Jennifer McCarter                     March 12, 1999
Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone:  202/358-1639)

Ed Campion
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone:  281/483-5111)


RELEASE:  C99-a

ALLIEDSIGNAL WINS CONTRACT FOR NASA'S WHITE SANDS FACILITY

     NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, has awarded a 
contract to AlliedSignal Technical Services Corp., Columbia, MD, 
for testing, evaluation and maintenance services for the center's 
White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, NM.  Major subcontractors 
to AlliedSignal are L&M Technologies, Inc. and Lynx, Ltd.

     The potential value of the contract, including award fees 
based on performance, is estimated at $324 million.  The contract 
effort will be divided into a two-year base period and three 
options for additional one-, two- and two-year periods 
sequentially.

     The services to be provided under the contract will include:

     * propulsion system and material/component test and 
evaluation;
     * technical core support services such as precision cleaning, 
calibration and flight hardware fabrication; 
     * test systems and facility maintenance and operation; and 
     * general and administrative services such as technical 
editing, logistics and security.

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