Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, DC             February 9, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-1979)

Frederick A. Johnsen
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
(Phone: 661/276-2998)

RELEASE: C01-g

ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTRACT AWARDED

     NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, today 
announced the award of an Engineering and Technical Support 
(ETS) contract to the McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, MO, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co.

The ETS contract, worth up to $35 million, provides for the 
engineering, technical support, and other technical services 
for Dryden's two F/A-18 research aircraft, F-15 research 
aircraft, several F/A-18 mission support aircraft, and a 
planned U.S. Air Force C-17 test aircraft.

Technical assistance includes reviewing planned aircraft 
modifications, design support for unique aircraft systems, and 
assistance for Dryden-performed analysis.

In addition, technical assistance may also include 
modifications to control-systems hardware and software, other 
aircraft modifications, and the fabrication of experimental 
hardware. Dryden may also require research studies using 
Boeing-developed models and simulators related to Boeing 
aircraft.

The contract is a 60-month, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-
quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee task-order contract.

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