URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) today announced that the Company has been
awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple award
contract by the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Centers
Enterprise for defense systems technical area tasks. The approximate
maximum aggregate value of the contract, which has a one-year base
period and four one-year option periods, is $3 billion to the 12
awardees.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will lead a team of 40
subcontractors, including the University of Missouri, which can compete
for or be awarded task orders to provide research, development, test and
evaluation, and advisory and assistance services related to research and
development efforts for technical area tasks within the Department of
Defense’s three new Information Analysis Centers. Such task orders may
include research and analysis on the survivability and vulnerability of
military weapons, military sensing and weapon systems, and directed
energy weapons.
Randall A. Wotring, President, Federal Services, for URS, said: “This is
an important award that further underscores URS’ expertise in technical
research and analysis services. We look forward to growing our
relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense through this
assignment, and having the opportunity to support and enhance our
nation’s critical defense system.”
URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) is a leading provider of engineering,
construction, and technical services for public agencies and private
sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of
program management; planning, design, and engineering; systems
engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction
management; operations and maintenance; management and operations;
information technology; and decommissioning and closure services. URS
provides services for federal, oil and gas, infrastructure, power, and
industrial projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, URS
Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in
nearly 50 countries (www.urs.com
).
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