URS Awarded Air Force Flight Training Contract
Date: 27 Apr 2009 - 29 Apr 2009
Location: Orlando, FL, United States
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Contract has Maximum Value of $267 Million to URS
(San Francisco, January 14, 2008) -- URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company's EG&G Division has been selected by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC) to support its Undergraduate Flight Training (UFT) program. The re-compete contract includes a one-year base period and five one-year options periods. The maximum value of the contract to URS is $267 million over the full six years.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will provide courseware development, simulator and academic instruction for the T-1, T-6, T-37 and T-38 aircraft, as well as combat systems officer training, in support of the UFT program.
Commenting on the award, Randall A. Wotring, President of the EG&G Division, said: "We are very pleased to have been selected by the Air Force for this contract, which underscores URS' position as a leader in military flight training. URS has been working with Air Force for 16 years to support the UFT program and is proud to be continuing this important work."
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