Feb 11, 2013

Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 amber n philman@nasa gov

Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel h kraft@nasa gov

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi k dean@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: 13-010

NASA AWARDS PROGRAM INTEGRATION CONTRACT FOR ORION

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corp of Burlingame, Calif , for its program integration contract for Orion

The cost-plus-fixed-fee services contract has a potential value of $49 million, including options The contract begins April 1 with a base performance period of two-and-a-half years followed by two one-year options and includes indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity task orders

ARES will provide products, professional services, and systems engineering and integration services to NASA's Orion Program, which is developing a spacecraft that will send humans farther into space than ever before ARES will support the program's planning and control, vehicle integration and crew and service module Additional services include education outreach, and test and verification functions

Work under the contract will be performed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, with additional work at other NASA centers and at Orion's prime contractor facilities

Companies that will support ARES on the contract include MEI Technologies Inc of Houston

For more information about Orion, visit:

http://www nasa gov/orion

For information about NASA and other agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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