PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced that it has been selected to
provide engineering and acquisition support to the Marine Corps
Systems Command (MCSC), Information Systems and Infrastructure
Product Group (PG/ISI), Program Manager Marine Corps Network and
Infrastructure Services (PM MCNIS).
Awarded under the Commercial Enterprise Omnibus support services
(CEOss) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with a one-year base and
two option years, the contract has a potential value of
$42.4 million through June 2014.
PM MCNIS is responsible for managing the acquisition of
information technology services for the USMC enterprise. Under the
terms of the contract, Jacobs is supporting continuity of services
contract (COSC) management and acquisition activities for the USMC
Next Generation IT Environment – via the Navy Next Generation
Enterprise Network (NGEN) and the Secure Operational Network
Infrastructure Capability (SONIC) – with strategic planning,
requirements analysis, concept development and transition and
enterprise process support. Key components of our enterprise IT
acquisition support approach include participation in Marine Corps
and joint technical forums and the incorporation of IT
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes and IT Service Management
(ITSM) principles for PM MCNIS projects and programs.
In making the announcement, Jacobs President and CEO
Craig Martin stated, "This contract
provides an excellent opportunity to build upon our long-standing
relationship with the Marine Corps. Services we provide under this
contract are expected to help sustain and enhance mission critical,
worldwide access to enterprise information technologies for the
Marines."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. For a description of some of the factors which may
occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and
in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
For additional information contact:
Michelle Jones
626.578.6968
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