DALLAS, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) was awarded a fifteen-month direct
award bridge contract to perform field range testing and laboratory
support services for the West Desert Test Center at Dugway Proving
Ground (DPG) in Utah. Continuing
the work Jacobs has performed at the major test site for the past
15 years, the West Desert Test Center estimates the contract
value at $27 million.
Jacobs' support includes conducting field range testing, and
chamber and laboratory tests for chemical and biological simulants
and pollutants. Jacobs will evaluate the functionality of
detection, dissemination and decontamination systems, as well as
individual protective equipment. Technical support also includes
evaluation of equipment and procedures and facilitation of field
exercises and training at customer sites. Additionally, Jacobs will
continue providing onsite chemical and biological incident training
for civilian first responders and members of every branch of the
military, as well as foreign partners, which includes classroom
instruction, practical laboratory exercises and field training.
"Our work at Dugway Proving Ground sustains Jacobs' position as
a leading provider of range and test and evaluation services to the
Army and Department of Defense," said Jacobs Aerospace, Technology
and Nuclear Senior Vice President Jennifer
Richmond. "This direct award bridge contract enables us to
continue our longstanding partnership providing leading-edge,
solutions-driven innovation in the increasingly important area of
chemical and biological defense."
DPG serves as the nation's leading chemical and biological
defense proving ground. West Desert Test Center is the testing area
for DPG and is designated as the U.S. Army's Major Range and Test Facility Base for chemical
and biological defense testing.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With more than
$12 billion in revenue and a talent
force of more than 50,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of
services including scientific, technical, professional and
construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
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well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
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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 Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2018, 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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