David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
Alan Brown
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
661-276-2665
CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-24
NASA DRYDEN AWARDS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PACT TO PRIDE INDUSTRIES
EDWARDS, Calif. - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a
sole-source contract to Pride Industries of Roseville, Calif., for
facilities support and maintenance operations at the center, located
at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The contract has a base period of two years with two additional
two-year options and a potential value of approximately $36 million
if all options are exercised. The first two-year base period, valued
at approximately $12 million, started April 1 and will extend through
March 2009. Follow-on option periods, valued at approximately $12
million each, could extend the period of performance through March
2013.
The contract covers facilities operations, maintenance, improvements
and repairs, minor construction, custodial and grounds-keeping
services at Dryden, and includes both buildings and associated site
infrastructure and utilities. The majority of services will be
performed on a firm fixed price basis, with facilities repair and
minor construction efforts performed on an indefinite-delivery,
indefinite-quantity basis.
Pride Industries is a nonprofit corporation focused on creating
employment for people with disabilities. Some of the employees
working on the Dryden contract will be people with severe
disabilities.
NISH, of Vienna, Va., facilitated the agreement between Dryden and
Pride Industries. NISH is one of two central nonprofit agencies that
create employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities
under the federal AbilityOne program, the highest preference program
of contracting under Part 8.7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
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