Computer Sciences Corporation
has won a contract with the National Aeronautics & Space
Administration (NASA) to provide engineering services at the Wallops Flight
Facility located on Wallops Island, Va.
Awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility, the
indefinite-quantity, basic task-order contract is valued at $14 million over
three years, including a one-year option period.
CSC will provide a variety
of technical and engineering services including software systems, electrical
systems, flight and ground safety, guidance navigation and control, mechanical
systems and project management support.
Approximately 50 CSC engineers and
computer specialists will perform the work.
“We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with NASA and
look forward to bringing industry best practices to the agency’s operations at
Wallops,” said Dave Ziobro, vice president of NASA Programs at CSC.
Teaming with CSC are small businesses Swales Aerospace of Beltsville, Md.,
and LKC Systems Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md.
Swales will provide specialized
engineering support, and LKC will provide calibration and instrumentation
repair services.
Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading consulting and
information technology (IT) services firms, helps clients in industry and
government achieve strategic and operational results through the use of
technology.
The company’s success is based on its culture of working
collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and
solutions that address specific business challenges.
Having guided clients through every major wave of change in information
technology since 1959, CSC combines the newest technologies with its
capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business
process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to
meet the individual needs of global corporations and organizations.
With
nearly 68,000 employees in locations worldwide, CSC had revenues of
$10.5 billion for the twelve months ended March 30, 2001.
It is headquartered
in El Segundo, California.
For more information, visit the company’s Web site
at www.csc.com.