WASHINGTON — NASA has selected LJT & Associates Inc. in Columbia, Md., for the Range Operations Contract at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The total value of this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cost-plus award fee contract is $117 million. The period of performance is five years.

LJT & Associates will provide support services to manage the Wallops Research Range operations and maintenance; training; command, control, and communications information; and computer systems services. Contract support also includes testing, modifying and installing communications and electronic systems at launch facilities; launch control centers and test facilities; and range technology development engineering services.

This effort provides direct customer support to the Wallops Research Range by providing personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, specialized test equipment, supervision, and other services.

Task orders will be issued to include performing services in all aspects of mission and range projects including formulation, implementation, and operations for flight projects; new systems development engineering; and range instrumentation systems operations, maintenance and sustaining services.

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