Will Provide Engineering Support On Constellation

Science Applications International Corporation announced this week it has been awarded a contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide engineering and technical services to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Ground Operations Project Office in support of NASA's Constellation Program.

The maximum value of the contract is more than $69 million if all options and line items are exercised. The core contract has a two year base period of performance, three one-year options, and total potential value of $59.3 million. The contract also contains an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity line-item option with a ceiling value of $10 million. Work will be performed primarily at KSC in Cape Canaveral, FL.

The Constellation Program aims to gain significant experience in operating away from Earth's environment, developing technologies needed for opening the space frontier and conducting fundamental science. The program will develop the next-generation US spaceship system, the Orion space capsule and the Ares rocket to launch Orion.

Under the contract SAIC will provide engineering and technical services, project and business management, and administrative services in support of the program.

"SAIC has supported NASA at KSC for the past 10 years," said Charles Zang, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We look forward to continuing our support of the Constellation program, and helping NASA advance human exploration, use, and development of space."

FMI: www.saic.com, www.nasa.gov