DynCorp scores big with two contract wins

In less than a week, DynCorp of Reston, Va., netted a pair of federal contracts worth a combined $424 million.

The company announced Feb. 5 that its technical services unit has been awarded a seven-year, $281 million contract to provide maintenance, engineering, software development and operations testing support to the Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, Md. DynCorp has been working for the center's aircraft division since 1978.

"This is an important win for DynCorp," said Ben Medley, president of the technical services group. "Pax River has a long and proud role as the proving ground for generations of naval aircraft and aviators. Today, some of the most important test and evaluation work in the world takes place there."

On Jan. 31, the technical services unit won a five-year, $143 million contract to provide maintenance and operation at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, including plant maintenance and operations, logistics, engineering and design, among other services.