Sept 30, 2009

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C48-09

NASA MODIFIES LIFE SCIENCES SERVICES CONTRACT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - NASA is extending the Life Science Services contract at Kennedy Space Center held by Dynamac Corporation of Rockville, Md , for an additional one year, three months and increasing its value

The potential estimated increase value of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $9 7 and begins Oct 1 The base extension value is $8 1 million with three, one month options totaling about $1 6 million

The contract's additional period of performance allows Dynamac Corporation to continue to provide a space experiment and processing laboratory at Kennedy, known as the Space Life Sciences Lab, maintain and operate this laboratory, conduct critical life sciences and technology development tasks and perform biological payload integration and processing in support of the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Constellation Programs

Some of the effort under the existing contract is expected to transition to the Medical and Environmental Services Contract on Oct 1 However, the remainder of the requirements being supported under this contract will not be transitioned until the Exploration Ground Launch Services contract and the Engineering Services Contract are awarded in the fall of 2010

The original period of performance for the Life Science Services contract was seven years, nine months, which ends Sept 30 The total original contract value was $123 6 million The revised potential contract value is $133 3 million

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