Tullahoma, TN-based Jacobs Technology, Inc., has won NASA's 10-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract worth an estimated $561 million according to which it will provide facility-operation services at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The contract has a three-year base period and seven probable one-year award options. Jacobs's facility-operation services at Stennis will include a broad range of engineering, maintenance and operations, and institutional and logistics services. Jacobs will also help other programs run by federal and state agencies that operate and share the space center's facilities and services. For the project, Jacobs will team up with Erica Lane Enterprises of Huntsville, AL, as well as Comprehensive Occupational Resources and Smith Research Corporation of Baton Rouge, LA.
Bosch Engineering forms new North American division
Aiming to expand its extensive automotive-engineering reach in the North American market, Robert Bosch, LLC, recently formed a new division: Bosch Engineering North America (BEG). The division will increase the firm's product-development activities in the region related to engineering services including specification, function development, calibration, and software integration for embedded control systems. BEG will expand Bosch's offerings by providing its clients with flexible engineering services ranging from concept development to production release. Bosch's engineering group will team up with its German counterpart to profit from the group's international experience. A prominent international manufacturer of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, The Bosch Group has about 260,000 associates working in more than 12,000 service centers in more than 140 countries.
Grant helps St. Mary's University strengthen its science and engineering programs
With plans to install a new computer-security laboratory on campus, St. Mary's University is on a mission to fortify its teaching and research capabilities in the fields of science and engineering. A $53,377 grant from the U.S. Department of Education through its Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program is expected to increase the numbers of women and minorities enrolling in science and engineering courses at the university. St. Mary's will utilize the new lab to recruit and retain students as well as provide them with the ability to complete technology projects. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, highlighting the need for strong science and technical skills, said such endowments from the Department of Education will "help prepare more students to excel and succeed in these fields." The grant is part of a national disbursement of 29 grants worth $3.5 million.
