NASA Awards Safety and Mission Assurance Services Contract

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Sep 29, 2014, 04:48 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Mission Technologies, Inc., of Cleveland to provide facility assurance, inspection, maintenance and occupational safety services including flight safety and mission assurance services at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

This hybrid contract is a firm-fixed price, cost-plus, fixed-fee contract with a firm-fixed price base effort allowing for indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity tasks. The approximate value of the contract is $48.3 million. The phase-in will begin Oct. 18 and performance will begin Nov. 19. The base contract is for 12 months with four one-year options.

Mission Technologies, Inc. will support all of the programs and activities necessary to provide a safe work environment for Langley civil service and contractor employees. Safety and mission assurance support services will be provided to support Langley's aeronautical and spaceflight projects, as well as quality assurance activities associated with the design, fabrication, assembly and tests. Additional contracted services include delivery of spaceflight-quality hardware, and material testing functions within Langley's Materials and Quality Assurance Laboratory.

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