NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), Miss., today
announced the award of a six-year, cost-plus-award-fee
contract to Sverdrup Technology, Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn.
The contract is to support propulsion test operations at SSC
and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Ala.

The contract has a total estimated value of $126 million. It
includes $41 million for a two-year base period and $85
million for two, two-year priced option periods.

Sverdrup Technology will provide technical and management
services in support of propulsion test operations at SSC and
MFSC, including the Space Shuttle Main Engine program. The
major elements of the contract include administering an
integrated contract team for safe, environmentally compliant
test activities; test and engineering core capabilities; and
test project implementation.

Other members of the Sverdrup Technology team include ERC
Incorporated of Huntsville, Ala., and Smith Research
Corporation of Baton Rouge, La.

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