NASA Extends Safety and Mission Assurance Contract at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA has exercised a second one-year option with
Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston for continued services in
support of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The extension runs
through Jan. 31, 2011.

The contract is a cost plus award fee with award term arrangements.
The current potential value of the contract, including this $36
million contract option, is $136 million. Subsequent unexercised
options and award terms extend the total period of performance to
2017, with a total potential value of more than $376 million.

Bastion Technologies Inc. continues to provide services, equipment and
supplies associated with industrial safety and system safety,
reliability and maintainability engineering associated with the
design and development engineering and testing performed by Marshall.
The contract also provides safety and mission assurance management
information, quality assurance and quality engineering, independent
assessment services and documentation, project assurance and risk
management.

For information about NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/marshall

Source: NASA