May 18, 2009

Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth dickey-1@nasa gov

Michael Finneran Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757-864-6110/344-4611 michael p finneran@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-022

NASA AWARDS SAFETY AND MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Safety and Quality Assurance Alliance of Cleveland to provide safety and mission assurance services at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va

The contract, to be administered through NASA's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA Headquarters in Washington, is valued at approximately $33 million Safety and Quality Assurance Alliance is a joint venture with N&R Engineering and Mainthia Technologies Inc , both of Cleveland

The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract will take effect June 25 The base contract lasts 23 months and has three one-year options

The contractor will support all of the programs and activities necessary to provide a safe environment for Langley's workforce Safety and mission assurance support services will cover Langley's aeronautical and spaceflight projects, as well as quality assurance activities associated with the design, fabrication, assembly, test, delivery of spaceflight-quality hardware, and material testing functions within the Materials and Quality Assurance Laboratory

Additionally, support services will provide inspection and quality assurance elements administered through the Center Operations Directorate These include a variety of quality assurance support services to ensure Langley's research facilities and institutional infrastructure are maintained in accordance with standards of quality as specified by its contracts and facility management programs

The inspection and quality assurance elements support the monitoring of numerous government construction, maintenance and operation contracts, including all activities of the Research Operations, Maintenance, Engineering contract and all facility or research-related construction projects

For more about NASA's Langley Research Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/langley

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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