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AECOM awarded $52-million task order to support U.S. military
Business Editors/Aviation Writers/Defense Writers
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 23, 2008--AECOM Technology Corporation
(NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management
support services for government and commercial clients around the world,
announced today that it has won a task order from the U.S. Air Force for
Contract Field Teams (CFT) valued at $52 million.
The CFT contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract
with the Air Force to support the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. Under this task order, AECOM will provide
aircraft-maintenance services at Californias China Lake Naval Air Weapons
Station in support of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31, commonly known as
VX-31.
Under the one-year assignment, which has an additional option year,
approximately 350 AECOM employees will provide organizational and
intermediate-level maintenance support for VX-31s mission of testing and
evaluating current and future aircraft and related systems in the Research
Development and Integrated Development Flight Test phases.
CFT IDIQ task orders awarded to AECOM to date total $215 million, and include
assignments in California, Georgia and North Carolina. The CFT program, which
has a maximum value of $10.12 billion over a seven-year period through 2015,
provides major and minor inspections, maintenance, modifications and repairs of
aircraft and ground vehicles at government locations around the world.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is a global provider of professional technical and management
support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation,
facilities, environmental and energy. With 43,000 employees around the world,
AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a
blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence in
delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and
social environments. AECOM serves clients in more than 100 countries and had
revenue of $5.2 billion during its fiscal year 2008. More information on AECOM
and its services can be found at
www.aecom.com.