Feb. 8, 2006 Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. (650) 604-3937/9000 Mike Braukus Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-1979 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-008 NASA AWARDS AMES RESEARCH CENTER SERVICES CONTRACT NASA selected Consolidated Safety Service Inc., Fairfax, Va., to support programs for occupational safety, industrial hygiene and medical services at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The maximum contract value is $33.7 million. The contract includes providing support for the center's occupational safety and health programs, including: industrial hygiene, health physics, occupational safety, construction safety engineering, fire protection engineering, the Voluntary Protection Program, and injury/illness data analysis. It also includes medical services, health and fitness center unit operations and the employee assistance program. The contract also provides for collaboration with the center's environmental services program, including emergency response, training services and computer support services. The award is for a cost-plus-award-fee, performance based contract. The period of performance will be up to five years (two-year base period plus three, one-year option periods). For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home -end-