PRESS RELEASE 94-32

Immediate 
Lori J. Rachul
(Bus: 216/433-8806)
<h3>NASA Lewis Research Center Awards a $70-Million Contract to an 
Elyria, Ohio Firm</h3> Cleveland, OH -- The NASA Lewis Research 
Center has awarded Gilcrest Electric and Supply Company, Elyria, 
Ohio, a contract to provide technical and fabrication support 
services for Lewis' in-house research and development programs.

The initial contract award is valued at $2.5 million with the total, 
estimated contract value of $70 million. The cost-plus-award-fee 
contract will have a 30 day phase-in period, a basic period of two 
years and three one-year option periods for a total contract period 
not to exceed five years.

Services under the contract include assembling, installing, modifying 
and maintaining research test apparatus; preparing and processing of 
material samples, data taking, record keeping and other laboratory 
activities; and the machining, welding, wood modeling and sheet metal 
fabrication of research materials.

Award of this contract, under the small and disadvantaged business 
program, supports NASA's goal of awarding eight percent of its 
contracts to socially and economically disadvantaged groups. 



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