Jacobs to Continue NASA Aerospace Test Facility Support Under $209M Contract

Jacobs (NYSE: JEC) has received a five-year, $209 million contract to continue helping NASA manage ground test facilities and activities at the Ames Research Center in California.

NASA said Tuesday the company will support experimental environments, such as the Sensor and Thermal Protection System Advanced Research Lab and high-enthalpy arc jet facilities, under the Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance-5 contract.

The hybrid contract has a two-year base period of performance along with three one-year option periods.

The award extends Jacobs’ support services to the Ames Research Center. The company is the incumbent contractor on ATOM-4 contract announced in 2016 with a $250 million ceiling.

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