CSC selected for $16 million contract to support Navy's Carderock Division in Maryland.EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1996--Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSC) has been awarded a five-year contract by the Department of the Navy to provide scientific and engineering support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Noun 1. Naval Surface Warfare Center - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare NSWC in Maryland. The contract is valued at $3.9 million for the initial base year, with four additional option years for a total value of $16 million over five years if all options are exercised. CSC will provide Navy-oriented scientific and engineering services in support of the Carderock Division's Hydromechanics hy·dro·me·chan·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the mechanics of fluids or the laws of equilibrium and motion concerning fluids. hy Directorate at the Navy's David Taylor Model Basin The David Taylor Model Basin is one of the largest ship model basins — test facilities for the development of ship design — in the world. David Watson Taylor designed and supervised construction in 1896 of the Washington Navy Yard's Experimental Model Basin (EMB). located outside of Washington, D.C. Contract work will be performed by CSC's Systems Engineering Division (SED (1) (Stream EDitor) A Unix text editor that processes an entire file. It is the stream-oriented version of ed, an earlier text editor. Sed executes ed commands, but instead of editing one line at a time, sed applies the commands to the whole file. ) which is based in Falls Church, Va. Approximately 40 naval system engineers, simulation and modeling engineers, and computer and software specialists will be assigned to the contract in Carderock, Md. SED has been supporting the David Taylor Model Basin for more than 20 years. Teaming with CSC are Advanced Marine Enterprises, Arlington, Va., and M. Rosenblatt & Sons, New York, N.Y. The companies will provide ship concept design and integration, life-cycle engineering support, integrated logistic support Noun 1. integrated logistic support - the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation logistic assistance, logistic support - assistance between and within military commands and related services. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is responsible for research, development, test and evaluation, fleet support and in-service engineering for Navy surface and undersea vehicles and associated hull, mechanical and electrical systems. Computer Sciences Corporation had $4.1 billion in annual revenues for the 12 months ended December 29, 1995. The company has headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., and has 34,000 employees in 575 offices worldwide. CSC provides clients with a wide range of professional services including management consulting; business reengineering; information systems consulting and integration; and outsourcing. NOTE TO EDITORS: Media inquiries through the Internet can be sent to: bplowman@csc.com. CSC's Internet home page address: http://www.csc.com. All CSC press releases and other literature can be requested via Fax on Demand at 1-800-549-0676 or via mail at 1-800-615-4455. CONTACT: Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo Bruce Plowman or Spencer Davis, 310/615-0311 |
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