Jacobs Receives Contract to Support NASA White Sands Test Facility

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JEC announced today that it received a test, evaluation and support team (TEST) contract from NASA in support of NASA's White Sands Test Facility located in Las Cruces, N.M. The award includes a three-year base period with two one-year options and represents a potential maximum value of $500 million if all options are exercised. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing propulsion systems testing; propellants and aerospace fluids materials and components testing; remote hazardous testing; hypervelocity impact testing; flight hardware processing; technical services; facility maintenance; and communication systems and construction management in support of future manned and unmanned space exploration and research.