Kirsten Larson
Headquarters, Washington            Dec. 21, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-0243)

John Ira Petty
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

RELEASE: c01-dd
NASA EXERCISES OPTION TO EXTEND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

     NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston has 
exercised an option to extend a level-of-effort, cost-plus-
award-fee contract with DynCorp Technical Services, Fort 
Worth, Texas, to support the maintenance and modification of 
JSC aircraft. 

This action exercises Option 2 for the fourth year of the 
Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Program, extending the 
period of performance to Feb. 28, 2003.

Under the contract, DynCorp maintains all assigned equipment 
on airframes, engines, appliances and support equipment. The 
contractor performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, 
preventative maintenance, rebuilding and alterations of 
aircraft, appliances, engines and support equipment.  

The estimated cost of Option 2, including maximum award fee, 
is $26 million. The estimated cost and maximum award fee of 
the contract, including Option 2, is $110 million.

The work will be performed principally at JSC's Ellington 
Field and at NASA facilities located at El Paso, Texas; 
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.; and Kennedy Space Center, 
Fla. 

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