Sonja Alexander                        September 29, 1997 
Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone:  202/358-1761)

Susan Hendrix
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 
(Phone: 301/286-7745)

Keith Koehler
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 
(Phone: 757/824-1579)

RELEASE:  c97-n

COMPANY SELECTED FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AT WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY

NASA has selected H&H Consolidated, Incorporated of Arab, AL, for award of a $25.6-million 
facilities operations and maintenance contract at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, 
Wallops Island, VA.  This performance-based, cost plus award fee contract is for a 
period of one year effective Oct. 1, 1997 with four one-year options.  

     Services provided under this contract will include plumbing, electrical and mechanical 
support for all facilities and equipment located at Wallops.  The contractor also will 
provide stand-by and remote off-site project support for rocket launches worldwide and 
minor construction and renovation of various buildings at Wallops.

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