PASADENA, Calif., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced that it has been awarded a contract
to provide information technology services to the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and certain other government
agencies.
This multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
(IDIQ) contract has a maximum order limit of $20 billion over a period of ten years.
Under the terms of the contract, the scope of work for this
effort includes Chief Information Officer support; IT services for
biomedical research, health sciences and healthcare; IT operations
and maintenance; integration services; critical infrastructure
protection and information assurance; digital government;
enterprise resource planning; clinical support, resources and
studies; software development; imaging; and outsourcing.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
Robert Norfleet stated, "We are
pleased to continue our support for the Institutes and Centers of
the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide
a broad range of IT capabilities, solutions and services to the
healthcare industry."
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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For additional information contact:
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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.