April 12, 2007

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726

Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-4647

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-19

NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR "GREEN" EXPLORATION SCIENCES BUILDING

GREENBELT, Md - NASA has awarded a contract to Manhattan Construction Company of Fairfax, Va , for the construction of the Exploration Sciences Building at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md The firm fixed price for the basic requirement is approximately $54 million; the price for the options is approximately $1 2 million; with an approximate total price of $56 million if all options are exercised

The basic contract consists of construction of the base building and site utilities with options to add demountable partitions at lab module lines; gypsum wall board partitions at lab module lines; computer room air conditioning units; bitumen roof system; blast walls at the hazardous storage; an uninterruptible power system; and information technology cable trays for offices

The three-story office and laboratory building is designed as U S Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED (R)), Silver structure The LEED (R) Green Building Rating System (TM) is a voluntary building certification program that defines high-performance green buildings that are environmentally responsible and healthier structures

NASA has determined that all new facilities projects will reach the Silver rating The Silver rating signifies a high level of commitment to designing, procuring, and installing environmentally friendly materials and incorporating sustainable practices in both design and construction

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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