HENDERSON, Nev., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- JT3 LLC (JT3), a joint venture
equally owned by EG&G Technical Services (EG&G) and Raytheon Technical
Services Company (RTSC), has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Joint Range
Technical Services (J-TECH) contract, potentially worth $1.7 billion, to
provide instrumented test and training range support to the U.S. Air Force and
the U.S. Navy.
Under this 15-year award fee/award term contract, JT3 will provide
operations and maintenance, engineering and technical services for threats,
instrumentation, communications and data systems. JT3 also will provide
hardware and software support, modeling, simulation and training, equipment
modifications, information technology, test planning, scheduling and
execution, and data collection, reduction and analysis. Work sites include the
Nevada Test and Training Range, the Utah Test and Training Range, the Air
Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and the Navy's
Electronic Combat Range at China Lake, Calif. The program management office
will be located in Lancaster, Calif. The contract includes a three-month
phase-in period, a one-year base period, and four one-year options, followed
by the possibility of 10 one-year award term extension periods.
"This award recognizes JT3's strengths in engineering and technical
support services along with the many years of range support experience of the
parent companies, EG&G and RTSC," said Pete Winters, JT3 LLC president and J-
TECH program manager. "We're very pleased to have this opportunity to continue
supporting the U.S. Air Force's test and training missions."
EG&G and RTSC established JT3 to meet the J-TECH requirements and to support
the U.S. Air Force's goals associated with the consolidation of range
facilities. For more information about JT3, visit the company's website at
http://www.JT3inc.com.
EG&G Technical Services, with FY2000 sales in excess of $500 million,
currently operates three divisions: Installations & Logistics, Defense Systems
& Services and Science & Engineering. The company, which is wholly owned by
The Carlyle Group, employs over 4,400 people worldwide and is a leading
provider of technical and support services to the U.S. Departments of Defense,
Energy, Transportation, Treasury, Justice, and Commerce and to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). EG&G operates and maintains DOD
ranges and facilities in the western United States at Holloman AFB, N.M. and
Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. Additionally, the company has base operations
support contracts for the redevelopment of Kelly AFB, Texas, and for the NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. For more information about EG&G,
visit the company's web site at http://www.egginc.com.
Raytheon Technical Services Company, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN), provides technical, scientific and professional services for
defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. With more than 16,000
employees and annual revenue of $1.8 billion, RTSC specializes in management,
operation and maintenance of customer facilities, equipment and systems;
logistics and life-cycle support; overhaul and repair depot operations;
engineering, logistics and personnel support; space and earth sciences; test
and training range support; and privatization of government services. For more
information about RTSC, visit the company's web site at http://www.raytheon.com/rts/.
Contact:
Pete Winters, JT3 LLC, 702-990-4091 x 227
Michael J. Donnelly, EG&G Technical Services, 301-840-3062
Bob Valentine, Raytheon Technical Services Company, 703-295-2530
SOURCE Raytheon Technical Services Company
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Related links:
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Pete Winters, JT3 LLC, 702-990-4091 x 227 or
Michael J. Donnelly, EG&G Technical Services, 301-840-3062 or Bob
Valentine, Raytheon Technical Services Company, 703-295-2530
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