Johnson Space Center
operations at Ellington Field in Houston and facilities in El Paso,
Texas; Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.; NASA's Dryden Flight Research
Center at Edwards, Calif.; and NASA's Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Va.

This follow-on continues services provided by Computer Science Corp.
under a previous contract that was effective March 1, 2004, through
Aug. 31, 2009. The new contract begins Sept. 1, 2009, and continues
through Feb. 28, 2010. There are two one-year options available to
extend the contract, if exercised.

For more information on NASA and its programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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