PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it received a contract
from the Defense Information Systems Agency/Defense Information
Technology Contracting Organization (DISA/DITCO) organization at
Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
This contract has an estimated value of $49.5 million over a period of five years.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is supporting, upgrading
and sustaining the global mobility and special mission mission
planning (GMSMMP) capabilities to include sustainment of prior
mission planning software releases to the U.S. Air Force and other
Government agencies. These tools allow Air Mobility Command force
and unit level mission planners to plan and execute in excess of an
estimated 500 airlift and aerial refueling missions around the
globe daily.
In making the announcement, Jacobs President and CEO
Craig Martin stated, "We are very
pleased to continue our support to the DISA/DITCO organization and
support their mission across the globe."
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.
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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.