WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded Verizon Business of Ashburn, Va., a contract to provide conferencing services for the agency. Verizon Business will provide video, audio and Web conferencing services to all NASA centers and facilities and selected contractor locations as requested.

The contract began on Jan. 5, 2009, with a two-year, three-month base period, followed by three two-year options that may be exercised at NASA’s discretion. It is a firm-fixed price contract with a value of approximately $108 million, if all options are exercised. The contract is a follow-on effort for agency-wide conferencing services awarded under the General Services Administration’s Networx Universal contract.

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