May 18, 2004 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington (Phone: 202/358-1979) Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. (Phone: 650/604-3937) CONTRACT RELEASE: C04-h NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., will award a Delivery Order valued at more than $50 million to SecTek, Inc., of Reston, Va., a small business firm, to provide protective services. Under the terms of this firm-fixed-price, time and material contract, SecTek, Inc., will provide a variety of protective services, including emergency services; fire prevention and code enforcement; security management; law enforcement and counterintelligence safeguards; training, public education and community relations services; contract management and administrative support services; and records management services. Work will be performed at Ames Research Center and the adjacent Moffett Field, Calif. The five-year contract will have a period of performance of a two-year base period, followed by a one-year option and a two-year option for performance. -end-