Friday, May 1, 2009

Contract for Michoud awarded


NEW ORLEANS, La. - NASA selected Jacobs Technology of Tullahoma, Tenn., to receive the manufacturing support and facilities operations contract at the Michoud Assembly Facility. The contract value is $120.49 million for the base period, $40.11 million for option year one and $42.16 million for option year two. Jacobs Technology will manage the Michoud facility and provide support to its multiple NASA projects and other tenants. Michoud, a NASA-owned facility, is one of the world's largest manufacturing plants. (Source: PRNewswire, 05/01/09)